Patch 3.13.0 Card Update Preview – Releasing on August 17, 2022

Legends of Runeterra has teased the list of cards affected by the balance changes with Patch 3.13.0 on Twitter, with full details to be released on August 17, 2022. The usual suspects (Kai’Sa, Bard, Illaoi) are targeted by the nerfs, and the underplayed archetypes given some buffs:

Cards affected are as follows:

Buffs

• Gnar
• Zilean
• Karma
• Twisted Catalyzer
• Kadregrin the Ruined
• Mark of the Storm
• Cosmic Binding
• Starbone
• Thunder Fist / Masa, Crashing Thunder
• Bloody Business
• Starshaping
• Duskpetal Dust
• Stormcloud
• Rissu, the Silent Storm
• The Traveler
• Squeaker
• Bandle City Mayor
• Harsh Winds
• Neverglade Collector
• Battle Bonds
• Benemone
• Scarmaiden Reaver

Nerfs

• Bard
• Illaoi
• Blighted Ravine
• Frozen Thrall
• Station Archivist
• Ravenbloom Conservatory
• Boom Baboon
• The Stagehand
• Defiant Dance
• Supercharge
• Ancient Hourglass
• The Winding Light
• Papercraft Dragon
• Second Skin
• Tentacle Smash

As we wait for the patch in the meantime, Raphterra has given us 6 off-meta decks we can try use to have fun instead of the current top decks:

Let’s speculate! Feel free to drop by our community Discord and let us know what you think might happen in patch 3.13.0.