League of Legends Patch 12.14 Preview
By Lina Hassen
Here's what we know so far about League of Legends Patch 12.14.
League of Legends Patch 12.14 is expected to come next week on July 24, and Riot developers have just released some sneak peaks into what changes will be made with the new patch. League of Legends Developer Matt Leung-Harrison (@RiotPhroxzon) posted some content from Patch 12.14 on Twitter, and stated that this will be the last set of major changes after the durability patch, and future updates will move towards focusing on stabilizing Champions and moving towards preseason. Until then, here's everything we know so far about Patch 12.14.
League of Legends Patch 12.14 Preview
Healing outlier nerfs, pro bloodiness changes, GP nerf to top end barrels and our regular balance changes (with focus on Pro meta) are coming to 12.14.
— Matt Leung-Harrison (@RiotPhroxzon) July 16, 2022
It'll be the last set of major changes sans World's balance and we'll be otherwise stabilizing + moving everyone to Preseason pic.twitter.com/daWFAhETzh
The Tweet outlines some of the important changes coming to the next patch including nerfs to healing (including nerfs to basic Health Potions and Corrupting Potions), various buffs and nerfs to different Runes (including a nerf to Biscuit Delivery and Guardian, buffs to Scorch and Sudden Impact, and more), as well as buffs to many of the Jungle Monster effects.
Another Tweet also revealed which Champions are getting buffs, nerfs, and adjustments in the next patch. Pantheon (Jungle), Jarvan IV, Teemo, Alistar, LeBlanc, and Varus, will all be getting nerfs. Sivir, Yuumi, Seraphine (Bot), Gnar, Zeri, and Renata will also receive nerfs. Wukong, Aatrox, Rhaast, Janna, and Gangplank will all be getting adjustments.
GP for 12.14. Intent is to weaken his lane power early, move some of his crit incentives out of barrels and into more committal dmg, but still bias him towards crit. We experimented with several adventurous crit incentives, but ultimately decided he didn't need it and went simple pic.twitter.com/TklKTvcwwT
— Matt Leung-Harrison (@RiotPhroxzon) July 19, 2022
While we don't know the details surrounding most Champion changes yet, Gangplank's adjustments have been revealed. According to Matt, these changes seek to weaken him during the early game laning phase, and encourage him to deal more damage outside of his barrels.