League of Legends pre-season 2023: Starting Date, expected changes, and more

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League of Legends' season 12 is about to come to an end, which means that the 2023 pre-season is not very far away from release. As always, it is another brand new year for the game, featuring new updates, items, and a lot of gameplay changes.

Hence, in this article, the release date for pre-season 2023 along with most of the changes that are expected from the same have been discussed in brief. A brand new season in League of Legends means that fans are once again thrown into the sea.

The number of features that are being added will take some getting used to as several players eagerly awaited the same since the changes were officially announced.

League of Legends pre-season 2023 is set to release sometime around November 16, 2022. Season 12 ranked mode is set to end on November 14 of this year, which pretty much confirms the release date for Season 13.

Here's a look at the expected changes for pre-season 2023.

League of Legends pre-season 2023 is set to witness the return of Chemtech Drake, which was permanently banned at the beginning of Season 12 after complaints from fans.

However, the developers have now made a few changes to Chemtech Drake and are bringing it back once more. Chemtech Drake, in its reworked state, offers Tenacity and Heal/Shield when slain. Once its soul is claimed, players gain a damage buff when their health is low.

Aside from that, Chemtech Soul has made a lot of interesting changes to the map. It appears that Blast Cone, Honey Fruit, and Scryer's Bloom will mutate and provide some enhanced effects when in control of the Chemtech Soul.

The jungle role is once more set to receive a series of changes that will probably have a huge impact on the meta in League of Legends pre-season 2023. As mentioned by the