Riot has announced some significant Item changes for the upcoming Patch 14.4.
With Patch 14.4 fast approaching, Riot has revealed a ton of new changes coming in the upcoming patch. We have a lot to cover, so let’s get into it.
Starting with the champion changes, we have Rek’Sai. The champion has been out of the meta for quite a while now, so Riot is trying to bring her back in the meta once again. She is getting changes similar to a Mini-Rework. All her abilities are getting adjusted, and her scaling is also being changed significantly.
We also have some changes to K’Sante. His mobility is taking a hit but is getting even tankier instead. Bard is getting some adjustments, and Zac is getting some nerfs as well.
Finally, we come to the item changes. Support items have been overturned for a while now. With Patch 14.4, Riot is looking to tone some of the items down.
In this article, we will go over all the item changes coming in Patch 14.4.
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Patch 14.3 Item Changes
Here are all the proposed item changes,
Item Buffs
Black Cleaver
- Armor Shred per stack increased from 4% to 5%
- Number of stacks reduced from 6 to 5
- Total armor shred up from 24% to 25%
Black Cleaver has been quite weak compared to other Armor Penetration items; thus, Riot is buffing its Armor Penetration slightly in the upcoming patch.
Terminus
- The number of stacks reduced from 5 to 3
- Resist per stack changed from 3/4/5 (1/11/14) to 6-8 (8-18)
- Max resists changed from 15/20/15 to 18-24
- Pen per stack increased from 6% to 10% (max unchanged)
Similar to Black Cleaver, Terminus is also getting some slight buffs. Total number of stacks required are being reduced from 5 to 3. Also, the item is getting its Armor/Magic Resistance increased significantly.
Bounty of Worlds
- Health increased from 100 to 200
- Health regeneration increased from 50% to 75%
- Mana regeneration increased from 50% to 75%
Bounty of Worlds’ Health, Health regeneration, and Mana regeneration are increasing slightly. The buff should make its base stats comparable to its five upgrade paths.
Item Nerfs
World Atlas
- Charge recharge timer increased from 18 to 23 seconds.
- Gold per champ proc increased from 30/28 to 36/33
- Gold per minion proc increased from 20 to 24
The support item gold generation has been increased quite a bit in Patch 14.1; this resulted in supports, especially ranged support, being way stronger than intended. This is why Riot is nerfing the gold generation for ranged supports in Patch 14.4.
Runic Compass
- Quest charge timer increased from 18 seconds to 23 seconds.
- Gold timer reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
- Gold per champ proc increased from 34/32 to 41/38
- Gold per minion proc increased: 28 >>> 34
Similar to World Atlas, Runic Compass is taking a hit.
Bloodsong
- Ranged damage amplification reduced from 6% to 5%
Bloodsong, in its current state, is way too strong. The item just provides way too much compared to the other support items. It has a sheen effect on its passive; not only that, but it also provides damage amplification with the sheen effects. Thus, almost every support was using this item.
Thus, Riot is nerfing it in the upcoming patch.
Item Adjustments
Solstice Sleigh
- Movement speed changed from 90 flat to 30%
- Duration reduced from 4 seconds to 3 seconds.
- Heal changed from 120 to 7% max HP.
Solstice Sleigh has been quite underwhelming compared to the other support item choices. Thus, Riot is adjusting the item so it would be more of a lucrative option for tank support.
Zakzak’s Realmspike
- Base damage reduced from 50 to 20
- AP ratio increased from 15% to 20%
- Target maximum health damage increased from 3% to 4%
- Cooldown changed: 9-6 seconds (1-18) >>> 8/7/6 (1/11/16)
Zakzak’s Realmspike’s basa damage is going down significantly, but it is gaining some scaling damage to compensate.
Release Date
The aforementioned Item changes are coming out in Patch 14.4, which is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2024.
