LoL Patch 14.14 – Details, Release Date, and more

LoL Esports

July 13, 2024

Davide Xu

Now that Patch 14.13 is on the live servers, it’s time to turn our eyes to the next update for the game, the LoL Patch 14.14.

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LoL Patch 14.14 – will it be another small patch?

Patch 14.13 was officially released on June 26 in what was a relatively small patch. There weren’t many game-changing adjustments and Riot devs mainly focused on nerfing some of the stronger champions in the current meta.

Overall, the game feels like it is in a healthy state, even though the pro play meta is dominated by a few champions which I think definitely needs some changes. Double ADCs comps are now all over the place and there are high-tempo junglers like Nidalee terrorizing both solo queue and pro play.

On the other hand, we got some stunning skins coming to the next patch. Aurora is also coming to the live servers: she will have her own Battle Bunny skin to start off.

While we monitor to see how the new patch will settle and see the shifts in the meta, the devs are putting their hands on the next patch 14.14. To find out what is being tweaked, check the sections below: the numbers are, as usual, taken from game designer Spideraxe.

Patch 14.14 Release Date

According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.14 will be released on Wednesday, July 17. This will be the 14th patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year. It will last one week longer than traditional patches due to Riot taking the usual one-week break at the start of July.

How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?

Now that we have gotten the preview of the entire patch changes, it’s time to make some considerations about the most important changes. While there are quite a few champion changes, the most important nerfs are mainly catered to professional play, with Tristana, Nidalee, and Corki taking some hits.

Out of the three, it will be important to monitor Tristana’s numbers after the changes: she has been far too powerful and safe as a mid laner for too long, dominating the higher ends of the ranked ladder.

Among the buffs, I’m intrigued by Aphelios and Milio’s changes. The former got a small buff that will likely increase his play rate in high Elo while Milio seems like it will reward players who master him more with Q mana refund mechanic.

In the meantime we wait for the new patch to be released, check out our tier lists to find the best picks in the meta:

Patch 14.14 Tentative Changes

Champion changes in Patch 14.14

Aphelios

Q Binding Eclipse (purple weapon): 50 – 110 + 26 – 35% AD ⇒ 50 – 140 + 32 – 50% AD
Q Sentry (white weapon): 31 – 100 + 40 – 60% AD ⇒ 35 – 125 + 42 – 60% AD
Q Onslaught (red weapon): 10 – 40 + 20 – 35% AD ⇒ 10 – 40 + 22 – 40% AD

Aurelion Sol

Base AD: 55 ⇒ 58
Attack range: 550 ⇒ 575 ⇒ 550 (reverted)
Q now consumes its first cost of mana immediately instead of after 1 sec (cost unchanged)
W cast range: 1200 flat ⇒ 1500 – 1900
W range stardust ratio: 750% ⇒ 650% ⇒ 750% (reverted)
E mana cost: 80 – 100 ⇒ 80 flat
E pets are no longer reduced to zero speed
R base damage: 150 – 350 ⇒ 200 – 450
R AP ratio: 65% ⇒ 75%
R base damage: 200 – 450 ⇒ 150 – 350
R2 shockwave damage: 100% of R1 ⇒ 85% of R1 ⇒ 90% of R1

Aurora

Passive move name: Spirit Mode ⇒ Realm Hopper
Passive monster damage cap: 300 ⇒ 100 – 180
Passive health damage: 6% max HP ⇒ 4% max HP
Passive base heal: 20 – 88 ⇒ 12 – 80
Passive heal AP ratio: 10% ⇒ 8%
R base damage: 180 – 350 ⇒ 250 – 500

Bel’Veth

Attack range: 175 ⇒ 150
R bonus attack range: 50 ⇒ 75

Brand

E damage: 60 – 160 ⇒ 55 – 155
E cooldown: 12 – 8 seconds ⇒ 13 – 9 seconds

Corki

Base Health: 640 ⇒ 610

Cho’Gath

Q damage: 80 – 320 ⇒ 80 – 340
E damage: 22 – 82 ⇒ 20 – 100

Hecarim

Health growth: 99 ⇒ 106
W healing: 20% ⇒ 25%
W duration: 5 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds
W cooldown: 16 – 14 seconds ⇒ 14 seconds flat
E cooldown: 18 seconds flat ⇒ 20 – 16 seconds

Irelia

AD growth: 4 ⇒ 3.5
Passive attack speed per stack: 7.5% – 20% (levels 1/7/13) ⇒ 7.5% – 25% (levels 1 – 18)

Jax

E cooldown: 15 – 9 seconds ⇒ 17 – 9 seconds

Jayce

Ranged Q damage: 55 – 330 + 120% bAD ⇒ 60 – 335 + 125% bAD

Kindred

Base health: 610 ⇒ 595
Q AS: 35% ⇒ 30%
Q AD ratio: 0.75 ⇒ 0.65 ⇒ 0.75 (revert)

Lillia

Passive healing on subsequent targets: 33% ⇒ 15%

Milio

Passive AD ratio: 15% flat ⇒ 7% – 15% (levels 1/6/9)
Passive base damage: 15 – 50 ⇒ 10 – 50
Q range: 1000 ⇒ 1200
Q cooldown: 12 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds
Q mana refund: hitting at least one enemy champion refunds 50% of its mana cost
W recast range: 700 ⇒ 3000
W Move speed: slower when following target that are more than 2500 units from Milio
E base shield: 60 – 180 ⇒ 45 – 165
E AP ratio: 30% ⇒ 45%

Nidalee

Cougar W base damage: 60 – 210 ⇒ 55 – 190
Cougar W now has a 50% bonus AD ratio
Cougar E base damage: 80 – 260 ⇒ 60 – 225
Cougar E bonus AD ratio: 40% ⇒ 70%
Cougar E AP ratio: 45% ⇒ 40%

Rumble

Q base damage: 125 – 185 ⇒ 80 – 180
Q minion damage: 55% – 75% ⇒ 71% – 75% ⇒ 70%

Sion

W damage: 40 – 140 + 10 – 14% of target HP ⇒ 40 – 140 + 14% of target HP

Smolder

Q damage: 15 – 55 ⇒ 20 – 60

Teemo

Passive: removed 0.25 seconds of variance in stealth timing

Tristana

Base mana: 250 ⇒ 350
Q mana: 0 ⇒ 50
W mana: 60 – 50
Q attack speed: 65% – 125% ⇒ 50% – 110%

Zed

Q damage: 70 – 210 ⇒ 80 – 220
E refund: 2 seconds ⇒ 3 seconds

Zyra

Plant damage: 16 – 84 + 18% AP ⇒ 15 – 75 + 20% AP
Monster bonus: 60 – 100 ⇒ 50 -100
Passve seed cooldown: 13.5 – 9.25 seconds ⇒ 13.333 – 8.8 seconds

System Changes

Absord Life

Heal: 2 – 20 (linear) ⇒ 1 – 23 (scaling) – nerf between levels 1 – 12, buff after

Warmog’s Armor

Passive HP Threshold: 1300 ⇒ 1500

Upcoming skins

Battledove Seraphine – 1820 RP
Battle Bunny Aurora – 1350 RP
Battle Bat Xayah – 1350 RP
Primordial Rek’Sai – 1350 RP
Primordial Bel’Veth – 1350 RP
Cyber Cat Yuumi – 1350 RP
Prestige Cyber Cat Yuumi – 2000 Prestige Points
Admiral Battle Bunny Miss Fortune – Capsule Milestone Reward