This new patch is designed to make several important adjustments to the game, with a focus on melee assassins that will likely alter their power dynamics considerably.

In this patch, many melee assassins are undergoing significant changes. Champions like Zed, Yone, Yasuo, Irelia, and Akali are all receiving major updates that will impact their power levels in meaningful ways. These changes aim to balance their effectiveness and ensure a more equitable gameplay experience.

Additionally, boots items are being nerfed across the board. Many of these items will see increases in cost and reductions in their effective resistances and other stats. These adjustments are intended to balance the overall power of boots and their impact on gameplay.

League of Legends Patch 14.15 early notes

Champions

Akali

W: Twilight Shroud

• Cooldown reduced: 20 seconds flat >>> 20-16 seconds

R: Perfect Execution

• Cooldown increased: 100-60 seconds >>> 120 – 60 seconds
• R1 base damage changed: 80-360 >>> 110-330
• R2 base damage increased: 60-200 >>> 70-210

Cassiopeia

Base Stats

• Base mana increased: 350 >>> 400
• Mana growth reduced: 60 >>> 40

Q: Noxious Blast

• Mana cost reduced: 50-90 >>> 50-70
• AP ratio reduced: 90% >>> 80%

W: Miasma

• Mana cost reduced: 70-110 >>> 70-90

E: Twin Fang

• Mana cost reduced: 50-42 >>> 40 flat

Irelia

Base Stats

• Base health increased: 590 >>> 630
• Base health regen reduced: 8.5 >>> 6

Passive: Ionian Fervor

• Duration reduced: 6 seconds >>> 5 seconds

Skarner

Base Stats

• Health growth increased: 105 >>> 110
• Armor growth increased: 4.8 >>> 5

Q: Shattered Earth/ Upheaval

• Mana cost reduced: 50 >>> 40

E: Ixtal’s Impact

• Backwards kidnap removed
• Bug fix to stun more consistently

Sylas

Q: Chain Lash

• Cooldown reduced: 11-7 seconds >>> 10-6 seconds
• Explosion base damage reduced: 70-290 >>> 60-260
• Explosion AP ratio reduced: 90% >>> 80%

W: Kingslayer

• Heal now scales with 5% bonus HP
• Heal AP ratio reduced: 35% >>> 20%
• Damage AP ratio reduced: 80% >>> 70%

E: Abscond/ Abduct

• AP ratio reduced: 100% >>> 80%

Yasuo

E: Sweeping Blade

• Base damage increased: 60-100 >>> 70-130
• No longer scales with 20% bonus AD
• Bonus damage per stack increased: 15-25% (1-18) >>> 25% flat

Yone

Q: Mortal Steel

• Base damage increased: 20-100 >>> 20-120

R: Fate Sealed

• Cooldown increased: 120-60 seconds >>> 120-80 seconds

Zed

Q: Razor Shuriken

• Base damage increased: 80-220 >>> 80-240
• Bonus AD ratio reduced: 110% >>> 100%

E: Shadow Slash

• Base damage changed: 65-165 >>> 60-180
• Bonus AD ratio increased: 65% >>> 80%
• Cooldown changed: 5-3 seconds >>> 4 seconds flat
• Energy cost increased: 40 >>> 50

R: Death Mark

• Cooldown increased: 120-80 seconds >>> 120-100 seconds

Items

Abyssal Mask

• MR reduction increased: 20% >>> 30%
• Cost increased: 2300 >>> 2500
• Aura radius increased: 600 >>> 700

Wit’s End

• Dagger replaced by Recurve Bow in recipe
• On hit damage changed: 15-80 >>> 40-80(linear)

Null-Magic Mantle

• Cost reduced: 450 >>> 400
• MR reduced: 25 >>> 20

Mercury’s Treads

• Cost increased: 1100 >>> 1200
• MR reduced: 25 >>> 20

Plated Steelcaps

• Cost increased: 1000 >>> 1200

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

• Cost increased: 900 >>> 1000
• Summoner spell haste reduced: 12 >>> 10

Sorcerer’s Shoes

• Magic pen reduced: 18 >>> 15

Berserker’s Greaves

• Attack speed reduced: 35% >>> 30%

Boots of Swiftness

• Cost increased: 900 >>> 1000

Runes

Dark Harvest

• Cooldown reduced: 40 seconds >>> 35 seconds
• Takedown cooldown reduced: 1.5 seconds >>> 1.25 seconds

According to the patch schedule, League of Legends Patch 14.15 is expected to go live on July 31, 2024. Players can look forward to experiencing these changes and seeing how they affect the dynamics of the game.

Patch 14.14 is set to introduce a variety of brand-new Anima Squad skins, available at standard RP prices of around 1,350 RP. This is a refreshing change compared to the more expensive Faker’s Hall of Legends skins and bundles.

According to Riot Phroxzon, this patch will also bring numerous balance changes across champions, items, and summoner spells. One notable focus will be additional tweaks to the Teleport, aiming to make the gameplay more exciting as the 2024 World Championship approaches.

Moreover, this update will see the debut of Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds. She is expected to bring powerful magic and abilities that can rival those of any mage in the game.

League of Legends Patch 14.14 early notes

Champions buffs

• Aphelios
• Cho’Gath
• Hecarim
• Jayce
• Sion
• Zed

Champions nerfs

• Bel’Veth
• Brand
• Corki
• Jax
• Kindred
• Lillia
• Nidalee
• Rumble
• Tristana
• Zyra

Champions adjustments

• Aurelion Sol
• Irelia
• Milio

System nerfs

• Absorb Life
• Warmog’s

League Patch 14.14 is scheduled to go live on July 17, aligning with the 2024 schedule. This update promises to bring significant changes and fresh content, enhancing the overall player experience in the upcoming season.

Recently, most of the League of Legends community has been caught up in the controversy surrounding the Faker Hall of Legends. This uproar is mainly due to the steep $500 price tag, which includes commemorative Ahri cosmetics. Despite the backlash over this high price, it hasn’t affected the patch development process.

We are still in the early stages of this patch cycle. Riot Games has just begun to upload the anticipated changes onto the PBE. Fortunately, we have managed to get information on all the planned patch.

Make sure to mark your calendars, as Riot Games has scheduled the patch 14.13 to start rolling out on the live servers beginning Wednesday, June 26.

League of Legends Patch 14.13 notes

Champions

Brand

• P mana on kill reduced from 30-50 to 20-40.
• E damage decreased from 60-180 to 60-160 (ability power ratio remains unchanged).

Gangplank

• E slow increased from 30-60 percent plus 25 percent critical strike chance to 40-80 percent (crit scaling has been removed).
• Buffed until 40-80 percent critical chance.

Gragas

• Passive healing total health scaling reduced from 6.5 to 5.5 percent.

Graves

• E armor per stack increased from 2-14 to 4-16.

Kalista

• Base attack damage decreased from 61 to 59.
• R cooldown increased from 150-90 to 160-120.
• Minimum damage has been reduced to zero.
• Minion execute has been reduced to zero.
• Monster damage cap has been reduced from 250-450 to 100-200.

Karthus

• Q damage reduced from 43-119 to 40-116 (ability power ratio remains unchanged).

Kennen

• Base health reduced to 580 from 611.

Lissandra

• Q damage increased from 80-200 plus 80 percent ability power to 80-200 plus 85 percent ability power.
• W cooldown reduced from 12-8 to 10-8.

Lee Sin

• Health growth increased from 105 to 108.
• W base shield increased from 50-250 to 70-250.

Miss Fortune

• Base attack damage increased from 52 to 55.
• W minimum movement speed damaged lockout reduced from five seconds to four seconds.
• W minimum movement speed increased from 25 to 30-50 by rank.
• W maximum movement speed wait reduced from five seconds (with 10 seconds total) to three seconds (with seven seconds total)
• W maximum movement speed increased from 55-95 to 60-100.

Orianna

• Base attack damage increased from 40 to 44.

Pantheon

• W minimum damage increased from 50 to 60.

Skarner

• Q mana increased from 30 to 50.
• Q2 maximum health damage reduced from 15 percent to 10 percent.

Taliyah

• Q monster bonus damage reduced from 25 plus five percent ability power to 10 plus zero percent ability power. Total damage to monsters will roughly down by 20 percent.

Varus

• Empowered WQ missing health damage changed to 6-14 percent by spell rank (still scales up to 1.5 times by W charge).
• Base attack damage reduced from 60 to 57.
• Attack speed growth reduced from four percent to 3.5 percent.
• W on-hit damage increased from 7-31 to 7-35.
• W cooldown refund increased from 12 percent to 13 percent.
• W plus Q cast lockout increased from 0.25 seconds to 0.85 seconds.
• Passive minion reward adjusted from 10-20 percent plus 20 percent attack speed to four percent attack speed plus 15 percent attack speed attack damage plus 15 percent attack speed ability power.
• Passive champion reward adjusted from 40 percent plus 40 percent attack speed to four percent attack speed plus 15 percent attack speed attack damage plus 15 percent attack speed ability power.

Xayah

• E cooldown reduced from 13-9 to 12-8.
• E damage increased from 50-90 to 55-95 (attack damage and crit ratios remain unchanged).

Zac

• Base armor increased from 33 to 35.
• Passive chunk heal total health scaling changed from 5-8 percent at R ranks zero to three to 4-8 percent linear at champion level 1-18.

Runes

Electrocute

• Base damage changed from 30-220 to 50-190 linear.
• Cooldown changed from 25-20s linear to 20 seconds at all levels.

Dark Harvest

• Base damage changed from 20-80 to 20 at all levels.
• Damage per soul increased from five to nine.
• Cooldown reduced to 40 seconds.

Opportunity

• Preparation lethality adjusted from 5-10.5 to 5-10.5 (melee)/3-6.3 (ranged).
• Extraction decaying movement speed increased from 150 to 200.

In Patch 14.12, more adjustments are being made to keep the game balanced following the major changes in Patch 14.10. Though Patch 14.12 is still in its early stages, the developers are focusing on Corki, aiming to make him less dependent on critical strikes for dealing damage.

League of Legends is set to introduce Patch 14.12 soon, which will bring several changes to the popular game. This patch aims to address the balance issues that emerged after the significant update in Patch 14.10. The developers are working on making adjustments to Corki, specifically targeting his reliance on critical strikes to inflict damage. This is part of their ongoing efforts to keep the game fair and balanced for all players.

League of Legends patch 14.12 early notes

Champions

Aatrox

Base Stats

• Health regen growth reduced: 1.0 >>> 0.5
• Armor growth increased: 4.45 >>> 4.8

E: Umbral Dash

• Healing changed: 18-24% >>> 16%
• Healing now scales with 0.9% bonus HP
• Healing is no longer increased to 20-36% during R

R: World Ender

• Bonus healing increased: 25-45% >>> 50-100%

Akali

E: Shuriken Flip

• Base damage reduced: 100-450 >>> 70-350
• AD ratio increased: 85% total AD >>> 100% total AD
• AP ratio decreased: 120% >>> 110%

Akshan

Passive: Dirty Fighting

• Base damage changed:

• Level 1-5: 10-30 >>> 15
• Level 6-10: 35-65 >>> 40
• Level 11-15: 75-120 >>> 80
• Level 16-18: 135-165 >>> 150

E: Heroic Swing

• Base damage reduced: 25-85 >>> 15-75
• AD ratio changed: 17.5% bonus AD >>> 15% total AD

Ashe

Passive: Frost Shot

• Damage decreased: 120% + Crit Change x Crit Damage >>> 115% + Crit Chance x Crit Damage

Blitzcrank

Base Stats

• Health reduced: 650 >>> 600

Passive: Mana Barrier

• Duration increased: 4 seconds >>> 10 seconds

Corki

Base Stats

• Base AD reduced: 55 >>> 52
• Attack speed growth increased: 2.3% >>> 2.8%

Q: Phosphorous Bomb

• Base damage increased: 50-250 >>> 70-270
• Cooldown decreased : 9-7 >>> 8-6 seconds
• AP ratio increased: 70% >>> 100%

E: Gatling Gun

• Base damage reduced: 100-300 >>> 100-280
• Resist reduction reduced: 12-24 >>> 12-20
• Mana increased: 50-70 >>> 50-90

Master Yi

Q: Alpha Strike

• Bonus monster damage decreased: 75-175 >>> 65-165

W: Meditate

• Initial damage reduction reduced: 90% >>> 70%
• Cooldown increased: 9 >>> 10

Naafiri

Passive: We Are More

• Packmate’s base AD increased: 6-30 >>> 12-32
• Pacckmate’s bonus AD ratio increased: 4.5% >>> 5%

Q: Darkin Daggers

• Cooldown reduced: 11-7 seconds >>> 9-7 seconds
• Bleed now affects small monsters
• Q2 heal now works on large/ epic monsters

Nilah

Base Stats

• Health regen increased: 4 >>> 6
• Armor growth increased: 4.2 >>> 4.5

Skarner

Base Stats

• Base health reduced: 650 >>> 610
• Health growth increased: 102 >>> 105

Passive: Threads of Vibration

• Health damage changed: 7-10% max HP >>> 5-11% max HP

Talon

Q: Noxian Diplomacy

• Cast time now scales with Attack Speed

W: Rake

• Jungle damage modifier reduced: 105% >>> 100%
• Outgoing damage increased: 40-80 >>> 50-90

Tryndamere

Q: Bloodlust

• Bonus AD decreased: 10-30 >>> 5-25

E: Spinning Slash

• Damage reduced: 80-200 >>> 75-195

Twisted Fate

Base Stats

• AD growth decreased: 3.3 >>> 2.5

Q: Wild Cards

• AP ratio reduced: 90% >>> 85%

W: Pick A Card

• Mana cost increased: 30-70 >>> 50-70
• Blue Card Mana restore increased: 50-150 >>> 70-150

Vladimir

W: Sanguine Pool

• Health cost reduced: 20% current health >>> 15% current health
• Healing increased: 15% of pre-mitigation damage >>> 30% of pre-mitigation damage
• Bonus health ratio increased: 10% >>> 15%

Yone

Base Stats

• Armor increased: 30 >>> 33

Yuumi

E: Zoomies

• Cooldown flattened: 12-10 >>> 10 seconds

R: Final Chapter

Items

Lord Dominik’s Regards

• Cloak of Agility replaced by Noonquiver in recipe

Noonquiver

• Additional Long Sword added to recipe, cost unchanged
• AD reduced: 25 >>> 20

Scout’s Slingshot

• Second Dagger added to recipe
• Cost reduced: 900 >>> 800

Serylda’s Grudge

• Armor Pen increased: 20% (+0.11% per 1 Lethality) >>> 25% (+0.11% per 1 Lethality)

Statikk Shiv

• Pickaxe added to recipe, cost unchanged

Void Staff

• Ability Power increased: 80 >>> 90

Runes

First Strike

• Base gold reduced: 15 >>> 10
• Damage amp reduced: 8% >>> 7%

According to the official patch schedule, players can expect Patch 14.12 to go live on June 12, 2024.

The upcoming Patch 14.11 is set to bring a variety of buffs, nerfs, and adjustments to the game. Riot Phroxzon has shared some details about these updates, as well as addressing the frequent lane swapping observed during the MSI 2024 tournament.

League of Legends patch 14.11 early notes

Champions

Buffs

Draven

Gangplank

Gnar

Kha’Zix

Lulu

Master Yi

Nami

Nasus

Pantheon

Singed

Smolder

Nerfs

Hwei

Irelia

Jinx

Karthus

Mordekaiser

Taliyah

Adjustments

Ornn

K’Sante

Caitlyn

Items

Buffs

Immortal Shieldbow

Statikk Shiv

Nerfs

Infinity Edge

Adjustments

Collector

Essence Reaver

System changes

Absorb Life

Cut Down

Lane Swapping

Several champions are slated for buffs in this new patch. Among them, Gangplank, Kha’Zix, Master Yi, and Nasus are set to receive enhancements to improve their performance in the game. Additionally, Smolder will be getting buffs to address the disadvantages faced after the recent changes to Marksmen items.

On the nerf side, champions such as Hwei, Irelia, and Jinx are among those receiving nerfs to balance their impact on the game.

For adjustments, Ornn is undergoing a significant rework of his Passive ability, aiming to provide a fresh experience for players using him. K’Sante is also receiving some balanced tweaks, and Caitlyn will see some changes to her abilities as well.

League Patch 14.11 is scheduled to go live on Thursday, May 30, according to Riot’s official patch plan for 2024. This update promises to bring a host of new changes aimed at improving the overall gameplay experience.

Riot Games is meticulously crafting this update, fine-tuning the changes through rigorous testing on the PBE servers. The upcoming patch aims to address Twisted Fate’s dominance across multiple lanes while also redefining the gameplay dynamics of Rek’Sai and Seraphine.

Scheduled for release on Wednesday, March 6, according to Riot’s official timetable, Patch 14.5 promises many alterations. With approximately 20 champion tweaks, including buffs and nerfs, seven modifications to items, and the introduction of three captivating cosmetics in the in-game store, players can expect a substantial shift in the League of Legends.

League of Legends Patch 14.5 early notes

Champions

Bel’Veth

• E damage reduced from 42-70 to 32-60 percent.

Brand

• R base damage reduced from 100-300 to 100-250.
• R cooldown increased from 105-75 to 110-90 seconds.

Evelynn

• R AP ratio reduced from 75 to 50 percent.

Galio

• Pulled from patch due to “unforeseen issues.”

Jarvan IV

• P cooldown reduced from 10-8 to 10-6 seconds.

Kai’sa

• Range indicator updated to match R cast range in 14.4.

Kayn (Rhaast)

• Passive red healing now scales by plus 0.5 percent base health.
• R red healing pre-mitigation damage increased from 65 to 75 percent.

Kog’Maw

• Q cast time changed from 0.25 seconds to auto attack windup.
• E slow increased from 30-50 to 40-60 percent.

Maokai

• Movement speed reduced from 335 to 330.
• Q bonus monster damage increased from 80-160 to 120-160.
• W cooldown increased from 13-9 to 14-10 seconds.

Nidalee

• Movement speed reduced from 340 to 335.
• Cougar Q bonus damage against hunter targets reduced from 40 to 30 percent.

Rek’Sai

• Coming soon…

Senna

• Q damage bonus AD ratio decreased from 50 to 40 percent.

Seraphine

• Coming soon…

Sivir

• Base armor increased from 26 to 30.

Smolder

• Coming soon…

Twisted Fate

• Q base attack damage scaling reduced from 50 to 40 percent.
• Q bonus AD ratio reverted from 40 to 50 percent.
• E attack speed reduced from 10-60 to 10-50 percent, base attack damage scaling reduced from 75 to 50 percent.
• E bonus AD ratio reduced from 50 to 20 percent.

Vayne

• Passive movement speed reduced from 45 to 30.
• Q cooldown increased from 4-2 to 6-2 seconds.

Veigar

• Q AP ratio increased from 40-65 to 50-70 percent.
• R cooldown reduced from 120-60 to 100-60 seconds.

Vex

• Passive base damage increased from 30-140 to 40-150.
• Passive AP ratio increased from 20 to 25 percent.

Wukong

• Passive number of stacks reduced from 10 to 5.
• Passive bonuses per stack increased from 50 to 100 percent.
• Passive stacks now fall of each second after five seconds instead of all at the same time.

Yorick

• E bonus damage from ghouls reduced from 30 to 20 percent.
• R Maiden resists increased from 10-50 linear (10-18) to 30-90 linear (6-18).

Zac

• Blob heal decreased from 5-8 max HP to 4-7 percent.
• W base damage increased from 35-95 to 40-100.

Items

Celestial Opposition

• Cooldown reduced from 20 to 18 seconds.
• Slow increased from 50 percent for 1.5 seconds to 60 percent for two seconds.

Dream Maker

• Blocked damage changed from 140 constant to 75-255 linear, bonus damage changed from 90 constant to 50-170 linear.

Frozen Heart

• Cost increased from 2,400 to 2,500.
• Armor reduced from 70 to 65.

Heartsteel

• Base damage reduced from 100 to 80.
• Health ratio from items increased from 10 to 12 percent.

Navori Quickblades

• Attack damage increased from 60 to 65.
• New recipe: BF Sword + Caulfield’s Warhammer + Cloak of Agility + 300 gold.

Rod of Ages

• Can no longer buy second Rod of Ages after Ornn upgrades first one.

Runaan’s Hurricane

• Pulled from patch due to “unforeseen issues.”

Solstice Sleigh

• Cooldown increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
• Speed reduced from 25 to 35 percent.
• Bonus health changed from seven percent total health to 50-230 linear from levels 6-18 (breaks even at 714-3,286 health, nerfed above).
• Tooltip tracker now refers to “total proc times” as “sleigh rides.”

Sunfire Aegis

• Base damage increased from 12 to 15.
• Health increased from 450 to 500.

Patch 14.3 is on the horizon and is poised to bring a slew of alterations to both items and champions. Moreover, Patch 14.3 is also looking to address a significant aspect of the game’s current meta: the excessive burst damage caused by several items. Riot Games plans to implement nerfs to these items, with the intention of reducing their burst potential.

League of Legends Patch 14.3 is expected to be released on February 7, 2024. Given its early status, the full extent of the patch remains undisclosed at present. Nonetheless, here are the League of Legends Patch 14.3 notes.

League of Legends Patch 14.3 notes

Champions buffs

Nidalee

• Base Stats:
  • Magic Resistance Growth: 1.3 per level >>> 1.45 per level.
• E – Primal Surge:
  • Minimum Healing: 35/50/65/80/95 (+27.5% AP) >>> 50/75/100/125/150 (+35% AP).
  • Attack Speed Increase: 20/30/40/50/60% >>> 30/40/50/60/70%.

Pyke

• Base Stats:
  • Armor: 45 >>> 47.
• Q – Bone Skewer:
  • Mana Cost: 74/78/82/86/90 Mana >>> 70/75/80/85/90 Mana.
  • Damage: 100/150/200/250/300 (+60% bonus AD) >>> 100/150/200/250/300 (+75% bonus AD).
• W – Ghostwater Dive:
  • Bonus Movement Speed: 40% (+1.5% Lethality per 1 Lethality) >>> 45% (+2% Lethality per 1 Lethality).
• E – Phantom Undertow:
  • Damage: 100/145/185/225/265 (+100% bonus AD) >>> 100/150/200/250/300 (+100% bonus AD).

Wukong

• Q – Crushing Blow:
  • Bonus Range: 75/100/125/150/175 >>> 135/145/155/165/175.
  • Damage: 20/45/70/95/120 (+45% bonus AD) >>> 20/45/70/95/120 (+55% bonus AD).
• E – Nimbus Strike:
  • Cooldown: 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds >>> 10/9.25/8.5/7.75/7 seconds.

Zeri

• Base Stats:
  • Attack Damage: 53 >>> 56.
• R – Lightning Crash:
  • Cooldown: 100/85/70 seconds >>> 80/75/70 seconds.

Ziggs

• Base Stats:
  • Armor: 18 >>> 21.
  • Armor Growth: 4.5 per level >>> 4.7 per level.
• W – Satchel Charge:
  • Cooldown: 24/21/18/15/12 seconds >>> 20/18/16/14/12 seconds.

Champion Nerfs

Azir

• Base Stats:
  • Health Regeneration: 7 per 5 seconds >>> 5 per 5 seconds.

Brand

• Passive – Blaze:
  • Monster Damage: 220% >>> 200% (still capped at 80).
• Q – Sear:
  • Damage: 80/110/140/170/200 (+65% AP) >>> 70/100/130/160/190 (+65% AP).

Ezreal

• Q – Mystic Shot:
  • Damage: 20/45/70/95/120 (+135% bonus AD)(+15% AP) >>> 20/45/70/95/120 (+130% bonus AD)(+15% AP).
• R – Trueshot Barrage:
  • Damage: 350/525/700 (+120% bonus AD)(+90% AP) >>> 325/475/625 (+100% bonus AD)(+90% AP).

Karma

• R – Mantra:
  • Q – Soulflare (R + Q combo):
    • Damage: 35/140/245/350 (+70% AP) >>> 40/130/220/310 (+50% AP).

Lillia

• Passive – Dream-Laden Bough:
  • Magic Damage: 5% (+1.5% per 100 AP) of maximum Health >>> 5% (+1.25% per 100 AP) of maximum Health.
• Q – Blooming Blows:
  • Damage: 35/45/55/65/75 (+45% AP) >>> 35/45/55/65/75 (+35% AP).

Rengar

• Base Stats:
  • Health: 620 >>> 590.
• Q – Savagery:
  • Damage: 30/60/90/120/150 (0/5/10/15/20% AD) >>> 30/60/90/120/150 (0/3.75/7.5/11.25/15% AD).
  • Ferocity Bonus:
    • Damage: 30 – 235 (based on level) (+40% AD) >>> 30 – 235 (based on level) (+30% AD).

Trundle

• Base Stats:
  • Health: 686 >>> 650.
• Q – Chomp:
  • Damage: 20/40/60/80/100 (+15/25/35/45/55% AD) >>> 10/30/50/70/90 (+15/25/35/45/55% AD).

Champion Adjustments

Aurelion Sol

• Q – Breath of Light:
  • Mana Cost per Second: 45 (+5 per rank) >>> 30 (+5 per rank).
  • Stacks per Champion Burst: 1 stack >>> 3 stacks.
• W – Astral Flight:
  • Mana Cost: 80 (+5 per rank) >>> 50 (+5 per rank)
  • Cooldown: 22 (-1.5 per rank) seconds >>> 15 (-1 per rank) seconds.
  • Q Damage Percentage During W: 14% (+1.5% per rank) >>> 18% (+2% per rank).
• E – Singularity:
  • Stacks When Unit Dies In The Black Hole:
    • Champion: 5 stacks >>> 2 stacks.
    • Epic Monster: 5 stacks >>> 2 stacks.
    • Cannon Minion: 3 stacks >>> 2 stacks.
    • Large Monster: 3 stacks >>> 2 stacks.

Corki

• Passive – Hextech Munitions:
  • Cooldown Timer: 60 seconds >>> 45 seconds.
• W – Valkyrie:
  • Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16 seconds >>> 20/18/16/14/12 seconds.
  • Mana Cost: 100 >>> 80.
  • AP Ratio: 40% >>> 60%.

Illaoi

• Passive – Prophets of an Elder God:
  • Tentacle Range: 802.75 >>> 927.75.
  • Tentacle Damage: 10 – 180 (based on level)(+120% AD)(+40% AP) >>> 9 – 162 (based on level)(+115% AD)(+40% AP).

Maokai

• Base Stats:
  • Mana Regeneration: 7.2 Mana per 5 seconds >>> 6 Mana per 5 seconds.
• Passive – Sap Magic:
  • Healing: 4 – 34 (based on level)(+ 4 – 12% Maximum Health) >>>

Udyr

• No Longer Replaces Ultimate Hunter Rune With Relentless Hunter Rune
• Now benefits from Ultimate Effects like Ultimate Ability Haste and such.
• Empowered Q and R are tagged as Ultimates.
• Empowered W and E are not tagged as Ultimates.

Yorick

• Passive – Shepherd of Souls:
  • Ghouls:
    • Leash Range: 2000 >>> 1600.
• Q – Last Rites:
  • Mana Cost: 25 >>> 20.
  • Healing: 10 – 68 health, doubled when below 50% Health (based on levels) >>> 10 – 68 health (based on level) (+4-8% based on missing Health)
  • Healing via Q is reduced by 50% on non-Champions.
• E – Mourning Mist:
  • Cast Time: 0.33 seconds >>> 0.25 seconds.
  • Now visually arcs higher.
• R – Eulogy of the Isles:
  • Mark Proc Cooldown Removed.
  • Mark Damage: 3 – 9% Maximum Health (based on level) >>> 2 – 3% Maximum Health (based on level).
  • Mark Monster Damage Cap: 200 – 400 (based on level) >>> 100 flat.

Item Buffs

Malignance

• Ability Power: 80 >>> 90.
• Unique – Hatefog:
  • Damage Per Second:

Stormrazor

Item Nerfs

Boots of Swiftness

Eclipse

• Unique – Ever Rising Moon:
  • Maximum Health Damage: 8%/4% (Melee/Ranged) >>> 6%/3% (Melee/Ranged).

Hextech Alternator

• Unique – Revved:
  • Damage: 50 – 125 (based on level) >>> 65 (at all levels).

Hextech Rocketbelt

• Unique – Supersonic:
  • Damage: 125 (+15% AP) >>> 100 (+10% AP).

Lich Bane

The AD Ratio via Spellblade is being reduced.

• Unique – Spellblade:
  • Base AD Ratio: 100% >>> 75%.

Redemption

Item Adjustments

Echoes of Helia

• Unique – Soul Siphon:
  • Damage Per Shard: 55 >>> 45.
  • Healing Per Shard: 20 >>> 40.

Kraken Slayer

• Attack Damage: 40 >>> 45.
• Unique – Bring It Down:
  • Damage: 35 – 85 (based on level)(+65% total AD)(+60% AP) >>> 35 – 85 (based on level)(+180% base AD)(+60% AP).

Luden’s Companion

• Ability Power: 90 >>> 100.
• Unique – Load:
  • Damage Per Stack: 40 (+8% AP) >>> 45 (+4% AP).

Profane Hydra

Statikk Shiv

Stormsurge

Stridebreaker

Sundered Sky

Titanic Hydra

However, despite the initial excitement, Riot Games found themselves facing challenges as a clear divide among champions and items after Patch 14.1. In an effort to address the issues, Riot Games introduced a 14.1B micropatch last week, but unfortunately, the gap only widened, prompting the developers to take decisive action.

The upcoming League Patch 14.2, set to make its debut on January 24, aims to quell by bringing buffs, nerfs, and adjustments to a total of 18 champions and seven items. While the patch preview was recently revealed, the complete list of changes has already been disclosed.

Although it’s possible that not every adjustment mentioned in the initial patch preview will make it to the live servers, players can anticipate the majority of the update to roll out midway through the week.

League of Legends full Patch 14.2 notes

Champion buffs

Ahri

• E cooldown decreased from 14 seconds to 12 seconds.

Camille

• Base health increased from 646 to 670.
• Passive cooldown changed from 20-5 seconds to 18-6 seconds.
• Q speed increased from 20-40 percent to 30-40 percent.

Darius

• Q mana cost decreased from 30-50 to 25-45.
• Q missing health heal per champion increased from 13 percent to 15 percent, with maximum healing at three champions increased from 39 percent to 45 percent.
• E armor penetration increased from 15-35 percent to 20-40 percent.

Ezreal

• Q AD scaling increased from 130 percent to 135 percent.
• W base AD scaling increased from 60 percent to 100 percent.
• R base damage increased from 350-600 to 350-700.
  • Base AD scaling increased from 100 percent to 120 percent.

Garen

• W damage reduction duration changed from 2-5 seconds to four seconds flat.
• E AD scaling per tick increased from 32-40 percent to 36-40 percent.

Gragas

• Base health growth increased from 109 to 115.
• Base armor growth increased from 4.8 to 5.
• R cooldown decreased from 120-80 seconds to 100-70 seconds.

Gwen

• Passive target max health AP scaling increased from 0.65 percent to 0.72 percent.

Hwei

• E cooldown decreased from 15-11 seconds to 12-10 seconds.
• EQ flee duration changed from static one second to 1-1.5 seconds.

Illaoi

• Base health growth increased from 109 to 115.
• Base mana increased from 300 to 350.
• Base mana growth increased from 50 to 60.
• Passive tentacle hit missing health heal per champion increased from 4.5 to 5.0 percent.

Karma

• Base health increased from 604 to 630.
• Q AP scaling increased from 50 percent to 70 percent.
• E shield increased from 80-240 plus 45 percent AP to 80-260 plus 60 percent AP.

Karthus

• Q base damage increased from 43-115 to 45-125.
• W magic resist shred increased from 15 percent to 25 percent.

Shen

• Base AD increased from 60 to 64.

Veigar

• Base health increased from 550 to 580.

Champion nerfs

Blitzcrank

• Base armor decreased from 40 to 37.
• E total AD scaling reduced from 200 percent to 180 percent.

Fizz

• Q AP scaling decreased from 50 percent to 45 percent.
• W passive damage-over-time AP scaling decreased from 40 percent to 30 percent.

Jax

• E base damage decreased from 55-175 to 40-160.
• E target HP scaling decreased from four to 3.5 percent.

Rumble

• Q base damage over three seconds decreased from 135-195 to 125-185.
• E shred decreased from 12-20 percent to 10-18 percent.

Teemo

• E on-hit AP scaling decreased from 30 percent to 25 percent.
• R mushroom recharge timer increased from 30-20 seconds to 35-25 seconds.

Item buffs

Horizon Focus

• Trigger range decreasing from 700 units to 600 units.
• Vision radius increasing from 1,200 to 1,400.

Steel Sigil

• Cost decreasing from 550 to 450.

Stridebreaker

• Total cost decreased from 3,100 to 3,000.

Item nerfs

Bloodsong

• Damage amplification decreased from 12 percent (melee) and eight percent (ranged) to 10 percent (melee) and six percent (ranged).

Frozen Heart

• Cost increasing from 2300 to 2400.

Riftmaker

• Cost increased from 3,000 to 3,100.

Stormsurge

• AP decreased from 100 to 90.

Item adjustments

Experimental Hexplate

• Recipe changing from Tunneler + Noonquiver to Tunneler + Hearthbound Axe
• Innate attack speed increased from 20 percent to 25 percent.
• Active attack speed decreased from 35 percent to 30 percent.

Phantom dancer

• Recipe changed from Hearthbound Axe + Cloak of Agility to Zeal + Rectrix

System changes

Rune Stat Shards

• Resist stat shards have been removed from the game.
• Stat shard options have been changed to:
  • Flex row: Nine adaptive force / two percent movement speed / 10-180 health
  • Defense row: 65 flat health / 10 percent tenacity / 10-180 health

Support Item Stacking

• Support items will grant reduced gold from minions if anyone on your team with a support item kills excessive numbers of minions.

As the community eagerly awaits the arrival of the Patch 14.2, it’s clear that Riot Games is committed to maintaining a balanced and enjoyable gaming experience for players.

Lead gameplay designer Matt Leung-Harrison has provided insights into the upcoming adjustments, indicating that several items and champions causing disruptions on the Rift will face even more substantial nerfs.

League of Legends early patch 14.2 notes

Champion buffs

• Ahri
• Camille
• Darius
• Ezreal
• Garen
• Gragas
• Gwen
• Hwei
• Illaoi
• Karma
• Karthus
• Shen
• Veigar

Champion nerfs

• Blitzcrank
• Fizz
• Jax
• Rumble
• Teemo

Champion adjustments

• Nidalee

Item buffs

• Horizon Focus
• Steel Sigil
• Stridebreaker

Item nerfs

• Bloodsong
• Frozen Heart
• Riftmaker
• Stormsurge

System changes

• Rune Stat Shards
• Support Item Stacking

The development team has been scrutinizing ranked games closely, acknowledging the overall stability of League of Legends while acknowledging a few hiccups. To address burst damage and synergy concerns, they have nerfed Blitzcrank, Fizz, Jax, Rumble, and Teemo and have decided to implement nerfs to rein in their impact.

In addition to champion adjustments, the upcoming patch will bring tweaks to various items that have been central to the current meta. Items like double support and quadra support items, Stormsurge, Riftmaker, and Frozen Heart are set to undergo changes to mitigate their overwhelming dominance.

The rationale behind these adjustments lies in the consistent pairing of these items with champions, amplifying their burst damage capabilities. Riot Games aims to foster diversity in itemization and champion choices by addressing these potent combinations.

The scheduled release date for Patch 14.2 is January 24, marking another significant milestone in the ongoing evolution of League of Legends in 2024.

League of Legends underwent a transformative shift as players adapted to the dynamic changes introduced with this patch.

In response to the initial player feedback, Riot Games swiftly responded by announcing a hotfix in the form of Patch 14.1B. Matt “Riot Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison, the lead gameplay designer, shared insights on January 11, emphasizing the primary goal of the B-patch to rectify strengths and weaknesses across the champions and items, with a particular focus on addressing outliers.

League of Legends patch 14.1b notes

Champion Buffs

Corki

• Base attack damage increased from 59 to 61.
• Missile Barrage (R) damage increased from 80/115/150 (+15/45/75 percent AD) to 80/115/150 (+25/50/75 percent AD).

Ezreal

• Essence Flux (W): Cooldown reduced from 12 to eight seconds.
• Arcane Shift (E): Mana cost reduced from 90 to 70.

Lux

• Base health increased from 560 to 580.
• Base armor increased from 19 to 21.
• Attack speed growth increased from two to three percent.
• Prismatic Barrier (W): Shield strength AP bonus increased from 35 percent to 40 percent.

Naafiri

• Base movement speed increased from 335 to 340.
• Packmate base damage increased from 5-25 to 6-30.
• Passive cooldown adjusted based on levels, from 30/25/20/15 seconds (levels 1/6/11/16) to 30/25/20/15/10 seconds (levels 1/6/9/12/15).

Zac

• Passive heal per chunk increased from 4/5/6/7 to 5/6/7/8 percent.
• Elastic Slingshot (E) cooldown reduced from 24/21/18/15/12 to 22/19/16/13/10 seconds.
• Let’s Bounce! (R) cooldown reduced from 130/115/100 to 120/105/90 seconds.

Zed

• Living Shadow (W) cooldown reduced from 20/19.25/18.5/17.75/17 to 20/19/18/17/16 seconds.
• Shadow Slash (E) base damage increased from 65/85/105/125/145 to 65/90/115/140/165.
• Death Mark (R) AD bonus damage increased from 65 percent to 100 percent.

Champion Nerfs

Aphelios

• Attack damage growth reduced from three to 2.3.

Fizz

• Urchin Strike (Q) AP bonus damage rediced from 55 percent to 50 percent.
• Seastone Trident (W) AP active damage bonus reduced from 50 percent to 40 percent.

Gwen

• Passive damage AP bonus reduced from 0.8 percent per 100 AP to 0.65 percent per 100 AP.

Kayle

• Zeal stack bonus from AP reduced from one percent per 100 AP to 0.5 percent per 100 AP.

LeBlanc

• Attack speed ratio decreased from 0.625 to 0.4.
• Attack speed growth increased from 1.5 to 2.35 percent.
• Attack damage growth reduced from 2.7 to 2.2.
• Sigil of Malice (Q) bonus AP damage increased from 40 percent to 45 percent.
• Ethereal Chains (E) bonus AP damage increased from 35 percent to 40 percent.

Singed

• Poison Trail (Q) bonus AP damage reduced from 90 percent to 80 percent.

Taric

• Bastion (W) total armor reduced from 10/11/12/13/14 percent of Taric’s armor to 9/10/11/12/13 percent of Taric’s armor.
• Armor growth reduced from 4.6 to 4.3.

Teemo

• Blinding Dart (Q) bonus AP damage reduced from 80 percent to 70 percent.
• Noxious Trap (R) bonus AP damage reduced from 55 percent to 50 percent.

Item Buffs

Essence Reaver

• Total cost reduced from 3,000 to 2,900.
• Spellblade passive damage increased from 130 percent to 140 percent of base AD.

Heartsteel

• Health increased from 800 to 900.

Hubris

• Eminence bonus AD per Statue Rank increased from 10 (plus one per rank) to 15 (plus two per rank).

Profane Hydra

• Total cost reduced from 3,400 to 3,300 gold.
• Heretical Cleave active damage increased from 80 percent AD physical damage to enemies within a 450 unit radius, increased to 120 percent AD against targets below 30 percent maximum health to 100 percent AD physical damage to enemies within a 450 unit radius, increased to 150 percent AD against targets below 50 percent maximum health.

Ravenous Hydra

• Lifesteal bonus increased from 10 to 12 percent.
• Cast time now references the user’s auto attack cast time.

Stridebreaker

• Attack damage increased from 50 to 55.
• Attack speed increased from 20 to 25 percent.
• Breaking Shockwave active bonus movement speed increased from 30 percent to 35 percent (before decaying).

Tiamat

• Crescent active AD damage increased from 60 to 75 percent.
• Cast time now references the user’s auto attack cast time.

Item Nerfs

The Collector

• Total cost increased from 3,000 to 3,100.

Hextech Rocketbelt

• Supersonic active base damage reduced from 175 to 125.

Stormsurge

• Squall passive damage reduced from 120-260 (+40 percent AP) (melee) / 90-195 (+30 percent AP) (ranged) to 100-200 (+30 percent AP) (melee) / 75-150 (+22.5 percent AP) (ranged).

Titanic Hydra

• Attack damage decreased from 55 to 50.
• Health decreased from 550 to 500.

Trailblazer

• Total cost increased from 2,400 to 2,500.
• Health decreased from 250 to 200.

By now, Patch 14.1b has already rolled out on the live servers, so you might notice these changes.