The League of Legends map is going to change A LOT — but you already knew about it, isn't it? Otherwise, we summarized all previously announced changes in the article just below!
League of Legends should undergo big changes following the Rise of Elements update. A more dynamic Rift with new side lane alcoves and brush, the drake buffs completely reworked — the whole gameplay experience is going to change!
We just learned that map changes won't be the only changes implemented alongside 'Rise of the Elements' and patch 9.23.
Apparently, the Spear of Shojin isn't the only item that's going to disappear...
Jungle Changes
Some of these balance changes were already announced but we got some more details about them.
Elemental drake spawns
- The first 3 drakes will always be unique.
- Ex. Ocean → Infernal → Mountain is possible but Ocean → Ocean → Infernal is not
Rift Herald buffs
- Spawn time 10 → 8 min
- Can respawn after 6 min
- Channel time to spawn the herald 4s → 1s
Minion XP changes
- 2% increase to solo lane XP and 2.4% decrease to duo lane XP
- Level 2 breakpoints are the same for both solo and duo lanes
Jungle XP changes
- Overall 4% decrease to xp, less if you're gaining catchup xp
- Krugs XP nerfed, Gromp XP buffed to make both sides of the jungle viable pathing choices
- Clearing any side of the jungle will get you level 3
Cloud drake soul
- Announced: Reduce your cooldowns when hitting enemies with attacks or abilities.
- Updated: Gain a burst of Movement speed for 3s after using your ultimate
The previous effect was pushing basic ability cooldowns too low in a way that felt similar to the reasons Riot decided to remove Spear of Shojin. The new effect instead puts the power into a movement speed buff to also create more interesting uses on more champions.
Runes — Kleptomancy Rework
Previously announced: Power siphoned out of gold procs and into elixirs to weaken the "farm my opponent" pattern, especially ranged vs melee.
Updated: Klepto has been significantly reworked into a “mastery of all keystones” playstyle. You cycle between all of the keystones — the key is to use them effectively and quickly for max value.
Gain a random keystone — once it is used, you gain another after 7 seconds.
Includes - Lethal Tempo, Fleet Footwork, Aery, Comet, Phase Rush, Predator (only if you have boots), Electrocute, Hail of Blades, Grasp of the Undying, Glacial Augment
Keystones cycle pseudo-randomly — you cannot repeat a keystone for 5 rolls after it has been used
Entering the fountain will reroll your current keystone.
Item Changes
Removed
This item has led to split push strategies that don’t involve enough champion interaction. We may revisit this type of strategic item in the future, but it would require more risk for the champion user to apply tower pressure.
Removed
This item has been underused and underpowered for a very long time. The tower disable effect is an interesting interaction that can exist in LoL, but it has been hard to balance in the item space because we would not be happy if we saw tower disable become a baseline on most team comps.
Deleted
Since both Zz'rot and Ohmwrecker are disappearing, this item has no reason to exist anymore.
Rework
• Shurelya's has had a hard time finding users and overlaps considerably with Righteous Glory. We want to try and shift it to enchanter stats to create a new option for supports and leave tanks with Righteous as an option.
New recipe: Forbidden Idol + Crystalline Bracer + 850g (total cost 2300g)
+300HP
+10% CDR
+100% health regen
+100% mana regen
+10% heal/shield power
Active: 40% movement speed for 3s for you and nearby allies (90s cooldown)
This middle tier item has been quite underpowered and a bit of a trap to build early.
• Kircheis Shard damage 50 → 60
• Damage from Energized procs now stacks, rather than using the strongest one
• Stormrazor proc buffed from 50 to 60-80 based on level
• Statikk Shiv and RFC Energized proc reduced from 60-140 to 60-80
Other changes on items and lanes are currently tested but they haven't been revealed yet. We will have to wait until patch 9.23 to know more about them!
League of Legends should undergo big changes following the Rise of Elements update. A more dynamic Rift with new side lane alcoves and brush, the drake buffs completely reworked — the whole gameplay experience is going to change!
