It's been a week since the last League of Legends patch 14.3 launched, which included the release of Smolder the Fiery Fledging. Since the previous patch was chock-full of content, League of Legends patch 14.4 will bring things down a notch with slight changes to outlying champions in the meta, like Rek'Sai and K'Sante, to bring them back into the fold.
League patch 14.4 will also feature some significant updates to the World Atlas support item and some of its upgrades, and the fan-favorite item, Black Cleaver, will also get a small but significant buff.
Read on for all the balance updates, new skins, and item changes coming in League of Legends patch 14.4!
As per Riot Games' official patch schedule for 2024, League of Legends patch 14.4 is set to be released on Thursday, February 22, 2024. Like previous patches, the rollout of League patch 14.4 will occur gradually throughout the day, following various server timezones, starting with the Oceanic server around 10 AM AEST
Here are all the critical LoL patch rollout times for the remaining servers.
Riot Games will temporarily disable all matchmaking and competitive queues for several hours before the update is deployed on servers. It's important to avoid entering any ranked games during this period to prevent potential disconnections and the loss of your hard-earned RP.
League of Legends Season 14 overhauled many in-game systems, including the Support Items. This new change saw all Support champions starting off with the same item, gaining the ability to choose an upgrade after completing the support quest. These items have turned out to be super powerful in their own right, so Riot Games aims to bring them down a notch in League of Legends patch 14.4.
League patch 14.4 will also see distinct changes to outlying champions in the current meta, including Zac, Bard, Rek'Sai, and K'Sante. Keep your eyes peeled for more upcoming champion changes in this next patch.
If you fancy a fresh look for your favorite champions, LoL patch 14.4 has you covered! Once again, playing into the Lunar New Year theme, we'll see more additions to the delicate Porcelain skinline in patch 14.4! Here are all the upcoming skins dropping in the next League of Legends update 14.4, including all their prices:
Please bear in mind that the champion buffs and nerfs listed below are tentative changes and are subject to alteration until Riot Games officially implements them on live servers on February 22. These preliminary patch notes are sourced from the Public Beta Environment (PBE), which is available to all League of Legends players.
The new support items and their upgrade tree (World Atlas, Runic Compass, Bounty of Worlds) are seeing considerable changes in League of Legends patch 14.4. Remember that all the proposed champion and item changes are still subject to change and may not even make it to live servers.
That was all our information on the next upcoming League of Legends patch 14.4, going live on February 22. We're excited to see how support players fare with the new changes thrown their way.
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