Preseason 2023: All New, Updated & Old Returning Items

Preseason is the time when Riot Games implements some of their bigger changes to the game. Here is an overview of all the new, old and returning, and updated items coming to League of Legends for preseason 2023.

Once again, we are nearing the League of Legends Preseason, and we are more than ready to see what Riot has in store for us in 2023.  One of the major changes going into next season will be for the jungler, but we are also seeing some new items being added to the game.

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Not only will we be spoiled with new items this preseason, but we will also see the return of old beloved items and items already in the game getting an update. So without further ado, let's dive into it.

LoL Preseason 2023: All Item Updates

Before looking more closely at every item that will be added, changed, or returned to the game, it is important to note that the item stats are not final and could be changed depending on the results shown in PBE and players' feedback. 

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New Items in Preseason 2023

Preseason wouldn't be the same without some completely new items going into the game. Here are all the new items we can expect to see in preseason 2023. 

Heartsteel (Mythic Item)

• Cost: 3200 
• 800 Health
• 200% Base Health Regeneration
• 20 Ability Haste
• Build Path: Kindlegem + Crystalline Bracer + Giant’s Belt
• Colossal Consumption: Charge up a powerful attack against a champion over 3 seconds while within 700 range of them. The charged attack deals 125 +6% of your max health as bonus physical damage, and grants you 10% of that amount as permanent max health. 30 second cooldown per target.
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 1% increased health and 6% champion size

Leviathan (Ornn Upgrade) 

• Health: 1050
• Health Regen: 300%
• Ability Haste: 25
• Passive - Colossal Consumption: Passive is identical to base version

Jak'Sho, the Protean (Mythic Item)

• Cost: 3000
• 400 Health
• 30 Armor
• 30 Magic Resist
• 20 Ability Haste
• Voidborn Resilience:For each second in champion combat, gain a stack granting 2 armor and MR, up to 8 max. At max stacks become empowered, instantly draining enemies around you for 3% of your max health (reduced to 30% against minions and monsters) and increasing your resists by 10% until end of combat. 
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Armor and Magic Resist

The Unspoken Parasite (Ornn Upgrade)

• Health: 550
• Armor: 40
• Magic Resist: 40
• Ability Haste: 25
• Passive - Voidborn Resilience: Passive is identical to base version

Radiant Virtue (Mythic Item)

• Cost: 3000
• 400 Health
• 30 Armor
• 30 Magic Resist
• 20 Ability Haste
• Build Path: Aegis of the Legion + Kindlegem + Ruby Crystal
• Guiding Light: Upon casting your ultimate you Transcend, increasing your max health by 10% for 9 seconds. While Transcended, you and allies within 1200 range of you gain 15 non-ultimate ability haste and heal for 1% of your max health every 3 seconds, increased by up to 100% based on that champion's missing health. 60 second cooldown.
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 100 Health

Primordial Dawn (Ornn Upgrade)

• Health: 550
• Armor: 40
• Magic Resist: 40
• Ability Haste: 25
• Passive - Guiding Light: Passive is identical to base version

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Old Items Returning in Preseason 2023

It is not unusual for Riot Games to delete things from League of Legends. Not only are items affected here, but even permanent game modes, like Twisted Treeline and Dominion, have been removed in the past. 

However, it looks like Riot is regretting some of their past decisions regarding items, as three of their past deleted items are making a comeback in the 2023 preseason. 

Rod of Ages (Mythic Item)

• Gold Cost: 3200
• Ability Power: 60
• Health: 300
• Mana: 400
• Build Path: Catalyst of Aeons + Blasting Wand + Amplifying Tome
• Passive: This item gains 20 health, 20 mana, and 4 ability power every minute, up to 10 times, for a maximum of 200 health, 200 mana, and 40 ability power. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level and all effects of Eternity are increased by 50%. (Note: this will not increase the level cap of 18)
• Unique Passive - Eternity: Restore mana equal to 8% of premitigation damage taken from champions, and health equal to 20% of mana spent, up to 15 health per cast. Toggled abilities can only heal for up to 15 per second. For every 250 health or mana restored this way, gain 25% decaying move speed for 2 seconds.
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 5 Ability Haste

Infinite Convergence (Ornn Upgrade)

• Ability Power: 80
• Health: 450
• Mana: 550
• Passive/Unique Passive - Eternity: Passives are identical to base version

Spear of Shojin

• Gold Cost: 3400
• Attack Damage: 65
• Health: 300
• Ability Haste: 20
• Unique Passive - Dragonforce: Non-ultimate spells gain an extra [8 (+8% bonus AD) Ability Haste for melee champions | 6 (+6% bonus AD) Ability Haste for ranged champions], reduced to [4 (+4% bonus AD) Ability Haste for melee champions | 3 (+3% bonus AD) Ability Haste for ranged] for spells with immobilizing effects
• Unique Passive - Exigency: Gain up to [15% melee | 10% ranged] move speed, based on your % missing health (maxed out while below 33% health)
• Build Path: B.F. Sword + Kindlegem + Caulfield’s Warhammer

Catalyst of Aeons

• Gold Cost: 1100
• Health: 225
• Mana: 300
• Build Path: Ruby Crystal + Sapphire Crystal
• Unique Passive - Eternity: Restore mana equal to 8% of premitigation damage taken from champions, and health equal to 20% of mana spent, up to 15 health per cast. Toggled abilities can only heal for up to 15 per second.

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Updated Items in Preseason 2023

Not only are we getting new items and seeing old items returned to the Summoner's Rift,we will also see some major changes to some of the already existing items we have in League of Legends. 

As you can see, many of the items to be changed are usually used in the top lane. This is one of the methods in place to make some promised changes to the top lane, which, let’s be honest, has seen better days.

Iceborn Gauntlet (Mythic Item)

• Gold Cost: 2800 ⇒ 3000
• Health: 450 ⇒ 400
• Armor: 25 ⇒ 50
• Magic Resist: 25 ⇒ 0
• Ability Haste: 20 (unchanged)
• Build Path: Bami's Cinder + Null-Magic Mantle + Cloth Armor ⇒ Sheen + Kindlegem + Chain Vest
• Passive - Spellblade: After using an ability, your next attack is enhanced with an additional 100% base AD physical damage and creates a frost field for 2.5 seconds. Enemies that move across the field are slowed by 15% +.004% bonus health (halved for ranged users). Your primary target is crippled, applying a 100% stronger slow on them and reducing their damage by 10% against you for 2.5 seconds. 1.5 second cooldown.
• Mythic Passive: Grants all other Legendary items 50 health, 5% Tenacity, and 5% slow resist

Frozen Fist (Ornn Upgrade)

• Health: 550
• Armor: 70
• Ability Haste: 25
• Passive - Spellblade: Passive is identical to base version

Randuin's Omen

• Gold Cost: 2700 ⇒ 3000
• Health: 250 ⇒ 400
• Armor: 90 ⇒ 60
• Ability Haste: 10 ⇒ 0
• Build Path: Warden's Mail + Cloth Armor + Ruby Crystal ⇒ Warden's Mail + Giant's Belt
• [NEW] Active - Humility: Briefly slow nearby enemies by 55% for 2 seconds (60 second cooldown)
• [NEW] Passive - Critical Resistance: Critical strikes deal 20% less damage to you
• Passive - Rock Solid: Reduce incoming damage from attacks by up to 5 +0.35%, capped at 40% of attack's damage

Ravenous Hydra

• Attack Damage: 70 ⇒ 65
• Unique Passive - Cleave: 60-12% total AD (based on distance) ⇒ 60% of total AD for melee champions and 30% of total AD for ranged champions to all enemies around them
• [NEW] Unique Passive - Carnivorous: Gain 0.6 AD and 0.1% Omnivamp on minion kills, increased to twice that amount for champions, large/epic monsters, and siege minions. Stacks up to 24 AD and 4% Omnivamp. Lose half of these stacks on death.

Tiamat

• Unique Passive - Cleave: 60-12% total AD (based on distance) ⇒ 50% of total AD for melee champions and 25% of total AD for ranged champions to all enemies around them

Abyssal Mask

• Gold Cost: 2700 ⇒ 3000
• Health: 450 ⇒ 500
• Mana: 0 ⇒ 300
• Magic Resist: 35 ⇒ 40
• Ability Haste: 10 (unchanged)
• Build Path: Kindlegem + Spectre's Cowl ⇒ Catalyst of Aeons + Spectre's Cowl
• [NEW] Passive - Eternity: Restore mana equal to 8% of premitigation damage taken from champions, and health equal to 20% of mana spent, up to 15 health per cast. Toggled abilities can only heal for up to 15 per second.
• Passive - Unmake: Curse nearby enemy champions, reducing their magic resist by 5 + 1.2% bonus health (max 25). For each Cursed enemy, gain 9 magic resist.

Sunfire Aegis (No longer Mythic Item)

• Item Tier: Mythic ⇒ Legendary
• Gold Cost: 3200 ⇒ 2800
• Health: 450 ⇒ 400
• Armor: 35 ⇒ 50
• Magic Resistance: 35 ⇒ 0
• Ability Haste: 20 ⇒ 0
• Build Path: Bami’s Cinder + Aegis of the Legion ⇒ Bami's Cinder + Chain Vest
• [REMOVED] Unique Passive - Flametouch: Flametouch has been removed
• Passive - Immolate: Immolate damage is no longer increased by 150% against monsters

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Aegis of the Legion

• Gold Cost: 1400 ⇒ 1200

Turbo Chemtank (No longer Mythic Item)

• Item Tier: Mythic ⇒ Legendary
• Gold Cost: 3200 ⇒ 2800
• Health: 450 ⇒ 500
• Magic Resist: 25 ⇒ 50
• Armor: 25 ⇒ 0
• Ability Haste: 20 ⇒ 10
• Build Path: Bami’s Cinder + Cloth Armor + Null Magic Mantle ⇒ Kindlegem + Negatron Cloak + Ruby Crystal
• [REMOVED] Passive - Refuel: Refuel passive has been removed

Navori Quickblades

Even though these changes weren't in the original Preseason 2023 Preview article by Riot Games, we can also expect some changes to the Navori Quickblade, according to Riot Phlox.

• Ability Haste: 30 ⇒ 20
• [NEW] Unique Passive - Transcendance: If you have at least 60% Critical Strike Chance, your Attacks reduce your non-Ultimate Ability cooldowns by 15% of their remaining cooldown.
• [NEW] Unique Passive - Impermanence: Your abilities deal up to 20% increased damage based on critical strike chance

Now you know all the item changes Riot Games will be implementing in League of Legends for preseason 2023. What do you think about the new item changes? 

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