LoL 14.9 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and Item Changes

We will be taking a look at the upcoming changes coming in Season 14 for Patch 14.9. A lot of champion buffs, nerfs, and adjustments along with item and other system changes.

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
System Nerfs
System Adjustments

LoL 14.9 Patch Champion Buffs

Base Stats

Base Attack Damage: 53 ⇒ 57
Base Armor: 30 ⇒ 33

Inner Flame (Q)

Slow: 35% ⇒ 40%

Defiance (R+E)

AoE Shield: 90% ⇒ 100%
AoE Haste: 12% ⇒ 15%

Slicing Maelstrom (R)

NEW: Animation has been changed
NEW: Can be cast while moving

Lightning Rush (E)

NEW: Now has a range indication on hover

Call of the Void (Q)

Mana Cost: 80 ⇒ 80/75/70/65/60

Malefic Visions (E)

Cooldown: 15/13/11/9/7 seconds ⇒ 11/10/9/8/7 seconds

Fury of the North (Passive)

Armor and Magic Resist: 10 (+50% bonus) ⇒ 10 (+75% bonus)

Winter's Wrath (W)

Damage: 30-210 (+8% Max HP) ⇒ 10+130 (+12% Max HP)

High Note (Q)

Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 (+50% AP) ⇒ 60/85/110/135/160 (+60% AP)

LoL 14.9 Patch Champion Nerfs

Fox-Fire (W)

Damage: 50/75/100/125/150 (+30% AP) ⇒ 45/70/95/120/145 (+30% AP)

Spirit Rush (R)

Cooldown: 130/105/80 seconds ⇒ 130/115/100 seconds

Singularity (E)

Damage: 2.5/3.75/5/6.25/7.5 (+5% AP) ⇒ 2.5/3.75/5/6.25/7.5 (+4% AP)

Mana Barrier (Passive)

Shield Duration: 10 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds

Overdrive (W)

Movement Speed: 70/75/80/85/90% ⇒ 60/65/70/75/80%

Allure (W)

Slow: 65% ⇒ 45%

Last Caress (R)

Damage: 125/250/375 (+75% AP) ⇒ 125/250/375 (+65% AP)

Super Mega Death Rocket! (R)

Cooldown: 70/55/40 seconds ⇒ 85/65/45 seconds

Force Pulse (E)

Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+80% AP) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+70% AP)

Wuju Style (E)

Damage: 30/35/40/45/50 (+30% Bonus AD) ⇒ 20/25/30/35/40 (+30% Bonus AD)

Undertow (Q)

Damage: 65/115/165/215/265 (+100% Bonus AD) ⇒ 60/110/160/210/260 (+100% Bonus AD)
Bonus Monster Damage: 5/15/25/35/45 ⇒ 5/10/15/20/25

Ragnarok (R)

Armor and Magic Resistance: 10/20/30 ⇒ 10/15/20

Ghostwater Dive (W)

Mana Cost: 50 ⇒ 65
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds

Base Stats

Mana Regen Growth: 0.6 ⇒ 0.75

Shattered Earth (Q)

Damage: 10/25/40/55/70 ⇒ 10/20/30/40/50

Seismic Bastion (W)

Slow: 20/25/30/35/40% ⇒ 20%
Shield: 9% Max HP ⇒ 8% Max HP

Threaded Volley (Q)

Mana Cost: 55/60/65/70/75 ⇒ 65/70/75/80/85
Bonus Monster Damage: 25 (+10% AP) ⇒ 25 (+5% AP)

Base Stats

Health: 682 + 100 per level ⇒ 630 + 104 per level

Venom Cask (W)

Slow: 30/35/40/45/50 (+6% per 100 AP) ⇒ 30/35/40/45/50 (+5% per 100 AP)

Spray and Pray (R)

Bonus Attack Damage: 40/55/70 ⇒ 30/45/60

Base Stats

Armor Growth: 5.45 per level ⇒ 5 per level

LoL 14.9 Patch Champion Adjustments

Avengerang (Q)

Movement Speed: 20/25/30/35/40% ⇒ 20%
Non-Champion Damage: 40/52.5/65/77.5/90% ⇒ 40/50/60/70/80%

Comeuppance (R)

Minimum Damage: 20/25/30 (+10% Total AD) ⇒ 25/35/45 (15% Total AD)
Maximum Damage: 80/100/120 (+40% Total AD) ⇒ 75/105/135 (+45% Total AD)

Death in Lavender (Passive)

Attack Speed: 0.28 - 1% (Level 1-13) ⇒ 0.28 - 1% (Level 1-17)

Void Surge (Q)

Damage: 10/15/20/25/30 (+110% Total AD) ⇒ 10/15/20/25/30 (+100% Total AD)
Bonus Monster Damage: 140% Total Damage ⇒ 45/55/65/75/85

Zephyr (W)

Damage: 55/90/125/160/195 (+60% AP) (+30% Bonus Movement Speed) ⇒ 55/85/115/145/175 (+50% AP) (+30% Bonus Movement Speed)

Eye of the Storm (E)

Shield: 80/115/150/185/220 (+55% AP) ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+55% AP)

Formless Blade (Q)

Active Damage: 5/10/15/20/25 (+90/97.5/105/112.5/120% AD) * 1+120% Crit Chance) ⇒ 5/10/15/20/25 (+90/95/100/105/110% AD) * 1+100% Crit Chance)
Active Attacks Speed: 10-50% based on level ⇒ 10-60% based on level

LoL 14.9 Patch System Buffs

Death's Dance

Attack Damage: 55 ⇒ 60
Heal on Kill: 50% Bonus AD ⇒ 75% Bonus AD
Recipe: Steel Sigil + Caulfield's Warhammer + 1000 gold ⇒ Steel Sigil + Caulfield's Warhammer + Pickaxe + 125 gold

LoL 14.9 Patch System Nerfs

Eclipse

Melee Max HP Damage: 8% ⇒ 6%

Sundered Sky

Cooldown: 6 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
Base AD Heal Scaling: 140% Base AD (+6% Missing HP) ⇒ 120% Base AD (+6% Missing HP)

Sterak's Gage

Gold Cost: 3000 ⇒ 3200
Lifeline Cooldown: 60 seconds ⇒ 90 seconds

LoL 14.9 Patch System Adjustments

Hexdrinker

Recipe: Long Sword + Null-Magic Mangtle + 500 gold ⇒ Long Sword + Null-Magic Mangtle + Long Sword + 150 gold
Magic Resistance: 35 ⇒ 30

Maw of Malmortius

Gold Cost: 2800 ⇒ 3100
Ability Haste: 0 ⇒ 15
Magic Resistance: 50 ⇒ 40
Attack Damage: 65 ⇒ 70
Lifeline Buff: 12% Life Steal ⇒ 10% Omnivamp
Lifeline Shield Duration: 2.5 seconds ⇒ 3 seconds

And that covers all of the changes for the upcoming Patch 14.9 for League of Legends. Some very surprising changes as it seems Rioters want to shake up the meta, especially with the Mage changes.

LoL 14.9 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and Item Changes