TFT Patch 13.1 Notes: Massive New Year Patch Makes Large Adjustments

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TFT Patch 13.1 Notes reveal a large number of system and balance changes along with a new game mode and a limited-time Lunar New Year event.

From Regular Augment changes to Hero Augment adjustments, TFT’s Patch 13.1 includes them all. Kroger drop items and carousel adjustments also make up some of the changes intended to release with TFT’s first patch of the year. A Lunar Gala Event has also been unveiled, offering four weeks of non-stop rewards and cosmetics, lasting from January 11 to Feb 9.

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The Set 8 patch also incorporates a variety of system changes and adjusts a large number of champions, mainly three-cost and four-cost units. A limited-time game mode called Fortune’s Favor is also lined up for a Patch 13.1 release. Riot has also focused on delivering high-quality Chibi champion special animations and skins through its four-week Lunar New Year event.

TFT Patch 13.1 General Changes

Carousel Adjustments

The 3x Tear of the Goddess /3x Sparring Gloves /3x Random Components carousel has been changed to 3x Tears /3x Gloves /3x Giant’s Belts

Champion Star Level Spell Scaling

We’re reducing the spell scaling for every 3-star two and three-cost unit, as they are overperforming across the board relative to how difficult they are to get. With increased player damage, we are seeing a faster meta that’s more reliant on starting up lower-cost units. Nerfing this win condition means taking the risk of rolling down later will be a more consistent payoff, as players who spiked with their 3-star two/three cost will be a bit weaker.

3-star two cost champions spell scaling: 60% changed to 55%
3-star three cost champions spell scaling: 75% changed to 65%
Annie 3 Burst Shield Damage: 335 changed to 325
Draven 3 Whirling Death Damage: 175 changed to 150
Fiora 3 En Garde! Attack Damage ratio: 250% changed to 235%
Malphite 3 Ground Slam Damage: 335 changed to 325
Rell 3 Iron Bond Damage: 335 changed to 325
Sivir 3 Pizza Delivery Attack Damage ratio: 425% changed to 410%
Yasuo 3 Steel Tempest Damage: 500 changed to 485
Alistar 3 Pulverize Damage: 375 changed to 350
Kai’Sa 3 Starcharged Damage: 385 changed to 370
Nilah 3 Apotheosis start & end Damage: 235 changed to 225
Riven 3 Bunny Blade Damage: 235 changed to 225
Sona 3 Crescendo Sequence (1st cast, damage only) Damage: 450 changed to 430
Sona 3 Crescendo Sequence (3rd cast, stun) Damage: 315 changed to 300
Zoe 3 Trouble Bubble Damage: 1000 changed to 92

Augment Distribution

Hero Augment armories that appear on round 4-2 now have a 5% chance to be all 5-cost units.
Silver Augment in a game: 52% ⇒ 37%
Gold Augment in a game: 71% ⇒ 92%
Prismatic Augment in a game: 35% ⇒ 20%
Hero Augment in a game: 95% ⇒ 92%
Hero/Prismatic/Silver ⇒ Hero/Prismatic/Gold
Prismatic/Hero/Prismatic ⇒ Prismatic/Hero/Gold
Prismatic/Prismatic/Hero ⇒ Gold/Prismatic/Hero

TFT Patch 13.1 Champion Changes

One-Cost Champions

Ashe Mana buff: 0/60 ⇒ 0/50
Blitzcrank Static Defense damage reduction: 45/55/65% ⇒ 55/60/65%
Lux Lucent Singularity Damage: 190/285/425 ⇒ 200/300/450
Poppy Buckler Toss shield: 250/300/375 ⇒ 300/350/425
Galio Mana nerf: 60/120 changed to 70/140
Galio Outta My Way! Shield: 250/300/375 changed to 200/240/280
Sylas Health: 650 changed to 700
Sylas Battle Blast Heal Amount: 130/150/170 changed to 150/170/190
Talon Attack Speed: 0.65 changed to 0.7
Talon OX-ian Diplomacy Damage: 160/240/360 changed to 170/250/370
Anima Squad Attack Damage & Ability Power: 10/30/50 ⇒ 10/30/55
Ox Force max Attack Speed: 30/70/140/250 ⇒ 30/80/150/300%
Renegade bonus Damage: 40/80% ⇒ 40/70%

Two-Cost Champions

Projectile champion Yuumi ends up on the dev team’s nerf list with a reduced range nerf. Riot also emphasized that the latest series of nerfs don’t sacrifice Yuumi’s utility at all, and the champion would atill be of great use for her team. On the other hand Jinx and Draven are subjected toreceive minor buffs in the latest patch.

Annie max Mana nerf: 20/80 changed to 30/90
Annie Burst Shield shield: 325/400/500 changed to 300/350/425
Camille Tactical Sweep Attack Damage ratio: 180/200/225% changed to 190/200/215%
Draven Attack Speed: 0.7 changed to 0.75
Ezreal Sabotage Damage: 215/320/510 changed to 230/345/535
Jinx Attack Damage: 45 changed to 50
Jinx Fishbones Damage: 200/300/480 changed to 225/335/525
Vi Blast Shield Sunder (Armor Shred): 40/50/70% changed to 50/50/50%
Yuumi Range: 5 changed to 4
Yuumi Prowling Projectile Damage: 255/385/600 changed to 220/330/510

Three- Cost Champions

Jax Attack Damage: 50 changed to 45
Jax Adaptive Strike Damage: 110/165/285 changed to 100/150/250
Jax Adaptive Strike Damage Per Stack: 30/45/75 changed to 20/30/50
Jax Adaptive Strike Max (at full stacks) Damage: 320/480/810 changed to 240/360/600
Kai’Sa Starcharged Attack Speed: 40/50/65% changed to 40/45/55%
Vayne Silver Bolts Attack Damage ratio: 120/120/130% changed to 130/130/140%
Vayne Silver Bolts base Damage: 18/25/40 changed to 18/25/45
Vel’koz Mana: 0/60 changed to 0/70
Vel’koz Frozen Tomb damage: 300/450/775 changed to 275/415/680
Cho’gath Cosmic Bellow Magic Resist ratio: 150/200/250 ⇒ 150/190/240%
LeBlanc Sigil of Malice Damage: 80/100/130 ⇒ 85/105/130
Nilah Apotheosis Heal: 275/325/400 ⇒ 250/300/350
Rammus Sand Slam Armor ratio: 130/175/225% ⇒ 150/175/205%
Senna Piercing Darkness Attack Damage ratio: 170/180/190% ⇒ 175/185/190%
Senna Piercing Darkness base Damage: 45/65/120 ⇒ 45/65/125

Four-Cost Champions

The pesky Bel’Veth bug that caused her Attack Damage to not scale with some items, has been finally fixed. This means that the champion would function, as intended, instead of the buggy variant that ended up being a weaker iteration of the champion. In view of this, Riot are also deploying spa series of minor nerfs that will keep the champion in a balanced state after the bug-fix that counts as a buff (allows the champion to AD scale with items).

Bel’Veth: fixed a major bug that caused her to not scale with Attack Damage granted by items properly. This is a massive buff, so we’re also making some adjustments.
Bel’Veth Attack Damage: 85 changed to 80
Bel’Veth Attack Speed Per Cast: 30% changed to 25%
Bel’Veth Endless Banquet Damage: 25/40/160 changed to 20/30/150
Miss Fortune now casts toward the largest clump of enemies
Miss Fortune now turns slightly faster when there are no more enemies in her cone
Miss Fortune Bullet Time first bullet Damage: 50/70/250 changed to 45/65/210
Sett Health: 900 changed to 1000
Sett Mecha SLAM! Channel Time: 2.5 changed to 2 sec
Sett Mecha SLAM! Max Attack Damage ratio: 280/300/600% changed to 300/320/800%
Zac Symbiotic Split current Health damage ratio: 18% changed to 25%
Zac Symbiotic Split missing Health percent heal: 20% changed to 30%
Zac Symbiotic Split passive Zac blobs spawn 100% faster when his passive is triggered
Zed Empowered Kill Mode duration: 6/6/15 changed to 7/7/7 sec
Zed Empowered Kill Mode 3rd attack base bonus Damage: 30/45/200 changed to 40/60/300
Aurelion Sol Meteor Shower Damage: 135/200/450 ⇒ 135/200/400
Samira Flair Attack Damage ratio: 500/525/1000 ⇒ 500/525/1500%
Soraka Starcall empowered 3rd cast stars: 3/3/5 ⇒ 3/3/4
Soraka Starcall self max Heal: 10% ⇒ 8%
Viego Health: 900 ⇒ 950
Viego Heartbreaker: 250/375/850 ⇒ 260/390/850

Five-Cost Champions

Aphelios Gravitum (Purple) Attack Damage ratio: 160/160/800 changed to 150/150/1500%
Aphelios Infernum (Blue) Attack Damage ratio: 200/200/800 changed to 225/225/1500%
Aphelios Severum (Red) Attack Damage ratio: 270/270/800 changed to 300/300/2000%
Fiddlesticks max Mana buff: 90/90 changed to 66/66
Fiddlesticks Armor & Magic Resist: 60 changed to 70
Fiddlesticks Dark Harvest Damage: 100/150/900 changed to 111/166/1000
Fiddlesticks Corrupted awakening max Health threshold: 60% changed to 70%
Mordekaiser starting Mana buff: 50/150 changed to 60/150
Mordekaiser Skylines Damage: 400/600/3000 changed to 420/630/5555
Syndra Mana buff: 90/140 changed to 70/125
Urgot Undertow passive autos Attack Damage ratio: 30% changed to 40%
Urgot Undertow passive autos Attack Speed ratio: 10% changed to 20%
Urgot Undertow stun duration: 1.25/1.5/5 sec changed to 1/1.5/5 sec
Urgot Undertow Treasure Chest dredge chance: 12/15/100% changed to 15/25/100%
Urgot Undertow Treasure Chest chance for item component: 20/30/90% changed to 15/25/75%
Nunu & Willump Biggest Roboball Ever! Damage: 135/205/2000 ⇒ 125/190/2000

TFT Patch 13.1 Notes Trait Changes

A.D.M.I.N units are targeted with massive buffs, gaining ability power and more upon killing enemy units. The Brawler trait receives a nerf after appearing “too strong” in the last update. TFT fans should expect the meta to shift with these changes, but we are sure the grounds will settle down after a few patches as Riot figures out a “middle-ground” for Set 8 after continuous player feedback.

Ace Execution Threshold: 12/30% changed to 15/30%
ADMIN 6 piece bonus: +80% changed to +100%
ADMIN “On Kill” cause has been re-enabled
On Kill, champion (can be any on team) gains permanent Health: 20
On Kill, champion gains Attack Damage: 25%
On Kill, champion gains Ability Power: 25
On Kill, champion gains Attack Speed: 25%
On Kill, champion gains Mana: 20
On Kill, champion heals: 350
On Kill, champion has a chance to drop gold: 50%
When ADMIN drops below 40% Health gain permanent Health: 50 changed to 60
When ADMIN drops below 40% Health gain Attack Damage: 75 changed to 80
When ADMIN drops below 40% Health gain Ability Power: 75 changed to 80
When ADMIN drops below 40% Health gain gain Attack Speed: 75 changed to 80
On Ally Death, ADMIN champions gain Ability Power: 18 changed to 20
On Ally Death, ADMIN champions gain Mana: 30 changed to 40
On Ally Death, ADMIN champions heal: 250 changed to 350
On Ally Death, ADMIN champions chance to Drop Gold: 33% changed to 40%
On Spell Cast, ADMIN champions heal: 150 changed to 200
On Combat Start, ADMIN champions gain Attack Damage: 60 changed to 50
On Combat Start, your TEAM gains permanent Health: 20 changed to 15
On Combat Start, your TEAM gains Ability Power: 30 changed to 25
On Combat Start, your TEAM gains AD: 30 changed to 25
On Combat Start, your TEAM champion’s chance to Drop Gold: 20% changed to 25%
Every 5 seconds, ADMIN champion chance to Drop Gold: 20% changed to 25%
Every 5 seconds, your TEAM gains permanent Health: 7 changed to 5
Every 5 seconds, your TEAM gains Attack Speed: 10% changed to 12%
Every 5 seconds, your TEAM champion’s chance to Drop Gold: 10% changed to 12%
Brawler max Health Bonus: 20/40/70/111% changed to 20/40/65/90%
Duelist Attack Speed Per Auto: 6/12/20/30% changed to 5/10/16/24%
Duelist Max Stacks: 10 changed to 12
LaserCorpsDamage: 60/150/150 changed to 65/165/200
Mascot max Health Regen per 2 seconds: 1.5/3.25/6.5/12% changed to 1.5/2.5/4.5/10%
Mecha Prime Attack Damage & Ability Power: 60/45% changed to 70/50%
Recon dash AI updated to better avoid crowds
Supers base Damage Increase: 20% changed to 18%
Supers bonus Damage per 3-star: 5% changed to 3%
Spellslinger Ability Power: 25/60/100/150 changed to 25/55/85/125
Spellslinger Meteor Ability Power ratio: 50/50/50/200% changed to 50/50/50/150%
Units no longer launch meteors as their first attack in combat
Spellslingers no longer launch meteors as their first attack in combat

TFT Patch 13.1 Notes Hero Augment Changes

Lee Sin’s Hero Augment receives a slight rework that now removes all the negative effects upon casting, regenerating about 18% of missing health. The earlier iteration of Lee Sin’s Hero Augment was neither in place of power nor weak – so it made perfect sense to Riot’s TFT team to introduce a rework that made the champions Hero Augment more or less, useful. On the other hand,Yuumi’s “carry” Hero Augment receives an AP nerf that aims to weaken her overall “stringer than required” state. Her Critical Strike Damage, however, remains unchanged.

Lee – Flurry reworked to Cleansing Safeguard
Lee – Cleansing Safeguard: Gain a Lee Sin. His Ability costs 30 less Mana to cast. When he casts, he sheds all negative effects and heals 18% of his missing Health.
Ashe – Laser Focus bonus Attack Speed: 40% changed to 45%
Gangplank – Flaming Ricochet bonus Damage: 75% changed to 90%
Lulu – Growth Spurt bonus Ability Power per cast: 25 changed to 20
Lulu – Foster Growth bonus Ability Power for allies holding items: 35 changed to 40
Lux – Illuminating Singularity second cast Damage increase: 180% changed to 150%
Lux – Lucent Barrier Health shield: 400 changed to 350
Lux – Lucent Barrier Ability Power: 40 changed to 35
Renekton – Reign of Anger bonus Attack Speed: 40% changed to 60%
Sylas – Kingslayer bonus max Health: 20% changed to 30%
Wukong – Re-Energize team Mana restore: 75% changed to 60%
Annie – Reflector Shield damage proc internal cooldown: 0.5 sec changed to 0.2 sec
Ezreal – Rising Spell Force bonus Attack Speed & Ability Power: 25% changed to 20%
Ezreal – Raider’s Spoils Gold: 1 changed to 0 (Note: The tooltip will say 0g until 13.2 due to our translation lock times)
Vi – Boxing Lessons Health: 200 changed to 180
Yasuo – Siphoning Winds Omnivamp: 66% changed to 50%
Yuumi – Predatory Precision bonus Ability Power: 30 changed to 5
Alistar – Behemoth Bonus Health: 300 changed to 450
Alistar – Smash! Mana regen: 10 changed to 15
Cho’gath – Cosmic Barrier Magic Resist: 40 changed to 35
Rammus – Spiked Shell Armor damage ratio: 180% changed to 150%
Rammus – Armored-dillo Armor: 40 changed to 35
Sona – Power Grid Bonus Ability Power: 30 changed to 10
Vayne – Spread Shot extra shot Damage: 50% changed to 75%
Vel’koz – Frozen Tundra Chill duration: 6 changed to 8 sec
Aurelion Sol – Impact Velocity Stun duration: 2 changed to 1.75 sec
Bel’Veth – Voidmother Voidling Health Percent: 75% changed to 60%
Samira – Daredevil Attack Speed per 10 missing Tactician Health: 4.5% changed to 3.5%
Taliyah – Stoneweaver bonus Ability Power: 25 changed to 20
Taliyah – Stoneweaver bonus Damage to enemies above 1600 max Health: 30% changed to 20%
Taliyah – Be the Stone max Health: 60% changed to 50%
Zed – Contempt for the Weak team Attack Speed: 9% changed to 7%
Aphelios – Locked and Loaded bonus Attack Damage: 15% changed to 10%
Aphelios – Locked and Loaded Attack Damage per 5 sec: 10% changed to 5%
Aphelios – Armor Piercing Rounds Armor Sunder: 10% changed to 20%
Fiddlesticks – Traumatic Memories Health gained per ally death: 200 changed to 350
Nunu – They See Me Rolling bonus Ability Power: 30 changed to 10
Syndra – Empowered Reserves bonus Ability Power per champion on the bench: 6 changed to 5.

TFT Patch 13.1 Notes Augment Changes

A list of Augments included Blue Battery get discarded until Riot’s TFT team plans a viable nerf that’ll reduce the Augment’s power ceiling. However, Riot’s Dev team also emphasized that Blue Battery might not even return for the duration of Set 8. On the other hand, the developer team has also disabled bug -filled Augment “Pandora’s” items until the next patch. Built Different I and Double Trouble I have also been disabled.

Blue Battery has been disabled
Built Different I has been disabled
Double Trouble I has been disabled
Pandora’s Items has been disabled
Built Different II Health: 250/275/300/350 changed to 175/225/275/325
Built Different III Health: 300/350/400/450 changed to 225/300/375/450
Double Trouble II AD, AP, Armor, and MR: 35 changed to 30
Double Trouble III AD, AP, Armor, and MR: 45 changed to 40
Electrocharge I Damage: 35/55/70/90 changed to 30/50/70/90
Electrocharge II Damage: 60/80/100/120 changed to 50/70/90/110
Electrocharge III Damage: 105/140/175/210 changed to 95/125/155/185
High Roller Gold: 6 changed to 3
Jeweled Lotus bonus Crit Chance: 25% changed to 20%
Luden’s Echo I Damage: 35/55/70/90 changed to 35/50/65/80
Luden’s Echo II Damage: 50/80/110/140 changed to 50/70/90/110
Luden’s Echo III Damage: 80/125/170/215 changed to 80/115/150/185
Think Fast Gold: 8 changed to 3
Thrill of the Hunt I Heal: 300 changed to 350
Trade Sector+ Gold: 12 changed to 10

When Does TFT Patch 13.1 Release?

The large patch is confirmed to arrive on live servers on Wednesday, January 11. For the full patch notes article, players can click here. The massive update also features a variety of bug fixes, and players can view the same on Riot’s official site. TFT servers will be down for a couple of hours before the patch is made available on servers across all regions. After the release of Set 8 in December last year, Riot’s TFT team has made sure to focus on deploying meta-shifting adjustments until it reaches a more “balanced” spot within the next few patches.

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