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LoL Patch 12.14 | Buffs and Nerfs

Patch Notes 22-07-2022 14:45

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League of Legends Patch 12.14 is going to implement some more changes to healing. We've already seen quite a few changes on the PBE server so let's check out every single upcoming buff and nerf.

How drastically will changes to Drakes, healing and Gangplank shift the meta in solo queue and the pro scene? There are some big changes coming so let's quickly go over them all so we know what Riot has planned for us.

League of Legends System Changes in Patch 12.14

Drake Durability and Buff Changes

Some of the biggest changes in Patch 12.14 are going to be the updates to the drakes that Riot is implementing in the next patch. Not only are the drakes going to be a bit tankier, but the buffs are also getting updated to fit into the current state of League of Legends. So let's check out the Drake changes.

Each Drake is going to have some health changes.

Health pre-rift transformation: 3650(+240 per level) --> 3450(+380 per level)
Health post-rift transformation 4350(+240 per level) --> 6950(+380 per level)

Changes to the Dragons and Rift Herald

Dragon/Herald	Changes
Cloud Drake	Base AD & Damage 50 --> 35
Mountain Drake	Base AD & Damage 150 --> 105
Ocean Drake	Base AD & Damage 100 --> 70
Infernal Drake	Base AD & Damage 100 --> 70
Hextech Drake	Base AD & Damage 66.7 --> 47
Elder Dragon	Health 6400(+180 per minute) --> 6400(+290 per minute) AD 150 --> 105
Rift Herald	Rift Herald Gold Reward: 100 to killer --> 100 to killer + 200 local Gold 2nd Rift Herald Mercenary (summoner herald) now has 75% more health

Dragon Buff Changes in LoL Patch 12.14

Drake Buff	Changes
Mountain Drake Buff	6% Armor/MR --> 9% Armor/MR
Ocean Drake Buff	2% missing health per 5s --> 3% missing health per 5s
Infernal Drake Buff	4% AD/AP --> 6% AD/AP
Hextech Drake Buff	6% AS and 6 Ability Haste --> 9% AS and 9 Ability Haste
Cloud Drake Buff	3.5 slow resist & OOC movespeed --> 7% Slow Resist and OOC Movespeed
Cloud Soul Buff	50% on Ult cast of 6s --> 15% bonus movespeed and 50% on Ult cast for 6s

Which Items Are Getting Changes in Patch 12.14?

There are multiple items getting nerfs in this upcoming patch. Most of these items are healing and support items, which is in-line with the healing changes Riot announced a while ago. So let's go over all the changes Riot has for healing items.

Item Name	Changes
Forbidden Idol	10% --> 8%
Ardent Censer	10% --> 8%
Mikael's Blessing	20% --> 16%
Redemption	20% --> 16%
Staff of Flowing Water	10% --> 8%
Moonstone Renewer Max Stacks Number	5 --> 4
Sunfire Aegis	Base Immorlate Damage: 12 - 30*+1% bonus Health) --> 15(+1.75% bonus Health)
Chempunk Chainsword	Total Cost: 2600 --> 2800

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More System Changes in Patch 12.14

It isn't just items though that will be getting some changes due to the healing adjustments, but a bunch of runes and summoner spells will also be getting updated by Riot in the coming patch.

System	Change
Health Potion	150 --> 120 Healing
Refillable Potion & Corrupting Potion	125 --> 100 Healing
Teleport Cooldown	360 --> 420 Unleashed cooldown unchanged
Exhaust Damage Reduction	40% --> 30 - 40% (levels 1-9)
Biscuir Delivery	Restores 10% missing health/mana --> 8% Increase Max Mana by 50 --> 40 Manaless Health restore unchanged
Bone Plating	Cooldown: 45 --> 55
Conditioning	Gain 9 Armor/MR and 4% total Armor/MR --> Gain 8 Armor and 3% total Armor/MR
Guardian	Cooldown: 70 - 40s --> 90 - 40s
Scorch	Damage: 15 - 35 --> 20 - 40
Second Wind	Heal 6 (+4% Missing Health) --> Heal 3 (+4% Missing Health)
Sudden Impact	7 Lethality & 6 Mpen --> 9 Lethality & 7 Mpen
Unflinching	10 - 30% Tenacity and Slow Resist --> 5 - 25%
Time Warp Tonic	Movespeed: 4% --> 2%
Magical Footwear	Bonus Movement Speed: 10 --> 5
Challenging Smite	Damage Reduction: 20% --> 10%

Champion Adjustments in LoL Patch 12.14

There are multiple champions that are getting changed and adjusted in League of Legends Patch 12.14. The biggest change is going to come to Gangplank who has been a dominant force in pro-play and high elo, which is why Riot wants to move away from of the crit agency of his barrels and put that power into other parts of his kit.

Gangplank Adjustments in Patch 12.14

Riot PhRoXzOn has explained on Twitter that they are looking to take away from of Gangplank's early lane power as well to make him more bearable. Will these changes work on the strong top laner?

Abilities	Upcoming Changes in Patch 12.14
Base Stats	Health: 640 --> 600 Health per Level: 104 --> 114 Armor: 35 --> 31
Trial by Fire (P)	Damage: 55-310(+100% bonus AD) --> 55-310(+100% bonus AD)(+200% Critical Strike Chance)
Parrley (Q)	Base Damage: 20-120 --> 10-130
Powder Keg (E)	Base Damage: 80-180 --> 75-195 Slow: 40-80% --> 30- 60% Slow now scales off of crit chance

Other Champion Adjustments in LoL Patch 12.14

Gangplank isn't the only champion getting adjusted though, with Wukong, Aatrox, Kayn and Janna also having some of their stats changed around in an attempt to curb healing in League of Legends.

Champion	Adjustments in Patch 12.14
Wukong	Base Stats Health Regen: 2.5 --> 3.5 Health Regen per stack: 0.5% max HP --> 0.35% max HP Cyclone (R) AD Ratio per second: 125% AD --> 120% AD
Aatrox	Base Stats Health per level: 104 --> 114 Umbral Dash (E) Healing: 18/20/22/24/26% --> 18/19.5/21/22.5/24% World Ender (R) Increased Healing: 25/40/55% --> 25/35/45%
Rhaast	Base Stats Health per Level: 99 --> 109 The Darking Scythe (P) Heal: 25-35% damage dealt to champions --> 20-30% damage dealt to champions
Janna	Eye of the Storm (E) Bonus Heal and Shield Power: 20% --> 15% Shield Amount: 65/90/115/140/165 --> 75/100/125/150/175 Monsoon (R) Heal per Second: 90/145/200(+45%AP) --> 100/150/200(+50%AP)

Champion Buffs in LoL Patch 12.14

Some champions have also got some buffs coming their way. Teemo is getting another buff. Will we finally see him be played on the pro stage sometime soon? That would be pretty epic to see, right? Teemo might be a hated champion in League of Legends, but one we rarely see in pro games.

Champions	Buffs in LoL Patch 12.14
Pantheon Jungle	Comet Spear (Q) Monster damage increased from 70% to 120%
Jarvan IV	Dragon Strike (Q) Bonus AD Ratio: 120% --> 140% Demacian Standard (E) Cooldown: 12s --> 12-10s
Teemo	Base Stats Mana Regen per level: 20 --> 25 Noxious Trap (R) Range 400/650/900 --> 600/750/900 AP Ratio: 50% --> 55% Mana Cost: 75 --> 75/55/35
Alistar	Pulverize (Q) Mana Cost: 65 - 85 --> 55 - 75 Cooldown: 15 - 11s --> 14 - 10s
LeBlanc	Base Stats Base Mana: 334 --> 400 Mana per Level: 50 --> 55 Distortion (W) Damage: 75 --> 215 --> 75 --> 235
Varus	Base Stats Base AD: 59 --> 62
Qiyana	Elemental Wrath/Edge of Ixtal (Q) Monster damage increased from 150% to 180%

We don't have all the stats just yet for all the champions, but we will make sure to update the list once we have more information so make sure to check back!

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Champion Nerfs in LoL Patch 12.14

While the healing changes could look like nerfs for some of the champions, there are other champions on the list who will also be getting changed in the upcoming League of Legends patch just for being too OP in the current patch. Sivir is one of those champions since she's been dominating the bot lane since her mid-scope update.

Champions	Nerfs in LoL Patch 12.14
Sivir	Boomerang Blade (Q) Bugfix - Cast time 0.25 - 0.18 --> 0.25 - 0.10 Ricochet (W) Minion damage: 80% --> 65% [NEW] Bounces last-hit miions that are left at <15HP
Yuumi	Zoomies (E) Heal: 70/90/110/130/150(+35%AP) --> 70/90/110/130/150(+30%AP)
Seraphine (bot)	Surround Sound (W) AP Ratio: 35% --> 25% Heal AP Ratio: 0.6% missing HP per 100 AP --> 0.4% missing HP per 100 AP
Gnar	Base Stats HP: 580 --> 540 HP Regen per level: 1.75 --> 1.25
Zeri	Right click no longer deals 60 - 150(+18% AP) damage to enemies below 35% health Right click now executes enemies below 60 - 150(+18%) health Lightning Crash (R) On-Hit Damage: 10/15/20(+15% AP) --> 5/10/15 (+15% AP)
Renata	Base Stats HP: 595 --> 545 AD: 51 --> 49

When Will LoL Patch 12.14 be Released?

Riot is going to release the next League of Legends patch next week Wednesday on July 27, 2022. Before then, we will likely get to open up our Shop once more, and play through the first act of the 2022 Star Guardian event.