14.4 Balance Changes Preview

Posted on by BigusGrompus

View of upcoming Balance changes for patch 14.4 in League of Legends is here!
Full list can be found below, the original list was posted by @RiotPhroxzon

These Changes are tentative and may be changed/removed before released!

 

Champions

BUFFS

NERFS
Ahri

Health Growth: 96 >>> 104
Q AP Ratio: 45% AP >>> 50% AP

 Aurelion Sol

Q Bonus Magic Damage Per 1s: 60-100 (+ 35% AP) >>> 55-95 (+ 30% AP)
Jayce

AD: 57 >>> 59
mW Mana Restore: 10/12/14/16/18/20 >>> 15/17/19/21/23/25
mW Damage/tick: 35/50/65/80/95/110 >>> 40/55/70/85/100/115
mE: Mirrors Lee Sin R knockback functionality

 Bard

Armor growth: 5.2 >>> 5.0
Attack Speed: .625 >>> .658
P Damage: 35 +14/5 Chimes + 30% AP >>> 35 + 10/5 Chimes + 40% AP
Q Damage: 80-260 + 65% >>> 80-240 + 80%
Kai’sa

R Cast Range: 1500/2250/3000 >>> 2000/2500/3000

 Fiora

W AS Slow: 50% >>> 25%
Lulu

Q Doublehit Damage: 25% >>> 50%
E Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 >>> 80/125/170/215/260
E Shield: 75/115/155/195/235 >>> 80/125/170/215/260

 Illaoi

Tentacle damage: 9-162 + 115% Total AD >>> 9-182 + 100% Total AD
Renekton

Q Champ Healing: 12-36 (+ 15% bAD) >>> 12-44 (+ 17% BAD)
E CD: 16-12 >>> 16-10
R Bonus Health: 250-550 >>> 300-700

 Kalista

Rend base damage: 20-60 + 70% Total AD >>> 10-50 + 70% Total AD (Per-stack damage unchanged)
Bugfix: Boots of Speed now properly affects passive dash distance (this is a buff)
Soraka

P Movespeed 70% >>> 90%
Q heal: 50-110 >>> 60-120
R CD: 160-130 >>> 150-120

 Maokai

Armor: 39 >>> 35
Q Damage: 70-270 + 2-4% Max HP >>> 65-265 + 2-4% Max HP
R root duration: 0.8-2.6 >>> 0.75-2.25
Thresh

Armor: 28 >>> 31
E damage: 75-235 >>> 75-255
R CD: 140-100 >>> 120-80

 Urgot

Hullbreaker Works properly hopium
Volibear 

Q MS: 8-24% >>> 12-32%
E CD: 13 >>> 12
R Turret Disable: 3-5s >>> 2-4s
R CD: 160-120 >>> 130-100
R CC immunity removed (still unstoppable)

 Varus

Base AD: 62 >>> 60
  Zyra 

Plant damage: 20-88 + 18% AP >>> 16-84 + 18% AP
Bonus monster damage: 40-100 >>> 60-100

ADJUSTMENTS
K’sante

Health: 570 >>> 625 -Mana: 290 >>> 320
W Armor/MR Ratio: 50% >>> 85%
All Out Q no longer slows
All Out W no longer has a faster CD or cast time
E dash speeds reduced 20-40%
Rek’sai 

Passive healing, tunnel dash speed, and tunnel cooldowns buffed
W knock-up buffed
Damage nerfed
Changes are meant to be a buff
Smolder
Q target dying while missile is in flight still grants Smolder a stack
Q 125 Stacks # of Missiles: 2 + 1% Dragon Practice Stacks >>> 1+ 1.5% Dragon Practice Stacks
W Cooldown: 13-11 >>> 14-10
W Base Damage: 70-150 + 25% total AD + 35% AP >>> 50-170 + 25% bonus AD + 20% AP
W Explosion Damage: 25-85 + 65% AP >>> 25-85 + 25% bonus AD + 80% AP
R will still cast even if Smolder dies during the cast time

 

Systems

BUFFS

NERFS
Black Cleaver

Shred cap: 24% in 6 hits >>> 25% in 5 hits
Kindlegem + Long Sword >>> Warhammer + Ruby Crystal
Passive MS now applies even if the damage is mitigated

 Lethal Tempo

Melee AS Per Stack: 9-13.5% >>> 5-16%
Fountain regenaration
 Max Health Regen Per 1s: 8.4% >>> 10.4%		  

 
Mana mage items
+5 Haste		  

 
Ravenous hydra

[NEW]: Active benefits from 150% of your lifesteal

  

 
Stridebreaker

Passive MS now applies even if the damage is mitigated

  
Terimnus
 Stack cap: 5 each >>> 3 each Max Pen unchanged
Active MS decays over 1.5s >>> 3.0s, now has a buff icon
Max Armor/MR 15-25 >>> 18-24
Dagger >>> 2nd Recurve Bow		  

ADJUSTMENTS
Red side camera

Red Side Camera Offset Increased visibility on the bottom of the screen for per-side offset camera option.
Support Items

Charge rate: 18s >>> 20s
First charge: 2:08 >>> 1:50
Bloodsong ranged amp: 6% >>> 5%
Solstice Sleigh health: 120 >>> 7% Max HP
MS: 90, decaying over 4s >>> 30%, decaying over 3s
Zaz’Zak’s Damage: 50 + 15% AP + 3% Max HP >>> 20 + 20% AP + 4% Max HP
Cooldown: 9-6 (linear) >>> 8/7/6 (1/11/16)

 

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