League of Legends patch notes – 13.10 update buffs ADCs, at a cost

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While you’re probably groaning at another set of League of Legends patch notes that buff ADCs, the 13.10 update comes at a price for the MOBA‘s premier marksmen, as sweeping changes to support and ADC items mean we may finally see League of Legends‘ ADC meta finally draw to a close.

If you’ve played League of Legends recently, or tuned into MSI 2023, you’ll know that ADCs reign supreme right now. As an support main and ADC off-role, it’s great for me, but generally the game feels very skewed towards the bottom side of the map.

Patch 13.10 hopes to switch that meta up a bit by buffing ADCs like Kalista and Vayne, but making huge changes to ADC and support items. Crit favourites like Galeforce and Infinity Edge are under the microscope, and on the support side pretty much everything has been adjusted – except my trusty Spellthief’s Edge.

As mentioned before, there are a lot of item changes, so I’m going to pick out the big ones.

For ADC mains, Infinity Edge, Navori Quickblades, Guinsoo’s Rageblade, and Galeforce will now be the main Mythic Items, and Kraken Slayer and Immortal Shieldbow are no longer Mythics – both of which have been nerfed to bring them more in line with other Legendary items.

Oh, and if you missed it, Statikk Shiv is back. Priced at 3,000 gold, the premier wave clear tool is back with its chain lightning, which deals a whopping 120% bonus damage to minions. Do those little guys really deserve that?

For supports, popular first and second items Shurelya’s Battlesong and Chemtech Purifier now cost a little less, Ardent Censer now grants 5% movement speed, and vision item Watchful Wardstone can now only be purchased once you’ve completed your support quest.

A fan favourite also returns in the form of Echoes