League of Legends 14.16 Patch Notes Breakdown

Welcome to our patch notes breakdown for League of Legends Season 14!

Let’s break down all the new changes in LoL coming this week.

We recommend following along with the official 14.16 patch notes since we won’t be listing all the specific stat changes, but rather, focusing on the impact of the changes and the champions updated place in the current meta.

If you’re wondering how these changes will affect the meta, check out our LoL champion tier list!

Buffs, Nerfs, and Changes

Azir (buff)

• His base stats are improved.

Corki (nerf)

• His Q mana cost and his cooldown are increased.
• He will be weaker in all roles.

Katarina (nerf)

• Her Q damage has increased.
• But her E and Ultimate damage are nerfed. She will be weaker in some builds.

Lucian (nerf)

• His Passive damage is increased, but his Q damage is decreased. This will negatively impact him throughout all stages of the game.

Orianna (buff)

• Her Q damage scaling is increased.
• She will be a stronger Mid-laner overall.

Qiyana (buff)

• Her base stats have improved.
• Qiyana’s Q damage is increased, and it is also better against monsters.
• Her W on hit damage is changed.
• Qiyana’s ultimate damage is changed, and it is weaker vs. monsters.

Senna (change)

• Her base attack speed growth is reduced. This will impact her in both the ADC and Support roles.
• Her Passive crit scaling is reduced.
• For Senna’s Q, the healing has changed as well as is slow.
• However, the root duration is extended, which benefits Senna in the ADC and Support roles.
• Senna’s E is unchanged.
• Her Ultimate shield is changed as well.
• Overall, these changes to Senna will be quite interesting. It will be nice to see how much of an impact these changes make to Senna on this patch.

Skarner (buff)

• His base stats are changed.
• Skarner’s Q AD ratio is increased.
• These changes will benefit Skarner in the Top and Jungle roles.

Sylas (buff)

• His base stats are increased.
• Passive and W damage is also increased. These changes will help Sylas in the Mid, Jungle, and even the Top roles.

Syndra (buff)

• Syndra’s Ultimate damage is increased per orb. It will help with one-shotting enemies!

Vi (buff)

• Her Q damage is increased.

Wukong (buff)

• His Passive armor is increased.
• E additional attack speed is increased.
• These changes are going to help him in the Top and Jungle role. He might even come back to the mid-lane.

Items

Black Cleaver

• Black Cleaver no longer prevents champions from applying two stacks for basic attacks and abilities that apply after on-hit effects (e.g. Senna).

Blade of the Ruined King

• Damage is increased, attack speed is reduced, and on-hit damage is changed.

Doran’s Blade

• Gives less health and less life steal.

Thank you for reading. We hope you enjoyed this patch breakdown. How do you feel about this patch? Let us know in the comments. As always, if you have any questions, find us in our Discord!

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