Update history and meta predictions
Numbers are transcribed from the official Riot patch notes; the commentary is ours. This page covers patch 6.3c (released 2026-05-28).
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In Patch 6.3c, Gwen, Urgot, Malphite, Aurelion Sol and Zed are buffed and see more play. Zoe, Warwick and Nocturne lose base stats and damage, which eases their early pressure. Major runes Lethal Tempo, Arcane Comet and First Strike are nerfed across the board, so trades are slower and durable compositions gain ground.
Our take
Losing 4 base AD hits hardest before items, when basic attacks and AD-scaling abilities still ride on base numbers. Clearing minions and monsters takes an extra swing or two, and early skirmishes are harder to simply out-damage. Bonus AD covers the gap once items arrive, but Nocturne's early tempo is noticeably slower.
Our take
Nothing about the abilities themselves changed — only the order the client suggests. Follow the recommendation and the ability Viktor used to level second now comes first. Anyone with a preferred build can still level manually; this only moves the default for players taking the suggestion at face value. No ability numbers moved, so sticking with your usual order costs nothing.
Our take
A flat 5 comes off at every level, which is a larger share of the total early than late. Comet damage accumulates over a lane phase of repeated pokes, so health leads build more slowly than they used to. Champions that leaned on the rune for a real chunk of their poke will need to make it up through items. At low levels each proc chips noticeably less, so pressure has to come from landing more of them.
Our take
Jaws of the Beast is Warwick's main damage source and the payoff for every dive he commits to. Cutting the AD ratio by 10% is felt most once he has items, since that is where the ratio does the heavy lifting. Fights he used to close out now leave the target alive to answer back, so it is worth checking that follow-up is nearby before jumping in. Running a durable target down alone is where the missing damage shows up most clearly.
Our take
The floor drops from 0.6% to 0.3% while the ceiling rises from 2.0% to 2.75%, so short burn windows pay less than before and long ones pay more. That rewards teams able to keep a target pinned, or a build that keeps chasing and reapplying, rather than a single quick hit. With Hell's Torment losing damage as well, the item leans firmly toward drawn-out fights over burst.
Our take
The reward for opening a trade drops by one percentage point, trimming your share of every exchange. It is still true damage, so armor and MR do not blunt it, but since the gold payout is tied to the bonus damage dealt, the whole loop returns slightly less. Picking fights you can reliably land the first hit in matters more than before.
Our take
The user gains 2.5% less health on activation, so the moment right after engaging is less forgiving. The effect still does its job, but dives that counted on the extra health bar to survive the opening burst now fall short more often. The item only arrived in 6.3, and it is the self-buff portion that gets trimmed first. It is still bought for durability; what changed is how far you can trust it as a green light to dive.
Our take
Gwen leans on her enhanced attacks for steady chip damage, so a 3% larger AP ratio compounds with every item she finishes. The same ability clears the wave and pokes her lane opponent, which makes her trades easier to plan. The longer she stays swinging on the front line, the more the extra ratio adds up.
675 recorded changes across 29 versions, from 6.3 through to the current 7.3a. It is built for tracking how often a single champion has been buffed or nerfed.
The largest is 7.2 with 175 entries — the patch that rebuilt boots and introduced tier 3. Others run to a handful of lines, so the version numbers alone say nothing about how much the meta shifted.
Of the 675 entries, 231 are champion changes. The rest cover items and runes, ARAM and Arena tuning, ranked seasons and system-level work.
Selecting a version also brings up a meta prediction for that patch, 29 versions in all. It is an AI-written read rather than measured data; the tier list is where you check what the win rates actually did.
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