Patch 14.19 won’t affect Worlds 2024, but it will play a significant role in the last split of League of Legends’ competitive season, introducing a slew of changes to key champions like K’Sante and Tristana, alongside substantial item updates.
Riot Games has confirmed that Patch 14.19 will bring massive adjustments, especially targeting items, which will receive both buffs and nerfs. However, the most exciting update is the potential rework of K’Sante, a champion notoriously difficult to balance due to his intricate kit.
Expected Champion Changes in Patch 14.19
Vladimir
- W Healing vs. Minions: Reduced from 100% to 60% ratio.
Elise
- Passive (Spider Form) Healing: Reduced slightly from 85-390 to 85-385.
- W (Human Form): Improved targeting responsiveness.
- E (Human Form): Now allows for a Flash combo.
- E (Spider Form): Gains passive amplification even without hitting an enemy.
- Ultimate (R): Cooldown decreased from 4 to 3 seconds.
K’Sante – Major Rework
- Base Stats:
- AD increased from 64 to 66.
- Range reduced from 175 to 150.
- Attack speed ratio increased from 0.625 to 0.658.
- Passive Changes:
- No longer grants 25 bonus range.
- Flat damage reworked to 20 at all levels.
- Passive + R no longer converts damage to true damage.
- Now grants 1% + 1% bonus damage resistance based on HP.
- Q Changes:
- Base damage increased from 30-130 to 70-190.
- No longer scales with AD.
- Resistance scaling increased to 35%.
- W Changes:
- Charge time reduced, base damage increased.
- Now scales with resistances, no longer scales with AD.
- Stun duration adjusted.
- E Changes:
- Dash speed reduced; no longer allows terrain dashing with R.
- R Changes:
- Damage type changed to physical.
- Duration reduced to 15 seconds.
Tristana
- Base Stats:
- AD increased from 59 + 3.7 to 60 + 2.5.
- Range increased from 525 to 550.
- Q Changes:
- Attack speed increased to 60%-120%.
- R Changes:
- Base damage reduced slightly, but now stuns the target briefly.
Conclusion
Patch 14.19 is shaping up to be a game-changer, especially with the upcoming K’Sante rework. Whether this will mark the end of his dominance in the meta or lead to further adjustments remains to be seen. League of Legends fans should brace for these significant changes as they prepare for the final split of the season.
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