LoL 14.17 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and System Changes
Let's take a look at the 14.17 Patch Preview for League of Legends.
As always, Matt Leung-Harrison has shared the upcoming League of Legends patch notes preview on his X profile. It's normal for LoL buffs and nerfs to be released in advantage so players can be prepared for the upcoming update. This short period of time is crucial for those who want to polish up their skill with buffed LoL champions or their counters before League of Legends Patch 14.17 is here and it shakes up the meta.
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 14.17 Patch Notes Preview
We will take a look at some of the upcoming League of Legends Patch 14.17 changes as presented by @RiotPhreak, here.
LoL 14.17 Patch Preview Champion Buffs
Caitlyn
90 Caliber Net (W)
- Cooldown: 30/24/19/15/12 ⇒ 26/22/18/14/10
- AS Ratio: .594 ⇒ .610
Graves
End of the Line (Q)
- Cooldown: 13-7 ⇒ 13-6
- Q1 Damage: 45-105 ⇒ 45-125
Kindred
Dance of Arrows (Q)
- Attack Speed: 30% ⇒ 35%
Mounting Dread (E)
- Flat Damage: 80-160 (+80% AD) ⇒ 80-200 (+100% AD)
- Cooldown: 14-10 (+80% AD) ⇒ 14-8
Lissandra
Ice Shard (Q)
- Damage: 80-200 ⇒ 80-220
Frozen Tomb (R)
- Slow: 30/45/75 ⇒ 45/60/75
Ryze
Overload (Q)
- Damage: 70-150 ⇒ 75-155
Realm Warp (R)
- Cooldown: 210-150 ⇒ 180-140
Varus
Piercing Arrow (Q)
- Damage: 15-235 (+ 1.25-1.45 total AD) ⇒ 90-370 (+ 1.5-1.9 bonus AD)
Hail of Arrows (E)
- Bonus AD Ratio: 90% ⇒ 110%
Twisted Fate
Stone Skin (Q)
- Damage: 60-220 ⇒ 60-240
LoL 14.17 Patch Preview Champion Nerfs
Aurora
Between Worlds (R)
- Damage: 200/235/450 ⇒ 175/275/375
Brand
Blaze (Passive)
- Damage to monsters cap added: Dot 20 DPS and Explosion 250/325/400/475
Ashe
Base Stats
- Base HP: 640⇒ 610
Ezreal
Base Stats
- Base AD: 62⇒ 60
Katarina
Voracity (Passive)
- AP Ratio: 70-100 ⇒ 60/70/80/90
LeBlanc
Sigil of Malice (Q)
- AP Ratio: 45% ⇒ 40%
Distortion
- AP Ratio: 75% ⇒ 70%
Pyke
Base Stats
- Armor: 37⇒ 33
Senna
Last Embrace (W)
- Heal: 40-120 (+ 80% AP) ⇒ 40-100 (+ 60% AP)
Dawning Shadow (R)
- Shield AP Ratio: 70% ⇒ 50%
Seraphine
Surround Sound (W)
- Shield: 60-160 ⇒ 60-114
- Cooldown: 22-18 ⇒ 22
Sylas
Kingslayer (W)
- Damage AP Ratio: 70% ⇒ 60%
LoL 14.17 Patch Preview System Nerfs
Runes
Absorb Life
- Heal on kill: 1-5 / 6-11 / 12-23 ⇒ 1-2 / 3-7 / 9-23
Cut Down
- Damage threshold: 50 health ⇒ 60 health
Fleet Footwork
- Heal: 5-120 ⇒ 5-100
- Move Speed: 20% for 1.25 sec ⇒ 15% for 1 sec
Items
Celestial Opposition
- Slow: 60% for 2 sec ⇒ 50% for 1.5 sec
Warmog's Armor
- Price: 3100 gold ⇒ 3300 gold
- Warmog's Heart Move Speed: 10% ⇒ 5%
These were the changes highlighted by the League of Legends devs. Patch 14.17 will surely shake up the LoL meta. Stay tuned for more content.
