League Of Legends Patch 14.22: New Champion And Major Balancing Changes

Ambessa Released in Patch 14.22

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Champion Adjustments in League Of Legends Patch 14.22

Patch 14.22 in League of Legends delivers substantial updates with 28 champions receiving adjustments and the introduction of the new champion, Essa. Additionally, several item changes aim to impact gameplay across various roles and strategies. Here’s a breakdown of the most significant updates to keep you ahead in the latest patch.

Minion and Smite Changes

The patch introduces changes to minion and Smite targeting. Sideline minion movement speed will gradually scale down from a 120 bonus at the start of the game to zero by the 14-minute mark, impacting early-game wave management. Smite’s targeting radius increases from 125 to 300 units, reducing the chance of mis-Smiting champions rather than epic monsters—a welcome quality-of-life improvement.

Item Overhauls: Youmuu’s Ghostblade, Statikk Shiv, and More

League Of Legends Patch 14.22 brings comprehensive item updates. Notable changes include Youmuu’s Ghostblade, where a Long Sword now replaces Pickaxe in the recipe, reducing the item’s AD from 60 to 55 but adding 4% movement speed. Statikk Shiv also sees significant changes; its cost drops to 2700 gold, with adjustments to attack damage, attack speed, and a reworked passive. Instead of a single burst, the passive now requires three attacks within 8 seconds to deal maximum bonus magic damage, which bounces to nearby targets.

Yun Tal Wildarrows undergoes a mini-rework, adding crit chance and increasing attack speed against champions. The item’s revised build path includes BF Sword, Scout Slingshot, and Long Sword, making it particularly attractive to champions like Yasuo and Yone.

Champion Buffs: Blitzcrank, Briar, Fizz, and More

Champion buffs in League Of Legends Patch 14.22 favor both tank and damage-dealing characters:

Blitzcrank: E ability’s total AD ratio rises from 1.8 to 2, improving his early to mid-game potential.
Briar: Gains a base health increase from 590 to 625.
Fizz: Enhanced AP ratios on Q (up from 45% to 55%) and W active (from 40% to 45%) for scaling potential.
Irelia: Irelia’s passive now deals damage to structures at 50% effectiveness, and passive duration refreshes on structure attacks, adding split-pushing power.
Kayle: Buffed passive with the AP ratio per stack raised from 0.5% to 1%.
Rumble, Swain, Varus, Vayne, Vel’Koz, Vi, Wukong: Each of these champions gets a mix of stat boosts and cooldown reductions.

Champion Nerfs: Aatrox, Anivia, Corki, and Others

Balancing nerfs were issued to champions with high win rates, such as Anivia and Corki:

Aatrox: R ability’s AD scaling is reduced at level 11, affecting his mid-to-late game damage output.
Anivia: Reduced armor growth from 4.9 to 4.5 and E ability’s AP ratio down from 60% to 55%.
Corki: Loses mana and attack damage growth, making early scaling less favorable.
Jax: R cooldown increased by 10 seconds at all ranks, and R active damage reduced.
Other Champions (Illaoi, Lillia, Mordekaiser, Poppy, Seraphine, Shen, Sylas, Syndra, Udyr): Various stat and ability reductions designed to balance over-performing champions.

Adjustments: K’Sante and Maokai Updates

Noteworthy adjustments are in store for champions like K’Sante and Maokai. K’Sante’s Q base damage decreases by 10 at all ranks, while his E dash speed in R form receives a boost. Maokai’s base movement speed rises, and his E movement speed now scales by champion level rather than boots.

Riot Games released the full patch notes with ever change here

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