Preview patch 14.3 LoL PBE: buffs from Aurelion Sol, Yorick…

With the arrival of patch 14.2 on the live servers, we now have a preview of patch 14.3 on the PBE. We’re here to tell you everything we know so far about the next patch!

Even though we just had Update 14.2, we are already receiving new information about the upcoming adjustments in patch 14.3. We also gained approximately some sick events coming for us in this patch. So, let’s dive straight into it.

LoL PBE Patch 14.3: champion changes

Even if we don’t yet know much about the next patch, 3 champions have already benefited from significant changes to the PBE, notably Yorick.

Champion Adjustments

Shaco

• reduced mana growth: 0.45 → 0.35
• W – Jack in the Box
  • reduced mana cost: 70 → 70/65/60/55/50
  • monster damage bonus increased: 10-50 → 20-80

• E – Two Shiv Poison
  • mana cost increased: 65 → 75

Oudyr

• Runes: Ultimate Hunter is no longer replaced by Relentless Hunter
• Passive – Bridge between
  • now note that Udyr grants him ultimate effects
  • now benefits from ultimate effects like Ult Haste

Yorick

• Passive – Shepherd of Souls
  • Mist Walkers leash range reduced: 2000 → 1600

• Q – Last Rites
  • reduced mana cost: 25 → 20
  • healing is no longer doubled when health is below 50%
  • now heals 4-8% additional missing health
  • healing reduction changed from minions to non-champions
• E – Mist of Mourning
  • cast time reduced: 0.33 sec → 0.25 sec
  • now visually the arches are higher

• R – Praise of the islands
  • Marked monster damage cap reduced: 200-400 → 100 flat
  • Mark Trigger cooldown has been reduced
  • mark damage reduced: 3-9% of max HP → 2-3% of max HP

Champion Buffs

With tons of new items, two patches won’t be enough to balance champion power levels. Therefore, we have also made improvements to champions, who really need some love and wrestling with the system changes.

Aurélion Sol

• Q – Breath of Light
  • mana cost per second reduced: 45-65 → 30-50
  • stacks per champion burst: 1 → 3

• W – Astral Flight
  • reduced mana cost: 80-100 → 50-70
  • reduced cooldown: 22/20.5/19/17.5/16s → 15/14/13/12/11s
  • % Q damage during W increased: 14/15.5/17/18.5/20% → 18/20/22/24/26%

• E – Singularity
  • stacks per executed unit reduced
    • champion: 5 → 2
    • epic monster: 5 → 2
    • canon minion: 3 → 2
    • big monster: 3 → 2

Illaoi

• Tentacles now have a data value that indicates they gain 125 bonus range.

Article changes

With tons of new items being added in Season 14, it would be naive to think they would be able to balance them all in two patches. As a result, we once again received tons of adjustments for many elements.

This includes some changes for our problem children: Tiamat items, such as Profane Hydra and Titanic Hydra. Additionally, we received a (more or less) new item for the Tiamat family. Stride Breaker the recipe for its item has been modified and will soon be a Tiamat item!

Other item modifications are also present, including modifications for Shiv static, which has struggled to find its place since its reissue.

Echoes of Helia

• healing per fragment increased: 20 → 40
• reduced burst damage: 55 → 45

Kraken Slayer

• base damage increased: 140-240 (35-85 depending on level) → 140-310 (35-85 depending on level)
• AD report deleted
• AP report deleted

Luden’s companion

• AP increased: 90 → 100
• damage per stack modified: 40 + 8% AP → 45 + 4% AP

Malignancy

• AP increased: 80 → 90
• DoT AP ratio reduced: 6% → 5%
• MR shred modified: 6-12 → 10 flat

Profane Hydra

• Increased cutting AD ratio: 40% melee / 20% ranged → 50% melee / 25% ranged
• Active damage bonus against low health targets reduced: 150% → 130%

Static Shiv

• reduced cost: 3000g → 2700g
• Champion base damage reduced: 100-180 → fixed 90

Storm Razor

• duration of increased movement speed: 1s → 1.5s
• base damage increased: 90 → 100
• AD report deleted

Storm surge

• AP increased: 90 → 95
• base damage changed: 100-200 → 140 dishes

Stride Breaker

• Item recipe changes: Phage replaced with Tiamat
• increased cost: 3000g → 3300g
• increased health: 400 → 450
• Reduced AD: 55 → 50
• Active cooldown reduced: 20 seconds → 15 seconds
• Active now deals 80% physical damage AD

Broken Sky

• increased health: 300 → 450
• Reduced AD: 55 → 45

Titanic Hydra

• health increased from 500 to 550
• Main active target health ratio reduced: 6% melee / 3% ranged → 4% melee / 2% ranged

Item Nerves

Boots of Speed

• reduced slow resistance: 40% → 25% ()

Eclipse

• damage reduced: 8% melee / 4% ranged max HP → 8% melee / 3% ranged max HP

Hextech alternator

• damaged reduced: 50-125 → 65 flat

Hextech Rocket Belt

• reduced damage: 125 + 15% AP → 100 + 10% AP

Bane of Liches

• Reduced gloss base AD ratio: 100% → 75%

Upcoming Events in Update 14.3

While we don’t know much about the champion changes, we can assure you that you will be excited about the events that patch 14.3 has to offer.

Return of the URF (Ultra Rapid Fire)

The first event we will talk about will be the URF! URF has tons of fans, and I’m sure everyone is excited to see his return. However, we don’t know if it will be a fully random URF mode or a normal URF mode. On February 7, we can expect URF to return with the release of patch 14.3.

Lunar Festival Event 2024

But URF won’t be the only event we can expect in patch 14.3. The Lunar Revel event will also return this year to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China.

With it, you will be able to purchase a Lunar Revel Event Pass and expect brand new Heavenscale skins to join the Rift. The event will be available for two patches, meaning it will last until the end of patch 14.4.

So! These are all the details we know so far about patch 14.3. Until the patch releases on February 7we will keep you updated with new information.

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