LoL Patch 14.5 – Details, Release Date, and more

Now that the LoL Patch 14.4 is hitting the live servers, it’s time for us to check out the next update for the game, Patch 14.5.

LoL Patch 14.5 – Major Seraphine changes

Patch 14.4 came with a large list of changes which included several champions and items. The goal was to nerf some of the stronger picks, such as Twisted Fate and K’Sante, while also tweaking up a few champions like Rek’Sai to revamp her numbers.

In terms of items, the main highlights were the changes to Terminus and Black Cleaver, allowing them to proc armor (and magic penetration) much more quickly. It’s not surprising that ADCs who can take advantage of Terminus have gotten quite a big indirect buff.

Going into Patch 14.5, we should expect more changes on some of the most popular picks. One of them has been already included as Seraphine is expected to reduce her power as an APC and push her more onto the support role. Below you can find the exact numbers and adjustments that are currently planned, according to game designer Spideraxe. Be aware that they might be subject to further changes in the upcoming days.

Patch 14.5 Release Date

According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.5 will be released on Wednesday, March 6. This will be the 5th patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year.

How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?

Patch 14.5 Tentative Changes

Champion changes in Patch 14.5

Diana

E reset cooldown: 0.5 seconds ⇒ 0.25 seconds

Rek’Sai

Q-AA no longer cancelable.
Fixed Q-R cooldown without casting bug
Fixed unburrowing sometimes locking out autos
Fixed Spear of Shojin with Q
Speculative fix on non-dash “tunnel bug”
Attack windup: 26.6% ⇒ 20%
Crit wind up: 20.83% ⇒ 20%
Attack windup scaling: 100% ⇒ 60%

Seraphine

Mana growth: 50 ⇒ 25
Mana regen growth: 0.4 ⇒ 0.95
Base AD: 55 ⇒ 50
Move speed: 325 ⇒ 330
P base damage per note: 5 – 30 (1 / 6 / 11 / 16) ⇒ 4 – 25 linear
W mana cost: 80 – 100 ⇒ 70 – 90
E base damage: 60 – 200 ⇒ 70 – 190
E AP ratio: 35% ⇒ 50%
E slow duration: 1.25 second flat ⇒ 1.1 – 1.5 second
E minion damage: 100% ⇒ 70%
E cooldown: 10 seconds flat ⇒ 11 – 9 seconds
E mana cost: 60 – 80 ⇒ 60 flat
R AP ratio: 60% ⇒ 40%
R cooldown: 160 – 100 seconds ⇒ 160 – 120 seconds

Item Changes

Runaan’s Hurricane

Now purchasable by melee champs
Bolts now have a minimum range of 350
Bolt damage is now modified by on-hit modifiers (things like Urgot W which have reduced on-hit effectiveness)

Upcoming skins

PROJECT Gangplank
PROJECT Jax
PROJECT Naafiri