League of Legends patch 14.20 pre-notes are now live, and Riot Games goes over some of the changes that they are looking to implement next week. Some of the biggest highlights of the 14.20 update will be the buffs that are making their way to Aphelios, Corki, Yasuo, Riven, and Yone.
Nerfs will be heading to Poppy, Anivia, Aurelion Sol, Jhin, and Moredekaiser. There will be a few system changes as well this time around, with ADC itemizations receiving another set of adjustments.
Here is a list of all the updates that are expected to make their way to League of Legends patch 14.20.
League of Legends patch 14.20 pre-notes
Before moving onto the list of changes it’s important to note here that the tweaks mentioned below are tentative. Riot Games will first be testing them out in the League of Legends PBE test servers before officially shipping them with the update next week.
1) Champion Buffs:
- Aphelios
- Corki
- Caitlyn
- Lee Sin
- Pantheon
- Riven
- Sivir
- Tryndamere
- Xayah
- Yasuo
- Yone
2) Champion Nerfs:
- Anivia
- Aurelion Sol
- Cammile
- Dr. Mundo
- Jhin
- Mordekaiser
- Poppy
- Shyvanna
- Singed
- Skarner
- Swain
- Taric
- Udyr
- Veigar
- Yorick
When talking about all the champion changes, Riot suggests:
“This patch we’ve seen a pretty good reduction in the amount of snowballing while keeping game times ~constant. Additionally, we’re noticing that champions are dying on average 3-5% slower than on the previous patch, which is helping skill expression shine a bit more. We’re still waiting a little longer to see which roles have come out on top power-wise, but AP has been floating up closer to the top.”
3) System Buffs
- Nimbus Cloak
4) System Nerfs
- Armor Itemization
- Grasp of the Undying
- Liandry’s Torment
- Stormsurge
5) System Adjustments
- ADC Itemization
When talking about the ADC item adjustments, Riot mentions:
“Finally, ADC first item space needs work. Despite being a more powerful option in many cases, IE first has proven to be pretty unexciting and not really an item that players are excited to buy. We’re making some changes to the first item space to make Yun Tal, Shiv and Collector more appropriate relative to each other. We know that the space needs a lot more work to make Crit vs Non-Crit builds more satisfying and clear reasons to be picked.”
League of Legends patch 14.20 release date
League of Legends patch 14.20 will be released on October 10, 2024. It will be one of the core patches leading into pre-season 15.
