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Summoners, steel yourselves for a masterpiece as Riot Games' brand new champion and magnum opus, Hwei, will join the fray when League of Legends patch 13.24 hits live servers.
This latest upcoming patch is closing the year off with a bang, with loads of new items hitting the in-game Shop. Apparently, Riot Games are also in a giving mood for the holiday season, with buffs for Zeri, Braum, Leona, and a number of other champions to help those struggling in solo queue.
If that isn't enough of a treat, it's time to don your winter wardrobe with eight new fantastically festive Winterblessed skins to spend your RP on!
Read on for the complete list of champion buffs, nerfs, item changes, rune changes, and more!
The final League of Legends patch of the year 13.24 will go live on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. League patch 13.24 will be rolled out steadily across the day according to different server timezones, beginning with the Oceanic server at around 10 AM AEST.
Here are all the critical League patch 13.24 rollout times for the remaining servers.
This patch has more content than previous ones, so server downtime may take longer than usual to fit all the new changes. While the patch is going live, all matchmaking and competitive queues will be disabled around three hours before the latest patch goes live on servers.
League of Legends patch 13.24 brings 12 champion buffs and 2 nerfs to Summoner's Rift. Mordekaiser is also getting some QoL improvements to incentivize AP more and tank items less. Leona will get some much-needed love as Riot attempts to carve out a better niche for her playstyle.
A palette of endless opportunities awaits as Hwei, the Visionary will officially launch on LoL servers as the newest champion to join the roster. As a high-complexity champion with over ten spell combinations, it'll be interesting to see how he reshapes the meta. Hwei will more than likely receive a significant amount of balancing changes in a future patch as Riot Games treads new waters.
In this pre-season patch, Riot Games are going all-out with their item changes, with no stone left unturned. All Mythic items, ten legendaries, ten epics, and four support starter items are being removed. completely The Shop will see an influx of new additions, including a new support item.
Christmas has come early with new additions to the Winterblessed skin line! Eight champions will be decked out in wintery get-ups with cool hues of blue and white as the holiday season approaches. If you fancy treating yourself to a new skin, here's our buyer's guide for the best ones.
Check out the new Winterblessed skins and their prices below.
Remember that all the champion buffs and nerfs below are tentative changes and won't be set in stone until they are made live on December 6.
(W) Arise!
(R) Glacial Fissure
(Q) Head Rush
(W) Blood Frenzy/ Snack Attack
(E) Chilling Scream
(R) Certain Death
(Q) Winds of War
(Passive) Happy Hour
(E) Triggerseed
(W) Path Maker
(W) Eclipse
(R) Solar Flare
(E) Relentless Pursuit
(Q) Obliterate
(R) Realm of Death
(W) Ultrashock Laser
Riot Games are overhauling many long-term items in favor of newer ones. Old favorites like Luden's Tempest and Liandry's Anguish are being tweaked for season 14.
Keep your eyes peeled for a more in-depth overview of the new items.
Choose between one of three magical elixirs after the required in-game rank has been reached, levels 3, 6, and 9, respectively.
Embrace your artistic side with Hwei the Visionary, the 166th character to join the growing League of Legends roster. His innovative kit takes a page from Dota 2's The Ivoker's kit, involving magical combos and spellcasting.
Here's a brief list of all of his abilities. If you want to find out what each ability does, check out our full Hwei rundown for his lore and each ability description.
That was our League of Legends 13.24 patch preview, set to end the year with a bang as the last patch in 2023. We're excited to dive into the game on December 6 to test all the new items and the Triple Tonic rune for ourselves!
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