Wild Rift has finally released its latest patch this March. Here’s everything you need to know about Wild Rift Patch 2.1A and the new stuff coming. One of the highlights of Wild Rift Patch 2.1A is the release of Katarina, the Sinister Blade. And she’s accompanied by a few balance changes champions including Ashe, Darius, Ezreal, Lulu, Miss Fortune, Olaf, Varus, Vayne, and Xayah.
NEW CHAMPION
Katarina, The Sinister Blade
Katarina is a remarkable Noxian assassin. She is the eldest daughter to the legendary General Du Couteau. She is known for her swift kills against unsuspecting enemies. With her fiery ambition, she pursues heavily-guarded targets, even at the risk of endangering her allies. But no matter the mission, Katarina will not hesitate to execute her duty amid a whirlwind of serrated daggers.
Abilities
- (Passive) Voracity
Takedowns on enemy champions reduce ability Cooldowns by 15 seconds. Katarina slashes at all nearby enemies whenever she picks up a Dagger, dealing 72 magic damage (72 + 100% bonus AD + 58% AP).
- (1st) Bouncing Blade
Throws a Dagger, dealing 75 magic damage (75 + 30% AP) to the target and 2 nearby enemies. The Dagger then ricochets to the ground behind the initial strike point. The Dagger’s time in the air is the same regardless of how many times it bounces.
- (2nd) Preparation
Tosses a Dagger in the air and hastes Katarina by 30%.
- (3rd) Shunpo
Katarina blinks to a location near a Dagger or unit, dealing 44 magic damage (15 + 50% AD + 25% AP) to the nearest enemy. Picking up a Dagger greatly reduces the Cooldown of Shunpo.
- (Ult) Death Lotus
Katarina rapidly throws blades at the 3 nearest enemy champions, dealing 350 magic damage (350 + 260% bonus AD + 260% AP) and applying Grievous Wounds. Katarina can move and throw blades for up to 3 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces Healing applied to the target by 50%.
SKINS
All skins will be released throughout Patch 2.1A are the following:
Bilgewater Katarina
Death Sworn Katarina
Omega Squad Fizz
Omega Squad Teemo
Omega Squad Tristana
El Tigre Braum
Super Galaxy Shyvana
CHAMPIONS – BALANCE UPDATE
The following balance updates have been applied for these champions:
Ashe
- (1) Ranger’s Focus
- Cooldown: 8/7/6/5s → 7/6/5/4s
Darius
- (1) Decimate
- Missing health heal %: 12 to 36% → 15 to 45%
- (3) Apprehend
- Slow duration: 1s → 1.5s
Ezreal
- (1) Mystic Shot
- Base damage: 20/50/80/110 → 20/55/90/125
Lulu
- Base Stats
- Base health: 570 → 530
- Movement speed: 330 → 325
- (2) Whimsy
- Polymorph duration: 1.25/1.5/1.75/2s → 1/1.25/1.5/1.75s
- (3) Help, Pix!
- Shield duration: 5s → 2.5s
- Cast range: 7 → 6
- (Ult) Wild Growth
- Cast range: 8 → 7
Miss Fortune
- Base Stats
- Base armor: 35 → 30
- Base health regen: 9 → 6
- Base health regen per level: 0.81 → 0.55
- 21 at level 15 → 14 at level 15
- (P) Love Tap
- Love Tap Damage vs minions: 100% → 50%
- [BUGFIX] Love Tap Damage vs monsters: 50% (Unchanged – now in tooltip)
Olaf
- Base Stats
- Base armor: 40 → 35
- Base AD: 70 → 64
- (1) Undertow
- Slow: 30/35/40/45% → 20/25/30/35%
- Slow duration: 2.5s → 2s
Varus
- (1) Piercing Arrow
- Cooldown: 18/16/14/12s → 16/14/12/10s
Vayne
- (3) Condemn
- Damage on terrain stun: 75/120/165/210 → 105/145/185/225
- (Ult) Final Hour
- Cooldown: 100/80/60s → 90/75/60s
Xayah
- (1) Double Dagger
- Base damage: 35/65/95/125 → 50/75/100/125
- (2) Deadly Plumage
- Bonus attack speed: 25/30/35/40% → 35/40/45/50%
- (3) Bladecaller
- Cooldown: 12/11/10/9s → 11/10/9/8s
- AD ratio: 0.6 → 0.8
- (Ult) Featherstorm
- Base damage: 100/200/300 → 125/250/375
ITEMS – BALANCE UPDATE
The following balance updates have been applied for these items:
Blade of the Ruined King
- Attack damage: 30 → 20
- Attack speed: 30% → 35%
- On-hit damage
- Melee: 6% → 9% of current enemy health physical damage
- Ranged: 6% of current enemy health physical damage (unchanged)
- Drain movement speed duration: 3s → 2s
Liandry’s Torment
- Ability power: 90 → 70
- Total cost: 3150g (unchanged)
- Combine cost: 800g → 950g
Haunting Guise
- Ability power: 35 → 25
- Total cost: 1450g → 1300g
- Upgrade cost: 950g → 800g
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