League of Legends Patch 14.9 | New Skins & Item Changes

Spring is officially here, which means new changes are on the horizon! While the last League of Legends patch 14.8 was coined the "MSI patch," the LoL patch 14.9 preview shows that the balance changes aren't stopping there!

Whether you're a tryhard League of Legends player or someone more casual, staying up-to-date with all patch updates and changes to the MOBA is crucial for climbing the ranks, learning the meta, and improving at the game.

For LoL Patch 14.9, Riot Games is looking to tweak power shifts on certain meta champions from every lane, including Ahri, Blitzcrank, Twitch, and Pyke. This patch is very nerf-heavy, targeting strong champions who have dominated so far in Season 14.

Here are the early LoL 14.9 patch notes, including all tentative champion buffs, nerfs, new skins, and more! Remember that all listed buffs and nerfs are subject to changes in the days leading up to LoL patch 14.9's release.

LOL PATCH 14.9 RELEASE DATE

Based on Riot Games' official patch schedule for 2024, League of Legends patch 14.9 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Ironically, this is the start date for MSI 2024, but patch 14.9 won't be the update players will experience in the tournament.

Similar to past updates, adjustments for LoL patch 14.9 will be rolled out gradually to accommodate various time zones and global servers. The update will kick off in the Southern Hemisphere with the Oceanic server around 10 AM AEST.

Here's (roughly) when you can expect the new League of Legends patch to roll out:

• 5 AM GMT (EU West)
• 3 AM CET (EU North East)
• 3 AM PT (NA)
• 8 AM KST (Korea)

Riot Games will temporarily disable all matchmaking queues during the implementation of League of Legends patch 14.9. To protect your hard-earned LP and avoid tilting, t's advisable to avoid entering competitive queues or any games until this update is complete.

LOL PATCH 14.9: WHAT'S NEW? 

While League patch 14.8 aimed to get champions MSI-ready with plenty of buffs and stat boosts, patch 14.9 is headed in the opposite direction.

The aim of the game is to now "pull power" away from OP champions, hence the sheer number of nerfs to 17 champions in total. Skarner is also struggling to find the sweet spot with Skarner following the recent rework in patch 14.7, as he is getting another round of tweaks this month.

Several fighter items, like Death's Dance, typically used by fighters in the Top Lane, have also been slightly tweaked for patch 14.9. These updates include recipe changes, cost updates, and more.

Add some color to your League of Legends wardrobe with the upcoming new skins in League of Legends patch 14.9! This time around, LoL players are in for a treat with seven colorful skins to choose from in the Empyrean skinline, including a legendary skin for Varus!

Here are their prices and rarities:

• Empyrean Akali (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Empyrean Brand (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Empyrean Kayle (Epic): 1,350 R0
• Prestige Empyrean Kayle: 2,000 Event Tokens
• Empyrean Malzahar (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Empyrean Nocturne (Epic): 1,350 RP
• Empyrean Varus (Legendary): 1,820 RP

LOL PATCH 14.9: ALL CHAMPION BUFFS

Please note that the champion buffs described below are preliminary adjustments and are subject to change until Riot Games officially implements them on live servers on May 1, 2024, with League patch 14.9.

As usual, these initial patch adjustments can be found on Riot Games' Public Beta Environment (PBE), their official testing platform for all upcoming changes. If there are any more additions or fixes to the buff list below, we'll update this section accordingly.

Amumu

• Base AD increased from 53 to 57
• Base armor increased from 30 to 33

Karma

(Q) Inner Flame

• Slow increaed from 30% to 40%

(R) Mantra

• RE AoE movement speed increased from 12% to 15%
• RE AoE shield increased from 90% bonus shield to 100% bonus shield

Kennen

(E) Lightning Rush

• Now has a range indicator that shows the collision when hovered over

(R) Slicing Maelstrom

• Cast winddown time removed (cast windup is still 0.25 seconds)

Malzahar

(Q) Call of the Void

• Mana cost reduced from 80 flat to 60 - 80 (depending on rank)

(E) Malefic Visions

• Cooldown reduced from 15 -7 seconds to 11 - 7 seconds

Sejuani

(Passive) Fury of the North

• Bonus resistance ratios like magic resist increased from 50% to 75%

(W) Arctic Assault

• First hit base damage changed from 10 - 30 to 5 - 45
• First hit health ratio increased from 2% max HP to 4% max HP
• Second hit base damage changed from 20 - 180 to 5 - 85
• Second hit health ratio increased from 6% max HP to 8% max HP

Seraphine

(Q) High Note

• AP ratio increased from 50% to 60%

LOL PATCH 14.9: ALL CHAMPION NERFS

All the champion nerfs listed below in the early patch notes for patch 14.9 are not set in stone. They remain tentative until they are officially released on the servers on May 1.

Several champions (Briar, Darius, Garen, Aurelion Sol, K'Sante, Warwick) have also had their hitboxes increased in the patch 14.9 preview.

Aatrox

(E) Umbral Dash

• No longer counts as having one max ammo (leftover from when it used to have two ammo in a rework, possibly an Arena fix.)

Ahri

(W) Fox-Fire

• Base damage reduced from 50 - 150 to 45 - 145 (based on spell rank)

(R) Spirit Rush

• Cooldown changed from 130 - 80 seconds to 130 - 100 seconds

Akshan

(Q) Avengerang

• Non-champ damage decreased from 40% - 90% to 40% - 80%
• Movement speed changed from 20% - 40% - 20% flat

(R) Comeuppance

• Base damage per bullet increased from 20 - 30 to 25 - 45
• AD ratio per bullet increased from 10% to 15%
• Bonus damager per missing 1% HP increased from 2% to 3%

Bel'Veth

(Q) Void Surge

• AD ratio decreased from 110% to 100%
• Movement speed decreased from 70% - 90% to 60% - 80%

Blitzcrank

(Passive) Mana Barrier

• Shield duration reduced from 10 seconds to 4 seconds

(W) Overdrive

• Move speed reduced from 70% - 90% to 60% - 80%

Evelynn

(W) Allure

• Slow decreased from 65% to 45%

(R) Last Caress

• AP scaling decreased from 75% to 65%

Janna

(W) Zephyr

• Base damage reduced from 55 - 195 to 55 - 175
• AP ratio decreased from 60% to 50%

(E) Eye of the Storm

• Base shield increased from 80 - 220 to 80 - 240

Jinx

(R) Super Mega Death Rocket!

• Cooldown changed from 70 - 50 seconds to 85 - 45 seconds

Kassadin

(E) Force Pulse

• AP ratio decreased from 80% to 70%

(R) Riftwalk

AP ratio reverted from 35% to 50%

Lee Sin

(E) Cripple

• No longer uses an unblockable missle to apply the debuff. All targets are now slowed immediately regardless of distance.

Master Yi

(E) Wuju Style

• Base damage reduced from 30 - 50 to 20 - 40

Nilah

(Q) Formless Blade

• Active AD ratio changed from 90% - 120% to 90% - 110%
• Bonus damage per crit chance reduced from 1.2% to 1%
• Bonus attack speed increased from 10% - 50% to 10% - 60%

Olaf

(Q) Undertow

• Base damage decreased from 65 - 265 to 60 - 260

(R) Ragnarok

• Bonus resistances decreased from 10 - 30 to 10 - 20

Pyke

(W) Ghostwater Dive

• Cooldown reduced from 12 - 8 seconds to 14 - 10 seconds
• Mana cost increased from 50 to 65

Skarner

• Mana regeneration growth increased from 0.6 to 0.75

(Q) Shattered Earth/Upheaval

• Health ratio decreased from 6% bonus HP to 5% bonus HP
• Base damage decreased from 10 - 70 to 10 - 50

(W) Seismic Bastion

• Slow decreased from 20% - 40$ to 20% flat
• Shield decreased from 9% max HP to 8% max HP

Taliyah

(Q) Threaded Volley

• Bonus monster AP ratio decreased from 10% to 5%
• Mana cost increased from 55 - 75 to 65 - 85

Twitch

• Base health reduced from 682 to 630
• Health growth increased from 100 to 104
• Base armor reverted from 25 to 27
• Armor growth reverted from 4.4 to 4.2

(W) Venom Cask

• Slow AP ratio decreased from 6% (per bonus 100 AP) to 5% (per bonus 100 AP)

LOL PATCH 14.9: ITEM CHANGES

Death's Dance

• Recipe now includes Pickaxe
• Attack damage increased from 55 to 60

Hexdrinker

• Recipe now includes Long Sword, price is unchanged

Maw of Malmortius

• Cost increased from 2,800 to 3,100
• Pickaxe and Long Sword replaced by Caulfield's Warhammer in the recipe
• Shield buff duration increased from 2.5 seconds to 3 seconds
• Magic resist decreased from 50 to 40
• Flat AD buff from 65 to 70

Sterak's Gage

• Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds

Sundered Sky

• Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 8 seconds
• Heal bonus AD ratio reduced from 140% to 120%

FINAL THOUGHTS

Those were the early patch notes for LoL 14.9, which will go live on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. If there are any further changes, we'll update this article, so bookmark this page to stay up-to-date!

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