With the LoL Patch 14.5 finally getting released on the live servers, it’s time for us to check out the changes planned for Patch 14.6.
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LoL Patch 14.6 – Several item changes
Patch 14.5 came with a large list of changes, mainly looking at nerfing some of the most overpowered champions in the current meta. Champions like Twisted Fate, Senna, Seraphine, and others are finally getting the hammer treatment, to the joy of some players, myself included.
It will be now interesting to see whether a meta shift will happen, considering it’s been pretty stale in the past weeks. Some item changes have also been tweaked but there doesn’t seem to be much worth mentioning.
Going into Patch 14.6, we have already a few planned changes to the itemization (once again), according to our beloved game designer Spideraxe. This time, however, Riot is targeting the item recipes and components, changing either their costs or stats. While they may look minor, it does impact the early-to-mid-game transition, especially if the costs go up.
Below you can find the exact numbers and adjustments that are currently planned. Keep in mind, though, that the buffs or nerfs might be subject to further changes in the upcoming days.
Patch 14.6 Release Date
According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.6 will be released on Wednesday, March 20. This will be the 6th patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year.
How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?
The main takeaway is that Karma won’t likely be a top tier pick anymore, especially in the mid lane. The nerfs are pointing will impact across every role, but at least she won’t be able to spam her Q like before. The Galio changes are quite exciting, even though I still don’t see him as a priority pick going forward.
To get a clearer idea of the meta, we will likely have to wait a bit more, considering we haven’t got many champions changes. In the meantime, check out our tier lists of the best champions for each role:
Patch 14.6 Tentative Changes
Champion changes in Patch 14.6
Diana
- Attack speed ratio: 0.625 ⇒ 0.694
- Attack speed growth: 2.25% ⇒ 2%
- Passive attack speed now scales at every level instead of every 3
- Passuve empowered attack speed duration: 3 seconds ⇒ 5 seconds
Galio
- Health growth: 126 ⇒ 114
- Move speed: 335 ⇒ 340
- Passive cooldown is now reduced by 3 seconds when hitting champions with abilities, once per cast
- Passive cooldown is no longer affected by ability haste
- W damage reduction MR ratio: 12% per 100 MR ⇒ 8% per 100 MR
- W damage reduction now scales with 1% per 100 bonus HP
- W damage AP ratio: 30% ⇒ 20%
- W cooldown: 18 – 14 seconds ⇒ 18 – 12
- E AP ratio: 90% ⇒ 75%
- E non-champ damage: 50% ⇒ 85%
- E cooldown: 11 – 7 seconds ⇒ 9 – 7 seconds
Karma
- Mana growth: 50 ⇒ 40
- Mana regen growth: 0.5 ⇒ 0.8
- Q mana cost: 45 flat ⇒ 40 – 80
- Passive ult cooldown refund: 5 seconds flat ⇒ 25% remaining cooldown ⇒ 4 seconds flat
- R cooldown: 40 – 31 seconds ⇒ 40 – 34 seconds
- RE bonus base shield: 25 – 175 ⇒ 50 – 170
Item Changes
Starting Items
- Tier 1 and 2 support and jungle items are now exclusive with Doran’s items
Brutalizer
Bami’s Cinder
- Base damage: 12 ⇒ 13
- Health ratio: 1% bonus HP ⇒ 0.5%
Caulfield’s Warhammer
Fiendish Codex
Glacial Buckler
- Cost: 900 ⇒ 950
- Glowing Mote added to recipe, Cloth and Sapphire unchanged
Haunting Guise
Hearthbound Axe
- Cost: 1200 ⇒ 1150
- AD: 20 ⇒ 15
Hextech Alternator
Infinity Edge
- Bonus crit damage: 40% ⇒ 50%
Kircheis Shard
Lord Dominik’s Regard
Mortal Reminder
Navori Quickblade
- Pickaxe replaced by BF Sword in recipe, cost unchanged
- AD: 60 ⇒ 65
Runic Compass
- Upgrade threshold: 1000 gold ⇒ 800 gold
- Gold from damage: 32/34 ⇒ 22/24
- Gold from minions: 28 ⇒ 20
Serrated Dirk
- Lethality: 10 ⇒ 7 ⇒ 10 (revert)
- AD: 25 ⇒ 20
Spectre’s Cowl
- Rejuv bead added to recipe, cost unchanged
- Health: 250 ⇒ 200
- Health regen: 150% base regen ⇒ 100% base regen
- Health regen is now flat, instead of based on damage taken
Steel Sigil
- Second cloth armor added to recipe, cost unchanged
Tunneler
Verdant Barrier
World Atlas
- Upgrade threshold: 500 gold ⇒ 400 gold
- Gold from damage: 28/30 ⇒ 20/22
- Gold from minions: 20 ⇒ 15
Upcoming skins
- High Noon Yone
- Peacemaker High Noon Yone
- Crystallis Indomitus Kha’Zix
- High Noon Gragas
- High Noon Rell
- High Noon Evelynn
- Prestige High Noon Evelynn
