Season Three ran from February 1, 2013, to October 6, 2013, with its pre-season starting on November 20, 2012. Major changes were introduced with patch V1.0.0.152 on December 4, 2012.

Key Features:

• New champions
• Revamped mastery system
• New League system
• Gifting Center
• Smart pings (Radial Menu)
• Mac Open Beta
• Restricted Chat Mode
• Howling Abyss map for ARAM

Game Balance Changes:

• Increased ambient gold gain (16 from 13 per 10 seconds)
• Adjusted minion gold values
• Modified kill/death streak rewards
• Reduced assist gold bonus to 150% from 158%

Jungle Updates:

• Increased initial camp difficulty
• Redistributed camp rewards
• New leashing mechanics
• Added new jungle-specific items

Item Changes:

• Removed 11 items including Heart of Gold and Force of Nature
• Reworked 23 items including Phantom Dancer and Guardian Angel
• Added new items in categories:
  • Jungle items (Spirit Stone series)
  • Support items (Mikael's Crucible, Twin Shadows)
  • Attack items (Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of the Ruined King)
  • Defense items (Iceborn Gauntlet, Runic Bulwark)
  • Charged items (Sightstone, Crystalline Flask)

Boot Upgrades:

• Added enchantments: Alacrity, Furor, Distortion, Captain, Homeguard

Summoner Spells:

• Added Barrier to all maps
• Removed Surge and Promote

The Season 3 Championship concluded at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 4-6, 2013.

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