TFT Patch 13.14 buffs will shake up meta based on Riot Mortdog

Riot Video games has a giant Teamfight Ways Set 9 replace going down via Patch 13.14, buffing a number of traits, Augments, objects, and champions to enhance the underperformers throughout the Runeterra Reforged meta, based on recreation designer Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer from the 13.14 Patch Rundown. 

Scheduled to drop into reside servers on July 19, Patch 13.14 is filled with massive modifications. Many dropped into PBE servers last week for testing, with gamers predicting the buffs may have a big impression on the Set 9 meta. 

“That is going to be a patch with numerous buffs, stated Mortdog. “Nonetheless, a number of nerfs, however attempting to maintain the nerfs very gentle—just for issues that we all know completely want it. 

Areas that want the nerfs, based on Mortdog, will embrace AP energy from the Strategist trait, a bug repair to Multicaster on the breakpoint of 4 (60 % lowered effectiveness as a substitute of fifty %), and Rouge champions at the side of a buff to the Rogue trait. 

The Rouge buff improves the trait on the breakpoint of 4, rising the bleed harm to 40 %. The Set 9 Rogue items will even not cancel their sprint if triggered throughout a forged animation that disallows motion, based on Mortdog, and Rouge champions are quickly resistant to crowd management whereas dashing. 

To maintain the trait from dominating the Patch 13.14 meta, a number of TFT Set 9 champions with the Rogue trait had been nerfed. 

  • Viego: Stab harm  (not stacking harm) lowered from 125/185/280 to 110/165/250 
  • Zed: AD lowered to 55 and three-star base spell harm nerfed from 60 to 50
  • Katarina: Spell harm lowered barely to 130/195/320

One of many least performed traits throughout TFT Set 9 Patch 13.13 was the Demacia trait. The trait itself had its armor and magic resistance buffed on the breakpoints of 5, seven, and 9 (5/25/60/125). And several other champions with the Demacia trait had been additionally buffed. 

Galio was improved to behave as a correct tank for the Demacian and Invoker traits. And Garen was buffed after taking a bunch of nerfs final patch, bettering the Set 9 champion’s total baseline energy, based on Mortdog, whereas maintaining his assault velocity per spin in test. 

  • Galio: Mana buffed to 60/120, heal buffed to 350/400/450, and harm discount at three-cost was elevated to 25 %.
  • Garen: Assaults per spin returned to 2 and spin assault harm was elevated to 72/75/80 %. The assault velocity per spin was lowered from 0.55 to 0.50. 
  • Lux: Spell harm buffed at one and two-star to 735/1100 and Lux’s means can not get interrupted by crowd management results. 

Associated: TFT Set 9 NA Freljord Cup standings

From two-cost to 4 and five-cost champions inside TFT Set 9, many acquired buffs which can be slated to enter impact via Patch 13.14. The replace additionally consists of a number of vital system modifications, like Portal buffs to Yuumi’s Zoom Zone and Petrricite Forest

  • Yuumi’s Zoom Zone was reworked to have a participant achieve a further two XP when XP is purchased
  • Petricite Forest was reworked to be “much less boring,” based on Mortdog, now providing three Element Anvils as a substitute of flat well being. 

Gamers will discover a system change to the strongest unit in TFT Set 9. The strongest unit was adjusted to permit gamers extra management over who their strongest unit on the battlefield is, based on Mortdog. Beginning with Patch 13.14, the champion with probably the most objects is the strongest unit, and if there’s a tie, probably the most not too long ago fielded unit turns into the strongest. 

Coaching Dummy was given 50 AD to enhance Wandering Coach. Ought to the Coaching Dummy get Deadeye, the trait will proc the Coaching Dummy, based on Mortdog. And the Locket of Iron Solari’s defend worth and length buffed however now solely impacts one ally on both facet as a substitute of two. 

Patch 13.14 may have its official notes launched on July 18 with the replace going down on July 19. 

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Danny Forster

Lead MTG and TFT scribe for Dot Esports. Danny is a gamer seashore bum residing in Spacecoast Florida—who additionally enjoys anime, fishing, and Star Wars. You may usually catch Danny taking part in TCGs and a wide range of strategic video games. He additionally hangs out on Twitter @Dannyspacecoast.

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