League of Legends pre-season 2023: Chemtech Dragon returns with massive changes
On November 15, 2022, League of Legends officially released the pre-season 2023 patch notes that showcased a lot of information. Amongst them, the biggest one has to be the return of Chemtech Drake, with a wide number of changes to its abilities.
This Drake was banned from League of Legends after its inception in the 2022 pre-season. Fans felt it was way too overpowered, and that there was no particular counter-play against the same.
In fact, the Drake became a menace in professional play, which prompted the developers to remove it. That said, Riot Games seems to have found a solution for Chemtech Drake and it looks like the beast is ready to engulf the summoner's rift with its poison once more.
As mentioned earlier, Chemtech Drake is set to return in League of Legends along with pre-season 2023. Hence, in the next few sections, we briefly explore what changes have so far been incorporated within the game.
The key changes to Chemtech Drake and its soul in League of Legends are:
Thus, it is quite clear that Chemtech Drake will be somewhat of a high-risk, high-reward entity. Instead of providing players with additional lives, it will enable more survivability and damage once the champion under consideration is wounded.
This will allow players to commit even more during team fights, despite their low health.
The changes to Chemtech Drake aren't only related to the Soul or the buffs, but the Summoner's Rift as well. Once the Chemtech Soul takes over the map, the following changes will appear:
Thus, it's safe to say that the Chemtech Rift is much better than the previous one, as this time, it wouldn't be a nightmare for supports.
Overall, the changes look quite good and are definitely an upgrade. However, their full impact will be
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