League of Legends is fast approaching the climax of the competitive year – Worlds. As a result, League are frantically adjusting the game to get it ready in time for the next LoL update 13.18.

Update 13.16 saw a number of buffs to key champions while nerfing a few dominant ones across the rift.

This patch aims to buff struggling champions and tap down some of the stronger ones, whilst adding more 

Here’s what you need to know about update 13.18 in League of Legends.

LoL Update 13.18 Release Date

The next League of Legends update, update 13.18, will arrive on the 13th of August 2023.

Previous Patch Overview

LoL Update 13.18 Champion Changes

Here are the Champion changes coming in the next update (information comes courtesy of the latest PBE update)

New Champion

• Briar
  • Health: 590 + 100 growth
  • No health regen and resourceless
  • AD: 60 + 3 growth
  • Armor: 32 + 4.2 growth
  • MR: 32 + 2.05 growth
  • MS: 340
  • Attack range: 125
  • AS base and ratio both: 0.644
  • AS growth: + 2.5%

Read More: Briar LoL Champion: Release Date, Lore, Abilities, Lane, Best Build, Runes, Best Match Ups, Counters, Spells, Skins And Champion Guide

Buffs

• Irelia
  • R
    • Cooldown
      • 140-100>125-85
• Gwen
  • Health Growth
    • 109>115
  • Monster Cap
    • 6+10% AP>10+15% AP
• Kennen
  • E
    • Energy Cost
      • 100-80>80
  • R
    • Cooldown
      • 120>120-80
• Senna
  • Critical Strike Damage
    • 91.5%>100%
  • W
    • AoE hits now count towards P proc
• Thresh
  • W Shield
    • 50-130 + 1.5 per soul>50-130 + 2.0 per Soul

Nerfs

• Jarvan IV
  • Passive % Health Damage
    • 8%>6%
• Kayn
  
  • Red/Darkin
    • Passive Healing
      • 20-30%>25%
    • R
      • AD Ratio
        • 13% per 100 AD>10% per 100 AD
• Rell
  • E
    • Move Speed
      • 15-25%>12-20% (Doubled when running toward an enemy or target)
• Tryndamere
  • Base AD
    • 68>66
  • Health per level
    • 115>108
• Xayah
  • Base Health
    • 660>630
  • Health Growth
    • 102>107
  • E
    
    • Cooldown
      • 11-9>13-9

Changes

• Bard
  • P
    • Out of Combat Move Speed Stacks
      • 5>10
    • Stack Duration
      • 7>20
  • W
    • Now uses ammo (max 2)
    • Cooldown/Ammo charge time
      • 14>18
    • Shrine Charge Time
      • 10>5
    • Move Speed
      • 30% decaying over 1.5s>20-30%+0.05% AP decaying over 1.5s

Item And System Changes

Here are the Item and System changes coming in the next update.

Buffs

• Stormrazor
  • Attack Damage
    • 50>55

Nerfs

• Spear of Shojin
  • Attack Damage
    • 60>55

Changes

• Crown of the Shattered Queen
  • Ability Power
    • 70-85
  • Removed Poise (10-40 AP during Safeguard)
  • Safeguard
    • 75% for 1.5 seconds>40% for 2.5 seconds
• Statikk Shiv
  • Attack Damage
    • 45-50
  • Minion Energize
    • 250-350>200

LoL Update 13.18 Bug Fixes & QoL Changes

• TBC

LoL Update 13.18 New Skins

Here are the new skins coming in the next update.

Crystalis Motus

• Crystalis Motus Taliyah

Street Demons

• Street Demons Zyra
• Street Demons Neeko
• Street Demons Mundo
• Street Demons Rengar
• Street Demons Brand
• Street Demons Briar

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