Teamfight Tactics patch 18.3 notes: Augment buffs, Wisp nerfs, and more

Riot Games just posted the details for the third Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Set 18: Enchanted Wilds update. Read on for all of the TFT patch 18.3 notes, highlights, and details.

TFT patch 18.3 release date

When does TFT patch 18.3 go live? According to this year’s update schedule, the release date for TFT patch 18.3 is Sept. 23.

Teamfight Tactics patch 18.3 notes

TFT patch 18.3 features buffs to several champions, including Karma, Alistar, Gromp, Murkwolf, Warwick, Cassiopeia, Rammus, Azir, and Lux. In terms of nerfs, they go to Ornn, Veigar, and Nidalee. As for trait updates, they go to Blossom, Hunter, Defender, Invoker, and Inferno.

According to Rodger “Riot Prism” Caudill and Katie “Riot Ukime” Guo, TFT patch 18.3 is a medium-sized update that brings compositions from the public beta environment (PBE) to the live game. This patch also buffs some combat augments, nerfs a few Wisps, and fixes up a slew of gameplay and performance issues.

In terms of cosmetics, 34 converted ones enter TFT patch 18.3, with 42 more slated for TFT patch 18.4.

TFT patch 18.3 notes

Here are all of the TFT patch 18.3 notes and details, courtesy of Riot Games.

Traits

• Blossom Charms:
  • 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: 3HP ⇒ 2HP
  • Stand Alone Health/Damage Amp: 22% ⇒ 20%
• 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

Tier 1 units

• Karma Explosion Damage: 120/180/270/460 AP ⇒ 125/185/300/515 AP
• Ornn three-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

Tier 2 units

• 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: 0.7 ⇒ 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%

Tier 3 units

• 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

Tier 4 units

• Lillia Heal: 325/475 AP ⇒ 350/525 AP
• Nidalee: Fixed a bug where Nidalee was gaining 60% Armor Penetration instead of 40% Armor Penetration
• Nidalee AD form Ability 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

Tier 5 units

• 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

Artifacts in TFT patch 18.3

• The Collector AD: 40% ⇒ 35%
• Eternal Pact Mana on Tank Ability Cast: 15 ⇒ 10
• Statikk Shiv Base Ability Power: 15% ⇒ 25%

Emblems

• Brawler Emblem Damage: 2% max HP ⇒ 2.5% max HP
• Hunter Emblem AD Per Takedown: 18% ⇒ 15%
• Invoker Emblem Mana Regen: 3 ⇒ 2
• Juggernaut Emblem Mana Restore on Death: 15 ⇒ 10

TFT patch 18.3 buffs and nerfs: Augments

• Bonus Gift Renamed 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 to see 4-cost By Stage: 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 now requires at least 4 units of a trait to be offered
• We Stick Together: Can’t give the same emblem to multiple players; can’t give emblems for traits that are too small; can’t give emblems for Juggernaut, Brawler, or Defender
• Weight the Worth no longer grants a Tiny Duplicator

TFT patch 18.3 Wisp nerfs

• 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

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