Patch 13.3 Preview: Aurelion Sol Rework, Support Buffs, and New Nerfs to Xanthe and Kassadin

On February 10, patch 13.3 will be released on the League of Legends servers. Along with the update, the updated Aurelion Sol will debut in the game, and a whole bunch of characters and items will undergo changes.

We are talking about the main innovations of patch 13.3 for the League of Legends.

Aurelion Sol Update

Riot Games unveiled the updated champion in early January 2023. A month later, the space dragon will reach Summoner's Rift with a new arsenal of abilities and updated mechanics.

In patch 13.3, Aurelion Sol will receive a long-awaited scale. Previously, the champion suffered from a lack of funds to play effectively in the late stages of the match, and thanks to the reworked passive ability, the Universal Creator will try to avoid this.

List of League of Legends champion changes in patch 13.3.

Along with the release of the updated champion, the developers of the League of Legends will focus on rebalancing the existing ones. The changes will affect 16 characters, of which 5 will be made stronger, and 11 will be weakened.

Amumu

Bandage Throw

• Mana cost: 40/45/50/55/60 – 45/50/55/60/65

Tantrum

• Damage: 80/110/140/170/200 (+50% AP) – 65/100/135/170/205 (+50% AP)

Annie

Pyromania (Passive Skill)

• First Flame: Annie now spawns with a fully charged passive (at game start and on every respawn)

Blazing Shield

• Shield Duration: 40/85/130/175/220 (+35% AP) – 60/100/140/180/220 (+55% AP)
• Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 seconds - 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
• Magic Damage Retaliation: 20/30/40/50/60 (+20% AP) – 30/45/60/75/90 (+40% AP)

Tibbers' call

• Tibbers Health 1300/2200/3100 – 1300/2200/3100 (+75% AP)
• Tibbers' Defensive Stats: 30/60/90 Armor and Magic Resist - 30/60/90 (+5% AP) Armor and Magic Resist
• Tibbers Movement Speed: 350 at all skill levels - 350/375/400

Jarvan IV

Basic indicators

• Armor: 34 - 36

golden aegis

• Cooldown: 9 seconds - 8 seconds
• Shield Strength: 60/80/100/120/140 – 60/80/100/120/140 (+80% bonus AD)
• Shield Duration: 5 seconds - 4 seconds

K'Sante

Basic indicators

• Health Growth: 108 – 114

ntofo beats

• Toss up duration: 1 second - 0.65 seconds
• Stun Duration: 1 - 1.25 seconds - 1 second

through

• Minimum Stun Duration: 0.35/0.45/0.55/0.65/0.75 seconds - 0.3/0.35/0.4/0.45/0.5 seconds

Release

• Defensive stat reduction: 65% of additional Defensive stats - 85% of additional Defensive stats.

Kassadin

Force release

• Base Damage: 80/105/130/155/180 (+85% AP) – 60/90/120/150/180 (+85% AP)
• Cooldown Reduction per skill cast nearby: 1 second - 0.75 seconds

Step into the Abyss

• Magic Damage: 80/100/120 (+40% AP) (+2% Max Mana) – 70/90/110 (+40% AP) (+2% Max Mana)
• Bonus Damage per Stack: 40/50/60 (+10% AP) (+1% Max Mana) – 35/45/55 (+10% AP) (+1% Max Mana)

Cale

Divine Ascension (Passive)

• Bonus movement speed when enlightened: 8% - 10%

Starfire Blade

• Damage on Hit (Passive): 15/20/25/30/35 (+10% bonus AD) (+20% AP) – 15/20/25/30/35 (+10% bonus AD) – 15/20/25/30/35 (+10% bonus AD) attack power) (+25% of ability power)

Cain

Darkin Scythe (Passive)

• Shadow Assassin bonus damage: 13-40% (based on level) of damage after applying defensive stats is dealt again as magic damage (lasts against champions for 3 seconds after the start of the fight) - 15-45% (based on level) from damage after applying defensive stats is dealt again as magic damage (affects champions for 3 seconds after the start of the battle)

death stroke

• Physical Damage: 75/95/115/135/155 (+65% bonus AD) - 75/95/115/135/155 (+80% bonus AD) (Note: This change does not apply to Rhaast - his damage remains the same)

Le Blanc

Basic indicators

• Mana Regen: 6 - 8
• Mana Recovery Growth: 0.8 – 1

Seal of vice

• Mana Cost: 50/55/60/65/70 - 50 at all skill levels

Copy

• Cooldown: 60/45/30 seconds - 50/40/30 seconds

Lee Sin

Sound Wave/ Resonating Strike

• Sound Wave Physical Damage: 55/80/105/130/155 (+100% bonus AD) – 55/80/105/130/155 (+110% bonus AD)
• Resonating Strike Minimum Physical Damage: 55/80/105/130/155 (+100% bonus AD) – 55/80/105/130/155 (+110% bonus AD)

Onslaught/Maim

• Total Damage: 100/130/160/190/220 (+100% bonus AD) – 35/65/95/125/155 (+100% bonus AD)
• Slow: 20/30/40/50/60% - 20/35/50/65/80%

Trundle

ice land

• Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14 seconds - 16/15/14/13/12 seconds

Zach

unstable matter

• Magic Damage: 35/50/65/80/95 (+4/5/6/7/8% (+4% per 100 Ability Power) of Target's Max Health) - 35/50/65/80/95 (+4/5/6/7/8% (+3% per 100 ability power) of the target's maximum health)

Elastic slingshot

• Magic Damage: 60/110/160/210/260 (+90% AP) – 60/105/150/195/240 (+80% AP)

Alistair

Triumphant Roar (Passive)

• Self Heal: 23-142 (based on level) - 5% of Max Health
• Ally Healing: 46-284 (based on level) - 6% of Alistar's Max Health

crush

• Mana Cost: 55/60/65/70/75 – 50/55/60/65/70
• Magic Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+50% AP) – 60/100/140/180/220 (+70% AP)

Headbutt

• Mana cost: 65/70/75/80/85 – 50/55/60/65/70
• Magic Damage: 55/110/165/220/275 (+70% AP) – 55/110/165/220/275 (+90% AP)

Stomp

• Mana cost: 50/60/70/80/90 – 50/55/60/65/70
• Total Magic Damage: 80/110/140/170/200 (+40% AP) – 80/110/140/170/200 (+70% AP)

Braum

Stunning Blows (Passive)

• Target Immunity Duration: 8/6/4 seconds (at levels 1/7/13) – 8/6/4 seconds (at levels 1/6/11)

The bite of winter

• Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds - 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds

hide behind me

• Additional armor and magic resistance: 10/14/18/22/26 – 20/25/30/35/40

Nautilus

Staggering Strike (Passive)

• Bonus Damage: 8-110 (based on level) - 14-116 (based on level)

Wrath of the Titan

• Mana Cost: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds - 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds
• Shield Strength: 40/50/60/70/80 (+8/9/10/11/12% of Max Health) – 50/60/70/80/90 (+8/9/10/11/12 % of max health)

seismic wave

• Magic Damage: 55/85/115/145/175 (+30% AP) – 55/90/125/160/195 (+50% AP)

Pike

ghostly tide

• Physical Damage: 105/135/165/195/225 (+100% bonus AD) – 105/145/185/225/265 (+100% bonus AD)

raykan

shiny feather

• Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds - 11/10/9/8/7 seconds
• Mana Cost: 60 – 45
• Base Healing: 30-115 (based on level) (+55% ability power) - 40-210 (based on level) (+55% ability power)

Magnificent Appearance

• Magic Damage: 70/125/180/235/290 (+70% AP) – 70/120/170/220/270 (+80% AP)

trash

death sentence

• Magic Damage: 100/140/180/220/260 (+50% AP) – 100/145/190/235/280 (+80% AP)

dark path

• Shield Duration per Soul: 2 – 1.5

backswing

• Magic Damage: 75/110/145/180/215 (+40% AP) – 75/110/145/180/215 (+60% AP)

In patch 13.3, Riot Games made a big focus on melee support champions. In solo matchmaking, they were behind their long-range counterparts by a 2:1 pick ratio, but in professional LoL, the difference was a whopping 20:1. Update 13.3 will aim to rebalance the balance and bring new strategies to life.

In addition to champions, the changes include items, runes, and several in-game mechanics. Ahri's appearance will also be updated, and you can find out about all the changes on the official Riot page.