LoL 14.4 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and Item Changes

We will go over the League of Legends 14.4 Patch Notes Preview. 

LoL 14.4 Patch Notes Preview: Champion and Item Changes
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We will be taking a look at the upcoming changes coming in Season 14 for Patch 14.4. A lot of champion buffs, nerfs and adjustments along with item and other system changes.

We will make sure to update the article as soon as we have the exact stat changes we can expect as provided by Riot Phroxzon on Twitter. 

LoL Patch 14.4 Preview
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LoL 14.4 Patch Champion Buffs

Ahri

Ahri

Base Stats

  • Health Growth: 96 ⇒ 104
Orb of Deception

 

Orb of Deception (Q)

  • AP Ratio: 45% AP ⇒ 50% AP
Jayce

Jayce

Base Stats

  • Base AD: 57 ⇒ 59
Lightning Field

 

Lightning Field (Melee W)

  • Mana Restore: 10/12/14/16/18/20 ⇒ 15/17/19/21/23/25
  • Damage: 35/50/65/80/95/110 ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100/115
Thundering Blow

 

Thundering Blow (Melee E)

  • NEW: Mirrors Lee Sin Ultimate Functionality
Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa

Killer Instinct

 

Killer Instinct (R)

  • Cast Range: 1500/2250/3000 ⇒ 2000/2500/3000
Lulu

Lulu

Glitterlance

 

Glitterance (Q)

  • Doublehit Damage: 25% ⇒ 50%
Help, Pix!

Help, Pix (E)

  • Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 ⇒ 80/125/170/215/260
  • Shield: 75/115/155/195/235 ⇒ 80/125/170/215/260
Renekton

Renekton

Cull the Meek

 

Cull the Meek (Q)

  • Champion Healing: 12-36 (+15% Base AD) ⇒ 12-44 (+17% Base AD)
Slice and Dice

 

Slice and Dice (E)

  • Cooldown: 16-12 ⇒ 16-10
Dominus

 

Dominus (R)

  • Bonus Health: 250-550 ⇒ 300-700
Soraka

Soraka

Salvation

 

Salvation (Passive)

  • Movement Speed: 70% ⇒ 90%
Starcall

 

Starcall (Q)

  • Heal: 50-110 ⇒ 60-120
Wish

 

Wish (R)

  • Cooldown: 160-130 ⇒ 150-120 
Thresh

Thresh

Base Stats

  • Base Armor: 28 ⇒ 31
Flay

 

Flay (E)

  • Damage: 75-235 ⇒ 75-255
The Box

 

The Box (R)

  • Cooldown: 140-100 ⇒ 120-80
Volibear

Volibear

Thundering Smash

 

Thundering Smash (Q)

  • Movement Speed: 8-24 ⇒ 12-32
Sky Splitter

 

Sky Splitter (E)

  • Cooldown: 13 ⇒ 12
Stormbringer

 

Stormbringer (R)

  • Turret Disable: 3-5s ⇒ 2-4s
  • Cooldown: 160-120 ⇒ 130-100
  • REMOVED: CC Immunity (Still Unstoppable)

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LoL 14.4 Patch Champion Nerfs

Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol

Breath of Light

Breath of Light (Q)

  • Bonus Magic Damage Pers 1s: 60-100 (+35% AP) ⇒ 55-95 (+30% AP)
Bard

Bard

Base Stats

  • Armor Growth: 5.2 ⇒ 5
  • Attack Speed: .625 ⇒ .658
Traveler's Call

 

Traveler's Call (Passive)

  • Damage: 35 + 14/5 Chimes (+30% AP) ⇒ 35 + 10/5 Chimes (+40%AP)
Cosmic Binding

 

Cosmic Binding (Q)

  • Damage: 80-260 (+65% AP) ⇒ 80-240 (+80% AP)
Fiora

Fiora

Riposte

 

Riposte (W)

  • Attack Speed Slow: 50% ⇒ 25%
Illaoi

Illaoi

Prophet of an Elder God

Prophet of an Elder God (Passive)

  • Damage: 9-162 (+115% Total AD) ⇒ 9-182 (+100% Total AD)
Kalista Portrait

Kalista

Rend

Rend (E)

  • Base Damage: 20-60 (+70% Total AD) ⇒ 10-50 (+70% Total AD) [Per-stack Damage Unchanged]

Bugfix: Boots of Speed now properly affect passive dash distance. 

Maokai

Maokai

Base Stats

  • Base Armor: 39 ⇒ 35
Bramble Smash

 

Bramble Smash (Q)

  • Damage: 70-270 (+2-4% Max HP) ⇒ 65-265 (+2-4% Max HP)
Nature's Grasp

Nature's Grasp (R)

  • Root Duration: 0.8-2.6 ⇒ 0.75-2.25
Urgot

Urgot

Hullbreaker

 

Hullbreaker

  • Works properly now
Varus

Varus

Base Stats

  • Base AD: 62 ⇒ 60
Zyra

Zyra

Garden of Thorns

 

Garden of Thorns (Passive)

  • Plant Damage: 20-88 (+18% AP) ⇒ 16-84 (+18% AP) 
  • Bonus Monster Damage: 40-100 ⇒ 60-100

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LoL 14.4 Patch Champion Adjustments

K'Sante

K'Sante

Base Stats

  • Base Health: 570 ⇒ 625
  • Base Mana: 290 ⇒ 320
Path Maker

 

Path Maker (W)

  • Armor/MR Ratio: 50% ⇒ 85%
All Out

 

All Out (R)

  • REMOVED: Q no longer slows
  • REMOVED: W no longer has faster CD or Cast Time
  • E Dash Speed: 20-40%
Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai

Intention here is to move Rek'Sai into more of a fighter and less of a one-shot Assassin.
We're cautiously returning Rek'Sai's AOE knockup and monitoring how that goes.
This also involves moving some damage types into magic to reduce the potency of lethality on her a bit.

Full List of PBE Changes can be seen, here.

Smolder Icon

Smolder

Super Scorcher Breath

 

Super Scorcher Breath (Q)

  • Target dying while missile is in flight still grants a stack
  • 125 Stacks Number of Missiles: 2 + 1% Dragon Practice Stacks ⇒ 1 + 1.5% Dragon Practice Stacks
Achooo!

 

Achooo! (W)

  • Cooldown: 13-11 ⇒ 14-10
  • Base Damage: 70-150 (+25% Total AD) (+35% AP) ⇒ 50-170 (25% Bonus AD) (+20% AP)
  • Explosion Damage: 25-85 (+65% AP) ⇒ 25-85 (+25% Bonus AD) (+80% AP) 
Mmooommm!

 

Mmooommm! (R)

  • Will cast even if Smolder dies during cast time

LoL 14.4 Patch Item and System Buffs

Black Cleaver

 

Black Cleaver

  • Shred Cap: 24% in 6 hits ⇒ 25% in 5 hits
  • Recipe: Kinglegem + Long Sword ⇒ Warhammer + Ruby Crystal
  • Passive Movement Speed: Now applies even if damage is mitigated 
  • Passive Movement Speed: Ranged champions receive full power
Ravenous Hydra

Ravenous Hydra

  • NEW: Active benefits from 150% of lifesteal
Stridebreaker

 

Stridebreaker

  • Passive Movement Speed: Now applies even if damage is mitigated 
  • Active Movement Speed Decay: 1.5s ⇒ 3.0s (Has a buff icon now)
Terminus

 

Terminus

  • Stack Cap: 5 each ⇒ 3 each
  • Max Armor/MR: 15-25 ⇒ 18-24
  • Recipe: Dagger ⇒ Second Recurve Bow
LoL Fountain

Fountain Regeneration

  • Max Health Regeneration Per 1s: 8.4% ⇒ 10.4%

LoL 14.4 Patch Item and System Nerfs

Lethal Tempo

 

Lethal Tempo

  • Melee Attack Speed Per Stack: 9-13.5% ⇒ 5-16%

LoL 14.4 Patch Item and System Adjustments

Hubris

 

Hubris

  • VFX Changes

Support Items:

  • Charge Rate: 18s ⇒ 20s
  • First Charge: 2:08 1:50
Bloodsong

 

Bloodsong

  • Ranged Amplification: 6% ⇒ 5%
Solstice Sleigh

 

Solstice Sleigh

  • Health: 120 ⇒ 7% Max HP
  • Movement Speed: 90, decaying over 4s ⇒ 30%, decaying over 3s
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

 

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

  • Damage: 50 (+15% AP) (+3% Max HP) ⇒ 20 (+20% AP) (+4% Max HP)
  • Cooldown: 9-6 (linear) ⇒ 8/7/6 (1/11/16)
Tether LoL

Tether Changes

We will make sure to provide the exact numbers once available.

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