Wild Rift 7.3: Items, Runes and Jungle Changes
Read the confirmed Wild Rift 7.3 changes: new items, reworked runes, 200% critical damage, evolving Smite, permanent turret plates, and Season 23.
Wild Rift 7.3 changes the foundations of builds: normal critical damage rises to 200%, the standard attack-speed cap rises to 3 attacks per second, and new marksman and support items arrive alongside substantial reworks.
This article now covers Riot's global Patch 7.3 notes, published September 21, 2026. It replaces our September 3 test-server preview while keeping the same URL. Riot says content will arrive throughout the patch; the numbers below are the published global rules rather than the earlier test values.
Items: Rebuild the Purpose of Each Slot
Crit carries gain Yun Tal Wildarrows, which earns its crit chance through attacks, and Hexoptics C44, which rewards range and grants more reach after a takedown. Stormrazor, Rapid Firecannon, Fiendhunter Bolts, Immortal Shieldbow, and Statikk Shiv offer separate choices for kiting, reach, ultimate follow-up, protection, and spreading on-hit effects.
Bloodthirster now supplies 75 AD and 15% Lifesteal, with an overheal shield. It loses its crit chance and health. An old four-crit-item build may therefore have less crit than its former version even if the item names are otherwise unchanged.
For supports, Bandleglass Mirror is the new AP-and-haste component. Echoes of Helia converts stored champion damage into healing, while Whispering Circlet transforms into Diadem of Songs for mana-scaled ally healing. Harmonic Echo now spreads healing and shielding, and Imperial Mandate amplifies damage taken by crowd-controlled targets.
The removed shop entries are Magnetic Blaster, Soul Transfer, Cloak of Agility, Nashor's Talon, Shimmering Spark, Searing Crown, Surging Scales, and Stinger. The item catalog includes their replacements, final recipes, and current effects.
Runes: Attack Speed, Haste, and Turret Damage
Lethal Tempo still stacks through champion attacks, but its full-stack reward is now adaptive-damage bullets that scale with bonus attack speed. It no longer grants bonus range or an attack-speed-cap exception.
Legend: Haste replaces Legend: Tenacity, granting up to 15 Ability Haste through takedowns and farm. Ingenious Hunter is removed, so item-active cooldown reductions from that rune must be removed from old build plans. Conqueror's AP per stack becomes 5–8.33 while AD remains 3–5.
Demolish now triggers after three turret attacks, with separate melee and ranged damage formulas. See the turret changes for its interaction with the wider pushing update.
Jungle Progression and Turrets
Smite upgrades from 600 to 1,000 to 1,400 true damage after consuming 8 and 20 total Eco-system Protection stacks. Junglers gain a scaling monster burn. Large-monster kills provide healing; casting Smite itself no longer heals.
The normal camp bonus is 45 gold per consumed stack, with 70 gold under the specified catch-up conditions. These are lower than our original test-server preview values. The jungle article explains the progression and lane-income penalties.
Turret plates remain permanently and extend to outer, inner, and inhibitor turrets. Crystalline Overgrowth stores extra turret damage over time, while minion and Baron changes increase the importance of converting an objective into a push.
Hwei, Season 23, and the Wild Pass
Hwei arrives on September 22 UTC, according to Riot's Wild Rift champion overview. Our Hwei mid-lane guide covers his Patch 7.3 build, runes, combos, matchups, and game plan.
Learning the spell menus? Watch Royal's full video and practice six useful combinations in our Hwei abilities and combos guide.
Season 23 starts September 23 at 03:00 UTC, featuring Glorious Eminence Milio. Ranked changes include revised performance evaluation, Champion Score changes, and five bans per team from Platinum through Diamond without the former early-season restriction.
Our Season 23 ranked climbing guide explains Legendary S, Priority Role Bonuses, and the decisions to focus on before your next ranked session.
The Pencil Sharpener Wild Pass starts September 22 at 00:00 UTC, featuring Kog'Maw and an Ascended variant. Reindeer Smolder's Mini Pass is scheduled for December 3. Check the in-game interface for availability as content rolls out.
Our guide edits make item and rune choices compatible with the patch. They do not establish new champion win rates or prove that a new build is optimal. The ADC item analysis and support item analysis explain the mechanics behind the choices.