Wild Rift Patch 5.0A Notes - Celebrate the Year of the Dragon 3r215b

2024-02-01 3o5j21

League of Legends: Wild Rift

3.3

February will be a big month for us, and likewise, we got a big patch for you!

February is a month to celebrate family, friends, and DRAGONS! us and celebrate how you want, with a new champion, with the new event, or on Arena. That’s right Arena is back! Sit down, grab a drink, and welcome to Patch 5.0A!

Reminder: content will be released throughout the patch.

NEW 5a3w30

NEW CHAMPIONS 5k4q2d

TALON, THE BLADE’S SHADOW 662m16

Talon is the knife in the darkness, a merciless killer able to strike without warning and escape before any alarm is raised. He carved out a dangerous reputation on the brutal streets of Noxus, where he was forced to fight, kill, and steal to survive. Adopted by the notorious Du Couteau family, he now plies his deadly trade at the empire's command, assassinating enemy leaders, captains, and heroes… as well as any Noxian foolish enough to earn the scorn of their masters.

Talon will be released on February 23 at 00:01 UTC.

EVENTS 5x7136

LUNAR EXTRAVAGANZA: YEAR OF THE DRAGON 5b3037

Happy Year of the Dragon! It’s a big year for our boy Aurelion Sol so be on the lookout for the Lunar Guardian event where you can get the Lunar Guardian skin for him, completely FREE! With the Lunar Extravaganza event, we will also be giving out 3 chromas. , play a game, and send red pockets to your friends for a chance to get some poro energy or even a skin!

The Lunar Extravaganza event begins February 8 at 00:01 UTC

GAMEMODE 1z274n

ARENA 44572m

You asked for it, and we delivered. Arena is back (soon™).

Arena will be back on February 2 at 00:01 UTC

CHAMPION CHANGES 6r6u6p

GAREN 402m6t

Baron Laners these days have a wide variety of items to choose from depending on their lane match-up. This puts Garen in a tricky spot as he no longer has the early game pressure he used to exert. We’re giving him a little boost in damage to make sure his sword stays sharpened.

DECISIVE STRIKE
- Damage: 30/70/110/150 + 40% Attack Damage → 40/80/120/160 + 40% Attack Damage
JUDGMENT
- Damage per on-hit: 11/14/17/20 + 30%/35%/40%/45% Attack Damage → 12/16/20/24 + 30%/35%/40%/45% Attack Damage

AURELION SOL i4t4y

It’s easy to make the wrong turn on Aurelion Sol. You could say… he’s a little hard to drive. We’re going to optimize his maneuverability during Astral Flight so you can make sick plays while staying on track.

ASTRAL FLIGHT
- Optimized maneuverability

SYNDRA 42125s

Syndra hasn’t been able to show off her full prowess during the early game. We’ve tweaked some of her numbers so she can really shine.

BASE STATS
- Base Health: 540 → 570
DARK SPHERE
- Damage: 70/110/150/190 + 55% Ability Power → 70/115/160/205 + 65% Ability Power

ZYRA 54b3s

We’re adjusting the health of Zyra’s plants and buffering the damage to make sure she’s impactful in the early game. It’s never too early to start priming your garden.

GARDEN OF THORNS
- Health of Thorn Spitter: (20 - 160) + 35% Ability Power → (20 - 272) + 25% Ability Power
DEADLY SPINES
- Damage: 60/110/160/210 + 50% Ability Power → 70/125/180/235 + 50% Ability Power

ZIGGS 4ssu

Ziggs’ bombs aren’t making the impact we had hoped. These changes will ensure that he will be popping enemies and turrets alike.

SHORT FUSE
- Damage to turret: 15% → 24%
- Empowered damage of Bouncing Bomb to turret: 20% → 32%
BOUNCING BOMB
- Damage: 65/130/195/260 + 65% Ability Power → 70/135/200/265 + 65% Ability Power
- Cooldown: 7.5/6.5/5.5/4.5s → 6/5.5/5/4.5s

SIVIR 5a3c51

We’ve tweaked the damage ratio of Ricochet so Sivir can perform well even from behind, while her enemies are still able to find counterplay when she is ahead.

RICOCHET
- Damage: 22%/24%/26%/28% Attack Damage → 8/10/12/14 + 15%/17%/19%/21% Attack Damage

FIZZ i1n6u

Fizz has been making a big splash. These changes will let his opponent come up for air, especially in late-game team fights.

URCHIN STRIKE
- Damage: 20/40/60/80 + 55% Ability Power + 100% Attack Damage → 20/40/60/80 + 50% Ability Power + 100% Attack Damage
RENDING WAVE
- Empowered basic attack: 50/75/100/125 + 50% Ability Power → 50/75/100/125 + 45% Ability Power

TWITCH 5z5mh

Like Fizz, Twitch has been running circles around his opponents. These adjustments will ensure he’s not bulldozing through early and mid-game team fights.

BASE STATS
- Base Attack Damage: 58 → 54
- Attack Damage per level: 4.5 → 3.5
SPRAY AND PRAY
- Bonus Attack Damage gained: 25/40/55 → 20/35/50

YUUMI 6l6y13

Your best friend in the Dragon Lane is getting some changes. With a new ive and some tweaks to her ratios, she will be able to zoom faster and longer with her bestie!

BOP 'N' BLOCK
- [New] Yuumi's attacks and abilities against enemy champions grant her a shield, which also takes effect when Yuumi is Attached
- Shield value: 35 + 25 per level + 25% Ability Power → 50 + 10 per level + 25% Ability Power
- Cooldown: 18/15/12/9s (growth at 1/5/9/13 levels) → all levels 18s
YOU AND ME!
- Adaptive power: 7.5/9/10.5/12 + 8/11/14/17% bonus Attack Damage of Yuumi’s allies or 15/18/21/24 + 8/11/14/17% Ability Power of Yuumi’s allies → 8/14/20/26 + (5 + 0.25 per level)% bonus Attack Damage or 16/28/40/52 + (5 + 0.25 per level)% bonus Ability Power
Yuumi changes will go live on February 14 00:01 UTC

ARAM CHANGES 6kv10

EXPAND TO SEE MORE 4i6d4r

SIVIR 5a3c51

Damage: 0% → 15%

ZYRA 54b3s

Damage: 0% → -10%

RENGAR 5j441i

Damage: 20% → 10%

SAMIRA 471c5k

Damage received: -8% → 0%

JANNA 6e5d4w

Shield effect: 0% → -15%

Healing effect: 0% → -15%

GRAVES 405u44

Damage: 0% → +10%

FIDDLESTICKS v3s3j

Damage received: 0% → -10%

ZERI 3g6u12

Damage: 0% → +10%

Damage received: 0% → -5%

LILLIA 64t2a

Damage: 0% → +5%

Damage received: -5% → -10%

ARENA 44572m

HEXTECH AUGMENT 1z346p

TANK IT OR LEAVE IT (GOLD) 68393c

You can resist Crit based to your Crit rate (maximum 60%), receiving less damage (by 40%) while gaining Crit rate

Crit rate: 10% → 15%

LIGHTNING STRIKES (GOLD) 1j6q4o

Gain bonus Attack Damage according to your own Attack Speed (gain 2 AD per 0.1 Attack Speed)

AD gained per 0.1 Attack Speed: 2 → 1.5

MECHANICS 1o5p4p

CHAMPION CAMEOS 1cm3y

Champion Cameos will show up in the battlefield during Round 2, 7, and then again in every round after 7.

CHAMPION ABILITY CHANGES 206m2u

NASUS 6z3de

(1) Siphoning Strike

ive stacks added per round: 25 → 30

KATARINA 664d5j

(1) Bouncing Blade

Cooldown changed to 6s

(2) Preparation

Cooldown changed to 4s

THRESH 6g2y22

(P) Damnation

ive stacks added per round 3 → 5

BRAUM 583n5s

(P) Concussive Blows

ive Cooldown changes 8s → 4s

GRAGAS 672367

(3) Body Slam

Cooldown reduction: 3s → 1.5s when successfully hit enemy targets
- We noticed that Gragas can continuously body slam opponents with the right hextechs, leaving little room for counterplay. Now he will need more Augments to be able to do that. We are keeping an eye on this and will adjust accordingly.

RENGAR 5j441i

(2) Battle Roar

Health regeneration ratio 60% → 50%

CHAMPION BASE STAT ADJUSTMENTS 1h5441

BUFF 5y642s

Evelynn
Garen
Nasus
Draven
Kha’zix
Katarina
Sion
Galio
Thresh
Malphite
Pyke
Braum

NERF 5p3a1s

Vayne
Brand
Gwen
Nami
Ziggs
Varus
Sivir

ZED 6x3m4p

+ 15% bonus damage
+ 15% damage reduction
+ 1% bonus health regeneration
+ 1% bonus shield effect

GAMEPLAY CHANGES 2u1k63

ITEMS 723v3i

TITANIC HYDRA 58336n

We’ve buffed the shockwave range of Titanic hydra so it can be more effective in team fights.

Cleave

Range of the shockwave: 500 → 550

HEARTSTEEL 584p20

We’re making it easier to gain charges on Heartsteel so it can have a bigger impact in gameplay.

Colossal Consumption

Time for charging the huge strike: 3s → 2.5s

STRATEGIC POINT 4l175h

We are optimizing the trigger conditions of Strategic Points to make it more difficult to trigger.

MATCHMAKING OPTIMIZATION 1e3x22

We’re increasing the weight of winning/losing games relative to the other factors. Game outcome will be a more significant determinant for future matchmaking accuracy. This should optimize matchmaking mechanism for edge cases.