Major fighter item changes hit League of Legends patch 13.2 PBE cycle, Goredrinker tweaks, BotRK nerf, and more
On January 13, 2023, the League of Legends developers announced a series of changes that they will be introducing to fighter items along with the upcoming patch. These changes include tweaks to items like Goredrinker and Blade of the Ruined King (BotRK), among others.
The changes are currently available in the PBE (Public Beta Environment) version of the game for patch 13.2 and should be available on the live servers around January 27, 2023. The changes are being brought forth to balance fighter champions who have been dominating the tier list for quite some time now.
Unfortunately, it looks like these changes will affect champions like Aatrox and Irelia the most. Nevertheless, the fighter items nerfs are still subject to change, and the developers may tone down the nefs before the official release of the patch.
Before proceeding any further, it is first essential to note the changes that have been introduced to the League of Legends patch 13.2 PBE cycle. These changes have been provided in the section below.
The first major thing to note here is the removal of Omnivamp. This is a stat in League of Legends where a champion gets healing based on the percentage of physical damage that they deal to the enemy.
The thing about Omnivamp is that it allows the champion to heal itself through all forms of damage, including abilities and normal attacks. This, in turn, works well for someone like Aatrox, who can just use a triple Q-combo while using World Ender and heal back up to full from 10% health.
Lifesteal, on the other hand, works only when the champion uses normal attacks in League of Legends. Thus, the fighter item changes will heavily impact fighter champions as most of them rely on their abilities for healing.
The second big
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