LoL 14.8 Patch Preview: Void Grubs Buffs & More

Last updated: April 10

A new League of Legends patch comes out roughly every two weeks, typically on a Wednesday. Whether you're a tryhard solo queue player or someone who likes to play casually, staying up-to-date with these new additions to the game is essential to climbing the ranks and generally playing better.

Next up is League of Legends patch 14.8, scheduled to release midway through April. Compared to previous content updates, League patch 14.8 is slated to be the famed MSI update.

There will be a handful of champion buffs and nerfs across the board for characters who aren't performing to Riot's current standards. There will also be three new skins to purchase and a small boost for Void Grubs in the Baron Pit.

Keep reading for the early patch notes for League of Legends 14.8, including all the balance changes, new skins, and system updates. The following patch notes are subject to change between now and their release on April 17, 2024.

LOL PATCH 14.8 RELEASE DATE

Based on Riot Games' official patch schedule for 2024, League of Legends patch 14.8 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Similar to previous patches, the adjustments for LoL patch 14.8 will be gradually released throughout the day to accommodate different time zones and worldwide servers. The update will commence with the Oceanic server at approximately 10 AM AEST.

Here's (roughly) when you can expect the new League of Legends patch to roll out:

• 5 AM GMT (EU West)
• 3 AM CET (EU North East)
• 3 AM PT (NA)
• 8 AM KST (Korea)

Riot Games will temporarily deactivate all matchmaking queues while League of Legends patch 14.8 is implemented. To safeguard your hard-earned LP, you should refrain from joining competitive queues while this update is in progress.

LOL PATCH 14.8: WHAT'S NEW? 

As always, Riot Games maintains a delicate balance by nerfing overpowered champions while bringing underrated characters back into the meta mix with much-needed buffs and stat adjustments.

After the massive game update in the previous patch notes for 14.7 and Skarner's rework, Riot Games is taking things down a notch with League of Legends patch 14.8. They will attempt to make Void Grubs a jungle priority by buffing the damage the Touch of the Void buff does to structures when sieging.

Changes are also expected for some top lane champions, including Mordekaiser. Reworked Skarner has also fielded a poor performance since the official launch, so Riot Games will be monitoring him closely and may implement a minor fix here and there in this next patch to boost his win rate and current game state.

Change up your look for some of your favorite champions with the upcoming skins. There are three new additions to the iconic Blood Moon skin line. Here are the price points and rarities for each of the new skins.

• Blood Moon Fiddlesticks (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Blood Moon Zed (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Blood Moon Zyra (Epic): 1,350 RP

LOL PATCH 14.8: ALL CHAMPION CHANGES

It's still early days with League patch 14.8, so not all upcoming champion changes have been revealed yet. Rest assured, we'll update this article as soon as any additional information is datamined. Stay tuned for the latest updates!

Akali

• Base health increased by 39

Azir

• Health regeneration decreased from 5 to 3.5

(Q) Conquering Sands

• Base damage decreased from 50 - 118 to 50 - 110

Briar

• Health growth reduced by 5

(Q) Head Rush

• Cast range increased by 25

(W) Blood Frenzy / Snack Attack

• Attack speed adjusted from 54 - 110% to 55 - 95%

Galio

• Base movement speed increased from 335 to 340

(Q) Winds of War

• Cooldown cecreased from 12 - 7 second to 11 - 7 seconds

Graves

• Increase the effect of attack speed from items and runes for a 35% reload time
• Critical strike damage per pellet increased from 40% to 45%

Hwei

• Passive AP ratio increased from 30% to 35%

(Q) Subject: Disaster

• QQ combo AP ratio increased from 75% to 80%

Jarvan IV

• Passive health increased from 6% to 7%

Jhin

• Passive movement speed on crit hit increased from 10% to 14%

(Q) Dancing Grenade

• AD ratio increased from 35 - 65% to 44 - 74%
• Base damage increased from 45 - 145 to 44 - 144

Kai'Sa

(Q) Icathian Rain

• AD ratio increased by 5%

LeBlanc

(Q) Sigil of Malice

• Base damage increased from 65 - 165 to 70 - 170

(W) Distortion

• Cooldown decreased from 18 - 10 seconds to 15 - 10 seconds

Mordekaiser

(Q) Obliterate

• Cooldown reduced from 9 4 seconds to 8 - 4 seconds

(E) Death Grasp

• Base damage reduced from 80 - 140 to 70 - 130

(R) Realm of Death

• Can no longer be cleansed, but can still be blocked by CC immunity

Olaf

(Q) Undertow

• Monster damage increased from 5 - 25 to 5 - 45

Ryze

(W) Rune Prison

• Cooldown decreased from 13 - 9 seconds to 11 - 9 seconds
• Slow increased from 35% to 50%

Skarner

• Mana growth reduced by 5
• Mana regeneration growth increased by 0.15

(Q) Shattered Earth / Upheaval

• Q1 cast time decreased from 0.5 seconds to 0.35
• Damage increased from 10 - 50 (+40% bonus AD) to 10 - 70 (+60% bonus AD)
• Mana cosr decreased from 40 - 60 to 30 - 50
• Q2 recast lockout decreased from 0.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds

(W) Seismic Bastion

• Mana cost increased from 50 - 70 to 60 - 80
• Damage decreased from 60 - 180 to 50 - 150

Sylas

• Monster damage increased from 70% to 100%

Thresh

• Base armor increased by 2
• Magic resistance growth increased by 0.25

Tristana

(Q) Rapid Fire

• Now tagged as an empowered attack

Twisted Fate

(W) Pick a Card

• Now tagged as an empowered attack

Zac

• Health regeneration decreased from 8 to 5

Zeri

• Base health reduced by 30

LOL PATCH 14.8: SYSTEM CHANGES

The system changes included in the League of Legends patch notes for 14.8 have been datamined from the Public Beta Environment (PBE). As such, they are subject to changes between now and April 17, when they'll be implemented onto live servers.

Voidgrubs

• Touch of the Void damage per stack increased from 6/3 to 8/4
• The Number of stacks required to summon one Void Grub reduced from 5 stacks to 4 stacks

Baron

• Damage increased across many Baron attacks

Final Thoughts

That was all our information on the upcoming patch notes for League of Legends update 14.8, which will go live on April 17, 2024. Since these are early patch notes, we'll update this article as soon as significant data comes to light from the PBE, so bookmark this page to stay up-to-date!

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