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.
LoL 14.8 Patch Notes Preview
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LoL 14.8 Patch Champion Buffs
Akali
Base Stats
- Base Health: 570 ⇒ 600
Draven
Spinning Axe (Q)
- Bonus Damage: 40/45/50/55/60 ⇒ 45/50/55/60/65
Galio
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
Graves
New Destiny (Passive)
- Attacks Speed from Items and Runes (Reload Time): 35% increase
- Critical Strike Damage Ratio Per Pellet: 40% ⇒ 45%
Hwei
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)
Jarvan IV
Martial Cadence (Passive)
- Bonus Damage: 6% of Target's Current Health ⇒ 7% of Target's Current Health
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Jhin
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)
Kai'Sa
Icathian Rain (Q)
- Damage: 40/55/70/85/100 (+50% bonus AD) (+20% AP) ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100 (+55% bonus AD) (+20% AP)
LeBlanc
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
Olaf
Undertow (Q)
- Monster Bonus Damage: 5/10/15/20/25 ⇒ 5/15/25/35/45
Ryze
Rune Prison (W)
- Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9 seconds ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds
- Slow: 35% ⇒ 50%
Sylas
Monster Damage: 70% ⇒ 100%
Thresh
Base Stats
- Base Armor: 31 ⇒ 33
- Magic Resistance Growth: +1.3 per level ⇒ +1.55 per level
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LoL 14.8 Patch Champion Nerfs
Azir
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)
Briar
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%
Zac
Base Stats
- HP Regen: 8 ⇒ 5
Zeri
Base Stats
- Base HP: 630 ⇒ 600
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LoL 14.8 Patch Champion Adjustments
Mordekaiser
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)
Skarner
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)
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LoL 14.8 Patch System Buffs
Baron Nashor
Attacks now deal more damage.
Voidgrubs
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.
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