With version 13.1 about to land on January 10, players should grasp the following important things to have a great 2023 season.
The 2023 League of Legends season is coming very close to the official start date. Of course, Riot will also prepare many reasonable changes to give players a really balanced early game. In version 13.1, the first update of the year, Riot Games mainly focused on nerfing strong generals in the past time more than increasing the strength of the remaining champions. In addition, a series of Equipment has also been increased and decreased by Riot in this version 13.1.
Among Riot’s changes in version 13.1, players need to grasp the following information to have a good start in the new 2023 season
Elemental Wheels might get more attention
In version 13.1, Riot’s elemental equipment has been increased by 8 Lethality stats without changing the price or reducing the remaining stats. In other words, this equipment will give the player a large amount of Armor Penetration when selected in version 13.1.
Assassins in patch 13.1 may be more geared towards the elemental wheel
With this buff, the amount of money that Assassin generals spend to own Elemental Luan will really be “worth a lot of money”. The above equipment passive is also extremely suitable for Assassin champions like Rengar, Qiyana to continuously use Ultimate in the match. However, don’t try to build this item early, Elemental Luan will play into the third or fourth position in your build.
Signs for Jayce to return to the meta?
In the past time, the top lane of League of Legends has only revolved around the dominance of two classes of Tank and Gladiators. By version 13.1, things could be completely changed. And the champion that can reappear in Top Lane is most likely Jayce
First, in this version 13.1, Jayce has received a lot of power from Riot, from the damage of his Q skill in the form of his Hammer to some basic stats. After patch 13.1 officially lands, Jayce can return to become one of the top Top lane champions like before.
Aatrox may not be as popular as before
Aatrox’s healing has been reduced significantly in patch 13.1
This nerf for Demon Sword Darkin is also quite surprising because his win rate is just over 50% at Master rank and above. Maybe Riot still decided to nerf Aatrox because Darkin’s pick rate increased after the destruction at Worlds 2023
In patch 13.1, Aatrox’s power in Apocalyptic Warrior (R) state was significantly reduced from healing to movement speed. However, since Riot did not make any changes to Aatrox’s main damage ability, there is a high chance that Darkin will still be a good pick next season.
The Mage using the Staff of Eternal Life revived in the new season
Riot has brought many quality buffs to the new Mythical item in the 2023 Pre-Season – Scepter of Life. But it seems they still haven’t really worked, even with champions attached to this item like Kassadin. The Void Traveler has an even higher win rate when combined with other Mythical items
This version 13.1 is another quality buff for the Scepter of Life. This new Mythical item now grants more healing, while also requiring less mana to activate passively. Most importantly, the amount of Movement Speed is increased by 10% to ensure mobility for the mages who love this item.
Right now it may be too early to confirm that the Scepter of Life will really return in the 2023 season. Because above all, this is just an item and depends on the generals who often use it. Therefore, Swain, Kassadin or Ryze will be notable mage generals in the near future to demonstrate the power of the Scepter of Life.
Fiora continues to be a strong pick in Top lane
This nerf from Riot for Fiora in version 13.1 is quite insignificant when compared to other Top lane champions. The Swordsman only suffers a slight reduction in the damage of her Passive as well as her Q ability. With that, it probably won’t be enough to push Fiora out of the top spot in Top Lane
Nerf in patch 13.1 is considered insignificant compared to the effect Fiora brings
In previous versions, Fiora has always been one of the strong picks in the Top lane. At one point, Female Swordsman was the champion with the highest ban rate in Platinum rating according to u.gg. In addition, at the Demacia Cup 2022, Fiora also keeps a good win rate of up to 69.6%. With the nerf in patch 13.1, Fiora may be a bit weaker to balance compared to competitors in the same lane. But Female Swordsman is still an effective choice for you to have favorable early season ranked matches.
K’Sante becomes more balanced than previous versions
Since releasing the emergency Riot buff, K’Sante has become one of the most feared Top lane champions. Nazumah’s Pride is not only a sturdy Tank, but he can also return a large amount of damage, much higher than his fellow champions. With his performance in Ranked matches or Demacia Cup 2022, Riot soon realized and nerfed K’Sante in the first version of the 2023 season.
K’Sante has a destructive display in Ranked matches as well as Demacia Cup 2022
Reducing K’Sante’s movement speed by 5 might sound like a joke, but it has a lot to do with how he roams or returns to his lane. Not only that, the damage from K’Sante’s Passive and W skills is also significantly reduced
Riot is probably trying to direct K’Sante to become more of a Tank instead of creating an immortal monster like before. This nerf isn’t too heavy on the hands, but it makes sense for us to have a much more balanced K’Sante in the game.
See also: League of Legends: Riot announced that there will be early changes to the future Gladiator class
