Wild Rift Patch Notes 4.3c

Wild Rift Game Design Team

13/09/2023

Burn Bright—It’s Patch 4.3c!

This patch we’re charging in and unleashing Hecarim, The Shadow of War onto the Rift. He’ll excel at getting you right into the fight catching your foes off guard as you speed into their lane with a surprising gank. The Star Guardians are also back this patch, with new skins to add to your collection and an event to celebrate! And of course we’re bringing you your regularly scheduled balance updates! Welcome to Patch 4.3c!

Reminder: content will be released throughout the patch.

NEW

NEW CHAMPIONS

HECARIM, THE SHADOW OF WAR

Hecarim is a spectral fusion of man and beast, cursed to ride down the souls of the living for all eternity. When the Blessed Isles fell into shadow, this proud knight was undone by the destructive energies of the Ruination, along with all his cavalry and their mounts. Now, whenever the Black Mist reaches out across Runeterra, he leads their devastating charge, reveling in the slaughter and crushing foes beneath his armored hooves.

Hecarim will be released on September 21 at 00:01 UTC.

EVENTS

HECARIM’S CHARGE

Charge into the Rift and trample your foes!

The Hecarim’s Charge event begins September 21 at 00:01 UTC

STAR GUARDIAN

Burn bright and team up with your friends to fight the forces of evil!

The Star Guardian event begins September 27 at 00:01 UTC

CHAMPION CHANGES

AHRI

No need to “wahri”, we’re buffing some of Ahri’s regen and flexibility, so that she can pounce around teamfights and kite her enemies more smoothly.

Essence Theft

Regeneration from takedowns: 70/110/150/190 + 30% Ability Power → 80/120/160/200 + 35% Ability Power

Fox-Fire

Bonus movement speed: 40% → 45%

ANNIE

After her rework, Annie has been burning her foes to a crisp with her high damage burst and pouncing Tibbers. To give her opponents more options when they’re playing against her we’re lowering some of the damage she and her furry friend can deal.

Pyromania

Stun time: 1.25/1.5/1.75s → 1/1.25/1.5s

Disintegrate

Base damage: 80/130/180/230 → 80/125/170/215

Molten Shield

Cooldown: 14/13/12/11s → 14s
Base shield: 50/110/170/230 → 50/100/150/200
Bonus movement speed: 30/35/40/45% → 20/25/30/35%

Summon: Tibbers

Damage on first release: 140/250/360 + 60% Ability Power → 130/230/330 + 60% Ability Power
Damage on second release: 120/170/220 + 40% Ability Power → 110/150/190 + 30% Ability Power
Casting range of pounce: 800 → 700

JHIN

Jhin is overpowering other marksmen in the early and mid game with his damage, and we “four-shadow” if we don’t make any adjustments this will continue. So we’re nerfing some of the damage he can deal.

Whisper

Bonus damage of the last bullet: 14% + level × 1% (reach the upper limit of 25% on level 11) Health loss → 10% + level × 1% (reach the upper limit of 25% on level 15) Health loss

Deadly Flourish

Damage: 50/100/150/200 + 50% Attack Damage → 60/100/140/180 + 40% Attack Damage

LEE SIN

As the game progresses into the later stages, Ninja Tabis begin to become weaker, since everyone has reached or is close to reaching their full builds. So we’ve made some adjustments so that Lee Sin doesn’t fall off as much when other champions reach their full builds.

Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike

Cooldown: 10/9/8/7s → 9/8/7/6s

Safeguard

Cooldown: 17s → 17/16/15/14s

Tempest / Cripple

Bonus Attack Damage: 100% → 125%
Cooldown: 10s → 8s

Dragon's Rage

Base damage: 175/400/625 → 200/425/650

MORGANA

Compared to her peers, Morgana is not performing well in the early and mid stages of the game. We’re buffing the damage from her abilities and her shield so that she can better protect her teammates in the earlier stages of the game.

TORMENTED SHADOW

Base damage: 5/10/15/20 → 7/12/17/22

BLACK SHIELD

Cooldown: 16/14/12/10s → 13/12/11/10s

ORNN

In our previous patches, we nerfed Ornn’s damage so that he would fit into the role of the beefy tank for your team, but we’ve seen that he is still surviving much better than any other tank champions in the game. So, we’re nerfing his ability to stay in longer teamfights, and also nerfing his laning and pushing ability in the earlier stages of the game.

LIVING FORGE

Bonus health, armor and magic resistance ratio: 7/14/21/28% → 7/12/17/22%

BELLOWS BREATH

Brittle damage: 5% - 24% Maximum health → 5% - 20% Maximum health
Minimum damage to minions: 110/160/210/260 → 80/130/180/230

SAMIRA

Samira has been struggling when going up against her foes in the Dragon Lane. Since she’s a marksman who needs to look for engages, rather than playing it safe and farming from afar, we feel Samira is not dealing the amount of damage she should for the risk she has to take. So we’re increasing some of her damage so that she is rewarded for the risky plays she needs to make to give her the advantage over her foes.

DAREDEVIL IMPULSE

Bonus movement speed of each stack: 2.5% → 3.5%

FLAIR

Base damage: 10/15/20/25 → 15/20/25/30
Attack Damage: 80/95/110/125% → 90/105/120/135%

INFERNO TRIGGER

Mana consumption: 100/50/0 → 60/30/0
Attack Damage: 50% → 55%

TEEMO

It’s been a minute since we’ve shown our favorite scout Teemo some love, and we feel there's “mush-room” for some improvements! Since Teemo has some unique aspects to his kit, we’re going to give him more room to deal more damage in the mid to late stages of the game, which will allow Teemo to provide more help to his team after the laning stage.

TOXIC SHOT

Damage per second: 5 + Level × 2 + 7.5% Ability Power → 5 + Level × 3 + 9% Ability Power

MOVE QUICK

Cooldown: 17s → 17/16/15/14s

NOXIOUS TRAP

Base explosion damage: 100/150/200 → 125/175/225

TRYNDAMERE

Tryndamere is struggling to go toe to toe with other carry champions in the Baron Lane, especially in higher levels of play, so we’re buffing his regeneration which should help him perform better in lane.

Bloodlust

Every point of Fury brings bonus regeneration: 0.7/1.3/1.9/2.5 + 1.2% Ability Power → 1/1.6/2.2/2.8 + 1.2% Ability Power

Mocking Shout

Cooldown: 14s → 12s

VAYNE

Marksmen rely heavily on attack speed, and since all of our adjustments to the runes and boots systems, Vayne has gained too many benefits. We’re slightly adjusting her attack speed per level and lowering some of her survivability so that if you pick Vayne in the Baron Lane you’ll face more risks in the earlier stages of the game.

base_stats

Attack speed per level: 3.2% → 2.2%

Night Hunter

Bonus movement speed when moving towards enemy champions: 15/20/30 → 10/15/20

Condemn

Cooldown: 18/16/14/12s → 21/18/15/12s

VLADIMIR

Since Vladimir’s release, he has ruled the rift with his excellent sustain and high damage in the later stages of the game. On top of that, he’s also performing well in every lane, so we’re adjusting him to even the playing field.

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