The items are just the tip of the iceberg for League of Legends’ patch 11.23, however. Other items received small alterations to their functionality, including Knight’s Vow, Force of Nature, Abyssal Mask, and Cosmic Drives. Both of these particular items come from Wild Rift, League of Legends' mobile version with differences compared to the original PC game. Many of this next season’s item changes are centered on health, such as Winter’s Approach, which grants an additional 400 health and “ bonus health equal to 8% mana” and builds into Fimbulwinter. Today, that tradition continues with the announcement of new and altered items and runes for the LoL 2022 preseason. Related: League of Legends Champion Roadmap Updated, Udyr Rework Design ShownĮvery year, League of Legends preseason changes are controversial within the community despite Riot's good intentions. In addition to regularly rebalancing champions, Riot most recently announced plans to remove League of Legends' "all chat” to curb in-game toxicity. With League of Legends’ infamy and huge player base, Riot consistently makes changes to improve the overall experience - to varying levels of effect. The game easily has one of the largest esports presences to date as well, solidifying its place as a premiere competitive game in the industry. League of Legends is famous for being one of the most popular and highest-earning online games out there, but it also carries some infamy due to toxic cultures in-game, online, and at Riot Games itself. Many of the changes have been implemented with the idea of increasing competitiveness and giving players more chances to shift the tides during matches. Some of these were referred to and partially explained in a recent League of Legends Season 12 video which showed new dragon types. Riot Games has detailed the various League of Legends 2022 preseason items, runes, and game features being added or changed in the update.