New
Salutations de Dominik
A new armor-pen and crit item that punishes bonus-HP targets, creating a new anti-tank option for physical carries.
Meta Reading
Patch 7.1d
Patch Impact
The 7.1d patch brings targeted ADC buffs and rune balance adjustments to fine-tune the competitive landscape.
7.1d tier list is live — check the Tier List tab for the full role breakdown by role.
Use Summary for the macro read, Patch Impact for the concrete adjustments, and Tier List to see the hierarchy by role.
Sub-patches
Champion changes
New ★
K'Santé
A new frontline tank built as a sturdy, technical top-lane pick with direct impact on tank diversity and front-to-back compositions.
Buffs ▲
Zoé
She gains consistency and lane pressure through higher base damage, smoother projectile handling, and a more available ultimate, making her a more reliable pick/burst mage.
Corki
His damage is increased to compensate for item changes, restoring him as a scaling mixed-damage ranged carry.
Nerfs ▼
Irelia
Her healing is reduced, so she handles poke worse and loses some early- and mid-game forgiveness.
Fiora
Her max-HP true damage is reduced, lowering some of her dueling power and side-lane pressure.
Renekton
His sustain is reduced, making him less frustrating to face and more punishable in extended trades.
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Mel
She loses some late-game power, with weaker execute damage, less crowd control, and reduced kiting safety.
Ziggs
His empowered burst drops, but shorter cooldowns give him a more consistent teamfight profile.
Rakan
His burst is reduced so he reads more as an aggressive engage support than a near-assassin.
Shyvana
Her post-ultimate mobility is lowered, but durability goes up, shifting her more toward close-range fighting than constant chase potential.
Yasuo
His early/mid base damage and ultimate armor penetration are lowered, reducing lane harassment and his ability to shred tanks too easily.
Patch items
New items
Adjustments
Adjustment
Force de la trinité
More health and slightly less ability haste, creating a sturdier profile oriented toward longer fights.
Adjustment
Fléau de liche
Its cost drops, making it more accessible for fast-spike mages.
Adjustment
Écho de Luden
Its cost also drops, increasing its appeal for burst and tempo mages.
Adjustment
Percepteur
Its cost rises, slightly limiting its role as a very efficient snowball purchase.
Adjustment
Bottes améliorées
Most upgraded boots are heavily nerfed in price and stats, reducing early combat impact and pushing more power into real item purchases.
Tier list by role
Base source: WildRiftFire
Win rate
Ban rate
S+
Patch impact
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GLOBAL IMPACT
7.1 is a structural transformation patch rather than a simple balance update.
Monster aggro is now displayed more clearly for better readability.
Higher value for utility tanks thanks to Guardian and Font of Life.
Weaker boot item spikes, reducing very early aggressive tempo.
Its core change is the rune system, which becomes more readable, more specialized, and less centered on a few dominant options.
Major rune system overhaul, including the new Guardian rune and a new Sorcery path.
Boots and several key items are tightened to reduce overly early power spikes.
The patch also strengthens the identity of specific modes, especially AAA ARAM and Arena, through more dedicated systems.
Engine upgrade, with a slightly longer first load after installing the patch.
AAA ARAM becomes permanent and receives a new seasonal theme, new augments, and new summoner spells.
Arena gains multi-team cooperation, new items, and expanded item archives.
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MID
zoe corki mel ziggsBetter comfort for poke and artillery mages through the expanded Sorcery path.
Less sustain and burst excess on several dominant champions.
Key patch items
Salutations de Dominik
meta-core
This is the patch's major anti-frontline item for physical carries, as it creates real pressure into high bonus-HP targets.
Bot lane synergies
varus
+
nami
high
Varus fits poke and setup extremely well, while Nami reinforces zoning and harass phases.
corki
+
lux
medium
Two long-range poke sources that exploit the new rune options and cleaner tempo windows.
Objectives timeline
00:00–02:00
Macro
Laners are more cautious because upgraded boots give less immediate combat value.
06:00
Objective
Early rotations and objectives become more readable, while poke compositions gain value from the new runes and adjusted item costs.
midgame
Items
Builds become more specialized, with clearer rune paths for utility tanks, poke mages, and DPS carries.
late
Macro
Late game is decided more by setup and protection quality than by a simple boot-item advantage.
Viewing sub-patch 7.1c
Targeted patch focused on champion balance and support item adjustments.
Champion changes
Buffs ▲
Talon
Talon clears the jungle faster and gains better lethality with more rake damage and monster damage.
Fizz
Fizz regains stronger late-game burst threat thanks to a higher AP ratio on his dash.
Jax
Jax becomes sturdier and scales better with more armor, attack speed, and kit damage, despite a lower ultimate active base hit.
Item changes
Buffs & Nerfs
Buff
Idole interdite
This support item finally gains mana regen, smoothing out lane phases for enchanters.
Buff
Écho harmonieux
Harmonic Echo becomes smoother to rush thanks to a large mana regen boost.
Buff
Bâton des flots
Staff of Flowing Water gets more comfortable to use with added mana regeneration.
Buff
Encensoir ardent
Ardent Censer becomes easier to fit into support builds thanks to better mana sustain.
Buff
Bottes de lucidité
Ionian Boots of Lucidity now also provide mana regeneration, a real boon for some mages and supports.
Buff
Dent de Nashor
Nashor's Tooth becomes more accessible with a lower cost, speeding up its item spike.
Nerf
Force de la trinité
Trinity Force loses its kill movement speed bonus, reducing its universal dominance.
Adjustments
Adjustment
Prestelames navori
Navori Quickblades gets a major profile shift with less raw AD, much more attack speed, and a simpler trigger.
Viewing sub-patch 7.1d
Targeted patch focused on ADC scaling and rune balance adjustments.
Champion changes
Buffs ▲
Urgot
Urgot gains stronger early pressure thanks to higher base AD and more threatening shotgun legs.
Tristana
Tristana clears waves better in the early game, giving her more stability in lane.
Vladimir
Vladimir handles AD lanes better and gains more survivability from improved AP-to-health conversion.
Nerfs ▼
Vayne
Vayne loses some anti-tank threat and ultimate attack speed, reducing her sustained damage output.
Rune changes
Improved
Tempo mortel IMPROVED
Précision
Lethal Tempo becomes less automatic for ADCs that were reaching high attack speed too easily without enough item investment. Ranged champions still keep a strong DPS rune, but the choice opens up more depending on matchup, build path, and whether they need burst or scaling.
Renforcement IMPROVED
Empowerment becomes more attractive for champions that can reliably trigger damage windows in lane or extended fights. This buff mainly helps picks that want to punish an exposed target after a short trade, combo, or focused damage sequence.
Concentration absolue IMPROVED
Sorcellerie
Absolute Focus becomes more realistic to maintain in lane, especially for poke or long-range champions that play around spacing. The lower threshold makes the rune less punishing after small trades, while the higher bonus better rewards players who manage their health well.
Pot de graines ixtali IMPROVED
Inspiration
Ixtali Seedjar becomes more flexible for players who know how to play around plants and map timings. The lower cooldown creates more chances to generate value in lane, around objectives, or during rotations, but the rune still requires good positional awareness.
Tier list by role — 7.1d
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Champion changes
New ★
Norra
Very recent addition around 7.0B; not enough solid sample in the provided source to rank her aggressively in role priorities.
Mel
New champion not fully stabilized in the overall hierarchy yet, but already worth tracking in mid-lane drafts.
Smolder
New stacking carry who quickly established himself as a bot-lane scaling and priority standard.
Reworks ↺
Zyra
Her rework gives her a clearer place as a reliable control/poke mage, mainly mid and niche support.
Buffs ▲
Talon
Jungle clear and lethality buffs on rake — directly responsible for his S jungle entry.
Fizz
Improved AP ratio on dash: stronger late-game burst threat.
Jax
More armor per level, better attack speed, higher passive/E damage: both defensive and offensive scaling improved.
Patch items
New items
New
Spear of Shojin
Core patch item for AD bruisers: sustained damage, HP and spell amplification on the right users.
New
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Truly strong only on a few profiles like Master Yi, Vayne or Kog’Maw; too slow elsewhere.
New
Psychic Projector
Opened new build curves for some AP bruisers/tanks through HP → power conversion.
Adjustments
Adjustment
Blade of the Ruined King
The shift to omnivamp massively benefits mixed/on-hit users and strengthens several duelists/junglers.
Adjustment
Riftmaker
Its refocus on magic damage lowered some hybrid or AD-leaning users.
Adjustment
Maw of Malmortius
Its reduced presence makes several AP assassins/mages a bit more threatening than before.
Adjustment
Defensive boots
Their weakening increases poke/range punishment in lane, especially top and sometimes mid.
De
Adjustment
Death's Dance
Reduced sustain makes several bruisers a bit easier to punish in extended trades.
Tier list by role
Base source: WildRiftFire
Win rate
Ban rate
S+
Patch impact
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GLOBAL IMPACT
Tanks regained value in drafts because some builds delay armor penetration and the anti-dive turret window punishes overforce more often.
Anti-dive turret rule at 4+ champions: forced dives are riskier before plates fall.
Tanks become more punishing again when armor penetration is delayed.
Jax and Akali become more individually attractive, while Smolder loses a bit of his automatic pressure.
Rift Herald returns at 6:00 and Baron was reworked: objective control becomes highly structuring again.
Poke/range regains some value against weakened defensive boots.
renekton fiora irelia ksanteThe meta leans toward AD bruisers, with Shojin still being a defining item for several top/jungle picks even after adjustments.
Jungle remains the most oppressive role of the patch: tempo, clear, mobility and snowball matter more there than anywhere else.
Smolder drops a notch in overall oppression, and the Death's Dance nerf slightly lowers bruiser comfort in extended trades.
Ionia Rift: clearer jungle paths, thinner walls, faster movement timings.
Vision setup + tempo gained value, especially for jungle and support.
Shojin structures the hierarchy of many top/jungle bruisers.
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MID
zoe corki mel ziggsPatch 7.0 still heavily shapes 7.0D: new map, new timings, new gank angles and a more explosive midgame.
Mid lane mostly keeps its best mobility and tempo-control picks, with limited hierarchy changes.
Mid wind currents (2:00→6:00): more frequent mid roams, better punishment of overly static lanes.
Charge-based portals: more realistic duo rotations and easier midgame snowball triggers.
Midgame is denser: drafts that spike early or at two items convert faster than before.
varus corki smolder namiIn dragon lane, Smolder remains the oppressive baseline as long as his stacking is too fast for the payoff he gets.
Support strongly rewards peel, anti-dive and profiles that can survive or punish bruiser engages.
In 7.0G, Jax, Akali and Rell gain even more fight presence, while Tristana becomes a more credible aggressive bot-lane option again.
Key patch items
Spear of Shojin
meta-core
The true top/jungle center of gravity of the patch.
Blade of the Ruined King
sustain
Its omnivamp strongly revives several on-hit/mixed profiles.
Guinsoo's Rageblade
specialized
Very strong on a few names, bait on many others.
Psychic Projector
niche-value
A real option for some AP bruisers/tanks that can stack HP.
Bot lane synergies
smolder
+
milio
high
Range, laning comfort and safer spacing: a very easy duo to cash in when Smolder wants to stack without overexposing.
xayah
+
rakan
high
Still very solid: self-peel, engage follow-up and very readable teamfighting.
caitlyn
+
milio
medium
The added range further increases lane pressure and punishment on slower-scaling ADCs.
kogmaw
+
lulu
medium
When the draft protects properly, the duo remains a real carry condition at 2-3 items.
Objectives timeline
00:00–02:00
Macro
Lane read and jungle/mid tempo setup.
02:00
System
Mid wind currents: stronger roam/tempo window.
06:00
Objective
Rift Herald available: huge snowball pivot.
07:30
Macro
True midgame acceleration starts through rotations and portal charges.
10:30
System
Portal charges end: the map becomes more classical again.
midgame
Items
Shojin/BOTRK/Guinsoo start clearly separating the best users from the rest.
late
Macro
Balanced drafts with frontline + peel convert better than full-greed drafts.