LoL Patch Notes 13.24: Hwei Arrives, 12 Champion Buffs

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!

WHEN WILL PATCH 13.24 GO LIVE?

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.

• 5 AM GMT (EU West)
• 3 AM CET (EU North East)
• 8 AM KST (Korea)
• 3 PM CT (NA)

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.

WHAT'S NEW IN LOL PATCH 13.24?

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.

• Winterblessed Annie (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Winterblessed Camille (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Prestige Winterblessed Camille: 3,000 Winterblessed 2023 Event Tokens
• Winterblessed Hwei (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Winterblessed Lucian (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Winterblessed Sylas (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Winterblessed Thresh (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Winterblessed Hecarim (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Winterblessed Senna (Legendary): 1,820 RP
• Crystalis Motus Ashe (Mythic): 100 Mythic Essence

LOL PATCH 13.24: ALL CHAMPION CHANGES

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.

Azir

(W) Arise!

• Damage increased from 50 - 110 to 50 - 118.

Braum

• Mana regen increased from 6 to 7.

(R) Glacial Fissure

• Minimum secondary knockup duration increased from 0.3 to 0.6.

Briar

• Attack speed ratio increased from 0.644 to 0.669 (level one attack speed unchanged).
• Armor reduced from 32 to 30.

(Q) Head Rush

• Damage reduced from 60 - 200 to 60 - 180.

(W) Blood Frenzy/ Snack Attack

• Attack speed reduced

(E) Chilling Scream

• Damage reduction reduced from 40% to 35%.

(R) Certain Death

• Damage changed from 150 - 450 (+ 75% base attack damage) (+ 110% ability power) physical damage to 150 - 450 (+ 50% base attack damage) (+ 120% ability power) magic damage.

Galio

(Q) Winds of War

• Cooldown reduced from 12 - 10 seconds to 12 - 8 seconds.

Gragas

(Passive) Happy Hour

• Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds flat to 12 - 6 seconds.

Ivern

• Base health reduced from 655 to 630.

(E) Triggerseed

• Slow reduced from 50 - 70% to 40 - 60% damage ratio.

K'Sante

(W) Path Maker

• Mana reduced from 60 - 80 to 40 - 60.
• Resistance damage ratio increased from 30% to 50%.

Leona

(W) Eclipse

• Damage reduction, armor, and magic resistance increased from 20 - 40 to 20 - 50.

(R) Solar Flare

• Damage increased from 100 - 250 to 150 - 300.

Lucian

(E) Relentless Pursuit

• Cooldown reduced from 22 - 14 seconds to 19 - 14 seconds.

Mordekaiser

(Q) Obliterate

• AP ratio increased from 60% to 70%.

(R) Realm of Death

• Now reveals his target at the start of cast (brush doesn’t cancel the ability).

Qiyana

• Mana increased from 320 (+50) to 375 (+60).

Vel'Koz

• Bug Fixes for Void Rift (W) and Tectonic Disruption (E). Timing buffs will be coming in future patches.

Zeri

• AD growth increased from 1.3 to 2.

(W) Ultrashock Laser

• Damage increased from 20 - 180 to 30 - 190.

LOL PATCH 13.24: NEW ITEMS

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.

Starter

• World Atlas

Basic

• Glowing Mote

Epic

• Haunting Guise, Rectrix Rectrix, Runic Compass, Shattered Armguard, Steel Sigil, The Brutalizer, Tunneler.

Legendary

• Bloodsong, Bounty of Worlds, Caster’s Companion, Celestial Opposition, Cryptbloom, Dawncor, Dream Maker, Experimental Hexplate, Hollow Radiance, Hubris, Kaenic Rookern, Liandry’s Torment, Malignance, Opportunity, Profane Hydra, Solstice Sleigh, Stormsurge, Sundered Sky, Terminus, Trailblazer, Unending Despair, Voltaic Cyclosword, Zaz’Zak’s Realmspike.

LOL PATCH 13.24: REMOVED ITEMS

Starter

• Relic Shield, Spectral Sickle, Spellthief’s Edge, Steel Shoulderguards.

Basic

• Stopwatch

Epic

• Aegis of the Legion, Chalice of Blessing, Frostfang, Harrowing Crescent, Ironspike Whip, Leeching Leer, Lifewell Pendant, Rageknife, Runesteel Spaulders, Targon’s Buckler.

Legendary

• Black Mist Scythe, Bulwark of the Mountain, Chemtech Putrifier, Demonic Embrace, Gargoyle Stoneplate, Pauldrons of Whiterock, Prowler’s Claw, Shard of True Ice, Silvermere Dawn, Turbo Chemtank.

LOL PATCH 13.24: RUNE CHANGES

Triple Tonic

Choose between one of three magical elixirs after the required in-game rank has been reached, levels 3, 6, and 9, respectively.

• Elixir of Avarice: Gain 5 true damage on-hit against minions for 1 minute. When this effect expires, gain 40 gold.
• Elixir of Force: Gain 20 Adaptive Force for 60 seconds.
• Elixir of Skill: Grants one Skill Point.

Perfect Timing

•  Removed.

LOL PATCH 13.24: HWEI THE VISIONARY

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.

• (Passive) Signature of the Visionary
• (Q) Subject: Disaster
• (QQ) Devastating Fire
• (QW) Severing Bolt
• (QE) Molten Fissure
• (W) Subject: Serenity
• (WQ) Fleeting Current
• (WW) Pool of Reflection
• (WE) Stirring Lights
• (E) Subject - Torment
• (EQ) Grim Visage
• (EW) Gaze of the Abyss
• (EE) Crushing Maw
• (R) Spiraling Despair

Final Thoughts

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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