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Patch 8.3 is finally upon us which means it’s Swain time.
Swain’s highly anticipated rework is going to release, which means you’re going to see much more of that bird commander on the Rift. Also in this patch is Riot’s attempt at nerfing Zoe without completely making the champion unviable, as well as hits to Kog’Maw and Katarina.
All champion health has been rounded so that there’s no more ugly decimals, too, so now games all look a little more pretty number-wise.
We’re also finally getting the Sweetheart Xayah and Rakan skins, as well as the Lunar Revel skins. They’ve been on the Public Beta Environment for so long as we quietly waited for their live releases. We’re also getting some sweet emotes and chromas to help celebrate the holidays. We can definitely expect to see some special event missions pop up, though we’re not sure what they are just yet.
As usual, you can check out Riot’s full patch notes here or our condensed version here.
Champions
Swain
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Swain’s champion update launches with patch 8.3!
Azir
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Q cooldown increased at early ranks.
Q - Conquering Sands
COOLDOWN :: 11/9.5/8/6.5/5 ⇒ 15/12.5/10/7.5/5
W - Arise!
CUT OFF THE HEAD :: Azir’s soldier attacks now draw minion aggro to Azir.
Jarvan IV
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Base armor decreased.
Base stats
BASE ARMOR :: 38 ⇒ 34
Jhin
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R base damage increased at later ranks.
R - Curtain Call
BASE DAMAGE :: 50/115/180 ⇒ 50/125/200
Katarina
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Passive damage decreased.
Passive - Voracity
DAMAGE :: 75/80/87/94/102/111/120/131/143/155/168/183/198/214/231/248/267/287 ⇒ 68/72/77/82/89/96/103/112/121/131/142/154/166/180/194/208/224/240
Kog’Maw
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W maximum health damage decreased at later ranks.
W - Bio-Arcane Barrage
MAXIMUM HEALTH DAMAGE :: 3/4/5/6/7% target’s maximum health ⇒ 3/3.5/4/4.5/5% target’s maximum health
Lucian
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Passive damage increased at early ranks. Passive crit damage increased.
Passive - Lightslinger
SECOND SHOT DAMAGE :: 40/50/60% of attack damage ⇒ 50/55/60% of attack damage
SECOND SHOT CRIT DAMAGE :: 50% ⇒ 75%
Master Yi
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Q mana cost decreased. E active base damage increased at early ranks and bonus attack damage ratio increased.
Q - Alpha Strike
COST :: 70/80/90/100/110 mana ⇒ 70/75/80/85/90 mana
E - Wuju Style
BASE DAMAGE :: 14/23/32/41/50 ⇒ 18/26/34/42/50
RATIO :: 25% bonus attack damage ⇒ 35% bonus attack damage
Ryze
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Activating Stopwatch or Zhonya’s now cancels Ryze’s ultimate as though he had been interrupted by crowd control.
THE ULTIMATE CC :: Activating Stopwatch or Zhonya’s now cancel’s Ryze’s ultimate as though he had been interrupted by crowd control.
Sejuani
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Q cooldown increased at early ranks.
Q - Arctic Assault
COOLDOWN :: 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 seconds ⇒ 17/15.5/14/12.5/11 seconds
Tryndamere
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Base attack damage at later ranks increased. E bonus attack damage ratio increased.
Base Stats
ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH STAT :: 3.2 ⇒ 3.7
E - Spinning Slash
RATIO :: 120% bonus attack damage ⇒ 130% bonus attack damage
Viktor
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Q shield now increased by Augment: Turbocharge. R cooldown decreased at later ranks.
Q - Siphon Power
TURBOCHARGED SHIELD :: Augment: Turbocharge now also increases Siphon Power’s shield value by 60%
R - Chaos Storm
COOLDOWN :: 120/110/100 seconds ⇒ 120/100/80 seconds
Zoe
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Q Cooldown increased.
Q - Paddle Star
COOLDOWN :: 7.5/7/6.75/6.5/6.25 ⇒ 8.5/8/7.5/7/6.5
Health Regeneration
Cleaned up champions’ base health regeneration stat to only include half or full numbers.
Cho’Gath Ability VFX Updates
Seriously, it’s going to be sweet.
Runes
Inspiration
Unsealed Spellbook
SUMMONER SPELL COOLDOWN REDUCTION :: 25% ⇒ 15%
Hextech Flashtraption
UNCHANGED :: Just for clarity on which runes are in which tier now
Magical Footwear
FIVE TOE DISCOUNT :: No longer grants a 50 gold reduction in cost to upgraded boots
UPDATED :: Tier 1 rune instead
Perfect Timing
CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS UPGRADED ITEMS :: 300 gold ⇒ 250 gold
SELL VALUE :: 120 gold ⇒ 20 gold
Biscuit Delivery
UPDATED :: Tier 2 rune instead
Future’s Market
UNCHANGED :: Just for clarity on which runes are in which tier now
Minion Dematerializer
UNCHANGED :: Just for clarity on which runes are in which tier now
Scoreboard
- Vision score now displays for your team. Find it on the trinket slot.
- Minor changes to give stats more breathing room for comparison.
- The scoreboard mirrored mode has had its layout changed for clearer direct comparison of CS and KDA.
Rune Features
- Hide Preset Pages works in Champ Select.
- The keystones chosen now show up in the end of game screen.
- If you switch out your primary style while editing runes, your selections for the secondary style will persist.
- There will be new animations in the page editing screen if you don’t have low-spec mode on.
Rotating Game Mode
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The Hunt of the Blood Moon looms into rotation from 02/08/2018 8:00 PST - 2/19/2018 23:59 PST. Sacrifice Spirits, Demon Heralds, and enemy champions to gain points and the Demon Brand buff, which turns you invisible to hunt down your enemies.
Bugfixes
- A character with the Zombie Ward rune no longer incorrectly creates Zombie Wards when killing a player-summoned trap
- Gold-generating items now correctly continue to show how much gold has been accumulated with the item after its quest completes
- Fixed a bug where Kalista’s Passive - Martial Poise could fail to trigger at high attack speeds
- Fixed a bug where Syndra’s W - Force of Will failed to make grabbed targets invulnerable to minion attacks
- Fixed a bug where Tahm Kench’sW - Devour failed to make devoured targets invulnerable to minion attacks
- Fixed a bug where the minion targeted by Sion’s E - Roar of the Slayer was incorrectly not made invulnerable to minion attacks
- Turret icons on the minimap are now correctly destroyed when the tower is destroyed, not after the healthbar animation completes
- Sion’s Q - Decimating Smash now correctly refunds its cooldown to 2 seconds when Sion is crowd-controlled during its cast
- Fixed a bug where Ivern recasting Q - Rootcaller counted as casting his ultimate for the purposes of stacking The Ultimate Hat rune
- Fixed a bug where Sion levelling W - Soul Furnace while in his Passive - Glory in Deathcaused issues with the amount of maximum health Sion gains from killing enemy units
- Cosmic Dawn Rakan no longer has a receding hairline. VFX no longer reveal the bottom of his head.
- Lunar Guardian Warwick’s gem glow on his gauntlet is no longer misplaced
- Sweetheart Xayah’s model no longer disappears when landing after using R - Featherstorm
- Sweetheart Xayah’s R - Featherstorm daggers are no longer misplaced underneath her model when returning to her.
- Map specific and Star Guardian music no longer plays simultaneously on The Twisted Treeline, Howling Abyss and The Crystal Scar maps
- Revive voiceovers are now correctly heard even if the camera does not have vision of the fountain before certain champions revive
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins will be released in patch 8.3:
- Lunar Revel Nasus
- Lunar Revel Warwick
- Sweetheart Xayah & Rakan
- Lunar Revel Lux
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The following chromas will be released in patch 8.3:
- Lunar Empress Lux (Ruby), Lunar Empress Lux (Peridot), Lunar Empress Lux (Rose Quartz), Lunar Empress Lux (Amethyst), Lunar Empress Lux (Turquoise)
- Lunar Guardian Nasus (Ruby), Lunar Guardian Nasus (Meteorite), Lunar Guardian Nasus (Pearl), Lunar Guardian Nasus (Turquoise)
- Lunar Guardian Warwick (Ruby), Lunar Guardian Warwick (Meteorite), Lunar Guardian Warwick (Pearl), Lunar Guardian Warwick (Turquoise)
- Guqin Sona (Golden), Warring Kingdoms Garen (Golden), Lunar Wraith Caitlyn (Golden), Warring Kingdoms Katarina (Golden), Dragonwing Corki (Golden), Dragonblade Riven (Golden)
The following emotes will be released in patch 8.3:
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- Got ‘Em / Good Fortune / Yip! / Rawr! / Sup Dawg? / Shhhh / Year of the Dog / Guard Dawg
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- Heartbreaker / WP / GG / GLHF / Cuporo / Tell Me More... / Sign of Love / Oh Please...