TFT patch 18.3 is here, bringing a focused balance update to Enchanted Wilds. Rather than making huge changes across the entire set, Riot is targeting specific power ceilings while bringing up weaker champions, traits, and combat Augments.
The biggest focus of TFT patch 18.3 is giving struggling reroll compositions another chance. Warwick and Murkwolf are receiving buffs aimed at bringing the Wolf Bros back as a Level 6 reroll option, while Karma, Gromp, Alistar, Cassiopeia, Rammus, and Azir are also getting direct buffs.
At the same time, several high-end trait breakpoints and Wisps are being toned down. Riot is also giving combat Augments a broad round of buffs after economy-focused options became increasingly attractive this set.
Alongside the balance changes, patch 18.3 notes contain a large number of gameplay, performance, and stability fixes, including a fix for missing PvE encounters and an issue that could cause players to select an incorrect Augment.
Read the official TFT patch 18.3 notes here.
TFT patch 18.3 highlights
Patch 18.3 is a medium-sized update with a clear goal: make more of the Enchanted Wilds roster worth playing. Riot is specifically looking to give new life to compositions that showed promise during PBE but have struggled to establish themselves on the live servers.
| Patch area | Main changes |
|---|---|
| Traits | Blossom, Defender, Hunter, Inferno and Invoker receive targeted changes. |
| 1-costs | Karma is buffed while Ornn and Veigar have their power ceilings adjusted. |
| 2-costs | Alistar, Gromp, Murkwolf and Warwick receive buffs. |
| 3-costs | Azir, Cassiopeia and Rammus are buffed. |
| 4-costs | Lillia is buffed while Nidalee receives an AD damage adjustment. |
| 5-costs | Solar Lux gains more damage while Taric gets stronger healing. |
| Artifacts | The Collector and Eternal Pact are nerfed while Statikk Shiv is buffed. |
| Emblems | Brawler is buffed while Hunter, Invoker and Juggernaut are nerfed. |
| Augments | Combat Augments receive a broad set of buffs and several problematic options are adjusted. |
| Wisps | Several high-value Wisps receive nerfs. |
| Bug fixes | A large number of gameplay, performance and stability issues are fixed. |
TFT Patch 18.3 Rundown
Riot's TFT Patch 18.3 Rundown explains the thinking behind the changes, including the push for more early-game diversity and the return of weaker reroll options.
Trait changes in TFT patch 18.3
Several traits are being adjusted in TFT patch 18.3. Riot is mainly targeting the strongest trait breakpoints, particularly where Emblems can create an unusually large amount of additional power.
Blossom
Blossom 3 has been providing too much value through several particularly strong Wisps. Rather than changing the trait itself, Riot is reducing the power of a number of Blossom Charms.
| Blossom Charm | Change |
|---|---|
| Animate Shop Duration | 26s ⇒ 24s |
| Blaze Damage | 1.5% max Health ⇒ 1.25% max Health |
| Blood Money Cost | 1g ⇒ 2g |
| Combust Damage | 22% ⇒ 18% |
| Curio Cart Bonus Gold | 2g ⇒ 1g |
| Heated Rivalry Takedowns | 7 ⇒ 5 |
| Heroic Sacrifice AD/AP | 40% ⇒ 35% |
| Heroic Sacrifice Armor/MR | 40 ⇒ 35 |
| Hugify Health | 600 ⇒ 500 |
| Mana Rich Soil Reduction | 25% ⇒ 20% |
| Mercenary Force Damage Amp | 4.5% ⇒ 4% |
| Moonlight Ritual Cost | 2g ⇒ 3g |
| Sinister Deal Gold | 3g ⇒ 2g |
| Sinister Deal Health Lost | 3 HP ⇒ 2 HP |
| Stand Alone Health/Damage Amp | 22% ⇒ 20% |
Coven
Coven is moving in the opposite direction. Riot believes the trait has not been offering enough reward for its high-risk playstyle, so its Loss Essence generation is being increased.
| Trait | Change |
|---|---|
| Coven | Essence Per Loss: 18/25/32/60 ⇒ 22/28/35/60 |
| Defender | Resists: 25/60/120 ⇒ 25/60/115 |
| Hunter | Bonus AD: 20/30/45/65% ⇒ 20/30/40/60% |
| Inferno | Burn Amount: 1/1/3.5/4.5% ⇒ 1/1/3/4% |
| Invoker | Mana Regen: 3/4/6/9 ⇒ 3/4/6/8 |
1-cost champion changes
Three 1-cost champions are changing in TFT patch 18.3: Karma, Ornn and Veigar.
Karma receives a buff across all star levels, with her biggest improvement coming at three stars. Ornn is being slowed down at three stars, while Veigar loses some of his extreme scaling but gains more base spell damage.
| Champion | Ability / Stat | Old | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karma | Explosion Damage | 120/180/270/460 AP | 125/185/300/515 AP |
| Ornn | 3-star Forge Power Bonus | +100% | +85% |
| Ornn | 2nd Artifact Threshold | 155,000 Forge Power | 140,000 Forge Power |
| Veigar | AP Per Kill | 3% | 2% |
| Veigar | Ability Damage — Base | 175/265/395/670 AP | 200/300/450/765 AP |
| Veigar | Ability Damage — Empowered | 265/400/595/1015 AP | 300/450/675/1015 AP |
2-cost champion changes
The biggest story among the 2-costs is the return of the Wolf Bros. Warwick and Murkwolf are both receiving buffs aimed at making Level 6 reroll a more realistic option again.
Riot also recommends building Warwick around mana regeneration and Attack Speed, while positioning remains especially important for Murkwolf.
| Champion | Ability / Stat | Old | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistar | Heal | 200/260/320 AP | 230/300/400 AP |
| Alistar | Ability Damage | 100/150/225 AP | 180/270/420 AP |
| Gromp | AP Form Ability DoT | 160/240/360 AP | 175/265/410 AP |
| Gromp | AD Form Attack Speed | 0.70 | 0.75 |
| Gromp | AD Form Base AD | 45 | 50 |
| Murkwolf | Empowered Attack Damage | 60/90/135 AD | 65/100/160 AD |
| Warwick | Ability Damage | 215/325/500 AD | 230/345/535 AD |
| Warwick | Ability Healing | 20% | 25% |
3-cost champion changes
Azir, Cassiopeia and Rammus are all getting direct buffs in TFT patch 18.3.
Riot specifically points toward the Defender changes as a reason for buffing Cassiopeia and Rammus directly. The goal is to make them useful in more situations rather than relying on the six-Defender breakpoint for their power.
| Champion | Ability / Stat | Old | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azir | Ability Damage | 43/65/103 | 46/69/110 |
| Cassiopeia | Ability Damage | 400/600/950 | 425/630/1020 |
| Rammus | Shield | 350/450/550 | 400/550/725 |
4-cost champion changes
Lillia receives a stronger heal, while Nidalee gets changes to both her AD and AP forms.
Nidalee's Armor Penetration change is particularly unusual. Riot fixed a bug where she was gaining 60% Armor Penetration instead of the intended 40%, but is now setting the displayed value to 60%, meaning there is no functional change to the Armor Penetration. Her AD ability damage is reduced while her AP third attack is buffed.
| Champion | Ability / Stat | Old | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillia | Heal | 325/475 AP | 350/525 AP |
| Nidalee | AD Form Armor Penetration | 40% | 60% — no functional change |
| Nidalee | AD Form Ability Damage | 225/340 AD | 210/315 AD |
| Nidalee | AP Form Third Attack Damage | 300/450 AP | 330/500 AP |
5-cost champion changes
Patch 18.3 makes a small number of changes to the five-cost roster. Solar Lux receives more three-star damage, while Taric trades some of his passive shielding for stronger healing.
| Champion | Ability / Stat | Old | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lux | Solar Lux Bonus Damage per 3-star | 12% | 15% |
| Taric | Passive Shield Base Value | 100/225 | 75/150 |
| Taric | Heal | 250/375 AP | 275/450 AP |
Artifact changes
Three Artifacts are changing in TFT patch 18.3.
| Artifact | Change |
|---|---|
| The Collector | AD: 40% ⇒ 35% |
| Eternal Pact | Mana on Tank Ability Cast: 15 ⇒ 10 |
| Statikk Shiv | Base Ability Power: 15% ⇒ 25% |
Emblem changes
The Emblem changes largely follow the trait changes, with smaller nerfs to Hunter, Invoker and Juggernaut and a damage buff for Brawler.
| Emblem | Change |
|---|---|
| Brawler | Damage: 2% max HP ⇒ 2.5% max HP |
| Hunter | AD Per Takedown: 18% ⇒ 15% |
| Invoker | Mana Regen: 3 ⇒ 2 |
| Juggernaut | Mana Restore on Death: 15 ⇒ 10 |
Augment changes in TFT patch 18.3
Augments are one of the biggest focuses of patch 18.3 notes. Riot says economy Augments have been heavily prioritized this set, leaving combat-focused options struggling to compete.
As a result, many combat Augments are receiving buffs, while a smaller number of particularly strong or problematic options are being nerfed, renamed, restricted, or disabled.
| Augment | Change |
|---|---|
| Bonus Gift | Renamed to Bonus Gifts |
| Blossom's Call | Minimum Wisp Cost to see 4-cost by stage: 15/6/4/0g ⇒ 15/5/3/0g |
| Blossom's Call | Minimum Wisp Cost: X/15/8/5/0 ⇒ X/15/8/4/0 |
| Challenger's Grace | Buff Duration: 3s ⇒ 4s |
| Early Learnings | Baseline AD/AP: 5% ⇒ 3% |
| Electrocharge I | Damage by Stage: 30/50/70/90 ⇒ 25/40/60/80 |
| Infinity Protection | Disabled due to a bug |
| Item Extraction | Number of Extractions: 4 ⇒ 3 |
| Item Extraction | Now grants an additional Azir |
| It's Me, Baby | Spotlight renamed to Championship Hex |
| Feeling Lucky | Flipping Heads no longer grants 4 more gold than intended |
| Frontline Foundation | Can now grant Yorick + Juggernaut Emblem |
| Future Focused | Gold: 8 ⇒ 5 |
| Giant and Mighty | Health: 200 ⇒ 225 |
| Group Hug I | Resists: 6 ⇒ 7 |
| Group Hug II | Resists: 9 ⇒ 10 |
| Heroic Grab Bag | Initial Gold: 4g ⇒ 6g |
| Hold the Line | AD: 9% ⇒ 11% |
| Hold the Line | AP: 10% ⇒ 11% |
| Jeweled Lotus I | Crit Chance: 10% ⇒ 15% |
| Retribution | Crit Chance: 25% ⇒ 15% |
| Shimmerscale Essence | Round Delay: 8 ⇒ 6 |
| Shimmerscale Essence | First Item is now Gambler's Blade |
| Shimmerscale Essence | Second Item is now Mogul's Mail |
| Spirit of Redemption | Heal: 7.5% ⇒ 9% |
| Upward Mobility | Reroll On Level: 1 ⇒ 2 |
| Verticality | Requires at least 4 units of a trait to be offered |
| We Stick Together | Cannot give the same Emblem to multiple players, or Emblems for traits that are too small, Juggernaut, Brawler, or Defender |
| Weight the Worth | No longer grants a Tiny Duplicator |
Shimmerscale Essence
Shimmerscale Essence gets an earlier payoff, with its Round Delay reduced from eight to six. However, the first two items are being swapped.
- First item: Gambler's Blade
- Second item: Mogul's Mail
Item Extraction
Item Extraction is being brought closer to Replication by reducing its number of extractions from four to three. It now grants an additional Azir, giving the Augment more immediate power.
Verticality
Verticality now requires at least four units of a trait to be offered. This makes the Augment more closely tied to boards that are already committing to a vertical trait.
Wisp changes
Several Wisps are being nerfed in TFT patch 18.3. Riot's main concern is that some Wisps can provide a surprisingly large amount of power without that power being particularly visible to players.
| Wisp | Change |
|---|---|
| Stat Boosters | Armor and MR Boost: 10 ⇒ 8 |
| Stat Boosters | Attack Speed Boost: 8% ⇒ 6% |
| Blood and Iron | Cost: 3g ⇒ 4g |
| Combust | Explosion Damage: 18% ⇒ 15% |
| Mana-Rich Soil | Mana Reduction: 18% ⇒ 15% |
| Thingamajig Wisps | Less likely to grant Mana Regen Boosters |
| Three Me | Cost: 9g ⇒ 10g |
Bug fixes in TFT patch 18.3
Patch 18.3 contains a large number of gameplay bug fixes, including several issues that could directly affect the outcome of a game.
- Worth The Wait can no longer give the same Champion to multiple players.
- Craftable and uncraftable Emblems can now be reforged into each other.
- Getting the Golden Egg from Call to Chaos with a full bench no longer fails to grant the egg.
- Calculated Loss no longer works on PvE rounds.
- Money Monsoon no longer triggers on Carousel rounds.
- Future Focused now grants its rewards on 2-7 instead of 3-1.
- The Riftbeast selector can now be used in the arrival phase with Omega Riftbeast.
- Missed Connections no longer grants two Akalis.
- Rengar's Rival gold-granted tooltip now updates correctly with Heated Rivalry.
- Uncraftable items no longer have extra blank space underneath their tooltips.
- Pandora's Bench and Expedition no longer allow units pending transformation to be starred up.
- Fixed an issue where Pandora's Bench could take and return double the units from the available Champion pool.
- The Random Item Component icon in the Double Up Gift Armory no longer displays Rabadon's Deathcap.
- Unit death animations no longer end abruptly after finishing combat.
More gameplay and UI fixes
- Mobile: Main Menu music no longer continues playing after signing out.
- Fixed inconsistent progress from the Primal Urge mission.
- Mobile: Bench units can now be dragged normally while the Augment Armory is open on affected devices.
- The Ping Latency indicator has been re-added.
- Fixed Armories overlapping with the Shop after reconnecting.
- Fixed an issue where Units dragged above the XP/Reroll UI could fail to sell.
- Fixed an issue where players could fail to return to their board after disconnecting and reconnecting.
- Fixed an issue with Champion death animations ending abruptly after combat.
One particularly important fix addresses missing PvE encounters. Riot says the problem had several possible causes, making it difficult to fully eliminate.
Cosmetics converted in TFT patch 18.3
Riot is continuing its large-scale cosmetic conversion following the move to Unreal Engine. 34 cosmetics have been re-added with patch 18.3.
Legendary Arenas — 5
- Bridge of Progress
- Club 2 Arena
- Cyber City Streets
- Enchanted Archives
- Kanmei Arena
Legendary Booms — 2
- Curse of the Sad Mummy
- Final Spark
Mythic Arena — 3
- Night Versus Dawn
- Graffiti Chic Street / Street Fashion T4 Arena
Mythic Booms — 6
- Arcane Super Mega Death Rocket!
- Crystal Rose Snip Snip!
- Dark Cosmic Curtain Call
- Spirit Blossom Orb of Deception
- Star Guardian Perfect Execution
- Dragonslayer Grand Starfall
Mythic Chibis — 5
- Chibi Divine Sword Irelia
- Chibi Little Devil Teemo
- Chibi Soul Fighter Gwen
- Chibi Star Guardian Ahri
- Chibi Blood Moon Jhin
Mythic Unbound — 2
- Pengaren Unbound
- Dragonslayer Pantheon Unbound
Prestige Chibis — 3
- Chibi Headliner K/DA POP/STARS Kai'Sa
- Prestige Chibi Dragon Fist Lee Sin
- Prestige Chibi Valiant Sword Riven
Base Chibis — 8
- Chibi Aatrox
- Chibi Annie
- Chibi Briar
- Chibi Caitlyn
- Chibi Lulu
- Chibi Lux
- Chibi Teemo
- Chibi Jhin
Cosmetics coming in TFT patch 18.4
Riot is already preparing another large cosmetic conversion for TFT patch 18.4, with 42 cosmetics currently planned.
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Prestige Chibi | 2 |
| Mythic Arenas | 7 |
| Mythic Booms | 12 |
| Mythic Chibis | 13 |
| Mythic Unbound | 7 |
| Base Chibi | 1 |
Full 18.4 cosmetic list
- Prestige Chibi: Chibi Prestige Arcane Superfan Annie; Prestige Chibi Porcelain Ezreal
- Mythic Arenas: Golden Tiger Market; Heaven's Celestial Court; K/DA in the Convergence; Le Café de Paris; Lux's Demacian Daydream; Pengu's 6th Anniversary Arena; Pengu's 7th Anniversary Bash
- Mythic Booms: Arcane Infinite Duress; Featherstorm; Firelight Parallel Convergence; Poro Yeet; Silver Bolts; Space Groove Rocket Grab; Spirit Blossom Command: Shockwave; T1 Death From Below; T1 Fate Sealed; ULTRA RAPID FIRE; Banana Starcall; High Noon The Culling
- Mythic Chibis: Chibi Coven Morgana; Chibi DRX Aatrox; Chibi Forecast Janna; Chibi K/DA ALL OUT Akali; Chibi Majestic Empress Morgana; Chibi Panda Annie; Chibi Pengu Cosplay Tristana; Chibi Porcelain Irelia; Chibi Spirit Blossom Lillia; Chibi Spirit Blossom Sett; Chibi Spirit Blossom Yunara; Chibi Star Guardian Lulu; Chibi PsyOps Zeri
- Mythic Unbound: Arcane Jinx Unbound; Arcane Warwick Unbound; Dark Cosmic Jhin Unbound; God Fist Lee Sin Unbound; K/DA Ahri Unbound; Mythmaker Irelia Unbound; Nightbringer Yasuo Unbound
- Base Chibi: Chibi Zeri
What does TFT patch 18.3 change for the meta?
TFT patch 18.3 is less about one huge system rework and more about opening additional paths through the early and mid game.
The clearest example is the Wolf Bros. Warwick and Murkwolf are both getting direct buffs, while Gromp also becomes stronger. Riot is specifically looking to make Level 6 reroll a more attractive option rather than having players rely on a smaller number of established lines.
Karma is another important buff. Her improved three-star damage gives players another potential AP reroll direction, while Alistar, Cassiopeia, Rammus and Azir all receive direct buffs that should give them more opportunities outside of very specific setups.
On the other side, Blossom Wisps, high trait breakpoints, and several Emblems are being trimmed. Veigar and Ornn also lose some of their highest scaling potential, while Nidalee's AD form is being brought down slightly.
Combat Augments are another major part of the update. With several of them receiving buffs, Riot is attempting to make combat power a more meaningful alternative to simply prioritizing economy.
