Wild Rift patch 2.4 notes: Akshan release, ranked rework, more
Wild Rift patch 2.4 is here, introducingplenty of new content, including three new champions, new items, changes to how ranked games work, champion bans, and more.
Wild Rift is on its way to becoming the number one MOBA on mobile, and the developers have been hard at work trying to introduce new features and fine-tune the experience to make it even better than it already is. Not only will Wild Rift patch 2.4 introduce some exciting new champions and items, but it also includes a rework to the ranked system and a handful of new features, including champion bans. Here’s what you need to know.
Three new champions: Akshan, Brand, Nunu & Willump
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Akshanrecently joined the League of Legends roster, and now he’s pirouetting his way into Wild Rift as well.
Described as a marksman, he fits the mid-lane role perfectly with a good amount of damage, stealth, a grappling hook to close the distance on opponents, and the ability to earn bonus gold and shorten an ally’s respawn timer by avenging their death.
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
Brand is an absolute menace in League of Legends, and now he’ll be creating chaos and scorching opponents in Wild Rift, too. As a fire mage, he can do everything from Blaze, Sear, and Conflagrate enemies to engulfing them with Piller of Flame and Pyroclasm.
Nunu & Willump
The iconic jungling duo, Nunu & Willump, will also be rolling their way into Wild Rift. Players with an affinity for tanky champions will love seeing them added to the game’s ever-growing roster.
Their abilities, Consume, Snowball Barrage, Absolute Zero, and of course, Biggest Snowball Ever!, can be devasting in the hands of skilled players. It will be interesting to see how quickly they can master them in the mobile version. Akshan will launch on Wild Rift patch 2.4’s release, while Brand and Nunu will come in later 2.4 updates. Outside of the new champion releases, some of Wild Rift’s current meta picks have been tuned slightly. Lucian is getting hit with the biggest nerfs, while Graves and Fizz are getting some love to help them scale.
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New items: Solari Chargeblade, Crystalline Reflector, Essence Reaver
Wild Rift patch 2.4 adds three new items, two of which have no comparative item in League of Legends; the Solari Chargeblade and the Crystalline Reflector. Here’s a breakdown of what they do, along with the Essence Reaver.
Solari Chargeblade
The Solari Chargeblade is a fantastic item for players who like the idea of dishing out critical strikes. Essentially, it gives players a receive to earn a temporary bonus to their critical strike every time they cast an ability.
Crystalline Reflector
The Crystalline Reflector is a simple but effective item. Not only does it mitigates physical damage, but it also reflects that damage back onto enemies.
Essence Reaver
League of Legends players will already be familiar with the Essence Reaver. But for those who aren’t aware, it has two effects: it increases the damage of your abilities and restores a portion of mana each time you attack.
Ranked rework removes promotion series, adds champion bans
Wild Rift patch 2.4 notes
New champions
New features
Bans are coming to Ranked! The last three players on both teams simultaneously ban one champion each. We hope starting with three bans will offer more meaningful, competitive, and healthy drafting experiences for players without negatively impacting champion diversity in the game. Our long-term goal is to increase the ban slots to five per team. We will monitor the performance of three bans closely as we plan for five bans in a future patch. Bans will be available in Ranked on July 29.
Promotion matches removed
As mentioned in our 2.4 Ranked Updates, we will be removing Promotion Matches from Ranked play. We believe the interruption to Wild Rift’s ranking experience caused by Promotion Matches currently outweighs the benefits they were meant to provide. Instead of transitioning to a Promotion Match after winning the last match of their current rank, players will immediately move up into the next rank. We will continue to monitor Ranked after their removal to confirm.
Wild Pass S2
The Wild Pass returns for its second outing! We’ve made a few upgrades from the previous version:
From now on, the Wild Pass will be a permanent feature in the game, with no more downtime between each new pass. So get out there and Hexplore the Rift with Teemo! Wild Pass S2 will be available on July 30.
Highlights
Highlights are coming in Patch 2.4! If you turn on Highlights recording in your settings, we’ll record your best moments—from multi-kills to dragon steals. These will record your screen as you play, so it will capture your inputs in the high moments as well. you’re able to review and save them to your phone on the end-of-game stats screen. Turning on Highlights Recording may impact your battery usage and performance.
Spectator and Replay
We’ve added some new ways to spectate matches or replay your own! You can now toggle between Fog of War for the red and/or blue side to understand both teams’ vision on the map. In addition, we’ve created a new HUD that allows for better viewing of teamfights as they are happening. There is now a teamfight HUD, as well as a minimalistic “no HUD” point of view that can be accessed in spectator mode.
End-of-game screen
We’re adding progression systems to the end-of-game screen so players can have a better understanding of their progress after each game, and know when they have rewards to claim! For 2.4, we’ll be featuring progress towards Wild Pass, daily, and challenge missions. We’re planning on adding more systems to this page over time, like event progression.
Share screen
We’ve added the ability to share your Wild Rift achievements to your phone’s OS share drawer for easier access to all your favorite apps and social networks. Tapping the icon will open up the OS share drawer from which you can select any app that you want to post to!
Champion changes
(3) Tantrum
(3) Hawkshot
(Ult) Enchanted Crystal Arrow
(2) Rending Wave
(3) Playful / Trickster
Base Stats
(1) End of the Line
(3) Quickdraw
(Ult) Death Lotus
(Passive) Unseen Predator
(2) Battle Roar
(3) Hail of Arrows
(3) Satchel Charge
Navori Quickblades
Prophet’s Pendant
Seeker’s Armguard
Serylda’s Grudge
Staff of Flowing Water
Stormrazor
Item adjustments
Bloodthirster
Bramble Vest
Executioner’s Calling
Infinity Orb
Morellonomicon
Mortal Reminder
Oblivion Orb
Removed Items
Resolve: Grasp of the Undying
Systems changes
Rift Herald
Passive Gold
Kills, Assists, and Bounties Gold
