With Worlds 2024 just around the corner, Riot Games is making significant adjustments to the League of Legends meta to ensure a balanced and competitive environment for the tournament.
Set to be played on Patch 14.18, the upcoming 14.17 patch, releasing on August 28, focuses on fine-tuning various aspects of the game, including champion buffs and nerfs, as well as system changes, to prepare for the biggest esports event of the year.
Champion Buffs
Caitlyn
- W (Yordle Snap Trap) Cooldown: Reduced from 30/24/19/15/12 seconds to 26/22/18/14/10 seconds.
- Attack Speed Ratio: Increased from 0.594 to 0.610.
Graves
- Q (End of the Line) Cooldown: Reduced from 13-7 seconds to 13-6 seconds.
- Q (End of the Line) First Hit Damage: Increased from 45-105 to 45-125.
Kindred
- Attack Speed: Increased from 30% to 35%.
- E (Mounting Dread) Base Damage: Increased from 80-160 to 80-200 + 100% of AD.
- E (Mounting Dread) Cooldown: Reduced from 14-10 seconds to 14-8 seconds.
Lissandra
- Q (Ice Shard) Damage: Increased from 80-200 to 80-220.
- R (Frozen Tomb) Slow: Changed from 30/45/75% to 45/60/75%.
Ryze
- Q (Overload) Damage: Increased from 70-150 to 75-155.
- R (Realm Warp) Cooldown: Reduced from 210-150 seconds to 180-140 seconds.
Twisted Fate
- Q (Wild Cards) Damage: Increased from 60-220 to 60-240.
Varus
- Q (Piercing Arrow) Damage: Increased from 15-235 + 1.25-1.45 of total AD to 90-370 + 1.5-1.9 bonus AD.
- E (Hail of Arrows) AD Ratio: Increased from 90% to 110%.
Champion Nerfs
Aurora
- R (Ultimate) Damage: Reduced from 200/325/450 to 175/275/375.
Brand
- Passive (Blaze) Damage Cap: Added a cap of 30 DPS per DoT of the passive, and the maximum explosion damage is capped at 250/325/400/475.
Ezreal
- Base AD: Reduced from 62 to 60.
Ashe
- Base HP: Reduced from 640 to 610.
Katarina
- Passive (Voracity) AP Ratio: Reduced from 70/80/90/100% to 60/70/80/90%.
Kennen
- Q (Thundering Shuriken) AP Ratio: Reduced from 85% to 75%.
LeBlanc
- Q (Sigil of Malice) AP Ratio: Reduced from 45% to 40%.
- W (Distortion) AP Ratio: Reduced from 75% to 70%.
Lillia
- Passive (Dream-Laden Bough) Max Jungle Monster Damage: Reduced from 70-150 to 70-100.
Pyke
- Base Armor: Reduced from 37 to 33.
Rumble
- Passive (Junkyard Titan) Max HP Damage: Reduced from 6% to 5%.
Senna (AP)
- Q (Piercing Darkness) Healing: Reduced from 40-120 + 80% AP to 40-100 + 69% AP.
- R (Dawning Shadow) Shield AP Ratio: Reduced from 70% to 50%.
Seraphine
- W (Surround Sound) Shield: Reduced from 60-160 to 60-140.
- W (Surround Sound) Cooldown: Fixed at 22 seconds.
Sylas
- W (Kingslayer) AP Ratio: Reduced from 70% to 60%.
System Changes
Lifesteal (Rune)
- Healing on Kill: Adjusted from 1-5 (levels 1-5), 6-11 (levels 6-10), and 12-23 (levels 11-18) to 1-2, 3-7, and 9-23 respectively.
Coup de Grace (Rune)
- Threshold: Increased from 50% to 60%.
Fleet Footwork (Rune)
- Healing: Reduced from 5-120 to 5-100.
- Movement Speed: Reduced from 20% for 1.25 seconds to 15% for 1 second.
Support Item Adjustments
Celestial Detraction
- Slow Effect: Reduced from 60% for 2 seconds to 50% for 1.5 seconds.
Warmog’s Armor
- Price: Increased from 3100 to 3300.
- Movement Speed: Reduced from 10% to 5%.
Conclusion
These changes are aimed at refining the meta in preparation for the upcoming Worlds 2024. Whether it’s adjusting champion power levels or fine-tuning key runes and items, Riot Games is working to create a balanced and competitive environment for the tournament.
Stay tuned for more updates as we approach the release of Patch 14.18 and the start of Worlds 2024!
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