League of Legends Patch 9.3: Everything you need to know, Full Patch Notes
The 9.3 update for League of Legends was a big one, and there is a lot to unpack – thankfully Riot Games’ very own David ‘Phreak’ Turley is on hand to break it all down.
In an hour long breakdown, Phreak explains in the finest detail every nerf, buff and adjustment which Riot implemented.
The biggest changes came to Aatrox, Akali and Irelia, but there were also some significant adjustments for Camille and Cassiopeia. For just the highlights, check out this short trailer from Riot.
Moving past just the Legends’ changes, there was a plethora of other buffs and nerfs, plus some much needed quality of life and bug fixes.
Marksman items received a special focus, with the developers aiming to get Crit users “excited”, but without making them “remarkably stronger or weaker than before”, with three main aims:
- Crit users are excited about their core build again
- Crit builds are generally more satisfying in normal play (fix the problems mentioned above) without becoming problematic in pro play
- Crit users can fit defense into their core builds if they need it
For a detailed breakdown of the entire patch notes, be sure to check out Phreak’s in-depth video below. He also provides a complete set of statistics for the buffs and nerfs, with some handy tables.
League of Legends 9.3 Patch Notes
For full details of the 9.3 update, see the official release on the League of Legends website.
Champions
Aatrox
Health regen increased. Aatrox no longer heals off damage to non-champions. E no longer stores charges but cools down faster than it previously charged.
Akali
Health regen increased. Q no longer heals. Turrets reveal Akali through Shroud. W cooldown increased late.
Camille
E no longer stuns minions or monsters.
Cassiopeia
Q base damage decreased late; ratio increased. W damage reduced late, cost increased late.
Marskman Items
NEW – Cloak of Agility
UPDATED – Infinity Edge
Increases critical strike damage instead of partially converting crits to true damage. Grants critical strike chance instead of doubling crit chance from other sources.
UPDATED – Essence Reaver
Now grants critical strike chance. No longer grants mana or Essence Flare.
NEW – Spear of Shojin
Grants attack damage, health, cooldown reduction, and Awakened Dragon (renamed Essence Flare).
UPDATED – Stormrazor
Now amplifies your Energized effects and causes them to slow the target. No longer grants a guaranteed critical strike after not basic attacking for a few seconds.
UPDATED – Phantom Dancer
Now grants a shield at low health but no longer decreases damage from the last champion you hit. Spectral Waltz now triggers on attack rather than proximity to an enemy champion.
Kircheis Shard
Total Cost: 800 gold ⇒ 600 gold
ZEAL
Total Cost: 1300 gold ⇒ 1200 gold
Rapid Firecannon
Total Cost: 2800 gold ⇒ 2600 gold
Critical Strike Chance: 30% ⇒ 25%
Runaan’s Hurricane
Total Cost: 2800 gold ⇒ 2600 gold
Critical Strike Chance: 30% ⇒ 25%
Statikk Shiv
Shiv needed a little extra buff to bring it up to the level of the other Zeal upgrades.
Total Cost: 2800 gold ⇒ 2600 gold
Attack Speed: 35% ⇒ 40%
Critical Strike Chance: 30% ⇒ 25%
Last Whisper
Cost increased. Attack damage and armor penetration increased.
Making Last Whisper more effective as a component item while building into Lord Dominik’s Regards or Mortal Reminder.
Cost: 1300 gold ⇒ 1450 gold
Attack Damage: 10 ⇒ 20
Armor Penetration: 10% total armor penetration ⇒ 20% total armor penetration
Lord Dominik’s Regards
Attack Damage: 40 ⇒ 45
Mortal Reminder
Attack Damage: 40 ⇒ 45
Simple Buffs and Nerfs
Lissandra
Q cost increased late. E damage decreased late.
Sion
Q damage decreased. W cooldown increased early.
Zyra
Plant damage decreased.
There are also two new ‘Heartbreaker’ skins just added, for Fiora and Vi.
New Heartbreaker skin.
Finally, the loading screen has been given a makeover to suit the game’s new theme, and a number of minor bugfixes rolled out.
Source: League of Legends
