LoL Patch 14.13 Arena Patch Notes: All Buffs & Nerfs
Another patch and another set of buffs and nerfs for LoL Arena. So what are the buffs and nerfs for Arena players?
LoL Patch 14.13 will once again feature some major balance changes to Summoner's Rift with multiple champion buffs, but of course, the new game mode, Arena is also going to bring some buffs and nerfs, along with key adjustments.
Arena is sticking around throughout the entire ranked split, with Riot looking to keep the balance fresh. With them introducing 16-bans in the previous patch, what will be different in LoL Patch 14.13?
LoL Patch 14.13 Arena Patch Notes All Buffs & Nerfs
Arena Buffs
Champion Buffs
Riot is going to be buffing quite a few champions in this LoL Arena patch. A wide variety of champions will be getting some love from the Arena balance team this time around, with damage dealers and tanks receiving buffs.
Akali
- Q Magic Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+ 75% AD) (+ 70% AP) ⇒ 70/100/130/160/190 (+ 75% AD) (+ 75% AP)
- W Bonus Decaying Movement Speed: 30/35/40/45/50% ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60%
- E Cooldown: 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 ⇒ 13/12/11/10/9 seconds
Azir
- W Magic Damage: 0-77 (based on level) (+ 55/72/89/106/123) (+ 55% AP) ⇒ 0-77 (based on level) (+ 55/72/89/106/123) (+ 60% AP)
- E Shield: 70/110/150/190/230 (+ 60% AP) ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230 (+ 75% AP)
- E Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14 ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds
- R Cooldown: 120/105/90 ⇒ 80/60/40 seconds
Blitzcrank
- Q Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9 ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds
- W Bonus Attack Speed: 50/60/70/80/90% ⇒ 70/75/80/85/90%
- W Cooldown: 15 ⇒ 10 seconds
- W Self-Slow: 30% ⇒ 20%
Corki
- W Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12 ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds
- R Physical Damage: 100/200/300 (+ 70% bonus AD) ⇒ 100/200/300 (+ 80% bonus AD)
Heimerdinger
- Health Growth: 86 ⇒ 101
- W Initial Magic Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+ 55% AP) ⇒ 40/65/90/115/140 (+ 65% AP)
- W Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7 ⇒ 10/9/8/7/6 seconds
- E Cooldown: 15 ⇒ 11 seconds
Kai'Sa
- Health Growth: 95 ⇒ 102
- Attack Damage Growth: 2.2 ⇒ 2.6
- Q Physical Damage Per Missile: 40/55/70/85/100 (+ 40% bonus AD) (+ 15% AP) ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100 (+ 50% bonus AD) (+ 15% AP)
Kassadin
- Health Growth: 119 ⇒ 128
- W Cooldown: 7 ⇒ 5 seconds
- E Magic Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+ 70% AP) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+ 80% AP)
- E Reduction Per Spell Cast: 0.75 seconds ⇒ 1.5 seconds
Neeko
- Neeko now starts each combat disguised as her teammate.
Rek'Sai
- Q Unburrowed Bonus Attack Speed: 35% ⇒ 45%
- W Burrowed Damage: 30/55/80/105/130 (+ 80% AP) ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+ 100% AP)
- W Burrowed Bonus Movement Speed: 5/10/15/20/25 ⇒ 15/20/25/30/35 seconds
Taliyah
- Q Magic Damage: 56/74.5/93/111.5/130 (+ 50% AP) ⇒ 60/78/96/114/132 (+ 55% AP)
- W Cooldown: 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 ⇒ 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds
- R Cooldown: 180/150/120 ⇒ 50/40/30 seconds
- R Cast Lockout Time: 3 seconds upon taking champion damage ⇒ 1 second
Yone
- Health Growth: 105 ⇒ 115
- W Shield: 40-90 (based on level) (+ 65% bonus AD) ⇒ 40-90 (based on level) (+ 75% bonus AD)
- E Cooldown: 22/19/16/13/10 ⇒ 18/16/14/12/10 seconds
- R Cooldown: 120/90/60 ⇒ 70/60/50 seconds
Some of these buffs will target a champion's global ability, which might be much weaker in Arena, since there is less space to work with. For example, Taliyah's ultimate just doesn't feel as good as it does on Summoner's Rift, hence why Riot is making some changes and adjustments.
Augment Buffs
- Back to Basics
- Ability Haste: 60 ⇒ 70
Item Buffs
- Demonic Embrace
- Ability Haste: 20 ⇒ 25
- Decaying Movement Speed Duration: 2 ⇒ 3 seconds
- Detonation Orb
- Damage Stored: 20% ⇒ 25%
- Overlord's Bloodmail
- Attack Damage: 45 ⇒ 55
Arena Nerfs
Champion Nerfs
There are far fewer champion nerfs this patch, which goes to show how well balanced Arena feels currently for players. Adding in more bans will also help players see more diversity in the game mode, hopefully. So who is getting nerfed this time around?
Kayn
- Q Darkin Physical Damage Per Hit: 65% AD (+ 4% (+ 3% per 100 bonus AD) target maximum health ⇒ 65% AD (+ 3% (+ 2.5% per 100 bonus AD) target maximum health
- R Darkin Physical Damage: 7% (+ 7% per 100 bonus AD) target max health ⇒ 7% (+ 5% per 100 bonus AD) target max health
Kha'Zix
- Q Physical Damage: 80/105/130/155/180 (+ 130% bonus AD) ⇒ Q Physical Damage: 80/105/130/155/180 (+ 115% bonus AD)
- W Heal: 100/150/200/250/300 (+ 100% AP) ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230
Pyke
- Q Physical Damage: 140/210/280/350/420 (+ 80% bonus AD) ⇒ 120/175/230/285/340 (+ 75% bonus AD)
Renata Glasc
- Passive Mark AP Ratio: 0.03% ⇒ 0.01%
Sylas
- W Minimum Heal: 20/40/60/80/100 (+ 35% AP) ⇒ W Minimum Heal: 20/40/60/80/100 (+ 30% AP)
- W Magic Damage: 65/100/135/170/205 (+ 80% AP) ⇒ 65/100/135/170/205 (+ 65% AP)
Item Nerfs
Since there are no augment nerfs this time around, Riot is going to be nerfing only items in the game, but even then, there aren't many adjustments that the balance team is making.
- Hamstringer
- Attack Damage: 50 ⇒ 45
Arena Adjustments
Riot will also make some adjustments to Vi. She is the only champion receiving adjustments in this LoL Arena patch:
- Q Minimum Physical Damage: 45/70/95/120/145 (+ 80% AD) ⇒ 45/70/95/120/145 (+ 70% AD)
- E Physical Damage: 0/15/30/45/60 (+ 100% AD) ⇒ 0/15/30/45/60 (+ 120% AD)
- R Physical Damage: 150/200/250 (+ 70% bonus AD) ⇒ 150/200/250 (+ 60% bonus AD)
Free Champion Rotation
Not only is Riot making these balance changes in this patch, but they've also added in a free champion rotation to Arena. These champions will be available to all players. Riot is trying to get more players involved, creating more experiences for them by expanding their champion pool in this game mode as well. check out the full list of champions in the official patch notes with 31 free to play options available.
In comparison to LoL Patch 14.12, there are far fewer LoL Arena changes this time around, but it is still a decent balance patch that should keep things unique and interesting in every game of Arena.
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