League of Legends Season 1 Act 1: Welcome to Noxus is just around the corner, and we’ve got some big changes coming to the game. The highlight of the opening season was the introduction of Tier 3 Boots, Nexus Turret Spawn, and the new Atakhan Epic Monster. Here’s everything we know about these features.

New LoL Tier 3 Boots Explained

For a long time, summoners only had access to Tier 1 and 2 boots. But the latest update now introduces a Tier 3 variant with a Noxus themed variant. The only problem? To gain access to these new shoes, players must meet specific requirements. Here’s everything we know about Tier 3 items.

Feats of Strength

Only one team can upgrade their boots to Tier 3, and the team that can do so is the team that completes the Feat of Strength. Feats of Strength is a new mechanism aimed at securing objectives. There are objectives of this system, namely:

• First Blood
• First Tower
• First Three Epic Jungle Monsters (Drakes, Herald, and 3 Void Grubs (6 Grubs count as 2)

Winning a Feat of Strength is a best of three scenario, so whoever meets two of the three conditions will get the buff. Winning FoS automatically upgrades Tier 2 boot to the following:

• Victory Berserker Greaves: +5% Attack Speed
• Triumphant Boots of Ionian Clarity: +5 Haste
• Victory Wizard Shoes: +4 Magic Penetration
• Victory Plated Armor: +5 Armor
• Victorious Palm of Mercury: +5 Magic Resistance
• Speed ​​Victory Boots: +5 Movement Speed
• Victory Synchronized Soul: +5 Movement Speed

Note: Cassiopeia cannot use boots, so she gets the following: Triumphant Serpentine Grace: 6 movement speed per level.

These are not Tier 3 Boots but an upgraded Tier 2 version. Players can only get the Tier 3 version after winning the Feat of Strength and owning at least two Legendary items.

All Tier 3 Boots

Swift March (Level 3 Speed ​​Shoes)

• Requires 750 gold to upgrade
• +10 MS
• Increases total MS by 4% (includes all other MS stats from other items)

Gunmetal Greaves (Tier 3 Berserker Greaves)

• Requires 750 gold to upgrade
• +10% Attack Speed
• +5 Movement Speed
• Gain 15% (melee champs) or 10% (ranged champs) movement speed after attacking an enemy champion (decays after 2 seconds)

Forever Forward (Synchronized Soul Level 3)

• Requires 750 gold to upgrade
• +10MS
• Increases total MS by 10% when out of combat

Serial Destroyer (Mercury Site Level 3)

• Requires 750 gold to upgrade
• +10 Magic Resistance
• +5 MS
• Gain 10-140 Magic Shield (scales according to level) + 4% of maximum HP for four seconds after taking magic damage from an enemy (12 second cooldown).

Spellslinger Shoes (Level 3 Sorcerer’s Boots)

• Requires 750 gold to upgrade
• +3 Magic Penetration
• +5 MS
• +10% Magic Penetration

Red Clarity (Ionian Clarity Shoe Level 3)

• Requires 750 gold to upgrade
• +10 Haste Ability
• +5 Movement Speed
• Gain 10% (melee champ) or 8% (range champ) MS for four seconds after dealing damage to an enemy with a spell or Summoning Spell or after buffing an ally with an ability.

Face Armor (Level 3 Plated Armor)

• Requires 750 gold to upgrade
• +10 Armor
• +5 MS
• Gain 10-140 physical shield (scales according to level) + 4% of maximum HP for four seconds (12 second cooldown)

Atakhan Epic Monster

Welcome to Noxus will also introduce Atakhan as a new Epic Monster that appears within 20 minutes. Baron Nashor’s spawn will now increase to 25 minutes. Atakhan provides a permanent buff after being killed, and will only appear once. Voidgrub spawning is not affected. Here’s everything we know about Atakhan.

Two Forms: Destructive and Greedy

Atakhan can appear in his Ruinous or Voracious form, which will determine what buffs the team will get. Ruinous appears in high action games while Voracious appears in lower action games. Here are the buffs you get for each buff:

• Ruinous: Increases the effects of all Epic Monster rewards or buffs. Blood Petals and Blood Roses also appear when killing Atakhan.
• Voracious: Gives you a one-time instant rebirth buff that spawns you back in the Fountain

Note: Blood Roses are a new type of plant that drops Blood Petals that grant EXP and stack the Adaptive Force buff.