LOL Patch 14.24 Notes

This update underscores the game's evolving landscape by expanding the cosmetic options available to players. These additions aim to enhance the immersive experience for players, offering fresh visual elements that align with the ongoing Arcane theme in League of Legends.

Champions with Reduced Power

Ambessa

The adjustments to Ambessa happened shortly after her debut due to her overwhelming strength, especially among highly skilled players. Riot Games decided to reduce her defense capabilities by shortening her W Shield Duration from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds and adjusting its effectiveness from scaling with high bonus attack damage to a slightly lower coefficient. Additionally, her E Damage saw a decrease in scaling, which aims to balance her performance across different levels.

Corki

Corki's adjustments target his early-game power. The mean to tone down his initial impact by lowering his E Damage, with values moving from 100/150/200/250/300 to 80/130/180/230/280. This change reduces his ability's scaling from extra attack damage to enhance balanced gameplay in the initial stages.

Elise

Elise's base health reduction from 650 to 620 is intended to have a minimal impact on players in simpler matches. In higher-level circles, this modification aims to curb her dominance early in the game, creating a need for more strategic play.

Graves

The adjustments to Graves focus on his burst damage capacity. The Secondary Damage of his Q ability has been adjusted to limit his explosive potential, keeping the initial values unchanged while reducing his scaling from additional attack damage. This aims to level the playing field, especially for opponents in advanced skill brackets.

LeBlanc

LeBlanc's changes target her often overwhelming early-game presence in the mid-lane. Her Q Damage has been lessened slightly from 70/95/120/145/170 to 65/90/115/140/165, ensuring her damage potential remains significant while addressing her early dominance.

Riven

Riven's shielding ability has been reined in slightly, specifically affecting her defensive moves during engagements. The adjustments to her E Shield reduce its effectiveness from 80/105/130/155/180 to 70/95/120/145/170, providing opponents with more straightforward ways to engage without the significant risk of her counterattacks.

Dr. Mundo

Modifications to Dr. Mundo involve subtle reductions in his offensive capability. His E Bonus Attack Damage scaling with maximum health has been adjusted from 2/2.25/2.5/2.75/3% to 2/2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8%, a minor change aimed at slightly reducing his damage output without overly affecting his core playstyle.

Swain

Swain has received adjustments to his defensive stats. His Base Armor has been changed from 26 to 25, while his Armor Growth has been reduced from 5.2 to 4.7. These modifications are designed to make him a bit more susceptible to physical attacks, offering mid laners and marksmen more opportunities to counter him effectively.

Talon

For Talon, the changes revolve around his jungle speed and resistance to magic. This adjustment does not seek to bring him back into frequent play but aims to balance his ability to navigate the jungle while ensuring he isn't overly resistant to magic-based attacks, maintaining his role as a stealthy assassin without compromising on game balance.

Champion Enhancements in Patch 14.24

Yi, the Wuju Bladesman

In an interesting move, Riot Games decided to amplify Yi's critical strike potential. The intention is to offer a compelling alternative build focusing on critical hits.

Critical Strike Scaling Buffs:

• Q Critical Strike Scaling now offers increased potential, shifting from 35%, and 49% with Infinity Edge, to 56.25%, and 86.25% with Infinity Edge.
• The floating damage display now consolidates total damage on a single target in addition to showing individual hit values.

Iron Maiden, Rell

Rell has seen notable improvements to counteract challenges from previous patches. Her passive ability and shield have received attention for enhanced gameplay sustainability.

Buff Details:

• Base Health is boosted from 610 to 640.
• Resistances Stolen via Passive has been enhanced, going from 2% steal to 3%, with the minimum scaling uplifted to 1.5-3 from the previous 1-2.
• Her W Shield offers better protection, revised from 15/40/65/90/115 (+12% of maximum health) to 25/50/75/100/125 (+13% of maximum health).

Mechanized Menace, Rumble

Rumble's late-game presence has been fortified despite prior reductions in his early game strength. These buffs aim to reinforce his durability in professional settings.

Adjusted Abilities:

• His Q Total Damage now benefits from increased scaling, ascending from 60/90/120/150/180 (+100% AP) (+6/7/8/9/10% of target's maximum health) to 60/90/120/150/180 (+110% AP) (+6/7/8/9/10% of target's maximum health).
• The W Shield has been amplified, going from 25/55/85/115/145 (+25% AP) (+4% of maximum health) to 25/55/85/115/145 (+30% AP) (+4% of maximum health).

Plague Rat, Twitch

In an effort to bolster Twitch's impact on the battlefield, Riot has provided enhancements to his attack speed capabilities.

Buff Overview:

• The Q Attack Speed Duration now extends from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.
• In addition, the Attack Speed itself has been increased from 40/45/50/55/60% to 45/50/55/60/65%.

Magical Cat, Yuumi

Often celebrated for its ease of use, Yuumi is receiving a welcomed boost to her Q ability. These changes are expected to improve her flexibility as a support champion.

Ability Improvements:

• The Q Mana Cost has been refined, reduced from 50/60/70/80/90/100 to a more efficient 50/55/60/65/70/75 mana.
• Yuumi's Minimum Damage output is upgraded from 60/90/120/150/180/210 (+20% AP) to 60/95/130/165/200/235 (+20% AP).
• Additionally, her Maximum Damage has seen a significant lift, from 80/135/190/245/300/355 (+30% AP) to 80/140/200/260/320/380 (+30% AP).

Champion Modifications

Poppy has experienced adjustments aimed at shifting her impact in the game. Her base armor has seen a slight decrease from 38 to 35, while her armor growth has increased slightly from 4.7 to 5. Furthermore, the Q ability adjustment affects damage output, now dealing 30/55/80/105/130 with a 100% bonus AD scaling, in addition to 9% of the target’s maximum health. These modifications are designed to fine-tune her effectiveness without overly dramatic shifts.

Warwick has also seen alterations in this update. A more refined experience was sought following previous modifications. His base attack damage has decreased marginally from 65 to 63. Positive developments include an increase in the Q cast range from 350 to 365, which enhances his engagement capabilities. Notably, the W ability provides an extended attack speed buff duration, improving from 0.75 to 2 seconds. The attack speed bonus applies immediately on the triggering attack or ability when the target’s health falls below the threshold, offering strategic advantages during combat.

Viktor's abilities have been reworked, aligning with the release of new content. He now appears more formidable during the early stages of gameplay. These updates aim to refine his role without unbalancing the game, promising a more dynamic performance in competitive scenes.

Skins

League of Legends patch 14.24 introduces fresh skins to the game. Players can now access Exalted Jinx and other phase two Arcane skins. This collection features champions like Heimerdinger, Viktor, Ekko, and Warwick.

Update on the Mythic Shop

In the upcoming year, significant alterations are set for the Mythic Shop. Riot Games has decided to eliminate both orange and blue essence from the shop, along with shards, to enhance exclusivity. New items available for purchase include the Kabooooom! Nexus Finisher—a fresh addition to the cosmetic lineup.

Newly Available Items in the Mythic Shop:

• Prestige Soul Fighter Pyke
• Prestige Heartsteel Yone
• Prestige Coven Akali
• Prestige True Damage Yasuo
• Ashen Conqueror Pantheon
• Hextech Amumu
• Mysterious Arcane Ward
• Winterblessed Ward

Additionally, several chromas, icons, and mythic essence icons are making their appearance, highlighting themes from past and upcoming events. Among these are the Winterblessed series chromas and icons for various champions, showcasing unique visual designs. These items celebrate different thematic events such as the Arcane series and other significant occasions. Icons for events like Lunar Revel, High Noon, MSI Empyrean, and Anima Squad are also included, adding a variety of aesthetic choices for players seeking to customize their in-game experience.

Updates to ARAM Mode

Patch 14.24 introduces several adjustments to ARAM mode in League of Legends. Players will notice a reduction in healing effects during matches. The cost of Cappa Juice hats has been set at 100 gold, allowing players to acquire up to 25 hats. Additionally, the ARAM Cup makes a return, with events scheduled for December 14 and 15.

Additional Features

Patch 14.24 introduces a user-friendly change with the ability to turn off automatic purchasing of item components when insufficient gold is available. This update also enhances the clarity of the in-game gold meter. Furthermore, the patch eliminates the previously confusing yellow ring that showed gold spent on item components.