LoL 14.16 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and System Changes
We will be taking a look at the 14.16 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 14.16 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 14.16 Patch Notes Preview
We will take a look at some of the upcoming League of Legends Patch 14.16 changes as presented by @RiotPhreak, here.
LoL 14.16 Patch Preview Champion Buffs
Azir
Base Stats
- Health Regen: 3.5 ⇒ 5
- Base Armor: 22 ⇒ 25
Orianna
Command: Attack (Q)
- Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+50% AP) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+55% AP)
Syndra
Unleashed Power (R)
- Damage per Sphere: 90/130/170 (+17% AP) ⇒ 100/140/180 (+17%AP)
Sylas
Base Stats
- Base HP: 575 ⇒ 600
- Base Armor: 22 ⇒ 25
Petricite Burst
- Damage on Primary Target AP Ratio: 25% ⇒ 30%
Kingslayer (W)
- Damage: 65/100/135/170/205 (+70% AP) ⇒ 75/110/145/180/215 (+70% AP)
Katarina
Bouncing Blade (Q)
- Damage: 80/110/140/170/200 (+35% AP) ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+45% AP)
Shunpo (E)
- Damage: 20/35/50/65/80 (+40% AD) (+25% AP) ⇒ 20/30/40/50/60 (+40% AD) (+25% AP)
Death Lotus (R)
- On-Hit Effectiveness: 30/35/40% ⇒ 25/30/35%
Vi
Vault Breaker (Q)
- Max Damage: 90-290 ⇒ 100-300
Skarner
Base Stats
- Base HP: 610 ⇒ 630
- Base Attack Damage: 60 ⇒ 63
Shattered Earth (Q)
- Bonus Physical Damage: 10/20/30/40/50 (+60% Bonus AD) (+4% Bonus Health) ⇒ 10/20/30/40/50 (+80% Bonus AD) (+4% Bonus Health
Wukong
Stone Skin (Passive)
- Armor: 5-9 (per level) ⇒ 6-15 (per level)
Nimbus Strike (E)
- Bonus Attack Speed: 35/40/45/50/55% ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60%
LoL 14.16 Patch Preview Champion Nerfs
Corki
Phosphorus Bomb (Q)
- Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds ⇒ 9/8.5/8/7.5/7 seconds
- Mana Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 ⇒ 80 at all ranks
LoL 14.16 Patch Preview Champion Adjustments
Lucian
Lightslinger (Passive)
- Total AD Ratio: 15% ⇒ 20%
Piercing Light (Q)
- Base Damage: 95/125/155/185/215 ⇒ 85/115/145/175/205
Senna
Base Stats
- Attack Speed Growth: 4%⇒ 2%
Absolution (Passive)
- Critical Strike Chance per 20 Stacks: 10% ⇒ 8%
Piercing Darkness (Q)
- Heal: 40/50/60/70/80 (+30% Bonus AD) (+40% AP) (+160% Lethality) ⇒ 40/60/80/100/120 (+40% Bonus AD) (+80% AP)
- Slow Ratio: 10% per 100 Bonus AD (+6% per 100 AP) ⇒ 15% per 100 Bonus AD (+10% per 100 AP)
Last Embrace (W)
- Root Duration: 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds ⇒ 1.25/1.50/1.75/2/2.25 seconds
Dawning Shadow (R)
- Shield: 100/150/200 (+40% AP) (+1.2% per Stack collected) ⇒ 120/160/200 (+70% AP) (+1.5% per Stack collected)
LoL 14.16 Patch Preview System Buffs
Items
Black Cleaver
- NEW: No longer requires 0.01 seconds between stacks
LoL 14.16 Patch Preview System Nerfs
Items
Doran's Blade
- Health: 100 ⇒ 80
- Life Steal: 3.5% ⇒ 3%
Blade of the Ruined King
- Attack Damage: 55 ⇒ 50
- Attack Speed: 30% ⇒ 25%
- Melee On-Hit Damage: 9% ⇒ 10%
LoL 14.16 Patch Preview System Adjustments
Death Timers
- Levels 1-8: +4 seconds respawn time
- Level 9: +2 seconds respawn time
- Levels 10-18: Unchanged
Death Homeguards
- Duration: 5 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
- Timer Start: Instantly ⇒ When leaving the Fountain
And that covers all of the changes highlighted by the League of Legends devs. Patch 14.16 will see a lot of changes.
