Wild Rift Patch 4.4d Patch Notes: All Buffs & Nerfs
Wild Rift patch 4.4d is out with quite a lot of changes on the rift. Champions are getting adjusted, while others are buffed and nerfed.
Wild Rift is the little brother of League of Legends and mobile gamers can enjoy some LoL-action as well. Therefore, there are also consistent balance changes to make adjustments to the meta, add new game modes and more.
We are going to be heading to Wild Rift patch 5 soon, but before then it's time to check out what 4.4d has in store for us so we know which picks to play and which ones to avoid in our upcoming ranked games.
Wild Rift Patch 4.4d Patch Notes: All Adjustments
Champion Nerfs
First, we have to go over all the champion nerfs in Wild Rift Patch 4.4d. There are a few nerfs, but not as many as one might think.
Aatrox
- Darkin Blade
- [New] Damage to monsters: 70%
Fiddlesticks
- Terrify
- Fear duration: 1/1.2/1.4/1.6s → 1/1.1/1.2/1.3s
- Bountiful Harvest
- Damage to monsters: 185% → 160%
Vladimir
- Transfusion
- Damage: 80/110/140/170 + 60% Ability Power → 70/100/130/160 + 60% Ability Power
- Crimson Dash causes extra damage ratio: 85% → 75%
- Sanguine Pool
- Movement speed increased: 35% → 27.5%
Nilah
- Formless Blade
- Damage to monsters: 60% → 25%
Champion Buffs
There might not have been too many nerfs, but there are quite a few champion buffs in this patch, with a total of eight champion buffs and two item buffs on the list.
Amumu
- Bandage Toss
- Charging time: 14/13.5/13/12.5s → 12/11.5/11/10.5s
- Tantrum
- Damage: 90/120/150/180 + 50% Ability Power → 110/140/170/200 + 50% Ability Power
Kha'Zix
- Unseen Threat
- Damage: 6 + 8 per level + 40% bonus Attack Damage → 10 + 8 per level + 50% bonus Attack Damage
Malphite
- Granite Shield
- Shield: 9% maximum Health → 11% maximum Health
- Thunderclap
- Passive armor bonus: 15/20/25/30% → 20/25/30/35%
- Damage of the first empowered attack: 30/50/70/90 + 40% Ability Power + 20% armor→ 30/50/70/90 + 40% Ability Power + 30% armor
- Damage of following attacks: 10/20/30/40 + 20% Ability Power + 10% armor → 10/20/30/40 + 20% Ability Power + 15% armor
Miss Fortune
- Base Stats
- Base Attack Damage: 54 → 58
- Base Mana: 390 → 420
- Mana per Level: 41 → 50
Pyke
- Phantom Undertow
- Damage: 120/170/220/270 + 100% bonus Attack Damage → 120/175/230/285 + 100% bonus Attack Damage
- Death From Below
- Pyke gains gold if his allies assist in takedowns: 140% → 160%
- Pyke gains gold if enemies are slain by his allies in the X-shaped area: 140% → 160%
Samira
- Base Stats
- Armor per Level: 3.9 → 4.5
- Magic Resistance per Level: 0.8 → 1
- Flair
- Damage: 15/20/25/30 + 90/105/120/135% Attack Damage → 20/25/30/35 + 95/110/125/140% Attack Damage
Tryndamere
- Mocking Shout
- Slow: 15/20/25/30% → 25/30/35/40%
- Spinning Slash
- Cooldown: 12/11/10/9s → 11/10/9/8s
- Damage: 80/120/160/200 +130% bonus Attack Damage + 100% Ability Power → 80/120/160/200 + 135% bonus Attack Damage + 100% Ability Power
Urgot
- Disdain
- Cooldown: 15/14/13/12s → 14/13/12/11s
- Shield: 60/90/120/150 + 150% bonus Attack Damage + 15% bonus health → 70/100/130/160+150% bonus Attack Damage + 15% bonus health
- Fear Beyond Death
- Cooldown: 70/60/50s → 60/55/50s
Champion Adjustments
Now this is where things are getting interesting. Along wtih all the buffs and nerfs, a bunch of champions are also getting adjusted in this Wild Rift patch, so make sure to check out everything you need to know about your favorite champions.
Darius
- Noxian Guillotine
- When casting Noxian Guillotine and the target dies, moves out of range, becomes untargetable, or activates Zhonya’s Hourglass or Guardian Angel, the mana cost will be refunded and go on a 5s cooldown.
Garen
- Demacian Justice
- When casting Demacian Justice and the target dies, moves out of range, becomes untargetable, or activates Zhonya’s Hourglass or Guardian Angel, the mana cost will be refunded and go on a 5s Cooldown.
Jayce
- Base Stats
- Basic Attack Damage: 54 → 58
- Health per Level: 105 → 112
- To The Skies! / Shock Blast
- To The Skies!(Mercury Cannon)
- Damage: 60/110/160/210/260 + 130% bonus Attack Damage → 70/120/170/220/270 + 140% bonus Attack Damage
- [New] Damage to monsters: 50%
- Shock Blast(Mercury Hammer)
- Damage: 70/140/210/280/350 + 130% bonus Attack Damage → 70/140/210/280/350 + 140% bonus Attack Damage
- [New] Damage to monsters: 50%
Kayn
- Umbral Trespass
- [New] When Kayn is in his Darkin form, infesting a target with Umbral Trespass and the target dies, ending the infestation in advance, the ult will still trigger the health regeneration.
Lucian
- Base Stats
- Growth Attack Damage: 3 → 4
- Piercing Light
- Damage: 110/150/190/230 + 60/80/100/120% bonus Attack Damage → 100/145/190/235 + 65/85/105/125% bonus Attack Damage
Orianna
- Base Stats
- Health per Level: 115 → 104
- Clockwork Windup
- Bonus magic damage on attacks: 10+ 3 per Level + 15% Ability Power → 5+ 3 per Level + 15% Ability Power
- Command: Shockwave
- Damage: 150/225/300 + 70% of Ability Power → 200/275/350 + 75% of Ability Power
Sona
- Power Chord
- Cooldown reduction of basic skills: 2%~30% → 2%~20%
- Aria Of Perseverance
- Life regeneration: 20/35/50/60 + 20% Ability Power → 25/40/55/70 + 20% Ability Power
- Shield: 20/50/80/110 + 20% of Ability Power → 25/50/75/100 + 18% of Ability Power
- Crescendo
- Passive enhanced aura effect: 30% → 20%
- Each soundwave damage: 40/70/100 + 15% Ability Power → 35/60/85 + 15% Ability Power
- Slow: 35/40/45% → 25/30/35%
Thresh
- Death Sentence
- [New] During the windup of Death Sentence, Thresh won’t immediately turn towards the casting direction of Death Sentence.
Ziggs Rework In Wild Rift Patch 4.4d
This patch we are also seeing a rework for none other than Ziggs. The champion is going to have some major changes to his kit in hopes of letting him blow up turrest and enemies alike.
Short Fuse
- [Removed] Enhances Ziggs’ next attack to deal an additional 30 + 30% Ability Power ~ 170 + 50% Ability Power magic damage. The enhanced attack deals 150% damage to turrets.
- [New] Passive: all of Ziggs’ abilities can deal 15% damage to turrets.
- [New] Enhanced Bouncing Bomb, deal 17+ 3 per level + 20% Ability Power additional magic damage, 20% to turrets.
Bouncing Bomb
- [New] subsequent landing area from bounces will be displayed.
- [New] Slightly increase the bullet speed of Bouncing Bomb, and expand the range of enemies searched for smart cast.
- Base Damage: 85/145/205/265 → 65/130/195/260
Satchel Charge
- [New] The icon indicator to demolish turrets will be visible on the whole map, as well as in the Fog of War.
- [New] Will now display an execution line on turrets when they can be demolished.
- [New] The charge can be detonated while in the air.
Mega Inferno Bomb
- [Removed] Mega Inferno Bomb will deal (300/450/600 + 105% Ability Power) magic damage to enemies in the center blast zone, while enemies outside of the center take 66.7% damage.
- [New] Mega Inferno Bomb will deal (270/375/480 + 85% Ability Power) magic damage to enemies in the blast zone.
- [New] Smart cast expands the range of searching targets to the full range of the ability.
The Ziggs rework will be available in Wild Rift on January 4, 2024. So, if you enjoy the current iteration of the Yordle, make sure to play it now before the big changes get added.
Item Buffs In Wild Rift Patch 4.4d
Two items are also going to be buffed this Wild Rift patch.
- Maw of Malmortius
- Demonbane: Magic shield will be triggered with 20% damage from attacks → Magic shield will be triggered with 20% damage by basic attacks or 15% physical damage dealt by abilities
- Amaranth's Twinguard
- Total price: 3200g → 3100g
- Armor: 55 → 60
Rotating Game Modes & Events In Wild Rift Patch 4.4d
Not only is Ultra Rapid Fire (URF) making a comeback this patch, but by popular demand Ultimate Spellbook will also return to Wild Rift. URF is going to kick off on December 29, 2023 and get you through the new year.
Ultimate Spellbook will come a bit later in the patch on January 5, 2024 so you can enjoy the wacky game modes as well.
Along with those two events, players can also get excited for New Year Fluft, a fun little event featuring the Poro's where you can earn rewards by completing missions! The event will start on December 29, 2023 just like URF.
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