With the release of LoL Patch 14.21 that went live on October 23, Riot’s developers have kicked off a new update cycle as the season winds down.
LoL Patch 14.22: Warwick Changes and More
The latest patch introduced a major rework for Swain, along with adjustments to several champions, likely shaking up the higher Elo games. Key champions like Galio, Camille, and Karthus were hit with nerfs, which could shift the meta significantly.
One of the most impactful changes for me is the buff to Irelia, and we’re interested to see if it will improve her solo lane presence. Additionally, changes to objective bounties aim to make comebacks more achievable in highly snowball-prone games.
Since this is just the beginning of the patch cycle, we only have a few leaked updates on potential changes. You’ll find those details in the sections below as they become available.
LoL Patch 14.22 Confirmed Release Date
LoL Patch 14.22 is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, November 6, according to Riot’s official patch calendar. This will be the 22nd of the 24 updates planned for the year.
What Does Patch 14.22 Mean for the LoL Meta?
With numerous changes in store, this League of Legends patch could bring an explosive shift to the current meta. While many champions are getting minor adjustments, a few standout changes are worth keeping an eye on. Irelia’s buffs, for instance, are significant for her split-pushing potential, likely elevating her to top-tier status in the meta.
Jax is set to receive a slight nerf, which may decrease his impact in the top lane. In the jungle, buffs for Wukong and Vi will benefit their popularity, particularly in mid-to-high Elo games. For mid lane, expect higher play rates for Swain and Katarina. The bot lane likely won’t see substantial shifts, as minor buffs to champions like Varus and Vayne aren’t expected to make them viable meta picks.
Patch 14.22 Tentative Changes
Champion changes in Patch 14.22
Aatrox
- R gained bonus AD total AD ratio: 20/32.5/45% ⇒ 20/30/40%
Anivia
- Armor per level: 4.9 ⇒ 4.5
- E AP ratio: 60% ⇒ 55%
Ambessa
- Passive bonus attack range: 100 ⇒ 75
- Passive base damage: 5 – 15 ⇒ 5 – 30
- Passive bonus AD ratio: 25% ⇒ 30%
- Q cooldown: 14 – 10 seconds ⇒ 10 – 8 seconds ⇒ 11 – 9 seconds
- W shield duration: 1.5 seconds ⇒ 2.5 seconds
- W block bonus damage: 60% ⇒ 50%
- W base shield: 85 – 250 (stat growth) ⇒ 85 – 325 (linear)
- W shield bonus AD ratio: 150% ⇒ 160%
- E base damage: 40 – 160 ⇒ 40 – 140
- R bonus AD ratio: 100% ⇒ 80%
Blitzcrank
- E AD ratio: 80% ⇒ 100%
Briar
- Base HP: 590 ⇒ 625
Corki
- AD per level: 2.5 ⇒ 2
- Mana per level: 54 ⇒ 40
Fizz
- Q AP ratio: 45% ⇒ 55%
- W AP ratio: 40% ⇒ 45%
Illaoi
- Base AD: 68 ⇒ 65
- Mana per level: 60 ⇒ 50
Irelia
- Passive now deals bonus magic damage on-hit to structures at a 50% ratio and refreshes stacks of Ionian Fervor while attacking structures
Jax
- R base damage: 150/250/350 ⇒ 100/175/250
- R cooldown: 100/90/80 seconds ⇒ 110/100/90 seconds
Katarina
- E cooldown: 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 ⇒ 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
- R cooldown: 90/60/45 seconds ⇒ 75/60/45 seconds
Kayle
- Passive Attack Speed per stack of Zeal AP ratio: 0.5% per 100 AP ⇒ 1% per 100 AP (2.5% per 100 AP >>> 5% per 100 AP at max stacks)
K’Sante
- Q base damage: 80/110/140/170/200 ⇒ 70/100/130/160/190
- R-E bonus untargeted dash speed: 950 ⇒ 1250
Lillia
- Armor per level: 5.2 ⇒ 4.5
- Passive base heal from monsters per tick: 6.5 – 9 (based on levels 1-18, linear) ⇒ 6.5 flat
Maokai
- Base HP: 635 ⇒ 665
- Base Move Speed: 330 ⇒ 335
- E Sapling Move Speed: 400/425/445/460 (based on Boots Tier 1/most Tier 2/Boots of Swiftness + Synchronized Souls) ⇒ 400-460 (based on levels 1-13)
Mordekaiser
- E damage: 70/85/100/115/130 (+60% AP) ⇒ 60/75/90/105/120 (+40% AP)
Poppy
- Base AD: 64 ⇒ 60
- Base Attack Speed: 0.625 ⇒ 0.658
Rumble
- Base HP: 625 ⇒ 655
Seraphine
- Q AP ratio: 60 – 96% ⇒ 50 – 80% (based on target’s missing HP 0 – 75%)
Shen
- Passive cooldown: 10 seconds ⇒ 11 seconds
- Passive cooldown refund on spell hit: 4 – 7.5 seconds ⇒ 4 – 8 seconds (based on levels 1-18, linear)
- R Stand United minimum shield: 130/290/450 (+135% AP) (+16% Shen’s bonus HP) ⇒ 120/220/320 (+135% AP) (+15% Shen’s bonus HP)
Swain
- Base Magic Resistance: 30 ⇒ 31
- Magic Resistance per level: 1.3 ⇒ 1.55
- Q base damage: 60/85/110/135/160 ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180
- E cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 seconds ⇒ 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds
- R heal per tick bonus HP ratio: 0.625% ⇒ 0.75% (1.25% ⇒ 1.5% per second)
Sylas
- HP per level: 129 ⇒ 122
Syndra
- W damage: 70/110/150/190/230 (+70% AP) ⇒ 70/105/140/175/210 (+65% AP)
Udyr
- R base damage per tick: 10/19/28/37/46/55 ⇒ 10/17/24/31/38/45
- R-R Target’s max HP ratio per tick: 1 – 2% ⇒ 1 – 1.75% (based on levels 1-18, linear)
- R-R Monster cap per tick: 7.5 (+100% bAD) (+50% AP) ⇒ 10 – 50 (based on levels 1-18, linear) (+0% bAD) (+0% AP)
Varus
- W passive base on-hit damage: 5/10/15/20/25 ⇒ 8/13/18/23/28
Vayne
- R bonus AD: 25/40/55 ⇒ 35/50/65
Vel’Koz
- E cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12 seconds ⇒ 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 seconds
- R cooldown: 120/100/80 seconds ⇒ 100/90/80 seconds
Vi
- Passive shield max HP ratio: 12% ⇒ 14%
Wukong
- Base mana: 300 ⇒ 330
- W cooldown: 22/20/18/16/14 seconds ⇒ 18/17/16/15/14 seconds
Item Changes
Opportunity
- Rectrix replaced by Pickaxe and Long Sword
- AD: 50 ⇒ 55
- Passive lethality: 10/6 ⇒ 11/7
- 4% move speed removed ⇒ reverted
- Passive move speed: 200 ⇒ 300 ⇒ 200
- Passive move speed duration: 1.5 seconds ⇒ 2 seconds ⇒ 1.5 seconds
Statikk Shiv
- Cost: 2900 ⇒ 2700
- AD: 50 ⇒ 45
- Attack speed: 35% ⇒ 30%
- On kill passives removed
- First 3 attacks within 8 seconds fire chain lightning on-hit, dealing 60 magic damage up to 5 targets (500 range), increased to 85 against non-champs. Cooldown of 25 – 10 seconds (levells 7 – 12), starting on the first attack, fully reset by takedowns
Youmuu’s Ghostblade
- AD: 60 ⇒ 55
- Now has a 4% move speed
- Pickaxe now replaces Long Sword
Yun Tal Wildarrows
- New recipe: BF Sword + Scout’s Slingshot + Long Sword + 750g = 3000g
- AD: 60 ⇒ 50
- Now has 20% attack speed
- No longer has 25% crit
- [NEW]: grants 0.2% crit per attack, stacks up to 25% crit
- Attacking enemy champs grants 30% attack speed for 4 seconds (40 second cooldown, reduced by 1 sec per attack, increased to 2 on crit)
System Changes
Barrier
- Shield: 120 – 480 ⇒ 100 – 460
Side lane minions
- Bonus Move Speed before 14 minutes: 120 ⇒ 120 – 0 (based on minutes 0-14)
Smite
- Epic monster prioritization range: 300 ⇒ 125
