It’s not unusual for Riot Games to patch League of Legends pretty extensively ahead of a major esports tournament like the World Championship. Each year, certain champions get hit with last-minute buffs in an effort to bring them into relevancy just a few weeks before the start of the event, and it looks as though we might’ve just found this year’s late bloomer.
In a full preview of Patch 13.19, LoL lead designer Matt Leung-Harrison revealed the full list of changes coming to the game in the patch, and the champion that stood out the most was easily Gangplank, who’s set to receive a set of buffs to his ultimate just in time for Worlds.