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· Wild Rift Patch 7.1 officially launches, with the update expected on Wednesday, though the patch notes were released a day earlier, possibly due to the graphics engine update.
· Players are advised to spend their temporary exchange shop resources and battle pass motes before the update, as they will be removed or converted.
· The new battle pass features Soul Fighter Varus, with additional cosmetics and content for K'Sante and Taliyah.

· The battle pass includes the Soul Fighter Varus skin and associated cosmetics.
· Content for the new champions K'Sante and Taliyah is added.
· There's a bundle that includes both battle passes, granting the OR driver skin.
· The Legend Collection is updated with a free Zoe skin and improvements to reward acquisition.
· Ranked Season 21 begins with the Jax "Glorious Vinence" skin, starting on Thursday after the content update.
· Remember to check the reset timer in the game client.

· Patch 7.1 introduces K'Sante, a high-difficulty fighter tank designed to dominate the top lane.
· K'Sante arrives on the Wild Rift ready to impose his power.

· **Bardo:** A change to his ultimate is noted, the indicator now starts on cast.
· **Irelia:** Will receive a nerf to her first ability's healing, reducing the attack damage percentage.
· **Zoe:** Gets buffs to her second ability (missile damage), third ability (bubble projectile speed), and ultimate (reduced cooldown).
· **Corki:** Base attack damage and first ability damage scaling increased.
· **Fiora:** True damage from her passive and bonus damage scaling reduced.
· **Renekton:** First ability healing nerfed, both against champions and non-champions, and his empowered state.
· **Mel:** Suffers nerfs to her passive (execution threshold ability power ratio), third ability (stun duration and base damage), and ultimate (bonus damage ability power ratio). These changes might not be enough to reduce her high ban rate.
· **Shyvana:** Bonus movement speed in dragon form reduced, but bonus health with ultimate increased.
· **Yasuo:** Receives a nerf to his first ability's base damage and his ultimate's armor penetration ratio.
· **Skarner:** Changes to his second ability (base damage and ability power scaling) are mentioned.
· **Six:** Empowered damage ability power ratio on his passive reduced, and cooldowns on his first and third abilities reduced.

· **Lord Dominic's Regards:** This item returns to Wild Rift with a cost of 3300 gold.
· Grants 25 attack damage, 36% armor penetration, and 25% critical strike chance.
· Its passive deals bonus damage based on the enemy champion's bonus health, with a cap of 12% bonus damage against targets with 100 bonus health.
· It's a key item against tanks this patch.

· **Item Removal:** Protector's Vow is removed.
· **General Cost:** All boots now cost 900 gold.
· **Coated Zero-Toe Boots:** Base health regeneration halved (50%), armor reduced to 20, and the block passive removed.
· **Mercury's Treads:** Base health regeneration halved, magic resist reduced to 20, and the "Dissolve" passive removed.
· **Gluttonous Greaves:** Now grant 10 attack damage.
· **Boots of Lucidity:** Mana regeneration reduced to 0%, ability haste reduced to 15%, health reduced to 100, and the "Balance" passive removed. Considered an excessive nerf.
· **Berserker's Greaves:** No longer grant attack damage, and attack speed remains at 25%.
· **Manaflow Boots:** Grant 15 ability power (significant nerf), 100% mana regeneration. New passive: mana champions gain 50% base health regeneration.
· **Dynamo Boots:** Attack damage reduced to 10, armor penetration reduced to 8.

· **New Keystone Rune (Domination): Frost Sovereign:** Upon immobilizing, emits beams that create a freezing zone, reducing movement speed. Grants frost armor stacks that increase defense and then deal area damage. Ideal for supports and tanks with CC.
· **New Keystone Rune (Domination): Guardian:** Protects nearby or targeted allies, granting a shield if they take significant damage. Intended for supports and utility champions.
· **Potency Adjustment:** No longer makes the enemy vulnerable; increases your own damage by 8% until leaving combat.
· **Aery Adjustment:** Slight increase in base damage and shield, no changes to scaling.
· **Rune Removal:** Glacial Augment and Replica are removed.
· **Domination Tree (Secondary):**
· **New Rune: Arrogance:** Upon dealing damage in the last 3 seconds before being defeated, gain attackable damage for 30 seconds.
· **Eyeball Collection Adjustment:** Grants more attack damage or ability power per enemy champion takedown (stacks up to 8 times).
· **Ingenious Hunter Adjustment:** Grants item haste upon taking down epic monsters.
· **Relentless Hunter Adjustment:** Grants out-of-combat movement speed and bonus movement speed per takedown, stacking up to 5 times.
· **Zombie Hunter Adjustment:** Grants more attack damage or ability power.
· **Sudden Impact and Empowered Attack:** Now belong to the first Domination tree.
· **Precision Tree:**
· **Brutality Adjustment:** Basic attacks deal bonus damage based on AD.
· **Triumph Adjustment:** Grants bonus movement speed upon participating in takedowns.
· **New Rune: Combat Frenzy:** Increases base ability damage by 2% per second in combat against champions (stacks up to 3 times).
· **Giant Slayer Adjustment:** Only deals bonus damage (8%) when the enemy's health is above 60%. Considered a significant nerf.
· **Resolve Tree:**
· **Font of Life Adjustment:** Restores health upon hitting champions, benefiting the nearest ally with low health.
· **Demolish Adjustment:** Now part of the first Resolve tree.
· **Nullifying Orb Adjustment:** Part of the second Resolve tree.
· **Sorcery Tree (formerly Inspiration):**
· **New Rune: Botanist:** Upon destroying plants, gain gold and enhance their effects (more gold, healing, vision, movement speed).
· **New Rune: Armada:** Grants bonus damage when health is above 70%.
· **Xali's Jar Adjustment:** Seed lasts 30 seconds (previously 60), with a 30-second cooldown per plant.
· **Axiomatic Arc and Manaflow Band:** Now part of the first Sorcery tree.
· **Gathering Storm and Scorch:** Part of the third Sorcery tree.

· Assassination and multi-kill audio improved.
· Jungle monsters receive visual updates, including an aggro bar and information for camp management.
· Combat Festival Season 5 brings new chromas for PROJECT: Yasuo, icons, profile borders, and more rewards.
· Triple ARAM mode is now permanent, with an update including a track that can go off-map.
· Other game modes like Arena and All Random All Mid are adjusted.

· **Soul Fighter:** Arrives on April 8th with Viego's legendary skin.
· **Epic Skins:** C'Thun, Ambesa, and Viktor will receive epic skins.
· **Master G:** A special Master G skin is expected, likely launching through the new "Astral Sky" Gacha system, similar to the Gragas event.