Wild Rift Patch Notes 4.3d

We’ve been fearless during the Fighting Spirit update and have loved debuting new content for you during this patch cycle. However, we must speak now and let you all know that it’s the end of an era. This will be the last balance patch during the 4.3 cycle, but don’t worry we’ve already started entering our new era and can’t wait to start the party with you in the coming weeks!

Before we close out 4.3, we wanted to blow you all away, so Janna’s rework will be launching this patch, along with seemingly some balance updates, and some new skins. Welcome to Patch 4.3d!

Reminder: content will be released throughout the patch.

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

ITEMS

ANCIENT COIN

We’re increasing the amount of gold gained from one time from Ancient Coin, and increasing the healing given to the holder. This should help players have a smoother laning phase.

• One time gold gained: 55 → 65
• One time health regeneration: 15-65 → 20-80

BERSERKER’S GREAVES

The effect Berserker’s Greaves grants is now a little too weak, so we’re buffing it to make it a better pick up for champs that are looking for more attack speed in their builds.

Base stats:

• Attack Damage: 15 → 18

BOOTS OF DYNAMISM

The outburst power provided by these boots is now lower than our previous expectation, so we need to provide a little help to the Boots of Dynamism, so they meet the needs of assassins.

Base stats:

• Cost: 1500g → 1400g

Pounce:

• Armor penetration: 8 → 10

DUSKBLADE OF DRAKTHARR

Duskblade has been struggling when compared to the other armor penetration items, since it mainly provides burst damage and it's been more difficult for players to benefit from these effects. So, we’re strengthening Duskblade’s specific effect and base armor penetration, so that you can capitalize and feel the impact from its damage in the early and mid stages of the game.

Razor:

• Armor penetration: 15 → 18

Nightstalker:

• Base damage: 20-125 → 60-160
• Slowdown time: 0.25s → 0.35s

HARMONIC ECHO

While Harmonic Echo provides a healing effect, we feel it’s not enough. So we’re increasing the amount of healing it grants and lowering its costs, so that support players can pick it up earlier and benefit from its healing effects sooner.

• Base stats:
  • Cost: 2900g → 2700g
• Harmonic Echo:
  • Healing amount: 70 + 10% Ability Power → 130 + 10% Ability Power

MAGNETRON ENCHANT

While Magnetron Enchant can provide champions in the jungle with some strong movement, it’s still not performing well. We’re making some adjustments so that we can strengthen Magnetron Enchant’s unique power, and now its maximum movement distance can cover most areas in the jungle. We’re also adjusting its cooldown time so you can not only move farther around the map, but also faster.

Magnetron:

• Maximum movement distance: 500 → 550
• Cooldown: 60s → 50s

MERCURY’S TREADS

When you’re up against someone who has Mercury’s Treads, sometimes the game just feels lost and that you can’t do much damage against your opponents. We want defensive strategies to be an option, but we also want to make sure that your foes building defensive items don’t make the game feel impossible. So, we’re adjusting the damage reduction to make sure attackers don’t feel overly frustrated, while also providing some extra health so that the holder still has enough room to survive bursts of magic damage from their foes.

Base stats:

• Maximum health: 150 → 200

Resolve:

• Reducing magic damage by: 15% → 12%

PLATED STEELCAPS

With its broad use case, Plated Steelcaps has an amazing defensive ability. Our goal with these adjustments is to give players more options in the boots category, so that Plated Steelcaps isn’t always the best in slot pick up.

Block:

• Reduces physical damage by: 12% → 10%

RELIC SHIELD

Relic Shield’s ability gives players a lot of lane control since it helps you execute minions and give you and your carry gold, which has made it a popular pick up for supports. Since it provides the holder with bonus health, and is already outperforming the other support items we’re adjusting its healing effect. This should make it so it's not an insta pick for every support, and more situational depending on the champion you pick game to game.

• One time health regeneration: 20-80 → 15-65

RUNE CHANGES

DOMINATION: EYEBALL COLLECTOR

Overall, Domination runes are not performing well. We’re strengthening a few of them with the hope that we increase the advantage they grant to players.

• Attack Damage gained from each takedown: 0.5 → 1 (Maximum 15 → 20)
• Ability Power gained from each takedown: 1 → 2 (Maximum 30 → 40)

DOMINATION: INGENIOUS HUNTER

Overall, Domination runes are not performing well. We’re strengthening a few of them with the hope that we increase the advantage they grant to players.

• Item ability haste gain from each takedown 4 → 5 (Maximum 40 → 45)

DOMINATION: ZOMBIE WARD

Overall, Domination runes are not performing well. We’re strengthening a few of them with the hope that we increase the advantage they grant to players.

• Attack Damage gained from removing ward each time: 2 → 3 (Maximum 20 → 25)
• Ability Power gained from removing ward each time: 4 → 6 (Maximum 40 → 50)

INSPIRATION: HEXTECH FLASHTRAPTION

The long channel time on this rune can lead to missed opportunities for you to make those game winning plays. So, we’re decreasing the channeling time for Hextech Flashtraption to flash to the maximum distance, this should allow you to seize more opportunities for flashy plays when you see them.

• Channeling time of longer flash distance: 3s → 2s
• Maintaining time for flashing to the longest distance: 3.5s → 4.5s

SKINS