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LoL, Preseason Patch 9.23 Notes: Rise of the Elements reshapes the Rift!

LoL, Preseason Patch 9.23 Notes: Rise of the Elements reshapes the Rift!

Following the end of League of Legends Season 9, a legion of changes is going to be implemented into our favorite MOBA. Item changes, rune changes, and above all a transformed Summoner's Rift — everything you need to know about the changes brought by the preseason patch is in this article!

LoL, Preseason Patch 9.23 Notes: Rise of the Elements reshapes the Rift!

This ninth season of League of Legends is getting to its end, which means it's time for the preseason!

This year, Riot Games introduce 'Rise of the Elements', a complete overhaul of the Summoner's Rift that will also impact the Drake buffs.

However, that's not all! New items are going to be implemented, while other items are going to be removed. Runes will also undergo a quite heavy rework.

Overall, patch 9.23 introduces a broad load of changes, so get ready to relearn how to play!

Table of Contents

Senna's Quick Tweak

Senna

Passive — Absolution

[REMOVED] Senna no longer converts ability power from Spellthief's Edge into adaptive force since she can just buy Spectral Sickle
[REMOVED] Senna no longer gains double Mist stacks on ARAM, URF, or their variants

Rise of the Elements — Page 2

  • Elemental Rifts
  • Side Lane Alcoves
  • River Entrance Brush
  • Elemental Drakes: Dragon Souls, Drake Buffs, Mechanics
  • Elder Dragon
  • Other system changes: Baron Buff, Rift Herald, Minion XP, Turret Plating, Buff Visuals

Item changes — Page 3

  • Removed items: Spear of Shojin, Zz'Rot Portal, Ohmwrecker, Raptor Cloak
  • New items: Sanguine Blade, Umbral Blade
  • Starting Items: Doran's Shield
  • Support items: Spellthief's Edge, Runesteel Shoulderguard, Relic Shield, Spectral Sickle
  • Lethality items: Serrated Dirk, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Duskblade of Draktharr, Edge of Night
  • Attack Speed & Energized items: Cloak of Agility, Kircheis Shard, Zeal, Phantom Dancer, Rapidfire Cannon, Runaan's Hurricane, Statikk Shiv, Stormrazor
  • Other items: Shurelya's Reverie

Rune Changes — Page 4

  • Keystones: Aftershock, Conqueror, Omnistone (replaces Kleptomancy)
  • Runes: Presence of Mind, Nimbus Cloak

New Skins — Page 5

  • Victorious Aatrox
  • Pulsefire Thresh (+ Prestige Edition)

Miscellaneous — Page 6

  • Twisted Treeline Sunset
Thomas "Calo" Sauzin

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