LoL Patch 14.9 – Details, Release Date, and more

LoL Esports

May 1, 2024

Davide Xu

Now that Patch 14.8 is on the live servers, it’s time to turn our eyes to the upcoming LoL Patch 14.9. Find out how the meta will shake up.

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LoL Patch 14.9 – Champion nerfs and fighter item changes

Patch 14.8 was released on April 17 and it will be the official patch for MSI. Riot looked to make quite a few champion changes with the hopes of shifting things in the meta, which has been quite stale lately.

While we monitor what is going to happen in the patch, Riot is already working on the upcoming update. According to game designer Spideraxe, there are some planned bruiser item changes as the devs are looking to fine-tweak some of the items’ power. Additionally, there are many nerfs planned for some of the strongest picks in the meta, especially in the mid lane, jungle and support roles.

Below you can find the numbers and adjustments that are currently planned. Keep in mind, though, that the buffs or nerfs might be subject to further changes in the upcoming days.

Patch 14.9 Release Date

According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.9 will be released on Wednesday, May 1st. This will be the 9th patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year.

How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?

It’s tough to make a clear analysis of what might happen in Patch 14.9 based on changes given. Sundered Sky might drop in value among bruisers while Maw of Malmortius will perform better on some occasions, especially thanks to the added Ability Haste. For the champions, we should expect Ahri and Kassadin to drop in priority, as well as Evelynn, Bel’Veth, and Yi.

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

Patch 14.9 Tentative Changes

Champion changes in Patch 14.9

Ahri

W base damage: 50 – 150 ⇒ 45 – 145
R cooldown: 130 – 80 seconds ⇒ 130 – 100 seconds

Akshan

Q non-champ damage: 40% – 90% ⇒ 40% – 80%
Q move speed: 20% – 40% ⇒ 20% flat
R base damage per bullet: 20 – 30 ⇒ 25 – 45
R AD ratio per bullet: 10% ⇒ 15%
R bonus damage per missing 1% HP: 3% ⇒ 2%

Amumu

Base AD: 53 ⇒ 57
Base armor: 30 ⇒ 33

Aurelion Sol

E AP ratio per second: 20% ⇒ 16%
Hitbox: 65 ⇒ 80

Bel’Veth

P bonus attack speed per stack now scales from 1 – 13 ⇒ 1 – 17, still .28% – 1%
Q AD ratio: 110% ⇒ 100%
Q monster damage: 145% flat ⇒ 145% – 185%

Blitzcrank

P shield duration: 10 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds
W move speed: 70% – 90% ⇒60% – 80%

Briar

Hitbox: 55 ⇒ 65

Darius

Hitbox: 80 ⇒ 65

Garen

Selection radius increased from 75 ⇒ 125 (easier to click on)

Evelynn

W slow: 65% ⇒ 45%
R AP ratio: 75% ⇒ 65%

Janna

W base damage: 55 – 195 ⇒ 55 – 175
W damage AP ratio: 60% ⇒ 50%
E base shield: 80 – 220 ⇒ 80 – 240

Jinx

R cooldown: 70 – 50 seconds ⇒ 85 – 45 seconds

Kassadin

E AP ratio: 80% ⇒ 70%
R AP ratio: 50% ⇒ 35% ⇒ 50% (revert)

Karma

Q slow: 30% ⇒ 40%
RE AoE move speed: 12% ⇒ 15%
RE AoE shield: 90% bonus shield ⇒ 100% bonus shield

Kennen

K’Sante

Hitbox: 65 ⇒ 80

Malzahar

Q mana cost: 80 flat ⇒60 – 80
E cooldown: 15 – 7 seconds ⇒ 11 – 7 seconds

Master Yi

E base damage: 30 – 50 ⇒ 20 – 40

Naafiri

Hitbox: 55 ⇒ 65

Nilah

Q active AD ratio: 90% – 120% ⇒ 90% – 110%
Q bonus damage per crit chance: 1.2% ⇒ 1%
Q bonus attack speed: 10% – 50% ⇒ 10% – 60%

Olaf

Q base damage: 65 – 265 ⇒ 60 – 260
Q bonus monster damage: 5 – 45 ⇒ 10 – 50 ⇒ 10 – 70
R bonus resists: 10 – 30 ⇒ 10 – 20

Pyke

W cooldown: 12 – 8 seconds ⇒ 14 – 10 seconds
W mana cost: 50 ⇒ 65

Skarner

Mana regen growth: 0.6 ⇒ 0.75
P health damage: 7% – 12% max HP ⇒ 7% – 10%
Q health ratio: 6% bonus HP ⇒ 5% bonus HP
Q base damage: 10 – 70 ⇒ 10 – 50
W base damage: 50 – 150 ⇒ 50 – 130
W slow: 20% – 40% ⇒ 20% flat
W shield: 9% max HP ⇒ 8% max HP

Sejuani

P bonus resist ratios: 50% ⇒ 75%
W first hit base damage: 10 – 30 ⇒ 5 – 45
W first hit health ratio: 2% max HP ⇒ 4% max HP
W second hit base damage: 20 – 180 ⇒ 5 – 85
W second hit health ratio: 6% max HP ⇒ 8% max HP

Seraphine

Q AP ratio: 50% ⇒ 60%

Taliyah

Q bonus monster AP ratio: 10% ⇒ 5%
Q mana cost: 55 – 75 ⇒ 65 – 85

Twitch

Base health: 682 ⇒ 630
Health growth: 100 ⇒ 104
Base armor: 27 ⇒ 25 ⇒ 27 (reverted)
Armor growth: 4.2 ⇒ 4.4 ⇒ 4.2 (reverted)
W slow AP ratio: 6% per 100 AP ⇒ 5% per 100 AP
R bonus AD: 40 – 70 ⇒ 20 – 50 ⇒ 30 – 60

Urgot

Armor growth: 5.45 ⇒ 5

Warwick

Hitbox: 55 ⇒ 65

Yuumi

Hitbox: 65 ⇒ 55

Item changes

Eclipse

Damage: 8%/4% max HP ⇒ 6%/3% max HP

Death dance

Pickaxe added to recipe
AD: 55 ⇒ 60
Heal bonus AD ratio: 50% ⇒ 75%

Hexdrinker

Long Sword added to recipe, price unchanged
MR: 35 ⇒ 30

Maw of Malmortius

Cost: 2800 ⇒ 3100
Pickaxe and Longsword replaced by Caulfield’s Warhammer in recipe
Shield duration: 2.5 seconds ⇒ 3 seconds
Passive lifesteal: 12% ⇒ 8% omnivamp ⇒ 10% omnivamp
Ability haste: 0 ⇒ 15
MR: 50 ⇒ 40
AD: 65 ⇒ 70

Spear of Shojin

Now only grants 1 stack per unique cast per second

Sterak’s Gage

Cost reduced: 3000 ⇒ 3100 ⇒ 3200
Cooldown: 60 seconds ⇒ 90 seconds

Sundered Sky

Cooldown: 6 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
Heal bonus AD ratio: 140% ⇒ 120%
Heal health ratio: 6% missing HP ⇒ 5% missing HP ⇒ 6% missing HP (revert)

System Changes

No planned changes for now.

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