Wild Rift 4.1 Patch Notes, New Items, Twitch Release Date
by Hemalatha R | Updated Mar 20, 2023
Wild Rift
Wild Rift, developed and published by Riot Games for Android and iOS, is a mobile multiplayer online battle arena game that is commonly abbreviated as LoL: WR or simply Wild Rift. It is a modified version of the PC game League of Legends and is available to play for free.
Similar to League of Legends, the game involves players controlling a character or "champion" with unique abilities and competing against a team of players or AI-controlled units. The ultimate goal is to destroy the opposing team's "Nexus". Each match in Wild Rift is independent, with champions starting off relatively weak and then increasing in strength by acquiring items and experience throughout the game. The character design of the champions draws inspiration from a variety of genres, including steampunk, high fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror.
Wild Rift 4.1 Patch Notes
NEW CHAMPIONS
URGOT, THE DREADNOUGHT
Once a powerful Noxian headsman, Urgot was betrayed by the empire for which he had killed so many. Bound in iron chains, he was forced to learn the true meaning of strength in the Dredge—a prison mine deep beneath Zaun. Emerging in a disaster that spread chaos throughout the city, he now casts an imposing shadow over its criminal underworld. Raising his victims on the very chains that once enslaved him, he will purge his new home of the unworthy, making it a crucible of pain.
Urgot will be released on March 16 at 00:01 UTC.
WILD PASS
With all these villains on the loose it's about time another hero made an appearance to save the day or wreck it… Superhero Vi joins the fight this Wild Pass! You can earn her and the Ascended version as you punch your way through this Wild Pass!
The Wild Pass will be available on March 16 at 00:01 UTC
UNCAPPED LEVELS
We’re changing how the account leveling system works. Hitting level 40 in Wild Rift is meant to be an important milestone, and since we’ve seen so many of you achieving it over the last year, we wanted to provide additional ways for you to feel and see the investment you’ve made in Wild Rift.
Starting this patch, once you hit level 40, you’ll unlock a prestige level system, where additional levels will give you stars that are showcased in your profile and other visible areas. As you continue to level up, all your stars will show off your growth!
EVENTS
URGOT’S TRIVIA
Should you dread a dreadnought? We’re not so sure, but maybe we’ll find out during some trivia!
Urgot’s Trivia will begin on March 16 at 00:01 UTC
CHAMPION CHANGES
Changes, developments and fixes have been made for these characters.
To learn more about the changes and improvements that have been made to the aforementioned characters, click here to visit the official website.
Wild Rift New Items
AMARANTH TWINGUARD
Currently, tanks that are able to find a lead in their games don’t really have the options in the shop to help them try to make a big impact on the game. Mages are able to pick up items like Rabadon’s Deathcap or Void Staff and Marksmen are able to buy Infinity Edge or Lord Dominik’s Regards. These items give them the opportunity to make big plays or even completely take over a game. Amaranth Twinguard is a capstone item for tanks (similar to Deathcap for mages) that allows them to multiply their effectiveness during combat as long as they can stick it out long enough to get the benefits of Endurance.
Total cost: 3200g
Builds from: Chain Vest (900g) + Negatron Cloak (900g) + 1400g
55 Armor
55 Magic Resistance
PASSIVE - Endurance: While in combat with enemy champions, gain a stack of Endurance each second. When you reach 5 stacks of Endurance, gain size, 20% Tenacity, and increase your armor and magic resistance by 30% until you leave combat with champions.
MANTLE OF THE TWELFTH HOUR
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Sometimes, committing with your team and dying for the cause is the right thing to do as a tank. However, we think there’s some room to add a tank item that makes it a bit easier to maneuver and escape from tricky low-health situations. Mantle of the Twelfth Hour grants a burst of healing, movement speed, and slow resistance when your health gets low to give tanks a fighting chance at escaping or running down one more kill.
Total cost: 2900g
Chain Vest (900g) + Negatron Cloak (900g) + 1100g
50 Armor
50 Magic Resistance
PASSIVE - Lifeline: If you would take damage that would reduce your maximum health below 35%, heal for 200 + 50% of your bonus health over 3 seconds, and gain 50% Slow Resistance and 30 Movement Speed for 3 seconds. (90-second cooldown)
SEARING CROWN AND SUNFIRE CAPE
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Currently, Sunfire Cape is the only choice for tanks that want to opt into more aggressive damage against champions. However, it also serves as the only tank item that offers meaningful wave- and jungle-clearing power, which puts it in a space where it’s serving two different niches at the same time. This makes it hard for us to make it definitively strong at either one—so we’re giving Sunfire a sibling. Searing Crown is being added to Wild Rift, and it will be your new go-to pick for when you want to burn your foes to a crisp. And Sunfire will now be what you pick up when you want to give Red Brambleback a taste of its own fiery medicine. Basically, if you want to kill champions, Searing Crown should be your item of choice. And if you’re looking to farm it up, Sunfire Cape should be even better than before.
Total cost: 2700g
Bami’s Cinder (1300g) + Chain Vest (900g) + 500g
300 Health
50 Armor
PASSIVE - Fiery Touch: Dealing damage with an Attack or Ability will burn the target for 3 seconds, dealing [1.6% for melee / .8% for ranged] of the target’s maximum health as magic damage per second.
ABYSSAL MASK AND THORNMAIL
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On top of the new items and the changes to Sunfire Cape, we’re also making changes to Abyssal Mask and Thornmail to help them fit better into the new tank item system. Abyssal Mask will have its generic magic damage amplification removed in favor of a new passive that allows it to store a percentage of magic damage taken, which can then be released as an explosion upon enemies when the user immobilizes a target. Boom! This change is intended to make Abyssal the aggressive, damage-oriented item amongst the magic resistance items.
We’re making Thornmail cheaper and removing some of its health to make it a clear Grievous Wounds purchase, rather than an item so powerful on its own that Grievous Wounds isn’t a major consideration when buying it. Additionally, we’re lowering the armor ratio on the damage reflection and adding a bonus health ratio so that Thornmail isn’t too powerful on champions with armor steroids like Rammus and is more accessible to the majority of tanks..
We’re looking forward to seeing the impact of these new items and item changes, so please send us your feedback. We’ll also be keeping a close eye on the impact of these items and are prepared to make changes if needed.
For now, that’s it for us from Systems and Balance! We’re cooking up some more updates for the future and we have to get back to it, but before we reave perhaps we can drop a hint or two. Thanks for reading, and see you next time!
Wild Rift Twitch Release Date
Mark your calendars, Wild Rift fans! The highly-anticipated Patch 4.1 update is just around the corner, and it's bringing two new champions to the game: Urgot and Twitch. If you've been itching to try out these powerful champions, you won't have to wait much longer. The Wild Rift Patch 4.1 update is scheduled to release on March 16th, 2023, so get ready to dive into the action with these exciting new additions. With their unique abilities and playstyles, Urgot and Twitch are sure to shake up the Wild Rift meta and provide players with new strategies and challenges to master. Keep an eye out for more information as the release date approaches, and get ready to experience the thrill of these two new champions in Wild Rift.
Wild Rift Gameplay
League of Legends: Wild Rift is a MOBA game that features a three-dimensional isometric perspective. The gameplay is similar to that of the PC version of League of Legends, with the main objective being to defeat the opposing team's base.
In order to make the game compatible with mobile devices, Wild Rift has undergone some modifications that have made the game faster-paced compared to the PC version. These changes include a smaller map, shorter respawn times, accelerated gold gain, and reduced regeneration time. As a result, matches in Wild Rift typically last around 15 minutes, as opposed to the 45-minute matches on the PC version.
Wild Rift offers two different modes: Wild Rift mode, which includes PVP, ranked play, and tournament draft, and ARAM mode.
Wild Rift 4.1 Patch Notes - FAQs
The two new champions being added to Wild Rift in the Patch 4.1 update are Urgot and Twitch.
The Wild Rift Patch 4.1 update is set to be released on March 16th, 2023.
Yes, Urgot and Twitch will be available to play as soon as the Wild Rift Patch 4.1 update is released.
Urgot and Twitch each have unique abilities and playstyles that are sure to shake up the Wild Rift meta. Urgot is a ranged bruiser with a powerful execute ability, while Twitch is a stealthy marksman who excels at taking down enemies from the shadows.
It's possible that additional information about Urgot and Twitch could be released prior to the release of the Wild Rift Patch 4.1 update. Fans should keep an eye out for official announcements from the Wild Rift development team as the release date approaches.