Patch 8.14 Summary

[quote=PsiGuard][center][url=/league-of-legends/forum/news/patch-8-14-summary-42532][img=/images/news/patch-814-summary.jpg][/url][/center] [rule] Hello and welcome to the MOBAFire Patch Summary - 8.14! This patch includes the long-anticipated Samsung Galaxy skins as well as significant adjustments to [[Aatrox]] and a rework to [[Fizz]]'s [[Seastone Trident]]. For runes, we have reworks to [[Ghost Poro]] and [[Zombie Ward]], with both runes gaining a damage component. There are also nerfs to [[Teleport]] and the jungle items, targeting competitive play. Of course, there's a regular suite of balance changes to go along with all of this. Let's get into it. Check out the [url=https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-814-notes]full patch notes[/url] for details on any changes that interest you, and be sure to check out Riot's video summary below! [center][embed=https://youtu.be/lk31IiDcv2Q][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Balance Changes[/color][/size] [center] [table] [tr] [td padding=20 vertical-align=top] [size=5][b]Buffed[/b][/size] [table border="4px solid #003300" bgcolor="#006600"] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Sion size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Ahri size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Cassiopeia size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Corki size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Elise size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Nasus size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Pantheon size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Rek'Sai size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Sivir size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Vel'Koz size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Vayne size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Vi size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Viktor size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/td] [td padding=20 vertical-align=top] [size=5][b]New / Adjusted[/b][/size] [table border="4px solid #0000cc" bgcolor="#003399"] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Aatrox size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Fizz size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Jinx size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Karma size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Twitch size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Ghost Poro size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Zombie Ward size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/td] [td padding=20 vertical-align=top] [size=5][b]Nerfed[/b][/size] [table border="4px solid #800000" bgcolor="#990000"] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Dr. Mundo size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Rakan size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Sejuani size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Shen size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Swain size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Talon size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Wukong size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Zoe size=60][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Hunter's Machete size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Teleport size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Conqueror size=60][/td] [td padding=5 width=60][/td] [/tr] [/table] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Item Changes[/color][/size] [table][tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Hunter's Machete size=50][/td] [td padding=10] New Passive: Monster Hunter: If you have the most individual total gold on your team, lane minions kills will grant 10 less gold. Applies to [[Hunter's Machete]], [[Hunter's Talisman]], [[Stalker's Blade]] and [[Skirmisher's Sabre]]. This penalty is removed upon completion of a jungle Enchantment ([icon=Enchantment: Warrior][icon=Enchantment: Cinderhulk][icon=Enchantment: Bloodrazor][icon=Enchantment: Runic Echoes]). [/td][/tr][/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Rune Changes[/color][/size] [table] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Conqueror size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]Bonus Attack Damage:[/b] [color=#808080][s]10-35 (at levels 1-18)[/s][/color] ⇒ 6-35 (at levels 1-18) [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Ghost Poro size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]New:[/b] After 1 second in brush, your current trinket becomes a ghost poro item, which may be used to place ghost poro [b]Updated:[/b] While either you or your ghost poro is anywhere in enemy territory (past the river), gain 5-20 (based on level) ability power or 3-12 bonus attack damage, adaptive. [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td padding=5 width=60][icon=Zombie Ward size=50][/td] [td padding=10][b]New[/b]: Damaging a champion after destroying a ward inflicts 30-90 (at levels 1-18) bonus magic damage [b]Updated:[/b] Zombie Wards now only spawn from enemy wards killed, not also friendly wards which time out. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Other Changes[/color][/size] After nine and a half years, the in-game cursor is finally being updated! Check out the new cursor design below. You can still switch back to the old cursor via a toggle in the Options > Interface menu. [center][img=https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2018/july/patch814/Cursor_Update.jpg][/center] [list] [*] [size=4][b]Wards Collection[/b][/size] [list] [*] Wards are joining the Collection tab soon after 8.14 goes live! You'll be able to see all ward skins you own, filter to show unowned or unavailable ward skins, and group and sort your collection view just like the Skins and Icons collections. [/list] [*] [size=4][b]Champion Select[/b][/size] [list] [*] Failing to ban a champion no longer kicks you from champ select. This change went live during 8.13. [/list] [*] [size=4][b]Bugfixes[/b][/size] [list] [*] [[Recurve Bow]] no longer incorrectly applies on-hit damage to towers if the champion has enough ability power to deal magic damage to towers. [*] Charm effects now correctly cause Scuttle Crab to take increased damage. [*] [[Wukong]]'s [[Decoy]] now correctly takes true damage from champions with [[Conqueror]]. [*] Fixed a bug where [[Bone Plating]]'s cooldown was incorrectly reset when revive effects were triggered. [*] Fixed a bug where [[Bone Plating]] would cause [[Zac]] to revive if all of his [[Cell Division]] blobs were killed at the same time. [*] [[Dark Waters Diana]]'s [[Lunar Rush]] no longer causes frame drops when used on an enemy from Fog of War. [*] Updates have been made to [[Pulsefire Twisted Fate]] to increase gameplay clarity. [*] [[Twisted Fate]]'s [[Stacked Deck]] empowered attacks now correctly deal their bonus damage if Twisted Fate dies while they are traveling. [*] [[Stacked Deck]]'s counter no longer gets confused after he is affected by a revival effect ([[Guardian Angel]], [[Chronoshift]]). [/list] [/list] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Upcoming Skins[/color][/size] The following skins will be released during patch 8.14: [center][table][tr] [td padding=10 width=410][url=/images/champion/skins/landscape/chogath-dark-star.jpg][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/chogath-dark-star.jpg width=410][/url] [size=5][color=#ffffff][url=/league-of-legends/skin/chogath-dark-star-992]Dark Star Cho'Gath (1350 RP)[/url][/color][/size][/td] [td padding=10 width=410][url=/images/champion/skins/landscape/poppy-hextech.jpg][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/poppy-hextech.jpg width=410][/url] [size=5][color=#ffffff][url=/league-of-legends/skin/poppy-hextech-993]Hextech Poppy (Crafting Exclusive)[/url][/color][/size][/td] [/tr][/table] [url=https://am-a.akamaihd.net/image?f=https://news-a.akamaihd.net/public/images/articles/2018/july/patch814/SSG_Splash.jpg][img=/images/champion/skins/landscape/taliyah-ssg.jpg width=650] [columns] [nextcol width=325][size=5][color=#ffffff][url=/league-of-legends/skin/rakan-ssg-997]SSG Rakan (1350 RP)[/url] [url=/league-of-legends/skin/xayah-ssg-999]SSG Xayah (1350 RP)[/url] [url=/league-of-legends/skin/gnar-ssg-995]SSG Gnar (1350 RP)[/url][/color][/size] [nextcol width=325][size=5][color=#ffffff][url=/league-of-legends/skin/taliyah-ssg-998]SSG Taliyah (1350 RP)[/url] [url=/league-of-legends/skin/jarvan-iv-ssg-996]SSG Jarvan IV (1350 RP)[/url] [url=/league-of-legends/skin/ezreal-ssg-994]SSG Ezreal (1350 RP)[/url][/color][/size] [/columns][/center] [size=6][color=#ffffff]Share Your Thoughts![/color][/size] That's it on our end, time to hear from you guys! What do you think of the new [[Seastone Trident]]? Are you satisfied for the balance changes this patch? Will you be buying any of the new SSG skins? How will Riot's changes to jungle items and [[Teleport]] affect the competitive meta? Let us know in the comments below![/quote]

[quote=DjapeFromSerbia]Finally, this is the beginning of the end of this "cancer" meta with teleports on bot and funneling starts, hopefully will be more action in early game now. Still, we want Hecarim buff lol.[/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer]Does the balance team even play their own game? The main impact of the "funneling" change is destroying junglers that don't upgrade their jungle item. Typically [[rengar]] or [[shaco]]. Especially since these 2 love split pushing. That's why I hate mobas being balanced around competitive play instead of high elo soloq.[/quote]

[quote=racecarx]This is going to hurt Jungle Tryndamere.[/quote]

[quote=VexRoth][quote=Hamstertamer]Does the balance team even play their own game? The main impact of the "funneling" change is destroying junglers that don't upgrade their jungle item. Typically [[rengar]] or [[shaco]]. Especially since these 2 love split pushing. That's why I hate mobas being balanced around competitive play instead of high elo soloq.[/quote] They stated that they know it isn't an ideal solution and will look at changing it in the pre-season. It only impacts non upgraders in the edge case that they have the most gold on their team. And isn't like neither one of them get no value from finishing their jungle item.[/quote]

[quote=Hamstertamer][quote=VexRoth] They stated that they know it isn't an ideal solution and will look at changing it in the pre-season. [/quote] The pre-season? So that means next season? After November? So we have to put up with this jungle nerf for months? [quote=VexRoth] It only impacts non upgraders in the edge case that they have the most gold on their team. [/quote] It's an absolute nightmare to have this looming over your head for the entire game. It can pop up any time and ruin your ability to split push, which is just playing the game normally and has nothing to do with muh funneling. [quote=VexRoth] And isn't like neither one of them get no value from finishing their jungle item.[/quote] [[Skirmisher's Sabre - Warrior ]] vs [[duskblade of draktharr]]. Just compare. Duskblade is far superior stats to warrior in every way. You get literally the lethality and the 2 passives for free. The only selling point of Warrior is the mana regen, and Rengar/Shaco don't need it. Besides they really need early duskblade for the anti-ward aspect. They skip their jungle item for a reason. It's so desperate that they could sell machete and replace it with [[vampiric scepter]], because that item is such a liablity now.[/quote]

[quote=PhoenixianSlayer]Are SSG skins not buyable till next year? I didn't see them in the shop.[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard][mention=PhoenixianSlayer] They'll be releasing this patch. They should be in the shop within a couple days.[/quote]