League of Legends 9.14 PBE: Akali, Galio, Jhin, Lux and More Balance Changes

League of Legends players will soon get a lot of content for the next patch that will be released on July 17. Patch 9.14 is currently still in beta, on Riot’s PBE client. Let’s see all the balance changes for the champions so far. Get ready for a very long list of changes! These balance changes are currently being tested in PBE, so they might differ from the patch notes that will show up next week when Patch 9.14 goes live. We’ll have to add a different post about the state of Teamfight Tactics in 9.14, so keep an eye out for it.

League of Legends Patch 9.14: Balance Changes

Aatrox

Base Stats:

• HP regen per level increased to .2 – from .15

R – World Ender

• cooldown lowered to 120/100/80 – from 140/120/100
• [Removed] no longer Revives
• healing amp increased to 50/60/70% – from 40/55/70%

Ahri

E – Charm

• “[Re-added] cancels in-progress dashes”
• damage bonus duration lowered to 3 – from 5

Akali

Base Stats

• base MR increased to 37 – from 32.1

Q – Five Point Strike

• AP ratio increased to 80% – from 50% (live stats)

W – Twilight Shroud

• cooldown changed to 20 – from 25/22/19/16/13
• [New] Cooldown starts on cast rather than after Shroud expiration”
• energy restore changed to 80 – from 40/50/60/70/80
• [Removed] duration extension
• stealth type: now it is invisibility, not obscurity.

E – Shuriken Flip

• missile damage changed to [40/70/100/130/160 (+35% tAD)(+50% AP)] – from [70/105/140/175/210 (+70% bAD)]
• dash damage changed to [40/70/100/130/160 (+35% tAD)(+50% AP)] – from [50/80/110/140/170 (+70%bAD)]

R – Perfect Execution

• cooldown increased to 120/110/100 – from 100/85/70

Alistar

Base Stats:

• Mana increased to 350 – from 278.84

Aurelion Sol

Q – Starsurge

• Max stun duration increased to 2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8/3 — from 1.65/1.8/1.95/2.1/2.25
• Minimum stun duration lowered to [25% of max duration] — from [33.3% of max duration]

E – Comet of Legend

• Movespeed changed to [25/26/27/29/30/31/32/33/34/36/37/38/39/40/41/43/44/45% based on level] — from [25/30/35/40/45%]

Blitzcrank

W – Overdrive

• cooldown increased to 15 – from 10

R – Static Field

• cooldown increased to 60/45/30 – from 60/40/20
• NEW EFFECT: Now destroys shields on affected enemies.

Bard

Base Stats

• base HP increased to 575 – from 535
• base HP regen lowered to 1.1 – from 1.5

E – Magical Journey

• movement speed changed to 33% at all ranks – from 10/20/30/40/50%

Cassiopeia

Base Stats

• base HP increased to 575 – from 537
• HP per level increased to 90 – from 87
• base armor lowered to 20 – from 25

W – Miasma

• minimum cast range lowered to 100 – from 500
• maximum range lowered to 700 – from 800
• cooldown increased to 24/21/18/15/12 – from 18/17.5/17/16.5/16

E – Twin Fang

• healing changed to [13/16/19/22/25% AP] – from [5-22 (based on level)(+10% AP)]
• [New] 25% heal effectiveness against minions and small monsters
• cost changed to 50 – from [40/45/50/55/60]
• NEW EFFECT: Can now be buffered.

Fizz

P – Nimble Fighter

• [Removed] won’t take 4-14 (based on level) less physical damage from basic attacks before other modifiers.
• [New] takes 4 (+1% AP) les damage from all sources of pre-mitigation damage, up to 50% reduction.
• base damage reduction lowered to 4 – from 5

Galio

P – Colossal Smash

• [Removed] reduces cooldown when Galio hits a champion with an ability.
• next basic attack damage increased to 20-200 — from 12-80 (vs. live stats)
• cooldown lowered to 5s – from 8s
• damage lowered to 15/24/32/41/49/58/66/75/83/92/100/109/117/126/134/143/151/160 — from 20-200
• MR ratio increased to 60% — from 40% (live stat)

Q – Wind of War

• cooldown increased to 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 – from 10/9.5/9/8.5/8
• cost lowered to 80/85/90/95/100 – from 80/90/100/110/120
• damage increased to 80/115/150/185/220 – from 70/105/140/175/210 (live stats)

W – Shield of Durand

• self slow lowered to 15% – from 30%
• [New] charge can be interrupted by CC
• [Removed] unable to use Flash while taunting

E – Justice Punch

• damage increased to 80/125/170/215/260 – from 80/120/160/200/240

Jayce

Base Stats

• base AD lowered to 54 – from 58
• AD per level increased to 4.25 – from 3.5

Q (Cannon) – Shock Blast

• damage changed to to [55/105/155/205/255/305] — from [55/110/165/220/275/330] [- from live stats: [70/115/160/205/250/295 (+100% bAD)]

Jhin

W – Deadly Flourish

• root duration increased to 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 — from .75/1/1.25/1.5/1.75
• cooldown lowered to 12 – from 14

Karma

W – Focused Resolve

• “[New] Provides truesight during the root component”

Katarina

R – Death Lotus

• healing reduction increased to 60% – from 40%

Kennen

Base Stats

• base AD lowered to 48 – from 50.544
• AD per level increased to 3.75 – from 3.3
• attack speed lowered to .625 – from .69

E – Lightning Rush

• attack speed increased to 40/50/60/70/80% – from 30/40/50/60/70%

Kled

Q – Bear Trap on a Rope

• “[New] When yanking an enemy, reduces all healing on them by 60% for 5 seconds”

LeBlanc

• “[New] Provides truesight during the root component”

Leona

W – Eclipse

• “[New] Reduces incoming damage by 8/12/16/20/24 (pre-mitigation, up to 50% of incoming damage)”
• armor lowered to 20/25/30/35/40 – from 25/35/45/55/65
• magic resist lowered to 20/25/30/35/40 – from 20/30/40/50/60

Solar Flare (R)

• “[Removed] Incandescence (empowered basic attacks)”

Lux

Q – Light Binding

• Cooldown changed to 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 s – from 10 at all ranks.
• Mana cost changed to 50 at all ranks – from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60.

W – Prismatic Barrier

• “[Removed] double effect on returning shields”

– Max Shield amount changed to [100/140/180/220/260 (+60% AP)] — from [150/195/240/285/330 (+60% AP)]

• shield duration lowered to 2.5 – from 3
• AP ratio increased to 30% – from 20%

R – Final Spark

• “[Removed] reset mechanic”
• cooldown lowered to 80/60/40 — from 80/65/60
• AP ratio increased to 100% — from 75%

Mordekaiser

Passive – Darkness Rise

• damage changed to [5-15.2] — from [8-25]

E – Death’s Grasp

• magic penetration lowered to 5/7.5/10/12.5/15% — from 5/10/15/20/25%

Morgana

R – Soul Shackles

• “[New] Provides truesight during the root component”

Nidalee

Cougar E – Swipe

• damage increased to 80/140/200/260 — from 70/130/90/250

Neeko

Base Stats:

• base AD lowered to 48 – from 52
• AD/level increased to 2.5 – from 2
• attack speed lowered to .625 – from .645
• attack Speed/level increased to 3 – from 2.5

W – Shapesplitter

• passive movespeed lowered to 10/15/20/25/30% – from 20/25/30/35/40%

Poppy

W – Steadfast Presence

• “[New] If Poppy stops a movement ability, the enemy is grounded and slowed by 25% for 2 seconds”
• duration lowered to 2 – from 2.5
• movement Speed increased to 35% – from 30%
• cooldown changed to 24/21/18/15/12 – from 24/22/20/18/16

Pyke

E – Phantom Undertow

• “[Reintroduced] stuns non-champions. Still deals no damage to them”

R – Death from Below

• AD ratio lowered to 150% – from 200%
• [Changed] Back to “Enemies not executed take 50% damage” from only champions
• “Your Cut” on Pyke kill changed to [1 “Your Cut” to Pyke AND most recent assister] — from [1 “Your Cut” most recent assister]
• “Your Cut” on Pyke assist changed to [2 “Your Cut” to Pyke] — from [1 “Your Cut] to Pyke]
• “[New] Death from Below’s icon is shown next to Pyke’s health bar while it can be cast for free”

Renekton

W – Ruthless Predator

• “[New] when empowered with 50 fury, destroys existing damage shields on the target (before its existing effects).”

Ryze

Base Stats:

• base HP regen increased to 1.6 – from 1.4
• HP regen per level increased to .16 – from .11

W – Rune Prison

• cooldown reverted to 13/12/11/10/9 – from 12/11/10/9/8

• AP ratio increased to 70% – from 60%

Swain

Base Stats

• HP per level lowered to 85 from 90
• attack range lowered to 525 from 550

Q – Death’s Hand

• cooldown increased to 10/8.5/7/5.5/4 – from 9/7.5/6/4.5/3

R – Demonic Ascension

• Demonflare damage changed to 100/150/200 (+50% AP) + 75% of the damage he healed

Sylas

Base Stats

• HP regen lowered to 1.4 – from 1.5

E – Abscond / Abduct

• mana cost changed to 65 at all ranks – from 55/60/65/70/45

W – Kingslayer (W)

• [Removed] will not heal on large monster damage

Tahm Kench

E – Thick Skin

• cooldown lowered to 3 at all ranks – from 11/9/7/5/3
• damage stored as gray health changed to 45/50/55/60/65% — from 50/52.5/55/57.5/60%

Yuumi

Passive – Bop’N’Block

• [Removed] will not restore mana
• shield changed to [50/300] from [80-300]

Q – Prowling Projectile

• mana cost increased to 75/80/85/90/95/100 — from 60/65/70/75/80/85
• empowered damage changed to [50/95/140/185/230/275 (+65% AP)] — from [60/105/150/195/240/285 (+60% AP)]

E – Zoomies

• mana cost lowered to 30/40/50/60/70 from 60/65/70/75/80
• maximum heal increased to [2.3x base heal value] — from [2x base heal value] <– live stats

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