Changes in Champions and Gameplay in Speed War 4.3B

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List of Champions with Changes

In the Speed War 4.3B update, many champions have been carefully examined to become more balanced and stable in the meta.

Aatrox

The Darkin Blade, Aatrox, is the first champion to receive Riot's favor in this update. Specifically, he will enhance his already stable lane-pushing capabilities.

• Passive: Healing ratio when hitting minions increased from 50% to 60%.
• Darkin Blade: Damage ratio to minions increased from 55% to 65%.

Akali

Akali is also making a strong comeback in this patch with buffs that are very useful and interact well with her playstyle:

• Move speed when moving towards the outer edge of the energy ring: 30% → 30/40/50/60%
• Move speed when escaping outside the energy ring towards enemy champions: 30% → 30/40/50/60%
• Energy cost when using Five-Point Strike: 120/100/80/60 → 105/90/75/60

Akshan

Riot has decided to bring Akshan back to the Tốc Chiến arena after a long absence. He is now more powerful with increased damage:

• SMCK per level: 4.55 → 5.5
• Q - Avengerang: Minimum damage: 20/25/30 + 10% Attack Damage → 20/30/40 + 10% Attack Damage, and Maximum damage: 80/100/120 + 40% Attack Damage → 80/120/160 + 40% Attack Damage

Fiora

Adjustments to Lunge reduce Fiora's solo kill potential noticeably. Riot has added a mechanism that allows the Q - Lunge to deal damage to turrets. This prevents Fiora from being overrated in the top lane.

Irelia

Irelia now has better survivability in skirmishes with her W - Defiant Dance receiving a slight buff:

• Damage reduction: (50 + 7% Ability Power)% → (60 + 7% Ability Power)%
• Base damage: 10/30/50/70 → 20/35/50/65

Jarvan IV

Riot aims to make J4 a more tank-oriented champion in the Tốc Chiến 4.3B update, so his durability is significantly increased and interacts well with abilities:

• Innate: Cooldown reduction per target reduced to 5 seconds.
• Golden Aegis: Base shield value: 80/120/160/200 → 80/120/160/200 + 4% Maximum Health
• Cataclysm: [NEW]: Enemies within Cataclysm will take 12/16/20% reduced damage, the effect is removed upon leaving the Cataclysm area or when the terrain collapses.

Jayce

With Jayce shining too brightly in the jungle instead of the lanes, Riot decides to reduce his jungle clearing ability while slightly boosting his base power:

• Base Attack Damage: 52 → 54
• Thundering Blows: [NEW] Damage ratio to monsters: 70%
• To the Skies!: Damage ratio: 8/11/14/17/20% of target's maximum health + 100% Bonus Attack Damage → 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% of target's maximum health + 100% Bonus Attack Damage, maximum damage to monsters: 200/325/450/575/700 → 150/275/400/525/650

Karma 

To enhance Karma's competitiveness against other strong mid-lane mages, Riot performs a comprehensive upgrade for this champion in the Tốc Chiến 4.3B update:

• Inner Flame: Base damage: 60/100/140/180 → 70/110/150/190, when using Mantra, it adds 60/140/220/300 → 70/150/230/310 additional damage.
• Inspire: Shield value 60/90/120/150 + 50% Ability Power → 70/100/130/160 + 65% Ability Power, increased to 120/180/240/300 + 50% Ability Power → 140/200/260/320 + 65% Ability Power when using ult.

Miss Fortune 

Miss Fortune, known for being an easy target in battles, undergoes some subtle tweaks:

• Base Armor: 30 → 34
• Armor per level: 3.5 → 4
• Double Up: Critical damage after bouncing: 150% → 130/140/150/160%
• Strut: Bonus attack speed upon activation: 30/50/70/90% → 45/60/75/90%

Pyke 

Pyke seems to lack the desired impact in the support role that Riot envisions, prompting them to slightly boost the strength of this champion in the Turbocharged 4.3B update:

• Attack Damage Growth: 2.65 → 3.5
• Bone Skewer: Base damage: 120/185/250/315 → 130/195/260/325, damage ratio to minions: 80% → 50%, damage ratio to monsters: 90% → 50%
• Phantom Undertow: Base damage: 110/160/210/260 → 120/170/220/270, base stun duration: 1.25 seconds → 1.5 seconds, damage ratio to monsters: 100% → 50%

Riven 

In a bid to bring Riven back to solo lanes instead of the jungle, Riot opts to reduce the damage to monsters while enhancing her dueling capabilities:

• Blade of the Exile: Damage ratio to monsters 50%.
• Runic Blade: Damage: 15/40/65/90+50/55/60/65% Bonus Attack Damage → 20/45/70/95+55/60/65/70% Bonus Attack Damage
• Valor: Cooldown: 10/9/8/7 seconds → 9/8/7/6 seconds

Sion

In a move to enhance Sion's lane presence, Riot decides to upgrade his E ability - Decimating Smash. Base damage increases from 65/110/155/200 → 75/120/165/210, energy cost from 40/45/50/55 → 35/40/45/50.

Zed

In this version, Zed will see a significant improvement in mobility for evasive maneuvers and executing flashier combos with his W - Living Shadow. Cooldown for this ability goes from 20/18/16/14 seconds → 17/16/15/14 seconds.

Noteworthy Gameplay Changes

In addition to numerous champion adjustments, Riot introduces changes to gameplay, specifically focusing on the system and runes.

Runes

The Turbocharged 4.3B update brings a plethora of changes to Runes to align with power scaling and champion tweaks:

• Domination: Weakness Mark reduces cooldown from 20 -> 15 seconds.
• Domination: Shield Bash increases base damage from 5 - 30 → 15 - 50 and bonus damage ratio from 20% → 15%.
• Frozen Upgrades: Reduces slow zone damage.
• Inspiration: Detective's alterations include a 50 movement speed boost and 2% health + energy regeneration per second when in the river.

System Changes

This update brings only one system tweak, targeting the Rift Herald to prevent it from being too overpowering with its powerful slams:

• First Slam: 80% maximum HP of the turret
• Second Slam: 40% maximum HP of the turret

These are the entirety of the champion and gameplay changes in the Turbocharged 4.3B update that readers should be well-informed about. Stay tuned to Mytour for the latest updates!