LoL Patch 14.2 PBE Changes: Champion Buffs, Rune Changes, New Practice Tool Options

You can check out our most recent article regarding the upcoming LoL 14.2 Patch here.

League of Legends Season 14 has kicked off with Patch 14.1 setting the stage for some massive changes to the game. The very extensive patch notes for 14.1 showcased a plethora of updates, including the new map terrain, new items, and neutral objective changes, all bundled with even more quality-of-life changes and bug fixes that were added to LoL.

Since the next patch that will be coming to live servers is available on the PBE, we will be taking a look at all of the identified changes that will possibly be hitting Summoner's Rift once Patch 14.2 comes out on Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024. You can check out the entire patch schedule for 2024, here.

LoL Patch 14.2 PBE Changes

We will be going over some changes that will probably be making their way onto the live servers in the next patch of League of Legends Season 14. Most of the changes are centered around champions dealing more damage to structures with their abilities.

Champion Changes

Aatrox

 

Deathbringer Stance (Passive)

• Passive attack is now uncancellable.

Cho'Gath

 

Feast (R)

• Now grants 2.5 cast range per stack to R (stacks to 25)

Gragas

 

Drunken Rage (W)

• Now deals 50% damage to structures.

Jax

 

Empower (W)

• Now deals 50% damage to structures.

 

Grandmaster-At-Arms (R)

• On-hit now deals 50% damage to structures.

Lulu

 

Glitterlance (Q)

• The ability now has the "can cast while disabled".

Nilah

 

Jubilant Veil (W)

• Cast time reduced from 1 frame ⇒ instant
• The ability now has the "can cast or queue while casting".
• The ability no longer has the "can't cancel while windup up".

Ornn

 

Call of the Forge God (R)

• R1 cast no longer uses minimap targeting.
• R2 possibly no longer locks onto allied champs and lane minions.

Teemo

• Default adaptive force changed from AD to AP.

Volibear

 

Thundering Smash (Q)

• The ability now has bonus 25 attack range.

Yorick

• Now replaces the Aftershock rune with Grasp of the Undying.
• Now replaces the Glacial Augment rune with First Strike.

Fizz

 

Seastone Trident (W)

• Now deals 50% damage to structures (including DoT and on-hit effects).

Katarina

 

Death Lotus (R)

• The ability missiles now have "can cast while disabled". 

Jayce

 

Thundering Blow (E Melee)

• Data values are adjusted so the knockback does not act weirdly against dashes.

Rune Changes

Some interesting changes have been added to the PBE as well, it seems that Riot is considering returning bonus movement speed enhancements in the early game.

• Unflinching Rune: Gain 5-25% (based on missing health) slow resist and tenacity ⇒ Grants 2-10 bonus Armor and Magic Resistance while CC'd and 2 seconds after the crowd control effect.

Second Slot Shards Replaced

• Second slot Armor and Magic Resistance shards were replaced by 2.5% movement speed and 10-15 health shards.

• Third slot Armor and Magic Resistance shards replaced by 60 flat HP and 10% slow resist and tenacity shards.

Practice Tool Changes

Some small quality-of-life changes to the Practice Tool as you can use the following options:

• Create Spell Shield
• Copy Inventory to Target 
• Grant Status Effect to Target

And that wraps it up as to what we know so far. Once we have more information we will update the article accordingly.