Wild Rift Patch 5.0A Notes - Celebrate the Year of the Dragon 156q2c

2024-02-01 672i6d

League of Legends: Wild Rift

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February will be a big month for us, and likewise, we got a big patch for you!

February is a month to celebrate family, friends, and DRAGONS! us and celebrate how you want, with a new champion, with the new event, or on Arena. That’s right Arena is back! Sit down, grab a drink, and welcome to Patch 5.0A!

Reminder: content will be released throughout the patch.

NEW 6g4n2l

NEW CHAMPIONS 4s5h14

TALON, THE BLADE’S SHADOW 3p2c58

Talon is the knife in the darkness, a merciless killer able to strike without warning and escape before any alarm is raised. He carved out a dangerous reputation on the brutal streets of Noxus, where he was forced to fight, kill, and steal to survive. Adopted by the notorious Du Couteau family, he now plies his deadly trade at the empire's command, assassinating enemy leaders, captains, and heroes… as well as any Noxian foolish enough to earn the scorn of their masters.

Talon will be released on February 23 at 00:01 UTC.

EVENTS 52722k

LUNAR EXTRAVAGANZA: YEAR OF THE DRAGON 6e4u58

Happy Year of the Dragon! It’s a big year for our boy Aurelion Sol so be on the lookout for the Lunar Guardian event where you can get the Lunar Guardian skin for him, completely FREE! With the Lunar Extravaganza event, we will also be giving out 3 chromas. , play a game, and send red pockets to your friends for a chance to get some poro energy or even a skin!

The Lunar Extravaganza event begins February 8 at 00:01 UTC

GAMEMODE 3pc6v

ARENA 6h4o1x

You asked for it, and we delivered. Arena is back (soon™).

Arena will be back on February 2 at 00:01 UTC

CHAMPION CHANGES 3u556m

GAREN 1c322f

Baron Laners these days have a wide variety of items to choose from depending on their lane match-up. This puts Garen in a tricky spot as he no longer has the early game pressure he used to exert. We’re giving him a little boost in damage to make sure his sword stays sharpened.

DECISIVE STRIKE
- Damage: 30/70/110/150 + 40% Attack Damage → 40/80/120/160 + 40% Attack Damage
JUDGMENT
- Damage per on-hit: 11/14/17/20 + 30%/35%/40%/45% Attack Damage → 12/16/20/24 + 30%/35%/40%/45% Attack Damage

AURELION SOL 2rx3k

It’s easy to make the wrong turn on Aurelion Sol. You could say… he’s a little hard to drive. We’re going to optimize his maneuverability during Astral Flight so you can make sick plays while staying on track.

ASTRAL FLIGHT
- Optimized maneuverability

SYNDRA 4k3p10

Syndra hasn’t been able to show off her full prowess during the early game. We’ve tweaked some of her numbers so she can really shine.

BASE STATS
- Base Health: 540 → 570
DARK SPHERE
- Damage: 70/110/150/190 + 55% Ability Power → 70/115/160/205 + 65% Ability Power

ZYRA 4c3c5i

We’re adjusting the health of Zyra’s plants and buffering the damage to make sure she’s impactful in the early game. It’s never too early to start priming your garden.

GARDEN OF THORNS
- Health of Thorn Spitter: (20 - 160) + 35% Ability Power → (20 - 272) + 25% Ability Power
DEADLY SPINES
- Damage: 60/110/160/210 + 50% Ability Power → 70/125/180/235 + 50% Ability Power

ZIGGS 1p2l3r

Ziggs’ bombs aren’t making the impact we had hoped. These changes will ensure that he will be popping enemies and turrets alike.

SHORT FUSE
- Damage to turret: 15% → 24%
- Empowered damage of Bouncing Bomb to turret: 20% → 32%
BOUNCING BOMB
- Damage: 65/130/195/260 + 65% Ability Power → 70/135/200/265 + 65% Ability Power
- Cooldown: 7.5/6.5/5.5/4.5s → 6/5.5/5/4.5s

SIVIR 2j4b3j

We’ve tweaked the damage ratio of Ricochet so Sivir can perform well even from behind, while her enemies are still able to find counterplay when she is ahead.

RICOCHET
- Damage: 22%/24%/26%/28% Attack Damage → 8/10/12/14 + 15%/17%/19%/21% Attack Damage

FIZZ 4z5f50

Fizz has been making a big splash. These changes will let his opponent come up for air, especially in late-game team fights.

URCHIN STRIKE
- Damage: 20/40/60/80 + 55% Ability Power + 100% Attack Damage → 20/40/60/80 + 50% Ability Power + 100% Attack Damage
RENDING WAVE
- Empowered basic attack: 50/75/100/125 + 50% Ability Power → 50/75/100/125 + 45% Ability Power

TWITCH 6t5p6d

Like Fizz, Twitch has been running circles around his opponents. These adjustments will ensure he’s not bulldozing through early and mid-game team fights.

BASE STATS
- Base Attack Damage: 58 → 54
- Attack Damage per level: 4.5 → 3.5
SPRAY AND PRAY
- Bonus Attack Damage gained: 25/40/55 → 20/35/50

YUUMI 625r1z

Your best friend in the Dragon Lane is getting some changes. With a new ive and some tweaks to her ratios, she will be able to zoom faster and longer with her bestie!

BOP 'N' BLOCK
- [New] Yuumi's attacks and abilities against enemy champions grant her a shield, which also takes effect when Yuumi is Attached
- Shield value: 35 + 25 per level + 25% Ability Power → 50 + 10 per level + 25% Ability Power
- Cooldown: 18/15/12/9s (growth at 1/5/9/13 levels) → all levels 18s
YOU AND ME!
- Adaptive power: 7.5/9/10.5/12 + 8/11/14/17% bonus Attack Damage of Yuumi’s allies or 15/18/21/24 + 8/11/14/17% Ability Power of Yuumi’s allies → 8/14/20/26 + (5 + 0.25 per level)% bonus Attack Damage or 16/28/40/52 + (5 + 0.25 per level)% bonus Ability Power
Yuumi changes will go live on February 14 00:01 UTC

ARAM CHANGES 4q44r

EXPAND TO SEE MORE v6o27

SIVIR 2j4b3j

Damage: 0% → 15%

ZYRA 4c3c5i

Damage: 0% → -10%

RENGAR 26lw

Damage: 20% → 10%

SAMIRA 442328

Damage received: -8% → 0%

JANNA 4d541q

Shield effect: 0% → -15%

Healing effect: 0% → -15%

GRAVES 412q12

Damage: 0% → +10%

FIDDLESTICKS 392e4

Damage received: 0% → -10%

ZERI 56702t

Damage: 0% → +10%

Damage received: 0% → -5%

LILLIA 5v1p2l

Damage: 0% → +5%

Damage received: -5% → -10%

ARENA 6h4o1x

HEXTECH AUGMENT 181e30

TANK IT OR LEAVE IT (GOLD) 6y5z6l

You can resist Crit based to your Crit rate (maximum 60%), receiving less damage (by 40%) while gaining Crit rate

Crit rate: 10% → 15%

LIGHTNING STRIKES (GOLD) 4y3c2r

Gain bonus Attack Damage according to your own Attack Speed (gain 2 AD per 0.1 Attack Speed)

AD gained per 0.1 Attack Speed: 2 → 1.5

MECHANICS 6y725m

CHAMPION CAMEOS 1c2k45

Champion Cameos will show up in the battlefield during Round 2, 7, and then again in every round after 7.

CHAMPION ABILITY CHANGES 4r2h68

NASUS i43k

(1) Siphoning Strike

ive stacks added per round: 25 → 30

KATARINA 5i3b8

(1) Bouncing Blade

Cooldown changed to 6s

(2) Preparation

Cooldown changed to 4s

THRESH 4b5vn

(P) Damnation

ive stacks added per round 3 → 5

BRAUM rh52

(P) Concussive Blows

ive Cooldown changes 8s → 4s

GRAGAS 5h5955

(3) Body Slam

Cooldown reduction: 3s → 1.5s when successfully hit enemy targets
- We noticed that Gragas can continuously body slam opponents with the right hextechs, leaving little room for counterplay. Now he will need more Augments to be able to do that. We are keeping an eye on this and will adjust accordingly.

RENGAR 26lw

(2) Battle Roar

Health regeneration ratio 60% → 50%

CHAMPION BASE STAT ADJUSTMENTS 5g2o28

BUFF 6b6z3q

Evelynn
Garen
Nasus
Draven
Kha’zix
Katarina
Sion
Galio
Thresh
Malphite
Pyke
Braum

NERF 6c21r

Vayne
Brand
Gwen
Nami
Ziggs
Varus
Sivir

ZED 2i5b6o

+ 15% bonus damage
+ 15% damage reduction
+ 1% bonus health regeneration
+ 1% bonus shield effect

GAMEPLAY CHANGES 384t62

ITEMS r5p68

TITANIC HYDRA 2o6y5f

We’ve buffed the shockwave range of Titanic hydra so it can be more effective in team fights.

Cleave

Range of the shockwave: 500 → 550

HEARTSTEEL 354i4c

We’re making it easier to gain charges on Heartsteel so it can have a bigger impact in gameplay.

Colossal Consumption

Time for charging the huge strike: 3s → 2.5s

STRATEGIC POINT 5ce2b

We are optimizing the trigger conditions of Strategic Points to make it more difficult to trigger.

MATCHMAKING OPTIMIZATION 5v6g6u

We’re increasing the weight of winning/losing games relative to the other factors. Game outcome will be a more significant determinant for future matchmaking accuracy. This should optimize matchmaking mechanism for edge cases.