League of Legends patch 14.13 notes (June 26, 2024): Lee Sin buffs, Karthus nerfs, and more

League of Legends patch 14.13 has made several changes to the game, including adjustments to several champions, runes, and items. Classic champions such as Lee Sin and Lissandra have received buffs; these changes could see them re-emerge as top picks in the solo queue meta. On the other hand, champions like Taliyah, Skarner, and Karthus have received nerfs.

Read more to learn about all the adjustments in League of Legends patch 14.13.

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Champion buffs in League of Legends patch 14.13

League of Legends patch 14.13 adjustments (Image via Riot Games)

1) Gangplank

E (Powder Keg)

• Slow: 30/37.5/45/52.5/60% (+0%-25% based on crit strike chance) → 40/50/60/70/80%

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2) Graves

E (Quickdraw)

• Bonus Armor Per Stack: 2/5/8/11/14 → 4/7/10/13/16

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3) Lee Sin

Base Stats

• Health Growth: 105 → 108

W (Safeguard/Iron Will)

• Shield: 50/100/150/200/250 (+80 AP) → 70/115/160/205/250 (+80% AP)

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4) Lissandra

Q (Ice Shard)

• Magic Damage: 80/110/140/170/200 (+80% AP) → 80/110/140/170/200 (+85% AP)

W (Ring of Frost)

• Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 → 10/9.5/9/8.5/8

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5) Miss Fortune

Base Stats

• Base Attack Damage: 52 → 55

W (Strut)

• Damage Lock-out: 5 seconds → 4 seconds
• Upgraded Move speed delay: 5 seconds → 3 seconds
• Max bonus move speed: 55/65/75/85/95 → 60/70/80/90/100
• Initial Bonus move speed: 25 → 30/35/40/45/50

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6) Orianna

Base Stats

• Attack Damage: 40 → 44

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7) Pantheon

W (Shield Vault)

• Minion/Monster Minimum Damage: 50 → 60

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8) Xayah

E (Bladecaller)

• Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9 → 12/11/10/9/8
• Base Damage: 50/60/70/80/90 (+60% Bonus AD) → 55/65/75/85/95 (+60% Bonus AD)

See also: LoL patch 14.13 preview

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Champion nerfs in League of Legends patch 14.13

1) Brand

Passive (Blaze)

• Mana Restore: 30-50 (based on level) → 20-40 (based on level)

E (Conflagration)

• Magic Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+60% AP) → 60/85/110/135/160 (+60% AP)

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2) Gragas

Passive (Happy Hour)

• Maximum Health Heal: 6.5% → 5.5%

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3) Kalista

Base Stats

• Attack Damage: 61 → 59

W (Sentinel)

• Removed - Minimum non-champion damage: 75/100/125/150/175
• Removed - Non-Champion execute threshold: 125/150/175/200/250
• Non-Champion Damage cap: 250/300/350/400/450 → 100/125/150/175/200

R (Fate's Call)

• Cooldown: 150/120/90 → 160/140/120

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4) Karthus

Q (Lay Waste)

• Magic Damage: 43/62/81/100/119 (+35% AP) → 40/59/78/97/116 (+35% AP)

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5) Kennen

Base Stats

• Health: 611 → 580

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6) Skarner

Q (Shattered Earth / Upheaval)

• Mana Cost: 30 → 50
• Max Health Damage: 15% → 10%

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7) Taliyah

Q (Threaded Volley)

• Bonus Monster Damage: 25 (+5% AP) → 10

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8) Zac

Passive (Cell Division)

• Healing from blobs: 5/6/7/8% Max HP (based on R ranks) → 4-8% (based on level)

See also: LoL Esports World Cup 2024

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Champion adjustments in League of Legends patch 14.13

Varus receives significant adjustments in League of Legends patch 14.13 (Image via Riot Games)

1) Varus

Base Stats

• Attack Damage: 60 → 57
• Attack Speed Growth: 4% → 3.5%

Passive (Living Vengeance)

• Minion kill: 10/15/20% (+20% Bonus AS) → 10% Attack Speed; (10% Attack Speed) AD, and (10% Attack Speed) AP
• Champion Takedown: 40% (+40% Bonus AS) → 40% Attack Speed; (15% Attack Speed) AD, and (15% Attack Speed) AP
• New - Attack Speed scaling: It now includes attack speed from champion levels
• Attack Speed cap increased from 2.5 → 2.763 during champion takedown passive. Thus, the passive itself can bypass the AS cap

W (Blighted Quiver)

• Damage: 7/13/19/25/31 → 7/14/21/28/35
• Missing Health Damage: 6/8/10/12/14% at levels 1/4/7/10/13 → 6/8/10/12/14% based on rank
• Q-cast lockout: 0.25 seconds → 0.85 seconds
• Basic Ability Cooldown Refund per blight pop: 12% → 13%

Here's what the developers have to say regarding the Varus adjustments:

"Varus is the most picked bot laner in pro right now. We'd like to not only shake up the pro scene but also make Varus a more enjoyable and intuitive champion to play for everyone else."

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Item changes in League of Legends patch 14.13

1) Opportunity

• Preparation Lethality: 5-10.5 (based on level) → 5-10.5 (based on level) (melee) / 3-6.3 (based on level) (ranged)
• Extraction bonus move speed decaying over 1.5s: 150 → 200

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Rune changes in League of Legends patch 14.13

1) Dark Harvest

• Damage: 20-80 (+5 per Soul) → 20 (+9 per Soul) (bonus ratios unchanged)
• Cooldown: 45 → 40

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2) Electrocute

• Damage: 30-220 → 50-190 (bonus ratios unchanged)
• Cooldown: 25-20 (based on level) → 20

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This concludes the League of Legends patch 14.13 notes.

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