LoL 14.14 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and System Changes
We will be taking a look at the upcoming 14.14 Patch Preview for League of Legends.
The latest League of Legends patch notes preview has been shared by Matt Leung-Harrison on X. The devs usually post the upcoming changes coming to LoL so that we can get a headstart as to what we can expect in the next patch. With that being said, League of Legends Patch 14.14 is looking to be very interesting balance-wise.
The dev team constantly pushes updates to champions as well as in-game systems such as runes, items, or other aspects of League of Legends to ensure that the meta remains fun and fair as much as possible. With so many champions to work around, it can be quite difficult to manage everything, however, the community is constantly providing feedback to ensure that both the casual and competitive scenes remain in a good spot.
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League of Legends 14.14 Patch Notes Preview
We will take a look at some of the upcoming League of Legends Patch 14.14 changes as presented by @RiotPhroxzon, here.
LoL 14.14 Patch Preview Champion Buffs
Aphelios
Binding Eclipse (Q)
- Damage: 50-110 (+26-35% AD) ⇒ 50-140 (32-50% AD)
Sentry (Q)
- Damage: 31-100 (+40-60% AD) ⇒ 35-125 (+42-60% AD)
Onslaught (Q)
- Damage: 10-40 (+20-35% AD) ⇒ 10-40 (+22-40% AD)
Cho'Gath
Rupture (Q)
- Damage: 80/140/200/260/320 ⇒ 80/145/210/275/340
Vorpal Spikes (E)
- Damage: 22/37/52/67/82 ⇒ 20/40/60/80/100
Jayce
Shock Cannon (Ranged Q)
- Damage: 55/110/165/220/275/330 (+120% Bonus AD) ⇒ 60/115/170/225/280/335 (+125% Bonus AD)
Sion
Soul Furnace (W)
- Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+10/11/12/13/14% Target HP) ⇒ 40/65/90/115/140 (+14% Target HP)
Smolder
Super Scorcher Breath (Q)
- Damage: 15/25/35/45/55 ⇒ 20/30/40/50/60
Teemo
Guerrilla Warfare (Passive)
- Stealth: ~0.125 seconds faster stealth
Zed
Razor Shuriken (Q)
- Damage: 70/105/140/175/210 ⇒ 80/115/150/185/220
Shadow Slash (E)
- W Refund: 2 seconds ⇒ 3 seconds
LoL 14.14 Patch Preview Champion Nerfs
Bel'Veth
Base Stats
- Attack Range: 175 ⇒ 150
Endless Banquet (R)
- Bonus Attack Range: 50 ⇒ 75
Brand
Conflagration (E)
- Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 ⇒ 55/80/105/130/155
- Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds ⇒ 13/12/11/10/9 seconds
Corki
Base Stats
- Base Health: 640 ⇒ 610
Jax
Counter Strike (E)
- Cooldown: 15/13.5/12/10.5/9 seconds ⇒ 17/15/13/11/9 seconds
Kindred
Dance of Arrows (Q)
- Attack Speed: 35% ⇒ 30%
- Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+75% Bonus AD) ⇒ 40/65/90/115/140 (+65% Bonus AD)
Lillia
Dream-Laden Bough (Passive)
- Multi-Champion Healing: 33% each (Max 232%) ⇒ 15% each (Max 160%)
Nidalee
Pounce (Cougar W)
- Damage: 60/110/160/210 (+30% AP) ⇒ 55/100/145/190 (+30% AP) (+50% AD)
Swipe (Cougar E)
- Damage: 80/140/200/260 (+45% AP) (+40% AD) ⇒ 70/140/190/250 (+40% AP) (+70% AD)
Rumble
Flamespitter (Q)
- Damage: 125/140/155/170/185 (+6/7/8/9/10% Target HP) ⇒ 80/105/130/155/180 (+6/7/8/9/10% Target HP)
- Minion Damage: 55/60/65/70/75% ⇒ 70%
- Minion Execute Improved
Tristana
Base Stats
- Base Mana: 250 ⇒ 300
Rapid Fire (Q)
- Mana Cost: 0 ⇒ 50
Rocket Jump (W)
- Mana Cost: 60 ⇒ 50
Zyra
Garden of Thorns (Passive)
- Plant Damage: 16-84 (+18% AP) ⇒ 15-75 (+20% AP)
- Monster Bonus Damage: 60-100 ⇒ 50-100
LoL 14.14 Patch Preview Champion Adjustments
Aurelion Sol
Base Stats
- Base Attack Damage: 55 ⇒ 58
Breath of Light (Q)
- Initial Mana Cost: 7.5-12.5 ⇒ 30-50
- Persistent Mana Cost: Every half second starting 0.5 seconds into the channel ⇒ Every quarter second starting 1.25 seconds into the channel
Astral Flight (W)
- Range: 1200 units (+7.5 per Stardust stack) ⇒ 1500/1600/1700/1800/1900 units (+7.5 per Stardust stack)
Singularity (E)
- Mana Cost: 80/85/90/95/100 ⇒ 80
- Slow: Non-Champions are slowed to 0 MS ⇒ Lane Minions and Jungler Monsters are slowed to 0 MS
Falling Star (R)
- Damage: 150/250/350 (+65% AP) ⇒ 150/250/350 (+75% AP)
The Skies Descend (R)
- Shockwave Multiplier: 100% of Falling Star (R) Damage ⇒ 90% of Falling Star (R) Damage
Hecarim
Base Stats
- HP Growth: 99 ⇒ 106
Spirit of Dread (W)
- Duration: 5 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds
- Healing: 20% ⇒ 25%
- Cooldown: 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds ⇒ 14 seconds
Devastating Charge (E)
- Cooldown: 18 seconds ⇒ 20/19/18/17/16 seconds
Irelia
Base Stats
- AD Growth: 4 ⇒ 3.5
Ionian Fervor (Passive)
- Attack Speed: 7/13.5/20% at 1/7/13 ⇒ 7-25% linear (1-18)
Vanguard's Edge (R)
- Bladesurge (Q) CD Reduction: 0.5/1.5/2.5 seconds ⇒ 0.5/1/1.5 seconds
Milio
Fired Up! (Passive)
- Damage: 15% Ally AD, then 15-50 (+20% AP) as a DoT ⇒ 7/11/15% Ally AD (Levels 1/6/9), then 10-50 (Levels 1-18) (+20% AP) as a DoT
Ultra Mega Fire Kick (Q)
- Cooldown: 12 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds
- Range: 1000 ⇒ 1200
- [NEW] Mana Refund: Hitting at least one enemy champion with (Q) refunds 50% of its mana cost
Cozy Campfire (W)
- Recast Range: 700 units ⇒ 3000 units
- Move Speed: (W) is slower when following targets that are more than 2500 units from Milio
Warm Hugs (E)
- Shield: 60/90/120/150/180 (+30% AP) ⇒ 45/75/105/135/165 (+45% AP)
LoL 14.14 Patch Preview System Nerfs
Runes
Absorb Life
- Heal: 2-20 linear ⇒ 1-23 scaling (nerfed levels 1-12, buffed levels 13-18)
Items
Warmog's Armor
- Passive HP Threshold: 1300 ⇒ 1500
And that covers all of the changes highlighted by the League of Legends devs. Patch 14.14 will see a lot of champion changes as well as some interesting design choices in regards to Warmog's Armor, as the item has been heavily contested by supports due to its health regen update.
