Patch 14.5 for League of Legends is on the horizon, poised to shake up the meta with significant adjustments to champions like Twisted Fate, Rek’Sai, and Seraphine, as well as introducing enticing PROJECT skins.
Riot Games is meticulously crafting this update, fine-tuning the changes through rigorous testing on the PBE servers. The upcoming patch aims to address Twisted Fate’s dominance across multiple lanes while also redefining the gameplay dynamics of Rek’Sai and Seraphine.
Scheduled for release on Wednesday, March 6, according to Riot’s official timetable, Patch 14.5 promises many alterations. With approximately 20 champion tweaks, including buffs and nerfs, seven modifications to items, and the introduction of three captivating cosmetics in the in-game store, players can expect a substantial shift in the League of Legends.
League of Legends Patch 14.5 early notes
Champions
Bel’Veth
- E damage reduced from 42-70 to 32-60 percent.
Brand
- R base damage reduced from 100-300 to 100-250.
- R cooldown increased from 105-75 to 110-90 seconds.
Evelynn
- R AP ratio reduced from 75 to 50 percent.
Galio
- Pulled from patch due to “unforeseen issues.”
Jarvan IV
- P cooldown reduced from 10-8 to 10-6 seconds.
Kai’sa
- Range indicator updated to match R cast range in 14.4.
Kayn (Rhaast)
- Passive red healing now scales by plus 0.5 percent base health.
- R red healing pre-mitigation damage increased from 65 to 75 percent.
Kog’Maw
- Q cast time changed from 0.25 seconds to auto attack windup.
- E slow increased from 30-50 to 40-60 percent.
Maokai
- Movement speed reduced from 335 to 330.
- Q bonus monster damage increased from 80-160 to 120-160.
- W cooldown increased from 13-9 to 14-10 seconds.
Nidalee
- Movement speed reduced from 340 to 335.
- Cougar Q bonus damage against hunter targets reduced from 40 to 30 percent.
Rek’Sai
- Coming soon…
Senna
- Q damage bonus AD ratio decreased from 50 to 40 percent.
Seraphine
- Coming soon…
Sivir
- Base armor increased from 26 to 30.
Smolder
- Coming soon…
Twisted Fate
- Q base attack damage scaling reduced from 50 to 40 percent.
- Q bonus AD ratio reverted from 40 to 50 percent.
- E attack speed reduced from 10-60 to 10-50 percent, base attack damage scaling reduced from 75 to 50 percent.
- E bonus AD ratio reduced from 50 to 20 percent.
Vayne
- Passive movement speed reduced from 45 to 30.
- Q cooldown increased from 4-2 to 6-2 seconds.
Veigar
- Q AP ratio increased from 40-65 to 50-70 percent.
- R cooldown reduced from 120-60 to 100-60 seconds.
Vex
- Passive base damage increased from 30-140 to 40-150.
- Passive AP ratio increased from 20 to 25 percent.
Wukong
- Passive number of stacks reduced from 10 to 5.
- Passive bonuses per stack increased from 50 to 100 percent.
- Passive stacks now fall of each second after five seconds instead of all at the same time.
Yorick
- E bonus damage from ghouls reduced from 30 to 20 percent.
- R Maiden resists increased from 10-50 linear (10-18) to 30-90 linear (6-18).
Zac
- Blob heal decreased from 5-8 max HP to 4-7 percent.
- W base damage increased from 35-95 to 40-100.
Items
Celestial Opposition
- Cooldown reduced from 20 to 18 seconds.
- Slow increased from 50 percent for 1.5 seconds to 60 percent for two seconds.
Dream Maker
- Blocked damage changed from 140 constant to 75-255 linear, bonus damage changed from 90 constant to 50-170 linear.
Frozen Heart
- Cost increased from 2,400 to 2,500.
- Armor reduced from 70 to 65.
Heartsteel
- Base damage reduced from 100 to 80.
- Health ratio from items increased from 10 to 12 percent.
Navori Quickblades
- Attack damage increased from 60 to 65.
- New recipe: BF Sword + Caulfield’s Warhammer + Cloak of Agility + 300 gold.
Rod of Ages
- Can no longer buy second Rod of Ages after Ornn upgrades first one.
Runaan’s Hurricane
- Pulled from patch due to “unforeseen issues.”
Solstice Sleigh
- Cooldown increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
- Speed reduced from 25 to 35 percent.
- Bonus health changed from seven percent total health to 50-230 linear from levels 6-18 (breaks even at 714-3,286 health, nerfed above).
- Tooltip tracker now refers to “total proc times” as “sleigh rides.”
Sunfire Aegis
- Base damage increased from 12 to 15.
- Health increased from 450 to 500.
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