Explore the upcoming League of Legends Patch 14.14 changes, featuring significant updates to Aurelion Sol, Hecarim, Lillia, Milio, Nidalee, and Rumble.
League of Legends continues to evolve with each patch, and the upcoming 14.14 update promises to shake up the meta.
This preview delves into the potential changes for several champions, based on recent PBE (Public Beta Environment) data. While these adjustments are not final, they offer insight into Riot Games’ focus for balancing the game.
Aurelion Sol receives a mix of buffs and adjustments, aimed at improving his overall performance and gameplay feel.
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Base Stats | Attack Damage: 55 → 58 |
Q – Breath of Light | Mana Cost: Now has a minimum cost equal to 1 second of channel time |
W – Astral Flight | Cast Range: 1200 at all ranks → 1500/1600/1700/1800/1900 |
E – Singularity | Mana Cost: 80/85/90/95/100 → 80 at all ranks NEW: Summoned minions no longer reduced to zero speed |
R – Falling Star | Damage: 150/250/350 (+65% AP) → 200/325/450 (+75% AP) |
R2 – The Skies Descend | Shockwave Modifier: 100% Falling Star Values → 85% Falling Star Values |
The most notable changes include a boost to Aurelion Sol’s base attack damage and significant improvements to his ultimate abilities. The adjustments to Astral Flight’s cast range scaling could offer more flexibility in his roaming potential as the game progresses.
Hecarim sees adjustments aimed at enhancing his durability and sustain in teamfights.
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Base Stats | Health Growth: 99 → 106 |
W – Spirit of Dread | Post-Mitigation Healing: 20% → 25% Duration: 5 seconds → 4 seconds Cooldown: 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds → 14 seconds at all ranks |
E – Devastating Charge | Cooldown: 18 seconds at all ranks → 20/19/18/17/16 seconds |
These changes seem designed to make Hecarim more resilient in extended engagements while adjusting his mobility cooldowns for better balance throughout the game.
Lillia receives some power adjustments, primarily focusing on her passive and E ability.
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Passive – Dream-Laden Bough | Heal Modifier Beyond First Target: 33% → 15% |
E – Swirlseed | Damage: 70/95/120/145/170 (+60% AP) → 60/85/110/135/160 (50% AP) |
Milio sees a mix of buffs and nerfs, with changes across his entire kit.
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Passive – Fired Up! | Burst Damage Ally AD Scaling: 15% at all levels → 7/11/15% at 1/6/9+ Burn Damage: 15-50 (+20% AP) linear → 10-50 (+20% AP) linear |
Q – Ultra Mega Fire Kick | Range: 1000 → 1200 Cooldown: 12 seconds → 10 seconds NEW: Refunds 50% of mana cost upon hitting an enemy champion |
W – Cozy Campfire | Recast Range: 700 → 3000 |
E – Warm Hugs | Shield: 60/90/120/150/180 (+30% AP) → 45/75/105/135/165 (+45% AP) |
These adjustments seem aimed at enhancing Milio’s utility and range while fine-tuning his damage output and shielding capabilities.
Nidalee’s changes focus on her Cougar form abilities, adjusting their damage scaling.
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Cougar W – Pounce | Damage: 60/110/160/210 (+30% AP) → 55/100/145/190 (+30% AP) (+50% AD) |
Cougar E – Swipe | Damage: 80/140/200/260 (+45% AP) (+40% AD) → 60/115/170/225 (+40% AP) (+70% AD) |
These modifications appear to shift some of Nidalee’s power from base damage to scaling, potentially impacting her build paths and playstyle.
Rumble sees adjustments to his primary damage ability, Flamespitter.
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Q – Flamespitter | Base Damage: 125/140/155/170/185 → 80/105/130/155/180 Minion Modifier: 55/60/65/70/75% → 71/72/73/74/75% |
This change seems intended to tone down Rumble’s lane dominance while maintaining his wave-clear capabilities.
These changes are subject to further testing and may be adjusted before the final patch release. Players should stay tuned for the official patch notes to confirm these changes and prepare for the evolving landscape of Summoner’s Rift.