LoL Patch 14.5 – Details, Release Date, and more

Now that the LoL Patch 14.4 is hitting the live servers, it’s time for us to check out the next update for the game, Patch 14.5.

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LoL Patch 14.5 – Major Seraphine changes

Patch 14.4 came with a large list of changes which included several champions and items. The goal was to nerf some of the stronger picks, such as Twisted Fate and K’Sante, while also tweaking up a few champions like Rek’Sai to revamp her numbers.

In terms of items, the main highlights were the changes to Terminus and Black Cleaver, allowing them to proc armor (and magic penetration) much more quickly. It’s not surprising that ADCs who can take advantage of Terminus have gotten quite a big indirect buff.

Going into Patch 14.5, we should expect more changes on some of the most popular picks. One of them has been already included as Seraphine is expected to reduce her power as an APC and push her more onto the support role. Twisted Fate and Smolder are also receiving some major changes to tune them down a bit. The same is for Nidalee, who has been haunting the jungle lately.

On the side of buffs, Rek’Sai and Red Kayn are getting some love: we’ll see whether those two junglers will become more relevant in the upcoming weeks.

Below you can find the exact numbers and adjustments that are currently planned, according to game designer Spideraxe. Be aware that they might be subject to further changes in the upcoming days.

Patch 14.5 Release Date

According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.5 will be released on Wednesday, March 6. This will be the 5th patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year.

How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?

The meta is still quite diverse, especially when it comes to solo queue. Lots of picks are being played, showing that Riot made the right changes to the item system and the new map. That said, the nerfs to some of the strong champions like Twisted Fate and Smolder might shake up the mid and bottom lane, especially given that TF is being flexed between the two roles. Aside from these changes, though, things should remain more or less the same.

Patch 14.5 Tentative Changes

Champion changes in Patch 14.5

Bel’Veth

• E damage reduction: 42% – 70% ⇒ 32% – 60%

Brand

• R base damage: 100 – 300 ⇒ 100 – 250
• R cooldown: 105 – 75 seconds ⇒ 110 – 90 seconds

Diana

• E reset cooldown: 0.5 seconds ⇒ 0.25 seconds

Evelynn

Galio – reverted

• Passive cooldown: 5 seconds ⇒ 6 seconds
• Passive cooldown no longer scales down with ability haste
• Passive cooldown is now reduced by 4 seconds when hitting champions with abilities, once per cast
• Passive base damage: 15-200 ⇒ 5-200
• Passive AP ratio: 50% ⇒ 30%
• Passive damage now scales with a 5% bonus HP
• W magic damage reduction AP ratio: 5% per 100 AP ⇒ 3% (physical damage reduction is 50% of the magic damage reduction)

Jarvan IV

• P cooldown: 10 – 8 seconds ⇒ 10 – 6 seconds

Kog’Maw

• Q cast time: 0.25 seconds ⇒ auto attack windup
• E slow: 30% – 50% ⇒ 40% – 60%

Maokai

• Movement speed: 335 ⇒ 330
• Q bonus monster damage: 80 – 160 ⇒ 120 – 160
• W cooldown: 13 – 9 seconds ⇒ 14 – 10 seconds

Nidalee

• Movement speed: 340 ⇒ 335
• Cougar Q bonus damage against hunter targets: 40% ⇒ 30%

Red Kayn

• Passive healing now scales with 0.5% per 100 bonus HP
• R healing: 65% of pre-mitigation damage ⇒ 75%
• Equals 9.75% max HP + 6.5% per 100 bonus AD ⇒ 11.25% max HP + 7.5% per 100 bonus AD

Rek’Sai

• Q-AA no longer cancelable.
• Fixed Q-R cooldown without casting bug
• Fixed unburrowing sometimes locking out autos
• Fixed Spear of Shojin with Q
• Speculative fix on non-dash “tunnel bug”
• Attack windup: 26.6% ⇒ 20%
• Crit wind up: 20.83% ⇒ 20%
• Attack windup scaling: 100% ⇒ 60%
• R base damage: 100 – 400 ⇒ 150 – 450
• R health ratio: 20% – 30% target missing HP ⇒ 25% – 35% target missing HP

Senna

• Q damage bonus AD ratio: 50% ⇒ 40%

Seraphine

• Mana growth: 50 ⇒ 25
• Mana regen growth: 0.4 ⇒ 0.95
• Base AD: 55 ⇒ 50
• Move speed: 325 ⇒ 330
• P base damage per note: 5 – 30 (1 / 6 / 11 / 16) ⇒ 4 – 25 linear
• W mana cost: 80 – 100 ⇒ 70 – 90
• E base damage: 60 – 200 ⇒ 70 – 190
• E AP ratio: 35% ⇒ 50%
• E slow duration: 1.25 second flat ⇒ 1.1 – 1.5 second
• E minion damage: 100% ⇒ 70%
• E cooldown: 10 seconds flat ⇒ 11 – 9 seconds
• E mana cost: 60 – 80 ⇒ 60 flat
• R AP ratio: 60% ⇒ 40%
• R cooldown: 160 – 100 seconds ⇒ 160 – 120 seconds

Sivir

Smolder

• Auto attack windup: 0.26 seconds ⇒ 0.25
• Q true damage burn: 6.5% max HP ⇒ 0.25%
• Q true damage burn now scales with 2% per 100 bonus AD, 1.5% per 100 AP, 1% per 100 stacks
• E number of shots no longer scales with crit chance
• E now scales with 2 shots per 100 stacks
• R base damage: 225 – 475 ⇒ 200 – 400
• R sweet spot bonus damage: 30% ⇒ 50%
• R base heal: 110 – 210 ⇒ 100 – 170
• R heal now scales with 50% bonus AD

Twisted Fate 

• Q bonus AD ratio: 50% ⇒ 40% ⇒ 50% (revert)
• E attack speed: 10% – 60% ⇒ 10% – 50%
• E bonus AD ratio: 75% ⇒ 50% ⇒ 20%

Vayne

• Passive movement speed: 45 ⇒ 30
• Q cooldown: 4 – 2 seconds ⇒ 6 – 2 seconds

Veigar

• Q AP ratio: 45% – 65% ⇒ 50% – 70%
• R cooldown: 120 – 60 seconds ⇒ 100 – 60 seconds

Vex

• P base damage: 30 – 140 ⇒ 40 – 150
• Passive AP ratio: 20% ⇒ 25%

Wukong

• Passive number of stacks: 10 ⇒ 5
• Passive bonuses per stack: 50% ⇒ 100%
• Passive stacks now fall off 1 every second after 5s instead of all at once

Yorick 

• E ghoul bonus damage: 30% ⇒ 20%
• Maiden resistances: 10 – 50 (levels 10 – 18) ⇒ 30 – 90 (levels 6 – 18)

Zac

• Blob heal: 5% – 8% max HP ⇒ 4% – 7% max HP ⇒  5 – 8% max HP
• W base damage: 35 – 95 ⇒ 40 – 100 ⇒ 40 – 80

Item Changes

Celestial Opposition

• Cooldown: 20 seconds ⇒ 18 seconds
• Slow: 50% ⇒ 60%
• Slow duration: 1.5 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds

Dream Maker

• Damage reduction: 140 flat ⇒ 75 – 255 (levels 6 – 18)
• Bonus damage: 90 flat ⇒ 50 – 170 (levels 6 – 18)

Frozen Heart 

• Cost: 2400 ⇒ 2500
• Armor: 70 ⇒ 65

Heartsteel 

• Base damage: 100 ⇒ 80
• Health ratio from items: 10% ⇒ 12%

Navori Quickblade

• Pickaxe replaced by B. F. Sword in recipe, cost unchanged
• AD: 60 ⇒ 65

Runaan’s Hurricane – reverted

• Now purchasable by melee champs
• Bolts now have a minimum range of 350
• Bolt damage is now modified by on-hit modifiers (things like Urgot W which have reduced on-hit effectiveness)

Solstice Sleigh

• Cooldown: 20 seconds ⇒ 30 seconds
• Move speed: 30% ⇒ 25%
• Bonus health: 7% max HP ⇒ 50 – 230 (levels 6 – 18)

Sunfire Aegis

• Base damage: 12 ⇒ 15
• Health: 450 ⇒ 500

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