UPDATE:
Official Patch Notes for 9.13 are now on the League of Legends website, confirming the changes posted below in the original article. Head over to the League’s Patch Updates page, where you will also find out more about the new skins, chromas and other fixes.
ORIGINAL:
After the first Live Updates on Patch 9.13 from Riot, we have to say that balancing champions and writing about it was exhausting. Nonetheless, we found out more of the behind the scenes reasons with the balance framework we saw here and the details provided by Rioters. The last changes in 9.13 PBE were final and should make it to the live server starting tonight.
Here’s the schedule for the 9.13 Patch release:
On the NA server, the message says:
“On 06/26/19, starting at, 01:30 Pacific Time (08:30 UTC), ranked queues will be disabled in preparation for patch 9.13. At 03:00 Pacific time (10:00 UTC), the servers will be shut down and all games currently in progress will end in a draw and stats will not be recorded. We estimate the battlegrounds will be unavailable for 3 hours.”
For other regions:
- Ranked Queues disabled: 03:30 (Brazil), 03:30 UK Time (EUW), 01:30 CEST (EUNE), 03:30 Sydney Time (Oceania).
- Server shut down: 05:00 (Brazil), 05:00 UK Time (EUW), 03:00 CEST (EUNE), 05:00 Sydney Time (Oceania).
League of Legends Patch 9.13: Tentative Patch Notes
First of all, we’re all hyped about the new champion that will come tomorrow: Qyiana, the Empress of the Elements, the new member of the Ixtal faction. She is a melee assassin that is supposed to be solo lane – but we all know she’ll be everywhere on the map!
Next, we’re so ready for the new permanent game mode – Teamfight Tactics.
Check out everything about the new champion and the new game mode:
- Qyiana (stats, abilities, skins, balance changes)
- Teamfight Tactics (news, updates, balance changes, guides).
Considering the official 9.13 patch notes are not here yet, we will try to shortly recap what was reverted at the end of this PBE patch cycle. There are many changes coming in this patch, so you will have to visit the links below for a more comprehensive list for various changes:
Illaoi
The Illaoi changes provided by Riot Repertoir will go to 9.13 live:
Attached the final Illaoi list that is scheduled to ship to Live. Did some passive and E slight modifications following the last time I sent it out: #lifeofapatch pic.twitter.com/ZnXN3djZSz
— John Frank (@LoLSotere) June 19, 2019
Karma
Karma’s movespeed nerf by 1 second to her base E stays.
Akali
Update: No Akali changes in 9.13!
Nothing new on Akali’s changelist – we don’t know yet if she will get these changes in the 9.13 patch –
Leona
Leona’s buffs were reverted in the last 9.13 PBE update – (nothing new to her vs live stats).
Malphite
Malphite will continue to be tested in 9.14, so nothing changes for the little rock solid for now, said Riot Lutzburg in a Tweet.
Wukong
The Prototype Wukong changes were again reverted and will be tested in PBE later on.
More changes will also focus on the next champions (follow the links for more details):
Swain (changed) – link here.
Sylas, Syndra, Ornn, Tristana, and Randuins Omen – buffed; Sejuani, Sivir, Sona and Essence Reaver – nerfed – link here.
Pyke (changed), Udyr and Rod of Ages buff – link here.
Later today we should get the official patch notes for 9.13, so check back on our League of Legends page or right here for an update. We will soon follow up with 9.13 Patch Notes – Balance Changes summary.
We will continue with a patch 9.14 PBE update – the patch will probably have the updated Malphite, we will get Ranked for Teamfight Tactics, more balance changes, the new death recap and the revamped client – learn more about these in our Riot Pls article.
Sonia Theo has been writing for more than 15 years, first starting with fantasy stories. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and German, and one in Arts and Design. In the past years, her interests in gaming and tech news grew, so she started writing articles, guides and reviews for players. In her spare time, you’ll see Sonia playing WoW, crafting decorations and jewelry, or walking her dog. For Digital Overload, Sonia Theo will cover all things tech and gaming, delivering fresh updates on your favorite games.
