League of Legends 13.9 Early Patch Notes

League of Legends players can expect a range of changes with the upcoming release of Patch 13.9. The patch is set to bring a series of adjustments and buffs to various champions in the game, including Neeko and Kayle. Additionally, players will be happy to hear that the much-loved Lich Bane is receiving a much-needed buff, which may make it a more popular option for AP players.

League of Legends Update 13.9

Champions

Aatrox

• Buffs coming soon

Amumu

• Buffs coming soon

Bel’Veth

• Adjustments coming soon

Jinx

• Nerfs coming soon

Kayle

E: Starfire Spellblade

• On-hit AP ratio decreased: 25% >>> 20%
• Passive wave damage increased: 15-35 (based on E rank) >>> 20-41 (based on lvls 11-18)

R: Divine Judgement

• Cast time decreased: 1.5 seconds >>> .5 seconds
• AoE delay increased: 1.5 >>> 2.5
• Invulnerability duration flattened: 2 – 3 seconds >>> 2.5 seconds
• AoE radius increased: 525 >>> 675/ 675/ 775
• Damage decreased: 200 – 500 (+80% AP) (+100% bAD) >>> 200 – 400 (+70% AP) (+100% bAD)

Neeko

Passive: Inherent Glamour

• When Neeko is near a non-epic monster, minion, trad, ward, or plant for two seconds, she stores their Sho’Ma. Neeko can click on her bar to become that unit. Click on Neeko’s face to return to Neeko. Clock on the little x to clear out that Sho’Ma. Only one unit can be stored at a time.
• Disguise no longer breaks on taking damage, only when the disguised self would have died or when you are crowd controlled
• Neeko no longer inherits base Attack Speed/Movement Speed from disguised target if that stat is higher than hers
• Cooldown flattened to 6 seconds at all ranks

Q: Blooming Burst

• Secondary/Tertiary Pop Damage: 40/65/95/115/140 (+20%AP) >>> 35/65/85/110/135 (+25%AP)
• Each explosion now deals 30/40/50/60/70 bonus damage to monsters

W: Shapesplitter

• After casting, Neeko can reactivate to send the clone to a new location
• Clone now plays animations and sounds of Q/E/Dance/Joke/Taunt/Recall/Laugh and survives for their duration
• Empowered Attacks deal 50 bonus damage to monsters

E: Tangle Barbs

• Damage adjusted: 80/115/150/185/220 +60%AP >>> 70/105/140/175/210 + 65%AP

R: Pop Blossom

• After the channel, Neeko jumps into the air, knocking up all nearby enemies.
• After 0.6s, Neeko crashes to the ground with all suspended enemies and deals damage to all nearby enemies, the stun longers for 1.25s total
• No longer shields Neeko on cast
• Damage: 200/425/650 (+130%AP) >>> 150/350/550 (100%AP)
• Cooldown: 90s >>> 120/105/90s

Sion

• Nerfs coming soon

Swain

• Buffs coming soon

Taliyah

• Adjustments coming soon

Volibear

• Buffs coming soon

Items

Lich Bane

• Buffs coming soon

League of Legends 13.9 patch is expected to go live on May 3, 2023. Please visit the game’s official website or Reddit post for more information.