League of Legends patch 11.13 notes: Hullbreaker, Tahm Kench update, move speed nerfs
League of Legends patch 11.13 is here and we have the complete LoL notes & changes coming in the June 23 update, including the long-awaited arrival of the Tahm Kench rework, new “Astronaut” skins, major move speed nerfs, and plenty more.
Brace yourself — this patch is a big one.
Riot has got a taste of pro play in Summer Split, and they’re not the biggest fan; the League of Legends developers are finally pulling the trigger on mobility reduction “across a lot of systems,” including 17 items & runes. LoL will also get two new items in this update: “Hullbreaker” and “Anathema’s Chains.”
Eight champions are also coming under the hammer.
“This is a very big systems patch,” League game director Mark Yetter wroteon Twitter on June 14, “including the mobility reduction across a lot of systems and the addition of split push items for fighters and tanks.”
Here’s all the details on League of Legends patch 11.13.
What’s coming in League of Legends patch 11.13?
Riot move to slow down mobility creep
League of Legends has a mobility problem with new champions dashing and dancing around the map at the speed of light. Thankfully, Riot took steps to solve it in Season 11 in an attempt to stall mobility creep once and for all.
Riot finally addressed League’s mobility creep problem in Season 11 though, making big cuts to dashes and movement speed buffs. In a total overhaul of items and runes, lead gameplay designer Mark ‘Scruffy’ Yetter hopes mobility across the board will be reduced.
Items that were changed include Galeforce, Prowler’s Claw, Stridebreaker, Dead Man’s Plate, Shurelya’s Battlesong, Cosmic Drive, and plenty more.
Yetter explained: “This new focus is going to be both addressing major mobility outliers that go too far breaking intended weaknesses and trimming lots of small movement speed creep across League items and runes.”
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Tahm Kench rework arrives
Tahm Kench got his ‘acquired taste’ adjusted in Season 11 — the River King will be receiving a rework for his Devour and Abyssal Voyage, Riot devs have revealed, and it looks like it’s time to unbench the Kench again.
Riot has confirmed the Tahm Kench rework is “full steam ahead.”
“It’s no secret [Tahm Kench] is one of the champions most famous for being weak for a vast majority of players because his kit is strong for pros,” Huang said. “Tahm has a lot of power that requires the highest degree of coordinated play.”
Riot wants to keep his “high skill cap,” while also balancing him.
Kench’s ultimate, Abyssal Voyage, will be switched to his ‘W’ ability, while Devour/Regurgitate will now be the River King’s ultimate heading into Season 11.
League gets new ‘Ultimate Spellbook’ game mode
League of Legends’ Ruination storyline is coming to its end with the addition of a new Ultimate Spellbook game mode.
The Ultimate Spellbook game mode is now live for testing on the PBE as of the patch 11.13 cycle. It was a surprise addition to the test servers, and it’s got plenty of players excited for a fresh rotating game mode.
The game mode mechanics are in the title: You’re given another champion’s ultimate — kind of like Unsealed Spellbook but for abilities.
you may choose one of three random ultimates out of a pool of 39 to start with, and it’ll permanently take the place of one of your summoner spells.
New “Astronaut” skins
Riot Games will ship four new champion skins in League of Legends Patch 11.13 — a handful of characters will get new versions of the “Astronaut” skinline.
In LoL lore, the Astronaut champions come from an alternate future, where every character in Runeterra is actually a space-faring astronaut. The cosmetics are linked to the super-popular Odyssey storyline.
Here’s all the champs getting Astronaut skins:
Zed will also get his very own Prestige edition of his popular “PROJECT” skin this patch, which can be unlocked via League of Legends event challenges.
League patch 11.13 will drop on June 23.
Read the full notes below, courtesy ofRiot.
League of Legends patch 11.13 notes
Passive – The Hitman and the Seer
W – Blade’s Reach
E – Tempest
Base Stats
W – Scrap Shield
Q – Blade of the Ruined King
E – Harrowed Path
Q – Double Daggers
Items (Added)
Anathema’s Chains
Hullbreaker
Base stats
Items (Balance)
Black Cleaver
Cosmic Drive
Death’s Dance
Dead Man’s Plate
Divine Sunderer
Liandry’s Anguish
Luden’s Tempest
Moonstone Renewer
Prowler’s Claw
Sanguine Blade
Shurelya’s Battlesong
Stridebreaker
Trinity Force
Nimbus Cloak
Ghost Poro
Turret Update
Summoner Spells
Challenging Smite
Chilling Smite
ARAM Balance Changes
11.13 Buffs
11.13 Nerfs
Bugfixes / QoL Changes
Astronaut Corki
Commander Corki is both a veteran of the space program and its fearless leader. After traveling to a new and undiscovered planet with his intrepid crew, he befriended a stray alien meep that became his assistant and ally in exploring the galaxy. Together they fly, holding off the encroaching invasion of evil purple meeps that threaten the cosmos.
Astronaut Maokai
The first tree to grow on planet M33P, Maokai gained sentience due to the latent power of the meeps that took up residence in his trunk. He now fosters life on this new home of his, collecting and caring for young meeps that could use a helping hand (or branch)
Astronaut Rammus
Rammus was supposed to be the Space Program’s core asset for terraforming new planets, and he was– until his digging unearthed a purple surprise no one was ready for. Now he has become something wholly different, his power turned to nefarious ends at the hands of the evil invader-meeps.
Astronaut Veigar
A scientist conducting research on alien energy sources, Veigar ventured too far into empty space… but the Veigar that came back was different from the one that was set adrift. No one is sure why, but something about him is more… evil? And purple.
PROJECT: Zed Prestige Edition
Faced with imminent defeat at the hands of Mordekaiser and the numberless hordes of infected machines, Zed seeks out a dilapidated research facility in the heart of the wasteland, searching for illegal and potentially dangerous upgrades. His return may mark a tipping point in the battle for the City… though he has transformed into something beyond both human and machine.
