LoL Patch 14.1b Hotfix Adjusts Multiple Champions And Items To Even Out Power Levels

LoL Season 14 is here. New items have graced the rift, but not everyone is performing as intended. Of course, there are also quite a few bugs that have slipped their way into LoL Patch 14.1 and all of those issues will need a quick hotfix.

So, Riothas shipped a b-patch, with multiple champion adjustments, as well as changes to come items and systems that are currently keeping players from enjoying the game.

LoL Patch 14.1b: All Champion Adjustments Coming This Patch

Riot Phroxzon has given detailed explanations on why some of the champion nerfs and buffs are being taken in this League of Legends hotfix patch. Champions like Fizz, Gwen and Kayle are receiving nerfs due to their inherent power with the new items, while others like Zed have lost quite a bit of power.

Champion Buffs

With Zed having been so dependent on Ravenous Hydra in the previous season, Riot is going to be buffing him in this b-patch. Alongside Zed is also Zac, who lost a lot of power due to the removal of Radiant Virtue.

Trinity Force might not feel underpowered, but some of the ranged Tri-Force champions took a hit in this patch, which is why Ezreal and Corki are also on the buff list.

Corki

• Base Attack Damage: 59 ⇒ 61
• R Damage: 80/115/150 (+15/45/75% AD) (+12% AP) ⇒ 80/115/150 (+25/50/75% AD) (+12% AP)

Ezreal

• W Cooldown: 12 ⇒ 8 seconds
• E Mana Cost: 90 ⇒ 70

Hwei

• Health Growth: 104 ⇒ 109
• QQ Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+70% AP) (+4/5/6/7/8% of target's maximum health) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+75% AP) (+4/5/6/7/8% of target's maximum health)
• EQ/EW/EE Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+60% AP) ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230 (+60% AP)
• R Missile Width: 80 ⇒ 90

Lux

• Base Health: 560 ⇒ 580
• Base Armor: 19 ⇒ 21
• Attack Speed Growth: 2% ⇒ 3%
• W Shield Strength: 40/55/70/85/100 (+35% AP) ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100 (+40% AP)

Naafiri

• Base Movement Speed: 335 ⇒ 340
• Packmate Damage: 5-25 (based on level) (+4.5% bonus AD) ⇒ 6-30 (based on level) (+4.5% bonus AD)
• Passive Cooldown: 30/25/20/15 seconds (levels 1/6/11/16) ⇒ 30/25/20/15/10 seconds (levels 1/6/9/12/15)

Zac

• Passive Heal per Chunk: 4/5/6/7% ⇒ 5/6/7/8%
• E Cooldown: 24/21/18/15/12 ⇒ 22/19/16/13/10 seconds
• R Cooldown: 130/115/100 ⇒ 120/105/90 seconds

Zed

• W Cooldown: 20/19.25/18.5/17.75/17 ⇒ 20/19/18/17/16 seconds
• E Damage: 65/85/105/125/145 (+65% bonus AD) ⇒ 65/90/115/140/165 (+65% bonus AD)
• R Damage: 65% AD (+25/40/55% of damage dealt) ⇒ 100% AD (+25/40/55% of damage dealt)

Naafiri is also receiving a buff due to her itemization not being the strongest and her own kit also feeling a bit weak in the current meta. So, our favorite assassin doggo will also be getting a buff.

Champion Nerfs

We've also got a few nerfs coming in with this hotfix. With early Lethality items being very strong, champions like Aphelios will have insane power spikes, hence why Riot is going to be nerfing the best F-tier bot laner in the game right now.

Riot Phroxzon also explained that some of the AP champions that have truly gained a lot from this patch, like Fizz, Gwen and Singed, will also be getting nerfed, due to how good they are with the new items, but the items themselves aren't the problems.

Aphelios

• Attack Damage Growth: 3 ⇒ 2.3 (Note: Aphelios will still get 4.5-27 bonus AD from his passive.)

Fizz

• Q Damage: 10/25/40/55/70 (+55% AP) ⇒ 10/25/40/55/70 (+50% AP)
• W Active Damage: 50/70/90/110/130 (+50% AP) ⇒ 50/70/90/110/130 (+40% AP)

Gwen

• Passive Damage: 1% (+0.8% per 100 AP) of the target's maximum health ⇒ 1% (+0.65% per 100 AP) of the target's maximum health

Kayle

• Zeal Stack Bonus: 6% (+1% per 100 AP) bonus attack speed ⇒ 6% (+0.5% per 100 AP) bonus attack speed

LeBlanc

• Attack Speed Ratio: 0.625 ⇒ 0.4
• Attack Speed Growth: 1.5% ⇒ 2.35%
• Attack Damage Growth: 2.7 ⇒ 2.2
• Q Damage: 65/90/115/140/165 (+40% AP) ⇒ 65/90/115/140/165 (+45% AP)
• E Damage: 50/70/90/110/130 (+35% AP) ⇒ 50/70/90/110/130 (+40% AP)

Singed

• Q Total Damage: 40/60/80/100/120 (+90% AP) ⇒ 40/60/80/100/120 (+80% AP)

Taric

• Armor Growth: 4.6 ⇒ 4.3
• W Bonus Armor: 10/11/12/13/14% of Taric's armor ⇒ 9/10/11/12/13% of Taric's armor

Teemo

• Q Damage: 80/125/170/215/260 (+80% AP) ⇒ 80/125/170/215/260 (+70% AP)
• R Total Damage: 200/325/450 (+55% AP) ⇒ 200/325/450 (+50% AP)

LeBlanc is also on the list because Riot is trying to nerf her AD builds, which have become part of the meta again. It seems that while Twisted Fate is getting some AD buffs for the upcoming LoL Patch 14.2, the LeBlanc mains can't have the same fun, eh?

System And Item Changes

Item Buffs

Overall: Overall, we're pretty happy with how the patch has landed. - No critical bugs (there's a few bugs with Rift Herald, Hwei, etc. that we're fixing)- Balance is decent (no champion moved more than 4% in either direction)Shoutout to QA, Engineering in particular for... pic.twitter.com/sEMsDXE06X

— Matt Leung-Harrison (@RiotPhroxzon) January 12, 2024

Hydra items like Ravenous Hydra and Profane Hydra need some love and Riot is going to be buffing these items in the hotfix, along with some tank items as well to keep things even.

Essence Reaver

• Total Cost: 3000 ⇒ 2900
• Passive - Spellblade Damage: 130% base AD (+20% bonus AD) bonus physical damage ⇒ 140% base AD (+20% bonus AD) bonus physical damage

Heartsteel

• Health: 800 ⇒ 900

Hubris

• Unique - Eminence AD per Statue Rank: 10 (+1 per Statue Rank) ⇒ 15 (+2 per Status Rank)
• Unique - Eminence Duration: 60 ⇒ 90 seconds

Profane Hydra

• Total Cost: 3400 ⇒ 3300 gold
• Unique Active - Heretical Cleave: Deal 80% AD physical damage to enemies within a 450 unit radius, increased to 120% AD against targets below 30% maximum health ⇒ Deal 100% AD physical damage to enemies within a 450 unit radius, increased to 150% AD against targets below 50% maximum health

Ravenous Hydra

• Lifesteal: 10% ⇒ 12%
• Cast Time: 0.25 seconds ⇒ Now references user’s auto attack cast time

Stridebreaker

• Attack Damage: 50 ⇒ 55
• Attack Speed: 20% ⇒ 25%
• Unique Active - Breaking Shockwave: Grants 30% bonus movement speed decaying over 3 seconds ⇒ Grants 35% bonus movement speed decaying over 3 seconds

Tiamat

• Unique Active - Crescent: Deals 60% AD physical damage ⇒ Deals 75% AD physical damage
• Cast Time: 0.25 seconds ⇒ Now references user’s auto attack cast time

Item Nerfs

In comparison to Ravenous and Profane Hydra, the third Hydra-item – Titanic Hydra – has felt a bit too good, meaning it's set for a nerf. Along with it, some AP items are also going to be toned down along with Collector which has been the go-to early Lethality item in the game.

Collector

• Total Cost: 3000 ⇒ 3100

Hextech Rocketbelt

• Unique Active - Supersonic: Deals 175 (+15% AP) magic damage ⇒ Deals 125 (+15% AP) magic damage

Stormsurge

• Unique Passive - Squall Damage: 120-260 (+40% AP) (melee) / 90-195 (+30% AP) (ranged) ⇒ 100-200 (+30% AP) (melee) / 75-150 (+22.5% AP) (ranged)

Titanic Hydra

• Attack Damage: 55 ⇒ 50
• Health: 550 ⇒ 500

Trailblazer

• Total Cost: 2400 ⇒ 2500
• Health: 250 ⇒ 200

Along with these changes there are some bug fixes coming for Hwei as well and Riot is going to keep a close eye on Illaoi who has a harder time being the boss woman she is meant to be due to the change in walls. For now, the team doesn't want to adjust her numbers though, since the fix is more complicated than that.

LoL Patch 14.1b is now live with these changes.