Wild Rift patch 2.3 notes: Four new champions, Rune rework, more

Wild Rift patch 2.3 is here, and plenty of new content has been added. Just like the mega 2.2 cycle, a handful of new champions will join the fray, including fan-favorite couple Lucian and Senna, and runes have been reworked, and more.

With Wild Rift taking over mobiles across the globe, fans are eager to finally get their favorite League of Legends champions in their pocket. For the mains of four lucky champions, that’ll finally come true in Wild Rift patch 2.3.

The mega-update introduced Irelia, Riven, Lucian, and Senna. That’s not all, though, with big reworks to runes, especially the Resolve tree, a ‘Close Friends’ feature, and tons of new skins. Let’s take a dive into everything in the patch.

deep breath Patch 2.3 is here, featuring Riven, Irelia, the Broken Blades event, brand new runes, fun ways to level up with friends, a suite of network tools, an Akali rework, more Arcade skins, and the return of ARAM!

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Four new champions: Irelia, Riven, Lucian, Senna

Four new League of Legends champions have come over to Wild Rift across the patch 2.3 cycle. Irelia, Riven, Lucian, and Senna have joined the fray, and they’re all welcome additions to the battlefield.

The Wild Rift devs had some issues trying to bring Irelia over to mobile, especially with her Bladesurge. So, to compensate, her dash prioritizes marked and low health targets when you drag, while tapping it will target champions.

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The other three champions remain relatively unchanged from their PC kits.

Irelia and Riven will also be the centerpiece of Wild Rift’s next event, Broken Blades. By completing in-game missions tied to the two champions, you can unlock them for free once they launch.

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Rune update: Kleptomancy removed, Phase Rush added

The biggest gameplay change in Wild Rift patch 2.3 is a huge update to runes. Kleptomancy has been vaulted much like its PC counterpart, with Phase Rush has been added in its place.

“Not every rune needs to be popular, but Kleptomancy has been far below the pick rate of other keystones,” game designer Mike ‘RogueFool’ Breese admitted ina May 26 dev blog.

Font of Life has been reworked to broaden the scope of champions who can effectively pick it up.

Bone Plating, Second Wind, and Adaptive Carapace were also added to the Resolve tree. Conditioning, Mastermind, and Sweet Tooth have been reworked too.

Close friends feature added: Become inseparable allies

A new feature to organize your friends list ⁠— and truly highlight where your allies lay ⁠— was added to Wild Rift. Called “Close Friends”, you can become inseparable with your best allies and get some rewards for it.

You can have up to 20 close friends at once, and you level up by playing together. The more you play together, the more perks you can use.

You can share your champion pools when in a party in normal games, as well as have an exclusive lobby, loading screen, and in-game icon with your best pal.

Pool Party, Battle Academia, Arcade skins in Wild Rift

Three of League’s most popular skin lines have also landed in Wild Rift patch 2.3. Pool Party is here just in time for summer, with Leona, Renekton, and Lee Sin getting their skins ported over.

Battle Academia is also making its entry with Ezreal and Lux, ahead of its expansion on League of Legends PC later this year for potentially the final time.

Arcade Kai’Sa is being added too, expanding on the bright retro-themed skinline. You can find thefull Wild Rift patch 2.3 notesbelow, courtesy of Riot.