Season 14 of League of Legends has been a rollercoaster, especially with the recent item and rune balancing efforts by developers. Even more huge changes are on the horizon with upcoming League patch 14.14.
Aurora, the Vestayan mage that was promised, will finally be sprinkling her unique magic over Summoner's Rift, going live alongside in the new update.
League of Legends patch 14.14 brings six champion buffs and ten champion nerfs. There will also be massive adjustments to four champions: Aurelion Sol, Hecarim, Irelia, and Milio. If that's not enough, the early-game rune Absorb Life will also receive nerfed levels stats.
This is one of the biggest patches of 2024, so grab some snacks and get your reading glasses on—here are the complete 14.14 patch notes for League of Legends.
According to Riot Games' official patch timetable, League of Legends patch 14.14 will go live on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
League patch 14.14 will be introduced gradually to accommodate different time zones and global servers. The rollout will commence in the Southern Hemisphere, with the Oceanic server at approximately 10 AM AEST.
There will be a brief downtime when patching begins, and matchmaking queues will likely be taken offline as Riot Games implements the latest update. Since this patch is large in scope, the server downtime may be longer than usual.
Here's (roughly) when you can expect League of Legends patch 14.14 to roll out:
New champion Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds, will finally debut after countless teasers and the interactive minigame starring herself and Ornn. As a mage between the lands of the living and spirits, she will dash around the battlefield.
After recent rounds of balance changes, Bot Lane is finally in a good spot coming into League patch 14.14, with many ADCs now performing well in the meta. However, Aphelios and Smolder were still in an awkward position, so the dev team gave them some much-needed love to make them competitive picks again.
Several champions, ten to be exact, are going under the nerf hammer in League of Legends patch 14.14. The targets are mainly AP junglers who rely heavily on the Fated Ashes item, like Lillia and Nidalee. A few AD solo laners, namely Zed and Jayce, are being empowered in patch 14.14 to make them more viable.
Eight Anima Squad skins will drop in the League of Legends store alongside Riot Games' premiere PvE game mode. These skins are colorful, techy, and fun, guaranteed to add some extra bunny-fied action to your next League of Legends games.
Here are the price points for all eight new Anima Squad skins:
Please remember that these early patch notes and balance changes are all taken from the Public Beta Environment (PBE). As a result, they are only tentative and subject to change until Riot Games implements them onto servers on July 17, 2024.
With all these new changes, the dev team warns players to expect a brief short-term instability, so there may even be a mid-week B-side patch to straighten things out.
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds, will be released in League of Legends patch 14.14, the second new champion to be added to the growing roster in 2024. She will be destined for the Mid Lane, with an ult similar to Mordekaiser in how it transports the enemy target to another plane of existence.
Here are all of her abilities. We will have a more in-depth Aurora guide coming soon, so stay tuned!
(Q) Binding Eclipse (Gravitum)
(Q) Sentry (Crescendum)
(Q) Onslaught (Severum)
(Q) Rupture
(E) Vorpal Spikes
(Q) Shock Blast
(W) Soul Furnace
(Q) Super Scorcher Breath
(Q) Razor Shuriken
(E) Shadow Slash
In League of Legends patch 14.14, four champions are being adjusted, which means their kit is getting a mix of buffs and nerfs. For example, the damage on Aurelion Sol's Ultimate is being toned down. Meanwhile, his mana cost for E is being reduced so he can use it more frequently.
Meanwhile, Lead Gameplay Designer “Riot Phroxzon” wants Milio to be more aggressive in the early game by buffing his sole damage ability, Ultra Mega Fire Kick. As a result, they're moving more power budget away from his E and into his Q.
(Q) Breath of Light
(W) Astral Flight
(E) Singularity
(R) Falling Star/The Skies Descend
(W) Spirit of Dread
(E) Devastating Charge
(Passive) Ionian Fervor
(Passive) Fired Up!
(Q) Ultra Mega Fire Kick
(W) Cozy Campfire
(E) Warm Hugs
(R) Endless Banquet
(E) Conflagration
(E) Counter Strike
(Q) Dance of Arrows
(Passive) Dream-laden Bough
(E) Swirlseed
(W) Pounce
(E) Swipe
(Q) Flamespitter
(Q) Rapid Fire
(W) Rocket Jump
(Passive) Garden of Thorns
That covers all the changes going live in League of Legends patch 14.14, available on live servers from Wednesday, July 17, 2024. We're excited to see how new champion Aurora performs in the meta, although it'll likely be a week or so before we can see her in ranked games. Hopefully, all this new content won't break the game too much!
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