Riot Games is making significant changes to League of Legends with Patch 14.10, which is the midseason update. This patch includes a large number of updates to the game, particularly with Runes being added, removed, and adjusted.
Patch 14.10 midseason rune changes
Runes play a crucial role in gameplay, as players need different setups and optimal choices for all champions. With Patch 14.10, Riot aims to provide better options by changing the current system. As a result, several will be removed from the game. Here are the list of runes being removed:
- Future’s Market
- Ingenious Hunter
- Legend: Tenacity
- Lethal Tempo
- Minion Dematerializer
- Overheal
- Predator
Many of these Runes are being removed because they are considered niche choices. For example, Predator and Minion Dematerializer are not widely used. However, the removal of Lethal Tempo is different. Riot has decided to remove Lethal Tempo because it disrupts the item system and allows champions to gain Attack Speed without needing Attack Speed items.
In addition to these removals, some Runes will be directly replaced or reworked under new names. Riot is also making significant changes to existing ones to fill in the gaps left by the removed ones. Overall, these changes will lead to a shift in players’ choices moving forward.
New runes
Absorb Life
- Killing a Target heals you for 2 – 17 (based on level) Health.
Cash Back
- Get 6% Gold back when you purchase Legendary items.
Jack of All Trades
- For each different stat gained from items, get one Jack stack. Each stack grants you 1 Ability Haste.
- Gain Bonus Adaptive Force at 5 and 10 stacks.
Legend: Haste
- Gains 1.5 Ability Haste for every Legend Stack (max 10 stacks).
- Maximum 15 Ability Haste from the Rune.
Rune Changes
Cut Down
- Passive: Deal 8% more Damage to Champions who has more than 60% Maximum Health.
First Strike
- True Damage Bonus: 7% >>> 8%.
- Base Gold: 5 >>> 15.
- Gold Earned from Damage: 100% for Melee/70% for Ranged >>> 50% for Melee/35% Ranged.
Fleet Footwork
- Base Healing: 10 – 130 >>> 8 – 110.
- Bonus Movement Speed Duration: 1 second >>> 1.25 seconds.
Font of Life
- Marks removed
- Immobilizing Enemies Heals User and Lowest HP Ally:
- Healing: 10 – 50 for Melee/ 9.3 – 46.5 for Ranged.
- Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Hail of Blades
- Bonus Attack Speed For Ranged: 110% >>> 80%.
Press The Attack
- Base Damage: 40 – 180 (based on level) >>> 40 – 160 (based on level).
- Cooldown: 5 seconds >>> 6 seconds.
- Effect Duration: 6 seconds >>> 5 seconds.
- Duration refreshes in combat against champions.
Relentless Hunter
- Movement Speed Per Stack: 5 (+ 8 per Bounty Hunter Stack) >>> 0 (+ 8 per Bounty Hunter Stack).
Sudden Impact
- No Longer Grants Lethality and Magic Penetration.
- Bonus True Damage: 20 – 80 within 5 seconds of dashing or blinking.
- Cooldown: 4 seconds >>> 10 seconds.
Time Warp Tonic
- No Longer Works on Biscuits and Mana Items.
- 2% Movement Speed Removed.
- Immediate Consumption Restoration: 30% >>> 40%.
According to the patch schedule, The Rune changes, along with other updates in Patch 14.10, will be implemented on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.