LoL 14.8 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and Item Changes

We will be taking a look at the upcoming changes coming in Season 14 for Patch 14.8. A lot of champion buffs, nerfs, and adjustments along with item and other system changes. Patch 14.8 will be the official patch for the upcoming MSI 2024 Tournament.

League of Legends Season 14 has been quite the rollercoaster in terms of champion and item balancing, given the massive changes to Summoner's Rift, neutral objectives, and the meta overall.

Riot Games is always trying to innovate whilst retaining its core philosophy around how the game is intended to be played. Although off-meta picks do gain traction from time to time, we are now getting a basic idea of how we can expect for the meta will shape up.

Champion Buffs
Champion Nerfs
Champion Adjustments
System Buffs

LoL 14.8 Patch Champion Buffs

Base Stats

Base Health: 570 ⇒ 600

Spinning Axe (Q)

Bonus Damage: 40/45/50/55/60 ⇒ 45/50/55/60/65

Base Stats

Base Movement Speed: 335 ⇒ 340

Winds of War (Q)

Cooldown: 12/10.75/9.5/8.25/7 seconds ⇒ 11/10/9/8/7 seconds

New Destiny (Passive)

Attacks Speed from Items and Runes (Reload Time): 35% increase
Critical Strike Damage Ratio Per Pellet: 40% ⇒ 45%

Signature of the Visionary (Passive)

Damage: 35-180 based on level (+30% AP) ⇒ 35-180 based on level (+35% AP)

Devastating Fire (QQ)

Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+75% AP) (+4/5/6/7/8% Target Maximum Health) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+80% AP) (+4/5/6/7/8% Target Maximum Health)

Martial Cadence (Passive)

Bonus Damage: 6% of Target's Current Health ⇒ 7% of Target's Current Health

Whisper (Passive)

Bonus Movement Speed: 10% ⇒ 14%

Dancing Grenade (Q)

Damage: 45/70/95/120/145 (+35/42.5/50/57.5/65% AD) (+60% AP) ⇒ 44/69/94/119/144 (+44/52/60/68/74% AD) (+60% AP)

Icathian Rain (Q)

Damage: 40/55/70/85/100 (+50% bonus AD) (+20% AP) ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100 (+55% bonus AD) (+20% AP)

Sigil of Malice (Q)

Damage: 65/90/115/140/165 (+45% AP) ⇒ 70/95/120/145/170 (+45% AP)

Distortion (W)

Cooldown: 18/16/14/12/10 seconds ⇒ 15/14/13/12/11/10 seconds

Undertow (Q)

Monster Bonus Damage: 5/10/15/20/25 ⇒ 5/15/25/35/45

Rune Prison (W)

Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9 seconds ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds
Slow: 35% ⇒ 50%

Monster Damage: 70% ⇒ 100%

Base Stats

Base Armor: 31 ⇒ 33
Magic Resistance Growth: +1.3 per level ⇒ +1.55 per level

LoL 14.8 Patch Champion Nerfs

Base Stats

HP Regen: 5 ⇒ 3.5

Arise! (W)

Damage: 0-77 based on level (+50/67/84/101/118) (+55% AP) ⇒ 0-77 based on level (+50/65/80/95/110) (+55% AP)

Base Stats

HP Growth: 100 per level ⇒ 95 per level

BUFF

Head Rush (Q)

Cast Range: 400 ⇒ 425

Blood Frenzy (W)

Bonus Attack Speed: 54/68/82/96/110% ⇒ 55/65/75/85/95%

Base Stats

HP Regen: 8 ⇒ 5

Base Stats

Base HP: 630 ⇒ 600

LoL 14.8 Patch Champion Adjustments

BUFF

Obliterate (Q)

Cooldown: 9/7.75/6.5/5.25/4 seconds ⇒ 8/7/6/5/4 seconds

Death's Grasp (E)

Damage: 80/95/110/125/140 (+60% AP) ⇒ 70/85/100/115/130 (+60% AP)

Realm of Death (R)

NEW: No longer can be Cleansed (still can be blocked by CC immunity)

Base Stats

Mana Growth: 320-1085 ⇒ 315-1080
Mana Regen Growth: 7.2-14.85 ⇒ 7.35-15

Shattered Earth (Q1)

Cast Time: 0.5 seconds ⇒ 0.35 seconds
Damage: 10/20/30/40/50 (+40% Bonus AD) ⇒ 10/25/40/55/70 (+60% Bonus AD)
Mana Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 ⇒ 30/35/40/45/50
Buff Duration: 3.5 seconds ⇒ 5 seconds

BUFF

Upheaval (Q2)

Recast Lockout: 0.75 seconds ⇒ 0.5 seconds

Seismic Bastion (W)

Mana Cost: 50/55/60/65/70 ⇒ 60/65/70/75/80
Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+80% AP) ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+80% AP)

LoL 14.8 Patch System Buffs

Attacks now deal more damage.

Spawn Time: 5 minutes ⇒ 6 minutes

True Damage per Stack: 6 ⇒ 8

Spawn Threshold: 5 stacks ⇒ 4 stacks (Second Summon still at 6 stacks)

And that covers all of the changes for the upcoming Patch 14.8 for League of Legends. These changes will surely make for quite an interesting MSI Tournament this year as it seems Riot wants to see some carnage on the Rift.

LoL 14.8 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and Item Changes