Patch 14.17 is due Wednesday! Read on to get up to date on all the changes that are coming live, including four new Battle Queen skins and two limited edition Mythic Variant skins!
These changes appeared on PBE on the 22nd of August, but have been slowly shifting over the past week, and may continue to do so. As such, keep in mind that not all of these changes may make it to the live patch. If you’d like to check any of the following changes out before next Wednesday, hop on PBE and queue up!
New Cosmetics - Battle Queen & God-King
Six new skins have been added to PBE, four of which are new additions to the popular Battle Queen skinline. The new skins are Battle Queen Annie, Battle Queen Fiora, Battle Queen Gwen, and Battle Queen Miss Fortune. Each skin is of the epic variety and will cost 1350 RP. As usual, you have a choice between several different chromas for each skin as well, with chromas costing 290 RP a pop.
On the opposite end of the thematic spectrum, there are also two new-ish skins for Garen and Darius. The legendary skins, God-King Garen and God-King Darius, which were originally released in 2018, are getting Mythic Variants in this upcoming patch. You'll be able to acquire Divine God-King Darius and/or Fallen God-King Garen through the capsule system. You'll be able to choose between purchasing a Fallen God-King Garen or a Divine God-King Darius capsule, as they follow individual milestone tracks.
Whenever you open one of these two Capsules, there's a 1% chance you acquire a Grab Bag, or the Mythic Variant of these two skins, along with an icon and border. The Grab Bag contains three several valuable skin shards and a chance to obtain Mythic Essence. Once you've purchased 30 capsules, you're guaranteed to get the Mythic Variant of the skin and a border and icon along with it.
If you’d like to acquire both skins, you’d need to purchase 30 Divine God-King Darius Capsules and 30 Fallen God-King Garen Capsules in total. You have until Thursday, September 23, 2024, to acquire the Mythic Variants before they are gone forever.
System Changes
Matchmaking
Several long-awaited matchmaking improvements will arrive with this patch. Both teams should now have a similar amount of players off-role; either autofilled or placed into their secondary roles. LP gaps between players should also be lower now on the whole. Finally, red and blue side imbalance, especially in higher MMR, has been decreased.
Champion Buffs
Caitlyn | STATS - Attack speed ratio increased to 0.61 from 0.594.
Yordle Snap Trap (W) - Cooldown reduced to 26 / 22 / 18 / 14 / 10 seconds from 30 / 24 / 19 / 15 / 12. |
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Graves | End of the Line (Q) - Cooldown reduced to 13 / 11.25 / 9.5 / 7.75 / 6 seconds from 13 / 11.5 / 10 / 8.5 / 7. - Initial base damage increased to 45 / 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 from 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105. |
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Kindred | Dance of Arrows (Q) - Bonus attack speed increased to 35% from 30%.
Mounting Dread (E) - Cooldown reduced to 14 / 12.5 / 11 / 9.5 / 8 seconds from 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10. - Base damage increased to 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 from 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 / 160. - Bonus AD ratio increased to 100% bonus AD from 80%. |
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Lissandra | Ice Shard (Q) - Base damage increased to 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220 from 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200.
Frozen Tomb (R) - Slow increased to 45 / 60 / 75% from 30 / 45 / 75%.
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Ryze | Overload (Q) - Base damage increased to 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 / 155 from 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150.
Realm Warp (R) - Cooldown reduced to 180 / 160 / 140 seconds from 210 / 180 / 150. |
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Twisted Fate | Wild Cards (Q) - Base damage increased to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
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Varus | Piercing Arrow (Q) - Base damage increased to 60 / 106.67 / 153.33 / 200 / 246.67 from 10 / 46.67 / 83.33 / 120 / 156.67. - Minimum AD ratio changed to 100 / 106.67 / 113.33 / 120 / 126.67% bonus AD from 83.33 / 86.67 / 90 / 93.33 / 96.67% total AD.
Hail of Arrows (E) - Bonus AD ratio increased to 110% bonus AD from 90%.
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Champion Nerfs
Ashe | STATS - Base health reduced to 610 from 640. |
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Aurora | Between Worlds (R) - Base damage reduced to 175 / 275 / 375 from 200 / 325 / 450. |
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Brand | Blaze (Passive) - NEW EFFECT: Damage per second against non-epic monsters is now capped at 30. - NEW EFFECT: Explosion now deals a maximum damage of 250 / 325 / 400 / 475 (based on level).
- REMOVED: Explosion no longer deals 50% damage to epic monsters. |
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Ezreal | STATS - Base attack damage reduced to 60 from 62. |
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Katarina | Bouncing Blade (Q) - Base damage reduced to 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 / 220 from 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240. - AP ratio reduced to 40% AP from 45% AP. |
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Kennen | Thundering Shuriken (Q) - AP ratio reduced to 75% AP from 85% AP. |
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LeBlanc | Sigil of Malice (Q) - AP ratio reduced to 40% AP from 45% AP. Total AP ratio reduced to 80% AP from 90% AP.
Distortion (W) - AP ratio reduced to 70% AP from 75% AP. |
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Lillia | Dream-Laden Bough (Passive) - Total damage cap against monsters reduced to 70 − 100 (based on level) from 70 − 150 (based on level). |
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Pyke | STATS - Base armor reduced to 43 from 47. |
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Rumble | Junkyard Titan (Passive) - Health ratio reduced to 5% of target's maximum health from 6%. |
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Senna | Piercing Darkness (Q) - Base heal redued to 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 from 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120. - Heal AP ratio reduced to 60% AP from 80% AP.
Dawning Shadow (R) - Shield AP ratio reduced to 50% AP from 70% AP. |
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Seraphine | Surround Sound (W) - Cooldown increased to 22 seconds at all ranks from 22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18. - Base shield reduced to 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 from 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160.
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Sylas | Kingslayer (R) - Damage AP ratio reduced to 60% AP from 70% AP. |
Champion Adjustments
Kai’Sa | Voidseeker (W) - NEW EFFECT: Evolved version now pierces through targets.
- REMOVED: Evolved version no longer refunds 75% of its cooldown upon hitting an enemy champion. |
Item Changes
| NERF Celestial Opposition - Slow reduced to 50% from 60%. Slow duration reduced to 1.5 seconds, down from 2. |
| NERF Warmog’s Armor - Total cost increased to 3300 gold from 3100. Combine cost increased to 800 gold from 600. Bonus movement speed reduced to 5% from 10%. |
Rune Changes
| NERF Absorb Life - Heal reduced to 1 − 23 (based on level) from 1 − 23 (based on level). |
| BUFF Hextech Flashtraption - Health threshold increased to 60% of target's maximum health from 50%. |
| NERF Fleet Footwork - Base heal reduced to 5 − 100 (based on level) from 5 − 120 (based on level). Bonus movement speed now lasts 1 second (down from 1.25 seconds). Bonus movement speed reduced to 15% from 20%. |
