With the release of LoL Patch 14.21 on October 23, Riot Games has kicked off another round of updates as the 2024 season winds down. This patch brought significant changes, including a major Swain rework and several adjustments to other champions like Galio, Camille, and Karthus, which are likely to impact higher-level play. These balance tweaks, especially nerfs to popular picks, could create shifts in the current meta.
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One of the most notable changes for me is Irelia’s buff, which might improve her viability in solo lanes. Additionally, changes to objective bounties aim to balance snowball-heavy games, offering more opportunities for comebacks and reducing the risk of one-sided matches.
Since this patch news just dropped, information on upcoming changes is still limited. However, we’ve gathered a few early leaks and tentative updates.
Patch 14.22 Release Date
According to Riot’s schedule, Patch 14.22 will go live on Wednesday, November 6. It will be the 22nd update out of the 24 patches planned for this season.
How Will Patch 14.22 Impact the Meta?
While it’s too early to predict exactly how Patch 14.22 will affect the meta, given that the full patch notes aren’t available yet, you can stay informed by checking out our current tier lists for each role:
- Top Lane
- Jungle
- Mid Lane
- ADC
- Support
Tentative Changes for Patch 14.22
Champion Changes
Warwick
- W move speed: 35% – 65% → 30% – 50%
- W mana cost: 70 → 35
- W active range: 4000 → 3000
- W cooldown: 100 – 40 seconds → 80 – 40 seconds
- W cooldown is reduced by 30% if no target is found.
- W no longer cools down twice as fast when not hunting.
- W is no longer put on a 3-second cooldown during combat.
Item Changes
Opportunity
- Rectrix replaced by Pickaxe and Long Sword.
- AD: 50 → 55
- 4% movement speed bonus removed.
- Passive move speed: 200 → 300.
- Passive move speed duration: 1.5 seconds → 2 seconds.
Youmuu’s Ghostblade
- AD: 60 → 55.
- Now grants a 4% movement speed bonus.
System Changes
Barrier
- Shield: 120 – 480 → 100 – 460.
Upcoming Skins
To be determined.
Stay tuned for more details as Riot continues to reveal new information leading up to Patch 14.22!
