Season Three ran from February 1 to October 6, 2013, with a pre-season starting November 20, 2012. The season introduced significant changes to League of Legends through patch V1.0.0.152.

Key Features:

• New champion Nami
• Revised mastery system
• Major item system overhaul
• Gifting Center
• New League ranking system
• Smart ping system (Radial Menu)
• Mac client open beta
• Restricted Chat Mode
• Howling Abyss map for ARAM

Major Game Changes:

Economy Updates:

• Increased ambient gold gain to 16/10s (from 13/10s)
• Adjusted minion gold values
• Kill streak bonuses capped at 500 gold
• Modified assist gold distribution

Jungle Improvements:

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

Item System Overhaul:

• Removed 11 items including Heart of Gold and Force of Nature
• Reworked 23 existing items
• Added new items across all categories:
  • Jungle items (Spirit Stone series)
  • Support items (Sightstone, Mikael's Crucible)
  • Combat items (Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of the Ruined King)
  • Defensive items (Iceborn Gauntlet, Runic Bulwark)

Boot Enhancements:

• Added five enchantments:
  • Alacrity (Movement Speed)
  • Furor (Combat Movement)
  • Distortion (Summoner Spell CDR)
  • Captain (Team Movement)
  • Homeguard (Base Recovery)

Summoner Spells:

• Added Barrier to all maps
• Removed Surge and Promote
• Reworked mastery system
• Renamed runes for clarity

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

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