As a seasoned League of Legends player with countless hours spent mastering the art of champion play and item management, I eagerly anticipate every new patch release, especially the grand one like LoL Patch 14.18. This patch seems to be a rollercoaster ride for champions, with some getting a much-needed boost while others are taking a hit.
LoL patch 14.18 rundown
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Michael Jeong
The latest League of Legends patch, version 14.18, has been released and is available ahead of the World Championship scheduled towards the end of September.
As a dedicated gamer, I’m excited to dive into this significant update! It’s packed with modifications for numerous champions, not to mention tweaks to items and runes. To top it off, there are some fresh, eye-catching skins added to the mix. Can’t wait to get gaming!
This update marks your final chance to enjoy the ongoing Arena game version before it’s changed. Additionally, it signifies the transition from Split 2 to Split 3, occurring on September 24-25.
Additionally, this update includes improvements for bypassing queues (queue dodging) and adjustments to Account Transfers, both of which will be active in this latest release.
LoL patch 14.18 champion changes
In League of Legends, Patch 14.18 brings a vast array of adjustments, both buffs and nerfs, so let’s dive straight in. Riot continues its emphasis from Patch 14.17 by significantly impacting Marksmen characters, pushing them out of the solo lanes.
Buffs come to the following:
- Ahri: Ahri’s E gets more damage after rank 1 and better AP scaling at all ranks
- Gnar: Gnar’s base AD is higher
- Hwei: His shields on allies from WW is better
- Jarvan IV: Jarvan’s damage on his passive is higher
- Jax: likewise, Jax gets more on-hit damage, armor and magic resist from his R. He also gets more bonus damage from champions hit by his R activation
- Jayce: His hammer form Q slows more, and his cannon form E grants more movement speed
- Jinx: Jinx gets more attack speed growth
- Lulu: Her damage from her Pix passive is lower
- Malphite: Malphite’s Shield from his passive has a higher %Max HP scaling
- Samira: Samira’s Q has a better AD ratio
- Shen: Similarly to Malphite, Shen’s passive shield is stronger
- Viego: Viego’s base AD is higher, but his Q does less bonus damage to monsters to offset the increase
- Xin Zhao: Xin Zhao has a higher base armor growth, and his Q has more damage
Meanwhile, the following LoL champions get nerfs on patch 14.18:
- Aurora: Her R gets a nerf to its jump distance and duration, and its forgiveness on jumping walls
- Azir: Azir gets a nerf to his damage on W
- Corki: Corki loses damage on his Q and R
- Ivern: His E shields and slows less
- Leona: Leona has lower base armor
- Lillia: The damage cap from her passive against monsters is lower. Further, her R now has its rank 1 sleep duration (2 seconds) at all ranks
- Lissandra: Her Q has a worse AP ratio
- Maokai: Maokai’s Q does less damage, and his E has a longer cooldown. His sapling’s also last in bushes for less time
- Miss Fortune: Her base AD is lower
- Nasus: The damage from Nasus E is lower at all ranks
- Rell: The bonus movement speed from her E is lower
- Rumble: Rumble gets nerfs to his Q and E
- Smolder: Smolder gets nerfs to his base health, and the damage on his Q and W. Further, his Q loses its AP scaling
- Varus: The damage on his Q and E is lower
- Vi: Vi’s damage on Q is lower
- Zeri: Zeri’s passive damage is lower
- Ziggs: Ziggs’ passive damage against structures is lower
With that long list of changes out the way, it’s time to move on to the other patch changes.
Items, runes, and other changes
LoL patch 14.18 adjusts the following items:
- Bloodthirster: The Ichorshield is smaller, and the item grants less lifesteal
- Immortal Shieldbow: The item grants a bigger Lifeline shield to melee characters, but a smaller shield to ranged characters
- Luden’s Companion: It’s now 50 gold cheaper and grants less Ability Haste, but grants a bit more AP
- Shadowflame: It grants less AP but has better Magic Penetration and a higher Max Health Threshold. Its penetration for damage-over-time is slightly worse
- Stormsurge: It grants less move speed but more magic penetration, and its Stormraider health threshold is more forgiving at 25%. Further, its ranged penalty for its Squall passive is now gone
In this latest update, the Fleet Footwork rune undergoes some adjustments again. The healing capacity has been enhanced, yet it imposes a 60% disadvantage on users who employ ranged attacks. To offset this, every user receives a consistent 15% healing from minions. However, the movement speed boost is now divided, offering a 20% increase for ranged users and only a 15% boost for melee combatants.
Furthermore, Riot Games persistently opposes lane swaps, as they’ve significantly boosted the reduction of fortification damage at the 5-minute mark up to an impressive 85%.
Finally, three new skins release with patch 14.18 for the following LoL champs:
- Janitor Thresh
- Attorney Azir
- Crystalis Indomitus Nautilus
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