Now that Patch 14.10 is on the live servers, it’s time to turn our eyes to the next update for the game, LoL Patch 14.11.

LoL Patch 14.11 – Champion nerfs and fighter item changes

Patch 14.10 has officially been released on May 15 with some major updates. Riot has been trying to shake up the meta, bringing various changes to champions and items over the past two patches.

The game has undergone yet another balancing work after the major itemization rework at the start of the season. While it still may take some time for the new patch to settle, the devs will be working to bring refreshing stuff to the game. Compared to previous patches, you will find fewer changes this time around. To find out what is being tweaked, check the sections below.

Patch 14.11 Release Date

According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.11 will be released on Thursday, May 30. This will be the 11th patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year.

How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?

Based on the leaked changes, solo queue players should be happy to see some of the most powerful picks getting nerfed. Champions like Karthus, Camille, Taliyah, and Irelia getting tagged means they should drop in priority, even though they should still be relevant for a few weeks. Among the buffs and nerfs, I’m mostly interested in Caitlyn and Smolder. The first is taking a big hit in her damage output while Smolder’s buffs towards the crit build makes me wonder whether players will actually opt for a different build going forward.

In the meantime, if you are looking for the best picks in the meta, check out our tier lists:

• Top lane tier list
• Jungle tier list
• Mid lane tier list
• ADC tier list
• Support tier list

Patch 14.11 Tentative Changes

Champion changes in Patch 14.11

Caitlyn

• Attack speed ratio: 0.568 ⇒ 0.594
• W headshot bonus AD ratio: 40% – 80% ⇒ 40% flat
• R bonus AD ratio: 170% ⇒ 150%

Camille

• Q move speed: 30% – 50% ⇒ 25% – 45%
• R on hit damage: 20 – 40 + 4 – 8% current HP ⇒ 5 – 15 + 4 – 8% max HP

Draven

• P stacks lost on death: 75% ⇒ 50%
• P base gold: 10 ⇒ 25

Gangplank

• Base health: 600 ⇒ 630
• Armor growth: 4.2 ⇒ 4.7

Gnar

• AD growth: 3 ⇒ 3.2
• Mini Q AD ratio: 115% ⇒ 125%

Hwei

• QQ health ratio: 4% – 8% max HP ⇒ 3% – 7% max HP
• QE AP ratio: 92.5% ⇒ 80%

Irelia

• Health growth: 124 ⇒ 115

Jinx

• AD growth: 3.15 ⇒ 2.9

Karthus

• Q base damage: 45 – 125 ⇒ 43 – 119

Kha’Zix

• Q base damage: 70 – 170 ⇒ 80 – 180

K’Sante

• Q mana cost: 28 – 20 ⇒ 20 flat
• W max charge time: 1.5 seconds ⇒ 1 second
• W damage reduction: 40% – 65% ⇒ 30% flat
• RW damage reduction: 57.35 – 75% ⇒ 60% flat
• R healing: 10% – 20% ⇒ 15% – 25%

Lulu

• R knock-up duration: 0.75 second ⇒ 1 second
• R cooldown: 120 – 80 seconds ⇒ 100 – 80

Master Yi

• Health growth: 100 ⇒ 105
• AD growth: 2.2 ⇒ 2.5
• Armor growth: 4.2 ⇒ 4.7
• Attack speed growth: 2% ⇒ 2.5%

Mordekaiser

• Passive DPS: 5 – 15.2 + 30% AP + 1 – 5% max HP ⇒ 5 + 30% AP + 1 – 5% max HP
• P monster damage cap: 28 – 164 ⇒ 40 – 200
• E base damage: 70 – 130 ⇒ 65 – 125
• Q base damage: 75 – 155 (ranks) + 5 – 139 (levels) ⇒ 80 – 200 + 0 – 45

Nami

• Base AD: 51 ⇒ 54
• W mana cost: 70 – 110 ⇒ 70 – 90
• R slow: 50% – 70% ⇒ 70% flat

Nasus

• AD growth: 3.5 ⇒ 4
• E armor shred: 25 – 45% ⇒ 30 – 50%
• E mana cost: 70 – 130 ⇒ 60 – 100

Pantheon

• Thrown Q now scales with 50% AP, tap Q doesn’t for some reason
• W damage: 60 – 220 + 100% AP ⇒ 5% – 7% bonus HP. Minimum damage to monster is 50, maximum is 200
• W also scales with 0.4% per 100 bonus and 1.5% per 100 AP
• E now grants 5 – 30 + 2.5% bonus HP bonus armor and MR for 4 seconds

Ornn

• EVERY legendary item can now be upgraded
• Items no longer have a unique name, now have a (Masterwork) tag after them
• The upgraded item will be the first in the slot (1 upgrade per champion)
  • AD is 1 per 35g
  • AP is 1 per 20g
  • HP is 1 per 2.66g
  • Armor is 1 per 20g
  • MR is 1 per 18g
  • AH is 1 per 31.25g
  • Attack speed is 1% per 30g
• The amount of health diminishes when an item has multiple stats
• No longer upgrades Mejai’s or Vigilant Wardstone

Singed

• Q AP ratio per second: 40% ⇒ 42.5%
• R cooldown: 120 – 100 seconds ⇒ 100 flat

Smolder

• Base AD: 57 ⇒ 60
• Q mana cost: 23 – 35 ⇒ 25 flat
• Q bonus physical damage per crit chance: 0.5 ⇒ 0.75 (75% at 100%)
• Q bonus magic damage per crit chance: 0.3 ⇒ 0.75 (75% at 100%)

Taliyah

• Q base damage per rock: 60 – 132 ⇒ 56 – 130

Item Changes

The Collector

• Lethality: 15 ⇒ 12

Essence Reaver

• Gold cost: 3200 ⇒ 3100

Immortal Shieldbow

• Shield: 320 – 530 (lvl 11 – 18) ⇒ 320 – 720 (lvl 8 – 18)

Infinity Edge

• Bonus crit damage: 50% ⇒ 40%

Statikk Shiv

• Hearthbound Axe replaced by Rectrix
• Cost: 2900 ⇒ 2800
• Now grants 7% move speed
• Minion damage: 90 ⇒ 120

System Changes

Asbord Life 

• Heal: 2 – 17 ⇒ 2 – 20

Celestial Opposition

• Passive no longer triggers off of Knight’s Vow damage

Cut Down

• Health threshold: 60% ⇒ 50%

Turrets

• Fortification damage reduction: 50% ⇒ 75%
• First Turret Gold: 150 ⇒ 300

Upcoming skins

• Infernal Ashe – 1350 RP
• Infernal Karma – 1350 RP 
• Infernal Olaf – 1350 RP