Teamfight Tactics Patch 13.3 introduces significant balance changes and updates to start the new year. The patch goes live on January 15th alongside League of Legends updates, focusing on rebalancing overperforming and underperforming elements.

System Changes:

• Shortened Opening Encounter duration
• Stage three carousel now guarantees one of each component (unless Spatulas are present)

Major Trait Changes:

• Chem-Baron: Significant nerfs to cashout values and perfected items
• Automata: Reduced armor/MR scaling
• Scrap: Increased shield duration
• Sorcerer: Improved AP scaling

Notable Unit Changes:

• 1-Cost: Buffs to Powder, Singed, Steb, Trundle, and Zyra
• 2-Cost: Buffs to Camille and Zeri; nerfs to Leona and Ziggs
• 3-Cost: Significant buffs to Cassiopeia, Gangplank, and Twisted Fate
• 4-Cost: Mana cost reductions for Ekko and Twitch
• 5-Cost: Jayce Hextech Forge mechanics changed; buffs to LeBlanc and Malzahar
• 6-Cost: Buffs to Mel and Warwick; Viktor remains strong

Augment Updates:

• Removed: Lone Hero, Arcane Retribution, Contested, Artifactory
• Multiple balance adjustments to existing augments
• New scaling for various combat augments

Item Changes:

• Buffs to Deathblade, Evenshroud, Ionic Spark, and Runaan's Hurricane
• Artifact adjustments focusing on Fishbones and Gambler's Blade

Anomaly Updates:

• Buffs to underperforming anomalies
• Adjustments to Arcana Overwhelming and Defense Expert
• Improved scaling for combat-focused anomalies

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed Wind-Up Monkey text
• Corrected Scavenger item granting
• Resolved Hard Commit trait issues
• Fixed Vander Encounter rates
• Various visual effect corrections

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