LoL Patch Notes 13.19: Balance Changes For LoL Worlds

The day of the dead approaches! League of Legends patch 13.19 is Riots' final chance to tweak the meta before the end-of-year LoL Worlds 2023 tournament, hosted in Seoul. 

Surprisingly, LoL patch 13.19 is on a smaller scale, as only thirteen champions are seeing changes (ten buffs, three nerfs). There are also just two minor item tweaks to complete the update. This is mainly due to the large-scale previous changes in patches 13.18 and 13.17.

Let's dive into all the buffs and nerfs dropping in LoL patch 13.19, including when the patch goes live, all champion changes, and the new La Illusion skins releasing in the shop.

WHEN WILL LOL PATCH 13.19 GO LIVE?

According to Riot Games' official patch schedule, League of Legends patch 13.19 will go live on September 27, 2023. 

The patch will be rolled out steadily across the day according to all major server time zones, beginning with the Oceanic server. Here are all the critical patch rollout times for the major LoL servers worldwide.

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

As with every new patch release, several hours of server downtime will occur. While this is happening, all matchmaking and competitive queues will be disabled before the new patch is fully live across all servers.

WHAT'S NEW IN LOL PATCH 13.19?

LoL patch 13.19 is known as the "Worlds patch," the final major update before the beginning of LoL Worlds on October 10. As such, Riot Games is making tweaks to champions often seen in competitive play. This includes Azir, Twitch, Gangplank, and Pyke, to name a few.

It wouldn't be a new League of Legends patch without a few nerfs! Renekton has been the strongest Top champion for a few patches, as the recent Gore buffs pushed him over the edge. As such, Riot is looking to bring him down a notch in time for Worlds in LoL patch 13.19.

Another champion getting hit with the nerf hammer is Rek'Sai, as Riot attempts to maintain her bruiser status while hitting early-game strength simultaneously.

As always, Riot Games offers several new skins to entice players to open their wallets. This time, it's the La Illusion skins celebrating the Day of the Dead, also known as Dia De Los Muertos, the Mexican celebration.

• La Illusion Draven (Epic): 1,350 RP
• La Illusion Gnar (Epic): 1,350 RP
• La Illusion Nidalee (Epic): 1,350 RP
• La Illusion Qiyana (Epic): 1,350 RP
• La Illusion Renata Glasc (Epic): 1,350 RP
• La Illusion Renata Glasc (Prestige): 125 Mythic Essence
• La Illusion Ziggs (Epic): 1,350 RP

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 13.19: CHAMPION CHANGES

Without further ado, here are the LoL patch 13.19 early notes. Remember that these changes are only set in stone once made live on all servers on September 27. Riot Games could pull the plug on these at any given time.

Azir

(Q) Conquering Sands

• Cooldown increased from 12 - 6 seconds to 14 - 6 seconds.

Galio

(R) Hero's Entrance

• Cooldown reduced from 200 - 160 seconds to 180 - 140 seconds.

Gangplank

(R) Cannon Barrage

• Cooldown reduced from 180 - 140 seconds to 170 - 130 seconds.
• Death’s Daughter slow increased from 60% for one second to 75% for one second.
• Raise Morale move speed increased from 30% for two seconds to 40% for two seconds.

Jhin

(R) Curtain Call

• Damage increased from 50/125/200 (+25% total AD) to 64/154/244 (+25% total AD).

Lee Sin

• Armor increased from 34 to 36.

(Q) Safeguard/Iron Will

• Omnivamp increased from 5 – 27% to 10 – 26%.

Lissandra

(W) Ring of Frost

• Root duration increased from 1.1-1.5 to 1.25-1.65.

Nunu and Willump

(E) Snowball Barrage

• AP ratio per hit increased from 10% to 15% (total ratio 90% >>> 135%).

Pyke

• Health growth increased from 104 to 110.

(W) Ghostwater Dive

• Cooldown decreased from 12 – 10 seconds to 12 – 8 seconds.

Rek'Sai

(Passive) Fury of the Xer'Sai

• Heal reduced from 15 - 125 (+ 2-12% max HP) to 10 (+2-10% max HP)

(Q) Queen's Wrath

• Damage decreased from 34 - 50% total AD to 30 - 50% total AD

(W) Burrow/Unburrow

• Burrowed movement speed decreased from 350/355/360/365 to 340/345/350 depending on skill rank.
• Unburrow damage output decreased 50 - 110 (+80% bonus AD) to 50 - 190 (+80% bonus AD).

Renekton

• Base magic resistance reduced from 32 to 28.

Syndra

(Q) Dark Sphere

• Damage increased from 70 - 210 to 75 - 215.

Twitch

(R) Spray and Pray

• Missile speed increased from 4000 to 5000.

Zeri

• Movement speed decreased from 335 to 330.

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 13.19: ITEM CHANGES

For LoL patch 13.19, there are no new changes to dragon buffs, systems, or any Summoner Spells. Instead, just two items are getting balanced for the better.

Randuin's Omen is getting a pretty significant buff, reducing its cost and making it a good answer to double-crit enemy compositions. Seeker's Armguard is another pretty under-purchased item, and it's getting a small buff by increasing the armor offers in the hopes of making it more popular.

Randuin’s Omen

• Cost decreased from 3,000 to 2,700

Seeker’s Armguard

• Base armor increased from 15 to 20 (max armor increased from 30 to 35).

Final Thoughts

That's everything on the upcoming League of Legends patch 13.19 early notes. It'll be interesting to see the impacts these changes have on higher presence champions like Zeri by nerfing her mobility and early Q damage.

Keep your eyes peeling for our LoL Worlds 2023 event overview and betting guide, coming soon!

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