League of Legends patch 14.15 notes (July 30, 2024): Varus buffs, Leona nerfs, item adjustments, and more

Riot Games released League of Legends patch 14.15 on live servers, which features remarkable changes that could reshape the LoL pro scene as well as the ranked queues. There are significant changes to AP and AD itemization, with nerfs and buffs to some strong items from the current meta. Furthermore, League of Legends patch 14.15 includes nerfs to various tier-two boots that can alter the laning phase for players.

This article highlights all the adjustments made in League of Legends patch 14.15.

Champion buffs in League of Legends patch 14.15

League of Legends patch 14.15 has many significant adjustments (Image via Riot Games)

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1) Talon

Q (Noxian Diplomacy)

Short-range casts now dash to within 150 units of Talon's target

2) Varus

Base Stats

Attack Damage: 57 → 59

Passive (Living Vengeance)

Minion Kill Attack Speed: 10% → 10/15/20% (at level 1/7/13)
Champion Takedown: 40% Attack Speed and 15% Attack Speed as Attack Damage → 50% Attack Speed and 25% Attack Speed as Attack Damage and Ability Power
Champion Takedown AS cap: 2.763 → 3.0

W (Blighted Quiver)

On-hit Damage: 7/14/21/28/35 → 5/10/15/20/25

3) Yasuo

Base Stats

Armor: 30 → 32

E (Sweeping Blade)

Damage: 60/70/80/90/100 (+20% Bonus AD) → 70/85/100/115/130 (+20% Bonus AD)
Bonus Damage Per Stack: 15-25% (60-100% max) → 25% (100% max)

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Champion nerfs in League of Legends patch 14.15

Aurora receives nerfs in League of Legends patch 14.15 (Image via Riot Games)

1) Aurelion Sol

Q (Breath of Light)

Cost per Second: 30/35/40/45/50 → 35/40/45/50/55

W (Astral Flight)

Range: 1500/1600/1700/1800/1900 → 1500

E (Singularity)

Mana Cost: 80 → 90

2) Aurora

Passive (Spirit Abjuration)

Base Movement Speed: 5 (+0.25% per level) → 5 (+0.2% per level)
Bonus Movement Speed per spirit: 5% → 2% (+.015% AP)

Q (Twofold Hex)

Recast Cooldown: 0.5 seconds → 0.1 seconds
Q2 can no longer miss its original target

W (Across the Veil)

Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14 → 22/21/20/19/18
The invisibility breaking on auto attacks will now occur on the launch of auto attack instead of pre-attack

E (The Weirding)

Dash Speed: 800 speed → 150+2x move speed

R (Between Worlds)

Damage: 250/375/500 (+65% AP) → 200/325/450 (+60% AP)

3) Ezreal

Q (Mystic Shot)

Physical Damage: 20/45/70/95/120 (+140% AD) (+15% AP) → 20/45/70/95/120 (+130% AD) (+15% AP)

4) Leona

Passive (Sunlight)

Magic Damage: 32-168 → 32-151

W (Eclipse)

Magic Damage: 55/90/125/160/195 (+40% AP) → 55/85/115/145/175 (+40% AP)

5) Shyvana

E (Flame Breath)

Base Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+40% Total AD) (+90% AP) → 85/125/165/205/245 (+50% Bonus AD) (+80% AP)
R - Empowered Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+75-135 based on level) (+70% Total AD) (+120% AP) → 85/125/165/205/245 (+75-135 based on level) (+100% Total AD) (+100% AP)
R - Empowered Damage-over-Time: 30-60 based on level (+5% Total AD) (+10% AP) → 30-60 based on level (+15% Bonus AD) (+10% AP)
Bugfix: Damage over time no longer shows that it deals 12% more damage than it does

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Champion adjustments in League of Legends patch 14.15

1) Akali

W (Twilight Shroud)

Cooldown: 20 → 20/19/18/17/16

R (Perfect Execution)

Initial Damage: 80/220/360 (+30% AP) (+50% Bonus AD) → 110/220/330 (+30% AP) (+50% Bonus AD)
Second Cast Minimum Damage: 60/130/200 (+30% AP) → 70/140/210 (+30% AP)
Second Cast Maximum Damage: 180/390/600 (+90% AP) → 210/420/630 (+90% AP)
Cooldown: 100/80/60 → 120/90/60

2) Cassiopeia

Base Stats

Mana: 350 → 400
Mana Growth: 60 → 40

Q (Noxious Blast)

Mana Cost: 50/60/70/80/90 → 50/55/60/65/70
Damage: 75/110/145/180/215 (+90% AP) → 75/110/145/180/215 (+70% AP)

W (Miasma)

Mana Cost: 70/80/90/100/110 → 70/75/80/85/90

E (Twin Fang)

Mana Cost: 50/48/46/44/42 → 40
Poisoned Bonus Damage: 20/40/60/80/100 (+60% AP) → 20/40/60/80/100 (+55% AP)

3) Irelia

Base Stats

Health Regen: 8.5 → 6
Health: 590 → 630

4) Skarner

Base Stats

Health Growth: 105 → 110

Q (Upheaval)

Mana Cost: 50 → 45
The first attack after casting this spell should come out more quickly and smoothly, without player intervention

E (Ixtal’s Impact)

NEW: It can no longer grab units behind him

5) Sylas

Base Stats

Armor: 27 → 29

Q (Chain Lash)

Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7 → 10/9/8/7/6
Explosion Damage: 70/125/180/235/290 (+90% AP) → 60/115/170/225/280 (+80% AP)

W (Kingslayer)

Heal: 20/40/60/80/100 (+35% AP) → 20/60/80/100 (+20% AP) (+5% Bonus Health)
Damage: 65/100/135/170/205 (+80% AP) → 65/100/135/170/205 (+70% AP)

E (Abscond/Abduct)

Damage: 80/130/180/230/280 (+100% AP) → 80/130/180/230/280 (+80% AP)

6) Yone

Q (Mortal Steel)

Damage: 20/40/60/80/100 (+105% Total AD) → 20/45/70/95/120 (+105% Total AD)

R (Fate Sealed)

Cooldown: 120/90/60 → 120/100/80

7) Zed

Q (Razor Shuriken)

Damage: 80/115/150/185/220 (+110% Bonus AD) → 80/120/160/200/240 (+100% Bonus AD)

R (Death Mark)

Cooldown: 120/100/80 → 120/110/100

Item changes in League of Legends patch 14.15

1) Abyssal Mask

Total Price: 2300 → 2500
Unmake Magic Resist Shred: 20% → 30%
Unmake Aura Radius: 600 → 700

2) Death’s Dance

Armor: 40 → 50

3) Kraken Slayer

Move Speed: 7% → 5%
Bring it Down: 140-310 → 80% effectiveness for ranged champions (112-248)

4) Lord Dominik’s Regards

Armor Penetration: 40% → 35%

5) Mortal Reminder

Attack Damage: 40 → 35

6) Statikk Shiv

Move Speed: 7% → 5%
Total Gold Cost: 2800 → 2900

7) Stormsurge

Stormraider Bonus MS: 25% for 2 seconds → 35% for 2 seconds
Squall Ranged Modifier: 75% → 90%

8) Cosmic Drive

Health: 250 → 350
Spelldance Move Speed: 25-60 (level 1-18) → 40-60 (level 8-18)

9) Hextech Rocketbelt

Health: 300 → 400

10) Void Staff

Ability Power: 90 → 95

11) Null Magic Mantle

Cost: 450 → 400
Magic Resist: 25 → 20
The resulting items have the total price and final MR values unchanged.

12) Mercury’s Treads

Total Price: 1100 → 1200
Magic Resist: 25 → 20

13) Berserker’s Greaves

Attack Speed: 35% → 30%

14) Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Total Price: 900 → 1000
Summoner Haste: 12 → 10

15) Plated Steelcaps

Total Price: 1000 → 1200
Plating: 8% → 10%

16) Sorcerer’s Shoes

Magic Penetration: 18 → 15

17) Boots of Swiftness

Total Price: 900 → 1000

18) Wit’s End

Fray: 15-80 → 40-80

Rune changes in League of Legends patch 14.15

1) Dark Harvest

Cooldown: 40 → 35
On-takedown reset timer: 1.5s → 1s

2) Fleet Footwork

Heal: 8-110 (linear) (+10% Bonus AD) (+5% AP) → 5-120 (following stat progression multiplier) (+10% Bonus AD) (+5% AP)

This concludes the official League of Legends patch 14.15 notes.

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