League of Legends patch 14.4 notes: support item changes, Lethal Tempo nerf, more

❘ Published: 2024-02-21T21:01:06

Riot Games

League of Legends patch 14.4 aims to bring down the power level of several champions and items introduced in Season 14. Here’s everything we know about what’s getting changed in the patch.

A new patch is on the horizon for League of Legends. Patch 14.4 will bring even more balance changes to the MOBA as the developers attempt to shake up the game and ensure fairness across the board. This new patch includes changes to support items as well as various buffs and nerfs to ensure champions remain balanced.

Additionally, new changes were added onto the PTS in a way that isn’t usually done. Terminus changes, Twisted Fate nerfs, and modifications to the K’Sante nerfs have all been rolled out after the initial set of changes went live on the test server.

Here’s everything you need to know about League of Legends patch 14.4.

When does League Patch 14.4 go live?

League of Legends Patch 14.4 is expected to go live on February 22, 2024, according to Riot’s patch schedule. Patch 14.4 will head to Oceanic servers first, with other servers slowly receiving it throughout the day.

Here are the key timings of Patch 14.4 for your server:

3 AM PT (NA)
5 AM GMT (EUW)
3 AM CET (EUNE)
8 AM KST (Korea)

There’ll be a few hours of downtime when patching begins, and matchmaking queues will be taken offline about three hours beforehand.

What’s changing in LoL Patch 14.4?

Support item changes

Season 14 saw the introduction of new support items. These changes allowed all supports to start one item, before branching out and choosing the item they wanted once they completed their quest. These completed items have proven to be incredibly powerful, so Riot wants to ensure all of them have use cases.

Aurelion Sol nerfs

Despite the hotfix nerfs, Aurelion Sol is still looking incredibly strong after his mini-rework in Patch 14.3. As such, the devs are looking to take the dragon down a notch so he stops taking over games.

League of Legends patch 14.4 notes

Champions

Ahri

Base Stats

Health Growth: 96 ⇒ 104

Q: Orb of Deception

Magic Damage per Pass: 40/65/90/115/140 (+45% AP) ⇒ 40/65/90/115/140 (+50% AP)

Aurelion Sol

Q: Breath of Light

Bonus Magic Damage per Second: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 (+ 35% AP) (+ (3.1% Stardust)% of target’s maximum health ⇒ 55 / 65 / 75 / 85 / 95 (+ 30% AP) (+ (3.1% Stardust)% of target’s maximum health

Bard

Base Stats

Armor Growth: 5.2 ⇒ 5
Level 1 Attack Speed: 0.625 ⇒ 0.658
Attack Speed Ratio: 0.625 ⇒ 0.658

Passive: Traveller’s Call

Damage: 35 (+14 per 5 Chimes)(+30% AP) Bonus Magic Damage ⇒ 35 (+10 per 5 Chimes) (+40% AP) Bonus Magic Damage

Q: Cosmic Binding

Damage: 80/125/170/215/260 (+65% AP) ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+80% AP)

Fiora

W: Riposte

Attack Speed Slow: 50% for 2 seconds ⇒ 25% for 2 seconds

Illaoi

Passive: Prophet of an Elder God

Damage: 9-162 (based on level) (+115% Total AD) ⇒ 9-162 (based on level) (+100% Total AD)

Jayce

Base Stats

Attack Damage: 57 ⇒ 59

W: Lightning Field

Mana Restore: 10/12/14/16/18/20 ⇒ 15/17/19/21/23/25
Magic Damage per Second: 35/50/65/80/95/110 ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100/115

E: Thundering Blow

[NEW] Grounded in Science: Now roots enemies on initial cast. (Note: Similar to Lee Sin’s R root.)

Kai’Sa

R: Killer Instinct

Cast Range: 1500/2250/3000 ⇒ 2000/2500/3000

Kalista

Passive: Martial Pose

Bugfix: Kalista now properly gains dash distance with basic Boots of Speed.

E: Rend

Physical Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 (+70% AD) (+20% AP) ⇒ 10/20/30/40/50 (+70% AD) (+20% AP) (Note: Per-stack damage unchanged.)

K’sante

Base Stats

Base Health: 570 ⇒ 625
Base Mana: 290 ⇒ 320

Q: N’tofo Strikes

[REM] All Out of Slows: No longer slows during All Out

W: Path Maker

Bonus Armor Ratio: 50% ⇒ 85%
Bonus Magic Resist Ratio: 50% ⇒ 85%
[REM] All Out Minimum Channel Time: All Out no longer reduces the minimum channel to 0.5 seconds
[REM] All Out Cooldown Reduction: All Out no longer reduces the cooldown to 18/16.5/15/13.5/12 seconds

E: Footwork

Dash Speed: 1500 ⇒ 900
Ally Dash Speed: 1800 ⇒ 1100 + Movement Speed
All Out Dash Speed: 2100 ⇒ 1450

Lulu

Q: Glitterlance

Second Bolt Damage: 25% of Primary Bolt damage ⇒ 50% of Primary Bolt damage

E: Help, Pix!

Magic Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 (+50% AP) ⇒ 80/125/170/215/260 (+50% AP)
Shield Value: 75/115/155/195/235 (+55% AP) ⇒ 80/125/170/215/260 (+55% AP)

R: Wild Growth

Bonus Health: 275/525/575 (+45% AP) ⇒ 275/525/575 (+55% AP)

Maokai

Base Stats

Base Armor: 39 ⇒ 35

Q: Bramble Smash

Magic Damage: 70/120/170/220/270 (+2/2.5/3/3.5/4% of the target’s maximum health) (+40% AP) ⇒ 65/115/165/215/265 (+2/2.5/3/3.5/4% of the target’s maximum health) (+40% AP)

R: Nature’s Grasp

Root Duration: 0.8-2.6 seconds (based on distance traveled capped at 1000 units) ⇒ 0.75-2.25 seconds (based on distance traveled capped at 1000 units)

Rek’Sai

Base Stats

Base Movement Speed: 335 ⇒ 340
Base Health Regeneration: 7.5 ⇒ 2.5
Health Regeneration Growth: 0.65 ⇒ 0.5

Passive: Fury of the Xer’Sai

Maximum Healing: 10 (+2-10% (based on level) maximum health) ⇒ 12-20% (based on level) maximum health
[NEW] Fury Generation from Non-Champions: Attacks against minions, plants, and wards restore 50% less Fury.

Q: Queen’s Wrath (Unburrowed)

[NEW] Attack Type: Queen’s Wrath now functions as a basic attack instead of a spell, meaning total attack time and time between attacks is based on Rek’Sai’s actual attack speed.
[NEW]Bonus Attack Speed: Queen’s Wrath now grants 45% bonus attack speed for its 3 attacks. (Note: This results in a similar-feeling attack flow to the old spell-based version.)

Q: Prey Seeker (Burrowed)

Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds at all ranks
Damage: 60/95/130/165/200 (+50% bonus AD) (+70% AP) Physical Damage ⇒ 50/80/110/140/170 (+25% bonus AD) (+70% AP) Magic Damage

W: Burrow

Bonus Movement Speed While Burrowed: 5/10/15 (levels 1/6/11) ⇒ 5/10/15/20/25 (based on rank)
Vision Radius: 25% ⇒ 35%

W: Unburrow

[NEW] Grouping is Scary: Unburrow now knocks up all champions for 1 second, not just the primary target.
[REM] Run!: Unburrow no longer slows enemies by 40% for 0.5 seconds post-knockup.
Damage: 50/85/120/155/190 (+80% bonus AD) Physical Damage ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+80% AP) Magic Damage

E: Tunnel

Cooldown: 26/24/22/20/18 seconds ⇒ 18/17/16/15/14 seconds
Tunnel Reuse Cooldown: 10/8/6/4/2 seconds ⇒ 6/5/4/3/2 seconds
Manual Cast Dash Speed: 550 + Movement Speed from Boots ⇒ 500 + Total Movement Speed (Note: Now matchesright-click dash speed.)
[REM]QoL Adjustment: Removed the 0.05 second hitch when manually casting Tunnel
[NEW]QoL Adjustment: Rek’Sai begins taking already-placed tunnels roughly 20% faster (Note: Final dash speed unchanged.)

E: Furious Bite

Physical Damage: 5/10/15/20/25 (+70% AD) ⇒ 100% of total AD
100 Fury Bonus: 2x Damage as True Damage ⇒ +6-14% (based on rank) of target’s maximum health
Cooldown: 12 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds
[NEW] Flashy: E now displays a cosmetic critical strike when fully empowered.

R: Void Rush

Physical Damage: 100/250/400 (+175% bonus AD) (+20/25/30% of target’s missing health) ⇒ 100/250/400 (+100% bonus AD) (+20/25/30% of target’s missing health)

Renekton

Q: Cull the Meek

Champion Healing: 12/18/24/30/36 (+15% bonus AD) ⇒ 12/20/28/36/44 (+17% bonus AD)

E: Slice

Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12 seconds ⇒ 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds

R: Dominus

Bonus Health: 250/400/550 ⇒ 300/500/700

Smolder

Q: Super Scorcher Breath

Fireballs at 125 Stacks: 2 (+1 per 100 Dragon Patience Stacks) ⇒ 1 (+1 per 67 Dragon Patience Stacks)
QoL Update: If a minion dies while Smolder’s Q is in flight toward it, Smolder will still receive a Dragon Patience stack.

W: Achooo!

Cooldown: 13/12.5/12/11.5/11 seconds ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
Initial Physical Damage: 70/90/110/130/150 (+25% AD) (+35% AP) ⇒ 50/80/110/140/170 (+25% AD) (+20% AP)
Explosion Physical Damage: 25/40/55/70/85 (+65% AP) ⇒ 25/40/55/70/85 (+25% bonus AD) (+80% AP)

R: MMOOOMMMM!

Fiery Fury: Smolder’s Mom will no longer stop if Smolder dies. But she will be VERY angry. Shame on you.

Soraka

Passive: Salvation

Bonus Movement Speed: 70% ⇒ 90%

Q: Starcall

Total Heal: 50/65/80/95/110 (+30% AP) ⇒ 60/75/90/105/120 (+30% AP)

E: Equinox

Bugfix: E now silences enemies in the area instantly rather than after a variable delay.

R: Wish

Cooldown: 160/145/130 seconds ⇒ 150/135/120 seconds

Thresh

Base Stats

Base Armor: 28 ⇒ 31

E: Flay

Magic Damage: 75/115/155/195/235 (+70% AP) ⇒ 75/120/165/210/255 (+70% AP)

R: The Box

Cooldown: 140/120/100 seconds ⇒ 120/100/80 seconds

Twisted Fate

Base Stats

Attack Speed Growth: 3% ⇒ 2.5%

W: Pick A Card

Magic Damage: 40/60/80/100/120 (+100% AD) (+115% AP) ⇒ 40/60/80/100/120 (+100% AD) (+100% AP)

E: Loaded Deck

Bonus Magic Damage: 65/90/115/140/165 (+75% bonus AD) (+50% AP) ⇒ 65/90/115/140/165 (+75% bonus AD) (+40% AP)

Varus

Base Stats

Base Attack Damage: 62 ⇒ 60

Volibear

Q: Thundering Smash

Bonus Movement Speed: 8/12/16/20/24% ⇒ 12/16/20/24/28% (Note: this bonus is still doubled when moving towards an enemy champion.)

E: Sky Splitter

Cooldown: 13 seconds ⇒ 12 seconds

R: Stormbringer

Turret Disable Duration: 3/4/5 seconds ⇒ 2/3/4 seconds
Cooldown: 160/140/120 seconds ⇒ 130/115/100 seconds
Crowd Control Resistances during Leap: Crowd Control Immune ⇒ Unstoppable

Zyra

Passive: Garden of Thorns

Plant Magic Damage: 20−88 (based on level) (+18% AP) ⇒ 16−84 (based on level) (+18% AP)
Bonus Damage to Non-Epic Monsters: 40-100 (based on level) ⇒ 60-100 (based on level)

Items

World Atlas

Quest Charge Cooldown: 18 seconds ⇒ 20 seconds
First Quest Charge Generated: 2:08 ⇒ 1:50 in-game time
[REM] Buy Now!: World Atlas will no longer provide bonus stacks if purchased later in the game.

Runic Compass

Quest Charge Cooldown: 18 seconds ⇒ 20 seconds

Bounty of Worlds

Health: 100 ⇒ 200
Health and Mana Regeneration: 50% ⇒ 75%

Bloodsong

Ranged Damage Amplification: 6% ⇒ 5%

Solstice Sleigh

Going Sledding Heal: 120 health ⇒ 7% of user’s maximum health
Going Sledding Ability Haste: 90, decaying over 4 seconds ⇒ 30%, decaying over 3 seconds

Zakzak’s Realmspike

Void Explosion Cooldown: 9-6 (based on level) ⇒ 8/7/6 (levels 1/11/16)
Void Explosion Damage: 50 (+15% AP) (+3% of target’s maximum health) ⇒ 20 (+20% AP) (+4% of target’s maximum health)

Archangel’s Staff/ Seraph’s Embrace

Ability Haste: 20 ⇒ 25

Black Cleaver

Item Recipe: Phage + Kindlegem + Long Sword + 750 gold ⇒ Phage + Caulfield’s Warhammer + Ruby Crystal + 400 gold
Carve Armor Reduction per Stack: 4% ⇒ 5%
Maximum Carve Stacks: 6 ⇒ 5
Maximum Armor Reduction: 24% ⇒ 25%
Fervor Bonus Movement Speed: 20 (melee) / 10 (ranged) ⇒ 20 for all champions
Fervor Proc Conditions: On dealing Physical Damage that bypasses shields/invulnerability ⇒ All physical damage, even if mitigated.

Hullbreaker

[NEW] Attack Adjustment: Hullbreaker is now an on-hit item instead of an on-attack item.

Luden’s Companion

Ability Haste: 20 ⇒ 25

Malignance

Ability Haste: 20 ⇒ 25

Ravenous Hydra

[NEW] Ravenous Crescent Lifesteal: Ravenous Hydra now applies Lifesteal to its Ravenous Crescent active at 150% effectiveness

Stridebreaker

Bugfix: Passive movement speed is applied as soon as you deal damage instead of after a short delay and now functions even if the damage is shielded.
Bugfix: Active movement speed now properly decays over the full duration of 3 seconds instead of decaying to 0 over 1.75 seconds.
Bugfix: Active movement speed now displays a buff icon for its duration.

Terminus

Item Recipe: Recurve Bow + B.F. Sword + Dagger + 700 gold ⇒ Recurve Bow + B.F. Sword + Recurve Bow + 300 gold
Juxtaposition Stack Cap: 5 each (10 total) ⇒ 3 each (6 total)
Bonus Armor and MR per Stack: 3/4/5 (levels 1/11/14) ⇒ 6/7/8 (levels 1/11/14)
Maximum Bonus Armor and MR: 15/20/25 (based on level) ⇒ 18/21/24 (based on level)
Percent Armor and MR Penetration per Stack: 6% ⇒ 10%
Maximum Percent Armor and MR Penetration: 30% (unchanged)

Systems

Fountain

Health Regeneration per 0.25 seconds: 2.1% of maximum health ⇒ 2.6% of maximum health

Runes

Lethal Tempo

Melee Attack Speed per Stack: 9-13.5% (based on level) ⇒ 5-16% (based on level)

Grasp of the Undying (Rune Tracker Info)

Damage Done ⇒ Total Max Health gained

Legend: Alacrity (Rune Tracker Info)

Progress to Next Stack ⇒ Attack Speed gained

Overheal (Rune Tracker Info)

Total Shield Created ⇒ Damage Blocked

Tether Ability Changes

These champions have had their tether abilities reworked slightly, using a new method that should break more consistently and responsively.

Aatrox W (Note: Fixed a bug where the tether pull could sometimes ignore the tether range check in the last 0.25 seconds.)
Fiddlesticks W (Note: Tether break range (not cast range) increased from 700 to 725 units.)
Illaoi E
Karma W and R+W
Kled Q (Note: This ability cannot use area checking due to its changing tether range, however it now checks the range 20x per second instead of 4x per second.)
LeBlanc E and R+E (Note: There is a 0.25 second grace period on hitting LeBlanc E + RE before the tether will break visually. This is intended so that the players can see that the tether hit a target, but it does mean that for 0.25s the tether will be attached and out of range.)
Nocturne E
Morgana R
Renata Glasc Q
Zac Q (Note: Tether check changed from center check to edge check, tether range decreased from 1000 to 900.)

Red Side Camera Adjustment

The red team offset camera option has been adjusted to show more vision on the bottom of the screen
compared to Live. This is intended to increase visibility for those who use this option as the UI should now
take up less of the space you’d normally be clicking on.