League of Legends Patch 14.1: Comprehensive Overview

Introducing Spectator Mode and a plethora of adjustments to champions, items, and game mechanics, the League of Legends 14.1 patch is set to revolutionize the gaming experience. Below is a detailed breakdown of the patch notes.

In-Client Spectate:

• Debut of Spectator Mode: An exciting addition that allows players to spectate friends' matches and participate in community tournaments.
• Gratitude to Teams: A big thank you to the teams working across LoL PC and TFT for bringing this feature to life.

Spectate Mechanics:

• Live on Patch 14.1 (January 9th): Spectator Mode goes live with a 1-minute delay.
• User-Friendly Interface: Simply right-click a friend from the list to spectate and share the gaming experience.

Regional Availability:

• Riot Regions Only: Initial deployment is limited to Riot Regions.

New Portals and System Adjustments:

• Spatula: Start with a Spatula.
• Tactician’s Crown: Start with a Tactician’s Crown (gain +1 team size).
• Support Anvil: Start with 1 Support item anvil.
• Crescendo: Augments this game will be silver, gold, then prismatic tier.
• Decrescendo: Augments this game will be prismatic, gold, then silver tier.
• Champion Delivery: Twice per stage, gain a high cost champion. The cost increases with game time.
• Radiant Blessing: At 40 player health, receive a blessing that contains powerful loot. This occurs at 10 player health in Hyper Roll
• Treasure Armory: On stage 4-7, choose a 5-piece package of powerful loot. This occurs on Stage 8-1 in Hyper Roll.
• Wandering Trainers: Start with a Training Dummy with 3 permanently attached trait emblems.
• Loot Subscription: Every stage, gain random loot from a highly varied pool.
• Crab Rave: Dancing Crabs replace PvE encounters and drop bonus loot, but crabs on Stage 5+ are EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. Grants loot every other stage in Hyper Roll.
• All Portals in the game have an equal chance of appearing

STREAK GOLD

• You have to hit higher streaks to make gold now
• 1g: 2 - 3 ⇒ 3 - 4 wins/losses
• 2g: 4 ⇒ 5 wins/losses
• 3g: 5 ⇒ 6 wins/losses

EMBLEM ADJUSTMENT

• Country is now craftable and comes from Spatula + Negatron Cloak
• Jazz is now uncraftable

HEADLINER RULES

• 1/2/3-cost Headliners have no restrictions based upon copies you own
• 4-cost Headliners can’t show up if you own more than 4 copies of that champion
• 5-cost Headliners can’t show up if you own more than 3 copies of that champion

Large Trait Changes:

When comparing the performance of traits like Big Shot (40/72/120) to the time-stacking requirement of 8-Bit (45/75/120), there's a noticeable disparity leaning towards the latter being somewhat underpowered. Despite this reality, the trait maintains a reasonable strength, thanks to its association with formidable champions like Caitlyn and Corki. To address this, we're injecting more power into the trait while redistributing some from its associated carries, aiming to prevent 8-Bit from becoming too dominant at 8/8-bit.

Presently, the strength of 5 EDM is overwhelming, with Jax standing out as the most potent representative. Specifically toning down the power of 5 EDM not only addresses this issue but also enables us to increase the overall trait potency at 3/4. Concurrently, adjustments will be made to other EDM champions as needed.

Higher Emo levels were somewhat disheartening, not aligning with the desired emotional impact. Going forward, ascending Emo breakpoints will result in more frequent casts, particularly benefiting vertical Emo Poppy and Vex. Meanwhile, Annie will receive additional adjustments to ensure overall balance.

The scaling of Executioner’s crit rate with enemy health, especially at 4 and 6, was unsatisfactory. To rectify this, they will now critically strike low-health enemies more frequently and with greater impact, allowing the vertical aspect of the trait to shine.

Heartsteel is undergoing a rework, accompanied by a slight nerf to the base trait, addressing its consistent performance. Introducing a new "Raise the Stakes" option replaces the automatic cash-out after four player combats. This risky alternative enables players to pursue massive cash-outs, but winning during this time incurs penalties.

Sentinel 6 is receiving a minor nerf, while 8 is undergoing more significant adjustments due to the increased availability of Emblems from new Portals.

Recognizing the near-impossibility of hitting Spellweaver 10, we're removing it as a Prismatic option and buffing accordingly. With the assistance of new Portals, reaching Spellweaver 9 should be a more achievable and rewarding goal.

• 8-Bit AD per Stack: 4.5/7.5/12% ⇒ 5/9/14%
• Crowd Diver Bonus Damage: 5/30/60% ⇒ 12/30/50%
• Dazzler enemy damage reduction: 15% ⇒ 10%
• EDM Jax Spell Frequency: 7 ⇒ 8 sec
• EDM Spell Effectiveness: 80/100/110/125% ⇒ 90/100/110/130%
• EDM Frequency Reduction: 0/0/1/2 ⇒ 0/0/1/1 sec
• Emo Mana Reduction: 20/25/30% ⇒ 20/30/40%
• Emo Mana on Ally Death: 10/20/25 ⇒ 20/30/40
• Emo 6 Piece Bonus AP: 20 ⇒ 10
• Executioner base Critical Strike Damage: 5/25/45% ⇒ 5/15/30%
• Executioner max Critical Strike Chance: 15/35/55% ⇒ 25/100/200%
• Guardian max HP Shield Amount: 25/40/60% ⇒ 25/45/70%
• Heartsteel NEW: Raise the Stakes! - Now after every 4 turns, you can cash out like normal OR you can choose to raise the stakes. If you do, your box turns golden and you are in high risk mode. You gain double the hearts, but if you win a combat, you lose 50% of your current total. If you manage to lose 8 times in a row, gain an additional 80 bonus hearts.
• Heartsteel base Heart Rate: 100/250/600/1000% ⇒ 100/225/550/1000%
• Hyperpop Mana Per Cast: 3/5/7/10 ⇒ 5/10/15/20
• Jazz max HP Per Trait: 1.5/2/3% ⇒ 1.5/2.5/4%
• Sentinel Base Armor & MR: 16/35/60/125 ⇒ 16/35/55/100
• Spellweaver changed the 10 piece (Prismatic) to a 9 piece (Gold)
• Spellweaver base AP: 20/35/60/200 ⇒ 20/35/70/120
• Spellweaver AP per cast: 1/2/3/10 ⇒ 1/2/3/4

Unit Changes by Tier:

Tier 1:

• Annie Disintegrate Damage: 195/295/440 ⇒ 220/330/495
• Annie Disintegrate powered up Attack Speed: 50% ⇒ 40%
• Annie Disintegrate powered up Second Disintegrate Damage: 115/170/255 ⇒ 80/120/180
• Nami Mana buff: 15/75 ⇒ 15/60
• Nami Disco Prison Stun duration: 1.5 ⇒ 1.25 sec
• Nami Disco Prison now has a slightly lower mana lockout period to prevent cases of not getting mana for attacks at higher attack speeds (Rageblade at the Disco Nami is now online)
• Olaf AD: 50 ⇒ 55
• Olaf Berserker Rage Attack Speed based on missing 1% HP ratio: 0.12% ⇒ 0.15%
• Tahm Kench AD: 60 ⇒ 70
• Tahm Kench Armor & MR: 35 ⇒ 40
• Taric Mirroball’s Blessing Damage: 100/150/225 ⇒ 250/375/565
• Vi The Harder They Fall AD%: 220% ⇒ 330%
• Vi The Harder They Fall empowered AD%: 320% ⇒ 450%
• Vi recommended Items changed to Attack Fighter
• Yasuo Synthesizer Strike AD per kill: 1% ⇒ 1.5%

Tier 2:

• Garen HP: 750 ⇒ 800
• Garen Power-Up! HP gain: 200/215/230 ⇒ 215/230/245
• Gragas Boogie Hour damage: 160/240/360 ⇒ 190/285/440
• Kai’Sa Got the Boom AD%: 280/280/285% ⇒ 290/290/300%
• Kai’Sa Got the Boom AP Damage: 30/45/65 ⇒ 40/60/90
• Katarina AS: 0.7 ⇒ 0.75
• Kayle Fires of Ascension empowered attacks bonus Damage: 35/50/75 ⇒ 35/55/80
• Kayle Fires of Ascension final empowered attack Damage: 210/315/475 ⇒ 240/360/540

Tier 3:

• Ekko Record Scratch Stun Duration: 1.5 ⇒ 1 sec
• Lux Laser Light Show Damage: 230/345/550 ⇒ 250/375/550
• Mordekaiser Face-Melter Damage over 3 seconds: 200/300/480 ⇒ 220/330/525
• Mordekaiser Face-Melter final Damage burst: 200/300/480 ⇒ 220/330/525

Tier 4:

• Ahri AS: 0.8 ⇒ 0.75
• Karthus starting Mana nerf: 40/120 ⇒ 30/120
• Karthus Mortal Reminder number of targets: 5 ⇒ 4/4/6
• Karthus Mortal Reminder Damage: 220/330/1000 ⇒ 270/405/900
• Twisted Fate Hustle & Shuffle AS needed per 1 bonus card: 40% ⇒ 20%
• Viego Riff of the Ruined King slam AD%: 200/200/400% ⇒ 225/225/450%
• Zac Mana buff: 60/130 ⇒ 60/120
• Zac Armor & MR: 60 ⇒ 70
• Zac Let’s Bounce! Heal per bounce: 100/150/800 ⇒ 120/160/800

Tier 5:

• Lucian AD: 65 ⇒ 70
• Lucian Arpeggio Shot AD%: 55/55/1000% ⇒ 60/60/1000%
• Lucian Arpeggio spell now correctly scales with attack speed
• Qiyana Sample & Remix AD%: 500/500/1000 ⇒ 470/470/1000%
• Qiyana Sample & Remix Itemless additional True Damage: 75% ⇒ 60%
• Qiyana Sample & Remix number of Items Copied: 1/2/3 ⇒ 1/1/3
• Sona The Drop Kinetic (Heal Form) Heal per auto: 4/7/100% ⇒ 5/8/100%
• Sona The Drop Ethereal (Attack Speed Form) AS per Auto: 25/35/500% ⇒ 20/30/500%
• Sona The Drop Ethereal (Attack Speed Form) AS on Cast: 125/175/777% ⇒ 100/150/777%
• Sona The Drop Concussive (Damage Form) AP per auto: 2/3/100 ⇒ 3/4/100
• Ziggs AS: 0.8 ⇒ 0.85
• Ziggs Chaos Theory smaller bomb Damage: 70/105/400 ⇒ 90/135/500

Headliners Revisited:

Examining the underperforming Headliners, adjustments are being made with two nerfs to balance the enhancements to their base forms, particularly for Garen and Yasuo.

Gnar's Headliner ability, which involved an instantaneous transformation, led to a prompt jump into the enemy team and drew immediate focus. Introducing a delay in his jump is intended to avert this rapid focus, enabling carry Gnar compositions to prioritize offensive strategies more effectively.

• Evelynn: 100 HP & 15 AP ⇒ 100 HP & 20 APOlaf: 150 HP & 10 Armor/MR ⇒ 150 HP & 15 Armor/MRTahm Kench: 225 HP ⇒ 300 HP
• Taric: 100 HP & 15 Armor ⇒ 150 HP & 15 Armor
• Vi: 150 HP & 20% AD ⇒ 250 HP & 15% AD
• Yasuo: 100 HP & 15% Omnivamp ⇒ 200 HP & 10% Omnivamp
• Aphelios: 20% AD ⇒ 25% AD
• Garen: 400 HP ⇒ 350 HP
• Gnar: Jump slightly delayed to after initial enemy targeting
• Gragas: 15% Damage & 10% DR ⇒> 18% Damage & 10% DR
• Neeko: 200 HP & 20 Mana to Ally ⇒ 200 HP & 40 Mana to Ally
• Zac: 200 HP & 15 AP ⇒ 300 HP & 20 AP
• Kayn: 5 AP & Increased Rewards ⇒ 10 AP & Increased Rewards

Augment Adjustments:

• Submit to the Pit (Mosher) is getting a rework that not only makes it more thematically relevant (Mosh with your pals), but also less awkward with constantly fluctuating stats.Cybernetic Bulk I/II/III HP: 222/333/555 ⇒ 200/300/500Best Friends I AS & Armor: 10 ⇒ 12
• Consistency has been Disabled
• Help is on the Way Turns to wait: 6 ⇒ 8
• Rolling for Days I Rerolls Granted: 8 ⇒ 9
• Rolling for Days I can now show up 3-2 and 4-2
• Stationary Support Turns to wait: 7 ⇒ 8
• Crash Test Dummies Stun Duration: 2 ⇒ 1.25 seconds
• Crash Test Dummies jump delayed to after initial enemy targeting
• Expose Weakness (Executioner) Shred & Sunder: 40% ⇒ 30%
• Extended Play (Punk) now grants 2 gold whenever a Punk champion is 2-starred.
• Heroic Grab Bag Gold: 2 ⇒ 4
• Little Buddies HP: 90 ⇒ 75
• Ramping Rhythm (Rapidfire) starting Stacks: 3 ⇒ 4
• Return on Investment Rerolls required: 18 ⇒ 16
• Submit To The Pit (Mosher) REWORKED: now grants the benefits based on nearby allies at the start of combat. 5 ⇒ 3 stats.
• Teaming Up II now can only show up on 4-2
• Three’s a Crowd HP per 3-cost: 80 ⇒ 75
• Binary Airdrop now specifies that it will grant a recommended item. (No functional change)
• Tiniest Titan+ Gold: 8 ⇒ 15

Item Overhaul:

ith an extensive patch laden with data, feedback, and experiences gleaned from the Ranked Ladder, the live team has reviewed a substantial portion of the item roster. Nearly all AP items have undergone enhancements, and various other items are incorporating new features to augment their flexibility.

• Finally, True Damage Emblem has significantly raised the power and desirability of Spatulas—partially leading to the appeal of Open Forting for early priority on Carousel. We’re completely taking away its Bling Bonus of bonus True Damage, but they’ll still benefit from the base trait’s bonus.
• Adaptive Helm Front Row Armor & MR: 35 ⇒ 40
• Adaptive Helm Back Row Bonus AP: 15 ⇒ 20
• Archangel’s Staff AP per 5 Seconds: 25 ⇒ 30
• Bloodthirster now also grants 15 AP
• Blue Buff bonus Damage on Takedown: 10% ⇒ 8%
• Dragon’s Claw HP Increase: 5% ⇒ 10%
• Evenshround Armor & MR for 10 seconds: 20 ⇒ 25
• Gargoyle Stoneplate now also grants 100 HP
• Hextech Gunblade base AD & AP: 10 ⇒ 15
• Ionic Spark now also grants 200 HP
• Jeweled Gauntlet AP: 30 ⇒ 35
• Morellonomicon now also grants 15% Attack Speed
• Rabadon’s Deathcap AP: 60 ⇒ 50
• Rabadon’s Deathcap bonus Damage: 8% ⇒ 20%
• Red Buff Bonus Damage: 8% ⇒ 6%
• True Damage Emblem Bling Bonus removed

RADIANT ITEMS

• Jak'Sho the Protean (Adaptive Helm) Armor & MR: 45 ⇒ 60
• Urf-Angel's Staff (Archangel) AP per 4 seconds: 35 ⇒ 40
• Blessed Bloodthirster also grants 30 AP
• Dragon's Will (Dragon Claw) HP Increase: 8% ⇒ 18%
• Dvarapala Stoneplate (Gargoyle) now also grants 250 HP
• Dvarapala Stoneplate (Gargoyle) base Armor & MR: 30 ⇒ 50
• Hextech Lifeblade (Gunblade) AD: 10 ⇒ 30
• Hextech Lifeblade (Gunblade) AP: 40 >> 50
• Covalent Spark (Ionic Spark) now grants 400 HP
• Glamorous Gauntlet (Jeweled Gauntlet) AP: 55 ⇒ 65
• More More-ellonomicon also grants 25% Attack Speed
• Rabadon's Ascended Deathcap AP: 110 ⇒ 70
• Rabadon's Ascended Deathcap bonus Damage: 12% ⇒ 50%
• Crest of Cinders (Red Buff) AS: 70% ⇒ 60%
• Crest of Cinders (Red Buff) Bonus Damage: 10% ⇒ 8%
• Royal Crownshield (Crownguard) starting Shield: 40% ⇒ 50%
• Legacy of the Colossus (Steadfast Heart) base Damage Reduction: 9% ⇒ 12%

SMALL CHANGES

• Small, like the chances of hitting 10 Spellweaver.

Traits Overhaul:

Prismatic traits boast incredible strength, a positive attribute considering their rarity. However, the introduction of new Portals has diminished their scarcity, prompting a need to reduce their potency while still maintaining a formidable impact.

As Country transitions into a craftable Emblem, adjustments are made to the Dreadsteed's (Hecarim) base resistances:

• Country bonus Armor & MR for Hecarim: 0/20/60 ⇒ 0/15/50
• K/DA bonus max HP & AP/AD: 10/15/22/50 ⇒ 9/15/24/40
• Pentakill 10 - Bonus Damage: 110% ⇒ 99%
• Superfan Ziggs Item: Archangel’s Staff ⇒ Spear of Shojin
• True Damage 9 - Bonus True Damage: 125% ⇒ 99%

Moving to Tier 1 units, in response to 8-Bit's Gr8-Bit moment, a slight compensatory nerf is applied to Corki:

• Corki Blown to 8 Bits AD%: 320% ⇒ 300%
• Evelynn Whiplash AS on cast: 120% ⇒ 150%
• K’Sante Block the Haters base Damage Reduction: 30% ⇒ 25%
• Lillia Mana buff: 70/140 ⇒ 70/130

For Tier 2 units, Twitch's efficacy in specific Augment-dependent compositions prompts adjustments, enhancing his power in the Punk reroll comp through improved AD scaling:

• Pantheon Too Tough To Kill Damage Reduction AP: 15% ⇒ 20%
• Twitch Bottled Anarchy AD: 225% ⇒ 250%
• Twitch Bottled Anarchy secondary shard explosions: 6 ⇒ 4

Tier 3 unit changes feature a pristine Lulu buff and enhancements for other champions:

• Lulu Tastes like Glitter primary Damage: 240/360/575 ⇒ 250/375/600
• Miss Fortune Double Time AD%: 270/270/275% ⇒ 280/280/290%
• Neeko Cosplay Shield from Ally HP ratio: 5% ⇒ 6%

In Tier 4 units, Caitlyn adapts to the increased AD from 8-Bit, and adjustments are made to Poppy's healing ability:

• Caitlyn Champ Hunt AD%: 390/390/800% ⇒ 360/360/750%
• Caitlyn Champ AP: 25/40/120 ⇒ 40/60/200
• Poppy Hammer Time Heal per Hit: 6% ⇒ 5% of max HP
• Thresh HP: 1000 ⇒ 1050

These alterations aim to balance and refine the gameplay experience based on comprehensive data, feedback, and observations from the Ranked Ladder.

Bug Fixes:

• Endlessly Hoarding: Endless Hordes will no longer delete items from Training Dummies.
• Fixed a bug where Karthus could target untargetable objects (like Zed clones)
• Craftable Emblems will no longer roll into abyssal masks from Pandora’s Items or Reforgers in Double up.

This detailed update aims to provide players with a more balanced, engaging, and diverse gameplay experience. Embrace the changes, explore new strategies, and contribute feedback for the continuous improvement of the game.