The Mythic system was introduced 3 years ago in League of Legends. It was meant to allow a new type of item builds while limiting strong items. It did not work satisfactorily, and now Riot announced that they will completely kick the system in the future.
What was announced? Riot has introduced some changes for the next preseason. In addition to changes to the terrain and objectives like the dragon, Riot also announced that they will completely remove Mythic Items from the game. The idea behind the system has not worked out, as Riot announced on Twitter.
What are Mythic Items?
- They are supposed to be stronger than other
legendary
items - You can only buy one Mythic Item
- Mythic Items give you stats based on the number of legendary items
- They partly provide effects like a gap closer or CC
But apparently the system does not seem to work as planned, and even Riot itself was not happy with it:
LoL: The most important innovation in items of the last 3 years was a mistake, and Riot knows it
The Mythic system does not work for every champ
Why is the Mythic system being removed? Riot says on Twitter that while many champs would work with the items, others really couldn’t use any of them, and the strength of the items would restrict variation.
While they want to remove the Mythic system, various Mythic Items should remain and be adjusted to be playable in different builds. They have already tried something similar in the last mid-season update with some items.
Overall, the removal should ensure that builds are no longer built around the Mythic Items, but that more variation arises. What exactly will change about the items, Riot will reveal in the near future. You can find the statement about it here:
That the Mythic Items were too dominant became evident during the course of the release. In January 2021, the meta was dominated by support items that were simply used everywhere. But items like Goredrinker were also temporarily too dominant. With the change, not every champ has to force themselves to buy a Mythic Item.
When will the change come to LoL? The preseason for Season 14 is set to arrive with patch 14.1 on January 9, 2024. Item changes are also expected during this time. The current ranked split will be extended and will run until January 3, 2024.
Whether the build variations will really improve or simply legendary items will assert themselves as absolute top dogs, next year’s preseason will show. However, a Riot developer doubts whether players will always understand the patch notes:
LoL: Developer calls players incapable of understanding patch notes
