League of Legends: Wild Rift Patch 6.1b Introduces Garen Rework, Black Market Mayhem, and Widespread Balance Updates

League of Legends: Wild Rift Patch 6.1b Introduces Garen Rework, Black Market Mayhem, and Widespread Balance Updates

Riot Games has released Patch 6.1b for League of Legends: Wild Rift, marking the second set of balance updates in the 6.1 patch cycle. This update brings a major rework to the classic champion Garen, kicks off the Black Market Mayhem event with significant skin discounts, and rolls out a broad series of balance changes aimed at enhancing competitive play and overall game health.

Garen Reimagined: Strengthening His Fighter Identity

One of Wild Rift’s longstanding champions, Garen, receives a significant overhaul designed to transition him from a pure tank to a more versatile fighter. His Judgment ability now scales with level, increasing spins up to eleven and applying armor shred after multiple hits on enemy champions. Judgment also deals increased damage to the nearest opponent, encouraging sustained frontline engagement.

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The Courage ability has been revamped to replace the old, less visible damage reduction with a shield that absorbs damage and offers a passive bonus to armor and magic resistance. This change aims to improve player feedback and help Garen better balance offense and defense. This revamped version of Garen will be available starting May 29.

Black Market Mayhem Event Offers Skins at Steep Discounts

Ahead of the traditional Black Friday period, Wild Rift players can enjoy the Black Market Mayhem event, running from May 23 to June 12 (00:01 UTC). During this event, skins will be available for purchase at discounts up to 80%, allowing players to expand their collections affordably.

Champion Tweaks for Enhanced Gameplay Dynamics

Numerous champions receive updates targeting balance and playstyle refinement:

• Jax regains his leap-to-wards ability and gains improved jump speed; his Counter Strike now dodges abilities with on-hit effects.

• Sona’s passive consumption is refined to activate only on attacking champions or epic monsters, with minor damage reductions to her abilities to temper her power.

• Poppy gains boosted damage against jungle monsters to improve her effectiveness in that role.

• Sett sees improved health regeneration and stronger early-game damage and mobility, aiming to boost his laning and combat potential.

• Shen’s waveclear is enhanced for better lane control and support timing.

• Jungle champions such as Xin Zhao, Evelynn, Jarvan IV, Olaf, and Vi receive various buffs to improve clear speed, damage, and early game presence.

• Supports like Alistar get health and cooldown improvements to better contend with ranged opponents.

• Marksmen Yone and Yasuo have adjustments to critical strike mechanics to reduce early-game dominance while improving late-game scaling.

• Champions such as Gnar, Nasus, and Ryze are adjusted to curb excessive burst or early lane control.

Item Adjustments Support Diverse Builds and Gameplay Styles

Several key items are rebalanced for better cost efficiency and gameplay synergy:

• Bandle Fantasy and Malignance receive buffs to improve early-game damage and appeal to ultimate-reliant champions.

• Redemption, Harmonic Echo, Ardent Censer, and Staff of Flowing Waters undergo changes to reduce healing and shielding output and adjust their build paths and costs.

System and Gameplay Enhancements

• The Homeguard buff duration has been extended from 3 to 5 minutes to influence base-return dynamics.

• Augments such as Windspeaker’s Blessing and Sidestep Master are fine-tuned for balanced defensive and mobility effects.

• Various bug fixes, including one affecting the Recursion empower effect, enhance game stability and performance.

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This comprehensive update aims to refresh champion roles, improve balance across the roster, and enhance the overall player experience in League of Legends: Wild Rift. Key features like the Garen rework and the Black Market Mayhem event will gradually roll out over the next few weeks.