Now that Patch 13.18 is on the live servers, it’s time to set our eyes on Worlds and its official LoL patch 13.19. This is our breakdown.

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LoL Patch 13.19 – The official Worlds Patch

Patch 13.18 wasn’t that big of a patch but the new LoL champion Briar has been released. The patch mainly focused on nerfing down some of the strongest outliers in the game like Jarvan IV and Tryndamere. Both champions had above-average win rates across all ranks, especially the jungler who also had an indirect buff with the new Spear of Shojin. That said

Speaking of items, the devs introduced changes to the Statikk Shiv and Crown of the Shattered Queen which had defined the pro play meta in the past few months. Xayah and Rell also received pro-play-focused nerfs, hoping to reduce their overall power and priority in the meta.

Worlds is around the corner so we should expect more pro-play-oriented adjustments, as the best teams will clash starting from October 9 with the Worlds Qualifying Series. Patch 13.19 will be crucial since it will be the patch teams play on, so we might get a lot of small changes to balance things out.

For now, game designer Spideraxe leaked some of the first changes that are being considered. Without much surprise, Lee Sin is getting a substantial buff: it’s the Worlds special. And with the World Championship being held in South Korea, it was expected to see one of the most popular junglers getting a bit of love ahead of it.

Read more: LoL Worlds 2023 play-in stage – initial thoughs and impressions

How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?

Currently, there aren’t many tentative changes so it’s not easy to make well-thought considerations. That being said, Lee Sin’s buff is impressive and it will likely push him into the pro play meta. When it comes to soloQ, his win rate might go up a bit and get closer to 50% but it shouldn’t make him S-tier.

Patch 13.19 Tentative Changes

Champion Changes

Briar

R recast now removes her W buff, this is to fix the R recast spam bug

Lee Sin

Base armor: 34 ⇒ 36
W lifesteal and vamp: 5% – 27% ⇒ 10% – 26%

Twitch

R auto attack speed: 4000 ⇒ 5000

System changes

Upcoming skins

La Ilusion Draven – 1350 RP

La Ilusion Gnar – 1350 RP

La Ilusion Nidalee – 1350 RP

La Ilusion Qiyana – 1350 RP

La Ilusion Renata – 1350 RP

La Ilusion Prestige Renata – 100 ME

La Ilusion Ziggs – 1350 RP

Read more: All teams qualified for Worlds 2023