League of Legends patch 13.5 preview: Tryndamere buffs, Aurelion Sol nerfs, Ashe adjustments, and more

The League of Legends patch 13.5 preview is now live, and it seems that the upcoming update will be introducing another slew of balance changes to a number of champions in the game.

13.5 will be another big patch that will change the present competitive meta a fair bit. Some of the biggest highlights of the update will be the buffs to LeBlanc, Kennen, Aatrox, and Tryndamere.

When it comes to nerfs, picks like AP Twitch, Rammus, and Aurelion Sol will be toned down heavily, while Yuumi, Zed, and Ashe will receive some adjustments to their kit.

When talking about the upcoming League of Legends 13.5 patch, the developers stated the following changes:

“Larger scope changes to LB, Yuumi, Jungle adjustments (+power into farming/countering, nerfing ganking), Azir. Still mostly following up from Navori changes, Jungle adjustments and getting Mage items into a better spot. After this, gearing up for MSI focused balance from 13.6.”

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League of Legends patch 13.5 preview

Before heading into the list of champions who are scheduled to receive changes in League of Legends patch 13.5, it’s important to note here that the names are tentative and may not reflect entirely in the official update.

Riot will be checking out the changes in the PBE test servers before shipping them with the official patch, which is due next week.

1) Champion buffs

• LeBlanc
• Kennen
• Aatrox
• Tryndamere
• Rumble
• Fizz
• Jinx
• Samira

Fizz and Kennen have suffered quite a bit in season 13, as they haven’t been able to have the same amount of impact in the game as they used to. Hopefully, the buffs will help make them relevant once again in the 13.5 meta.

2) Champion nerfs

• Gangplank
• Twitch (AP)
• Rammus
• Aurelion Sol
• Caitlyn
• Xayah
• Yorick

AP Twitch has been a menace to deal with in both the solo-queue and professional scene. His AP ratios will finally be toned down quite a bit, making him easier to deal with, at least during the early stages of the game.

3) Champion adjustments

• Yuumi
• Pantheon
• Zed
• Ashe
• Azir

4) System buffs

• Cosmic Drive

5) System adjustments

• Triumph
• Grasp of the Undying
• Jungle Adjustments

6) System nerfs

• Seraph’s Embrace

League of Legends patch 13.5 is expected to go live next week on February 8, 2023, and will be the last update before the changes come in with the Mid-Season Invitational in focus.