League of Legends LoL PC patch 13.8 will drop on May 2nd 2023 as MSI London gets underway in the Copperbox Arena – here’s a rundown of what it’ll include.
13 teams from around the world will battle it out for the title of MSI champion on this LoL PC patch 13.8.
Riot Games is also shaking things up with the MSI London 2023 format, and the event runs from Tuesday May 2nd to Sunday May 21st.
Riot Games said in an announcement: “For MSI we’re focusing on introducing more champion diversity into pro play. This is coming in the form of buffs for some under-utilized champions like Ezreal, Leona and Lillia, while we address some of the overperforming picks like Jarvan IV, Malphite, and Rakan.
“We also have some quality of life improvements to Challenges, a new set of Night and Dawnbringer skins, and last but certainly not least, we’re introducing the ability to report players from your match history.”
LoL PC patch 13.8 buffs, nerfs and other changes
LoL PC patch 13.8 includes the following changes:
Champions
Aurelion Sol
- Health Growth: 95 ⇒ 90
- Armor Growth: 4.3 ⇒ 4
Ezreal
Base Attack Damage: 60 ⇒ 62
Garen
- Base Attack Damage: 66 ⇒ 69
- Base Armor: 36 ⇒ 38
Janna
- W – Zephyr Magic Damage: 70/100/130/160/190 (+50% AP) ⇒ 80/110/140/170/200 (+60% AP)
- E – Eye Of The Storm Shield Decay Timer: 1.25 seconds ⇒ 2.5 seconds
Jarvan IV
- Attack Damage Growth: 3.4 ⇒ 3
- Q – Dragon Strike Physical Damage: 90/130/170/210/250 (+140% bonus AD) ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+140% bonus AD)
Kayn
- E – Shadow Step Shadow Assassin – Bonus Move Speed: 80% ⇒ 70%
- E – Shadow Step Shadow Assassin – Cooldown: 8 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds
Kha’Zix
Q – Taste Their Fear Physical Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 (+115% bonus AD) ⇒ 70/95/120/145/170 (+115% bonus AD)
Kog’Maw
- Passive – Icathian Surprise – Kog’Maw is now Ghosted while in his passive form
- True Damage: 125-550 (based on level) ⇒ 140-650 (based on level)
- Q – Caustic Spittle Cooldown: 8 seconds ⇒ 7 seconds
- E – Void Ooze Mana Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100
- E – Void Ooze Slow: 20/28/36/44/52% ⇒ 30/35/40/45/50%
Leona
- W Eclipse – Bonus Armor: 15/20/25/30/35 (+20% Bonus Armor) ⇒ 20/25/30/35/40 (+20% Bonus Armor)
- W Eclipse – Bonus Magic Resistance: 15/20/25/30/35 (+20% Bonus Magic Resistance) ⇒20/25/30/35/40 (+20% Bonus Magic Resistance)
- W Eclipse – Magic Damage: 45/80/115/150/185 (+ 40% AP) ⇒ 55/90/125/160/195 (+ 40% AP)
Lillia
Passive – Dream-Laden Bough
- Monster Damage Cap: 50-150 (based on level) ⇒ 70-150 (based on level) (Note: This
is up to 40% more damage at level 1 against monsters with over 1328 HP, tapering to
0% more at less than 949 HP. Raptor has 1100, while Red, Blue, Gromp, Krug, and Wolf all hit the new max HP cap.) - Healing Against Monsters: 24-75 (based on level) (+5.4% AP) ⇒ 39-54 (based on
level) (+15% AP) - Healing Against Champions: 6-120 (based on level) (+18% AP) ⇒ 6-90 (based on
level) (+30% AP)
Malphite
- W – Thunderclap Empowered Attack Damage: 30/45/60/75/90 (+20% AP)(+15% Armor) ⇒30/40/50/60/70 (+20% AP)(+15% Armor)
- W – Thunderclap Cleave Physical Damage: 15/25/35/45/55 (+ 30% AP) (+ 20% armor) ⇒15/25/35/45/55 (+ 30% AP) (+ 15% armor)
Nidalee
- Base Armor: 28 ⇒ 32
- Armor Growth: 4.7 ⇒ 5
Poppy
- Q – Hammer Shock Target Health Damage: 8% ⇒ 9%
- W – Steadfast Presence Bonus Resistances: 10% ⇒12% (Note: this will be doubled to 24% while Poppy is below 40% maximum health.)
Rakan
- Base Armor: 32 ⇒ 30
- Armor Growth: 5.1 ⇒ 4.9
Cosmic Drive
LoL PC patch 13.8 has one item update for Cosmic Drive:
Ability Power: 90 ⇒ 100
New Unique Passive – Spelldance: Damaging a champion (excluding damage over time) generates a stack of 2.5% Movement Speed every 1.5 seconds for the next 5 seconds up to 4 stacks (10% Movement Speed). At 4 stacks, gain an additional 10% Movement Speed (20% Movement Speed total). Dealing damage refreshes this effect.
(Note: You only need to deal 1 instance of damage for it to start adding stacks on its own periodically. You then only need to hit them once again after a delay to fully stack it. You don’t need to hit them 4 times 1.5 seconds apart. The intent here is that one spell does not fully stack the passive.)
Clash – Mt. Targon Cup
Weekend 2 Registration Begins: April 17 @ 11:00 AM (Local Time)
Weekend 2 Tournament Dates: April 22 and 23 (4-7 PM Local Time, varies by region)
In observance of Ramadan and the Iftar meal, Clash lock-in times will be made earlier for these servers:
- TR1 – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Local Time
- SG2 – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Local Time
Behavioral Systems
Reporting is now available in Match History as of LoL PC patch 13.8. You can report another player by right clicking on their row when viewing past game summaries in your Match History.
Challenges
This patch includes a visual update for the Challenges Page. Previously everything was sorted by individual challenges which could be a bit confusing, but now Challenges will be organized by Capstone and Groups which should make them easier to navigate.
Mythic Shop Rotation
Now Available
- Prestige True Damage Senna
- Prestige Nightbringer Kayn
- Mythic Chroma Dawnbringer Riven (Nightbringer)
Leaving the Mythic Shop
- Prestige Fuzz Fizz
- Prestige Ascended Pantheon
Bugfixes & QoL Changes
● Fixed a bug where Milio would sometimes cause games to crash if he was matched against an Ahri, Viego, or Sylas.
● Fixed a bug where Diana’s Q distance would be slightly shorter or longer if it was cast during Flash.
● Fixed bugs where using undo in the shop when Biscuit is owned reduced or increased your total mana by an amount more than what was granted by the item.
● Fixed a bug where Twitch’s R AoE would not inflict damage on himself and enemies while under the influence of Renata’s Berserk.
● Fixed a bug where the end-of-game scoreboard would show neutral minion kills in both jungles but would not be calculated as income.
● Fixed a bug where Vel’Koz’s R could be recast to interrupt the ability if it was recast too early.
● Fixed a bug where a minion would receive Drake kill credit if Drake was killed by Shaco’s clone.
● Fixed a bug where Yuumi’s ally would get no friendship stacks when killing champions if Yuumi was attached.
● Fixed a bug where Yuumi’s Q expiration sound effects were audible in the Fog of War.
● Fixed a bug where getting snared would not stop recalls.
● Fixed a rare bug where Sona’s passive would be duplicated if specific inputs were made at the same time.
● Fixed a bug where Aurelion Sol’s enhanced R shockwave would not deal damage.
● Fixed a bug where Draven’s R could execute through spell shields like Sivir’s E. And I thought bounty hunters were good at avoiding axes… or were those pendulum axes only?
● Fixed a bug where Draven’s R would not execute enemies if they were near Draven when he initially cast the ability.
● Fixed a bug where Ornn’s E and R knockups were cleansable.
● Fixed a bug where some of Aurelion Sol’s glorious VO lines were missing.
● Fixed a bug where Xayah’s Q would no longer recalculate cast time if she sold an item while dead and the ability’s attack speed would be increased.
● Fixed a bug where Kai’Sa could sometimes use her R to escape Mordekaiser’s Realm of Death.
● Fixed a bug where Gargoyle’s Stoneplate’s Unbreakable effect would be shortened by heal and shield power.
● Fixed an exploit where Watchful Wardstone could be copied and repeatedly sold.
Skin Bugfixes
● Lunar Beast / Worlds 2021 Jarvan IV – Jarvan’s hand now properly holds the spear during Dragon Strike (Q) animation
● Worlds 2021 Jarvan IV: Left pauldron no longer rotates in unnatural way, after using Dragon Strike (Q) ability
● Fnatic Jarvan IV – Animation of flag raising and falling down has been restored during cast of Demacian Standard (E)
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins and chromas will be released in this patch:
- Dawnbringer Renekton and Vayne
- Nightbringer Jarvan IV and Nasus
See more Esports News UK MSI 2023 Coverage Powered by SideQuest Gamers Hub here, and more on LoL PC patch 13.8 on the League of Legends website here
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
