Okay, are we again? I believe we’re again (and Riot’s little break is over), and which means League of Legends Patch 13.14 is simply days away. The entire League patch cycle was placed on maintain for a tick, however the builders have come again swinging with a bucketload of buffs, nerfs, and adjustments.
All up, 18 League champions are in line for adjustments (eight buffs, 9 nerfs, and even an adjustment, we counted) whereas 10 objects are being tweaked by the Riot balancing staff on this July replace.
The large change record has a little bit of a symbiotic relationship, League balance boss Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison explained, with merchandise buffs being packaged with hefty nerfs for a number of junglers for stability. There may also be “modernizations” for some mages, he confirmed on July 10.
However wait, there’s a little bit extra: for the primary time in half a decade, the builders are specializing in jungle’s Crimson and Blue buffs, with one getting injury nerfs and the opposite altering the best way its haste works.
For skins, one Star Guardian pores and skin is arriving a little bit late and several other fortunate champions are getting spectacular Soul Fighter skins.
And, alongside that, League champ 164 is right here.
When will League Patch 13.14 go stay?
Wowee, that little Riot vacation felt like a lifetime, proper? Properly, at the least we’re lastly again on observe this week, with League Patch 13.14 inked in for a Wednesday, July 19 launch after the whole game sat on 13.13 for an extra seven days so the devs might take a well-deserved mid-year break.
Patch 13.14 will begin staging in Australia—the place I’m taking part in from—round 10am AEST earlier than rolling out on main League servers all through the day.
Listed here are all the important thing patching occasions:
- 3am PT (NA)
- 5am GMT (EU West)
- 3am CET (EU North East)
- 8am KR (Korea)
Count on a number of hours of server downtime as soon as the patch begins staging. Matchmaking will likely be disabled throughout all League queues three hours earlier than the replace is formally set stay.
What’s in League Patch 13.14?
League‘s 164th champion, Naafiri, debuts
Naafiri and her Dune Hounds are right here, bringing all of the mobility and burst any League murderer participant might ever want and even including a pack of hounds as her principal injury vendor. Does it actually get any cooler than that?
The arrival of this new champion on July 19 marks the second time a brand new character has debuted in season 13. On the lore facet of issues, Naafiri is the fourth playable Darkin within the Runeterra franchise behind Aatrox, Rhaast (most individuals I do know really name him Kayn although), and Varus.
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Riot comes again from League break swinging
Yep, you learn that proper above; there are almost two dozen champion and merchandise adjustments coming in League Patch 13.14. Naafiri stands out as the headliner, however Riot can also be attempting to make up for his or her (very cheap) vacation break and wish to actually put a dent within the metagame on Summoner’s Rift.
First up, the nerfs. I bought away unscathed with regards to the characters I play, however you most likely haven’t been fairly so fortunate—Hecarim, Jax, Karthus, Kindred, Milio, Rell, Rengar, Rek’Sai, and even Sion are all being nerfed.
There are additionally a number of changes coming for Yorick.
On the opposite facet, Riot has buffs plotted for Aatrox, Diana, Lissanda, Shaco (his AD construct), Shyvana, Volibear, Xerath, and Zyra.
5 Soul Fighter variants, Senna joins Star Guardians
5 League champions are getting skins for the massive Soul Fighter occasion coming to Summoner’s Rift in July, together with Lux, Pyke (who additionally will get a classy Status fashion), Sett, Samira, and new character Naafiri. Samira’s Soul Fighter variant will likely be Final and goes to value a hefty 3,250 RP.
On prime of the Soul Fighter occasion variants, Black Mist-wielding, supersized-gun toting AD carry Senna may also be getting a brand new Star Guardian pores and skin.
Listed here are all of the skins coming this patch:
These skins will go stay through the Patch 13.14 cycle.
Listed here are all of the early patch notes for the July 19 replace. Bear in mind, till Riot releases the official League notes, any of those anticipated buffs, nerfs, and adjustments are nonetheless tentative and we might see them pulled at any time.
League Patch 13.14 patch notes
Champions
New
Buffs
- Aatrox
- Diana
- Lissandra
- Shaco (assault injury)
- Shyvana
- Volibear
- Xerath
- Zyra
Nerfs
- Hecarim
- Jax
- Karthus
- Kindred
- Milio
- Rell
- Rengar
- Rek’Sai
- Sion
Changes
Gadgets
Buffs
- Axiom Arc
- Prowler’s Claw
- Randuin’s Omen
- Spear of Shojin
- Spirit Visage
- Sterak’s Gage
Nerfs
Changes
- Infinity Edge
- Stattik Shiv
- Trinity Power
Runes
Methods
Ghost
- Length elevated from 10 to fifteen seconds.
- Eliminated: Length is now not elevated by 4-7 (primarily based on stage) seconds up scoring a takedown.
Crimson Brambleback
- True injury diminished from 10-78 (primarily based on stage) to 10-75 (primarily based on stage).
- Sluggish for melee champions diminished from 10-20 p.c (primarily based on stage) to 5-20 p.c (primarily based on stage).
Blue Sentinel
- Capability haste modified from 10 in any respect ranges to 5-20 (primarily based on stage).
Jungle
- Jungle treats are being modified.
Common
Skins
- Soul Fighter Lux
- Soul Fighter Naafiri
- Soul Fighter Pyke
- Status Soul Fighter Pyke
- Soul Fighter Samira
- Soul Fighter Sett
- Star Guardian Senna
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