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League of Legends 14.6 Patch Notes Breakdown

League of Legends 14.6 Patch Notes Breakdown

Welcome to our patch notes breakdown for League of Legends Season 14!

Let’s break down all the new changes in LoL coming this week.

We recommend following along with the official 14.6 patch notes since we won’t be listing all the specific stat changes, but rather, focusing on the impact of the changes and the champions updated place in the current meta.

If you’re wondering how these changes will affect the meta, check out our LoL champion tier list!

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Buffs, Nerfs and Changes

Champion Changes

Briar (nerf)

  • Her Q can now jump to wards.
  • Her bonus movement speed and heal are both decreased.
  • Briar’s Ultimate damage is also changed.

Cho’Gath (buff)

  • His W cooldown is decreased, and his E damage is increased. Expect him to be played more in the Top and Mid roles.

Diana (buff)

  • Her base attack speed growth and ratio have changed.
  • Her Passive bonus attack speed is decreased, and the scaling is adjusted.

Galio (changed)

  • There are a lot of Galio changes, so I recommend you read the changes for yourself.
  • His Passive damage has changed. Now, hitting an enemy champ or monster with an ability reduces this cooldown. When his Passive is up, he gains bonus attack speed.
  • For his Q, the damage is changed.
  • Galio’s W damage is decreased, and the damage reduction benefit has changed.
  • His E deals less damage, but the damage to non-champions is increased.

Gragas (nerf)

  • Gragas has been dominating the mid and top lane lately.
  • His base stats are reduced, and his Q cost is now 80 at all ranks. These nerfs will make him weaker in every role.

Karma (nerf)

  • Her base stats are nerfed.
  • Her Passive cooldown refund is changed. Her Q cost is changed, too.
  • Ultimate cooldown is adjusted, and the R>E shield is stronger early but weaker late.

Kayn (change)

  • Darkin Q damage is increased.
  • Shadow Assassin Ultimate damage is decreased.

Ornn (buff)

  • His E cooldown is reduced in the early ranks.

Rek’Sai (buff)

  • QOL and bug fixes.

Senna (nerf)

  • Passive drop on minion kill is heavily nerfed. Say goodbye to Senna in the AD role.

Shen (buff)

  • Shen’s Passive cooldown is adjusted.

Sion (buff)

  • Sion’s Q damage and his W shield are increased, too.
  • Look out, a famous streamer will be playing him more this patch!!!

Smolder (nerf)

  • Q execute threshold is decreased, and the conditions for the execution have changed, too.
  • W width is decreased, and the E movement speed is decreased.
  • Smolder is still going to be good, but not as good as he once was.

Tryndamere (buff)

  • His attack speed growth is increased, so his trading and all-in potential will increase too.

Volibear (nerf)

  • His Q bonus movement speed is decreased. So this will reduce his all-ins.
  • Volibear’s Ultimate cooldown is increased, so he will be less strong when ganking too.
  • This nerfs will negatively impact him in both the Top and Jungle roles.

Items

Crit Marksman Buffs

  • Infinity Edge > 10% more Crit.
  • Navori Quickblades > recipe change, 5 more AD.
  • Lord Dominik’s Regards > 5% more armor pen.
  • Mortal Reminder > 5% more armor pen.

Support Items

World Atlas

  • Gold per Minion Kill reduced from 20 to 15.
  • Gold earned from damaging a champion is decreased for both melee and ranged champions.
  • The gold required to upgrade is lowered.
  • Can no longer be built if you have a Dorans’ item.

Runic Compass

  • Gold per Minion Kill reduced.
  • Gold earned from damaging a champion is decreased for both melee and ranged champions.
  • The gold required to upgrade is lowered.
  • Can no longer be built if you have a Dorans’ item.

Solstice Sleigh

  • Bonus movement speed is reduced.

Other Items

Bami’s Cinder

  • Passive damage is increased. It will benefit all tanks in those fights and skirmishes.

Caulfield’s Warhammer

  • This item will give less AD now.

Fiendish Codex

  • Provides less AP.

Glacial Buckler

  • The cost of this item has increased.
  • The recipe has also changed.

Haunting Guise

  • Provides less AP. This will negatively impact many AP champions like Zyra and Brand.

Hearthbound Axe

  • Hearthbound gives less AD
  • But the cost is reduced.

Hextech Alternator

  • Gives less AP.

Kircheis Shard

  • Empowered auto damage is reduced.

Serrated Dirk

  • Gives less AD

Spectre’s Cowl

  • Recipe has changed.
  • It provides less health.
  • Now provides base health regen.
  • Unique passive is removed.

Steel Sigil

  • Recipe has changed.

The Brutalizer

  • Provides less lethality.
  • This will negatively impact a bunch of AD assassins.

Tunneler

  • Total cost increased.

Verdant Barrier

  • Total cost reduced.


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