League of Legends patch 14.14 preview: Teleport changes, Aphelios buffs, Tristana nerfs, and more

Thanks to the League of Legends patch 14.14 preview, players can get a glimpse of the upcoming changes in the title. Apart from champion adjustments, the update is expected to tweak the Teleport spell. Furthermore, several items will undergo changes to make the game more balanced. Although these alterations are in their initial stages and may change after being tested on the PBE server, fans can get a good idea of what's coming next.

Read on to learn more about the League of Legends patch 14.14 preview and its expected adjustments.

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League of Legends patch 14.14 preview

Phroxzon, LoL Riot's Lead Gameplay Designer, recently took to X to reveal the upcoming changes to the game via the League of Legends patch 14.14 preview. He provided a great deal of information about the next update. Some of the changes will also come with patch 14.15.

Here are the notable changes mentioned in the League of Legends patch 14.14 preview:

Un-pro-skewing certain champions

Riot Phroxzon noted that the updates in League of Legends have been able to restore balance among many champions that are not suitable for professional players, including Akali, Sylas, Irelia, etc. These champions have now been made playable for regular players.

However, Riot Games is considering reintroducing some elements of its skew back to make them more usable in pro-scene or high MMR situations. This decision stems from the observation that pro players lack viable aggressive options; even those that exist frequently resort to defensive purchases (such as boots).

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Teleport changes

Riot Games is looking to alter the Teleport spell and resolve its ability to impact lanes without involving the bot lane party. The developer is not happy with the spell's current state.

Due to the uninteractive nature of early Teleports, players can anticipate certain nerfs that might be included as part of the spell.

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All champion adjustments in League of Legends patch 14.14 preview

There will be a significant amount of adjustments coming to various champions. The following are the potential champions that will undergo changes with the next patch according to the League of Legends patch 14.14 preview:

Champion buffs in League of Legends patch 14.14 preview:

1) Aphelios

• Q Damage: 50-110 + 26-35% AD → 50-140 + 32-50% AD (Binding Eclipse)
• Q Damage: 31-100 + 40-60% AD → 35-125 + 42-60% AD (Sentry)
• Q Damage: 10-40 + 20-35% AD → 10-40 + 22-40% AD (Onslaught)

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2) Cho'Gath

• Q Damage: 80-320 → 80-340
• E Damage: 22-82 → 20-100

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3) Jayce

• Ranged Q Damage: 55-330 + 120% bAD → 60-335 +125% bAD

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4) Sion

• W Damage: 40-140 + 10-14% Target HP → 40-140 + 14% Target HP

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5) Smolder

• Q Damage: 15-55 → 20-60

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6) Teemo

• Passive: Removed 0.25s of variance in stealth timing. (0.125s faster stealth)

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7) Zed

• Q Damage: 70-210 → 80-220
• E Refund: 2s → 3s

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Champion nerfs in League of Legends patch 14.14 preview:

1) Bel'Veth

• Attack Range: 175 → 150
• R Bonus Attack Range: 50 → 75

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2) Brand

• E Damage: 60-160 → 55-155
• E Cooldown: 12-8 → 13-9

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3) Corki

• Base Health: 640 → 610

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4) Jax

• E Cooldown: 15-9 → 17-9

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5) Kindred

• Q AS: 35% → 30%
• Q AD Ratio: .75 → .65

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6) Lillia

• Multi-Champion Healing: 33% each (max 232%) → 15% each (max 160%)

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7) Nidalee

• R-W Damage: 60-210 + 30% AP→ 55-190 + 30% AP + 50% AD
• R-E Damage: 80-260 + 45% AP + 40% AD → 70-250 + 40% AP + 70% AD

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8) Rumble

• Q Damage: 125-185 + 6-10% Target HP → 80-180 + 6-10% Target HP
• Minion Mod: 55-75% → 70%
• Minion execute improved

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9) Tristana

• Base Mana: 250 → 350
• Q Mana: 0 → 50
• W Mana: 60 → 50

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10) Zyra

• Plant Damage: 16-84 + 18% AP→ 15-75 + 20% AP
• Monster Bonus: 60-100 → 50-100

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Champion adjustments in League of Legends patch 14.14 preview

1) Aurelion Sol

• Base AD: 55 → 58
• Q Initial Mana Cost: 7.5-12.5 → 30-50 (Full channel cost Unchanged)
• Q Persistent Mana Cost: Every half second, starting 0.5s into the channel → Every quarter second, starting 1.25s into the channel
• Q Mana cost during W: Unchanged
• W Range: 1200u (+7.5 per Stardust) → 1500-1900u (+7.5 per Stardust)
• E Mana Cost: 80-100 → 80
• E Slow: Non-champions are slowed to 0 MS → Lane Minions and Jungle Monsters are slowed to 0 MS
• R Falling Star Damage: 150-350 (+65% AP) → 150-350 (+75% AP)
• R The Skies Descend Multiplier: Unchanged (125% of Falling Star Damage)
• R The Skies Descend Shockwave Multiplier: 100% of Falling Star Damage → 90% of Falling Star Damage

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2) Hecarim

• HP Growth: 99 → 106
• W Duration: 5s → 4s
• W healing: 20% → 25%
• W CD: 16-14 → 14
• E CD: 18 → 20-16

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3) Irelia

• PAS: 7/13.5/20% at 1/7/13 → 7-25% linearly from 1-18
• AD/lvl: 4 → 3.5
• R CDR for Q: 0.5/1.5/2.5 → 0.5/1/1.5

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4) Milio

• P Damage: 15% Ally AD, then 15-50 (+20% AP) as a DoT → 7/11/15% Ally AD (Levels 1/6/9), then 10-50 (Levels 1-18) (+20% AP) as a DoT
• Q Cooldown: 12 → 10
• Q Range: 1000u → 1200u
• New Q Mana Refund: Hitting at least one enemy champion with Super Mega Fire Kick refunds 50% of its mana cost
• W Recast Range: 700u → 3000u
• W Move Speed: Cozy Campfire is slower when following targets that are more than 2500u from Milio
• E Shield: 60/90/120/150/180 (30% AP) → 45/75/105/135/165 (+45% AP)

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Along with the champion changes, we can expect system nerfs to Absorb Life and Warmog's Armor as well.

• Absorb Life: Heal 2-20 linear → 1-23 scaling, Nerfed levels 1-12, Buffed levels 13-18
• Warmog's Armor: Passive HP Threshold 1300 → 1500

LoL patch 14.14 is expected to be released on July 17, 2024.

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This concludes the League of Legends patch 14.14 preview.

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