League of Legends Patch 26.14: Locke Nerfs and More

LoL Patch 26.14 Champion Buffs

Azir

Rather than straight buffs for Azir, Riot is making a lot of impactful bug fixes which should give him a boost.

• W – Arise!
  • Scorch, Liandry’s Torment, Blackfire Torch, and Hextech Alternator now deal 100% of their damage on-hit instead of 50%
  • Conqueror will now apply 2 stacks on-hit instead of 1
  • Press the Attack now applies to the primary target hit
• R – Emperor’s Divide
  • Now knocks back jungle monsters

Corki

Corki has been struggling in the bot lane, so Riot is giving him some extra firepower for later in the game.

• Base Stats
  • Attack Damage Growth: 2 ⇒ 2.5
• R – Missile Barrage
  • Remaining Recharge Time Reduction from Autos: 2 – 4 seconds (based on critical strike chance) ⇒ 2 – 6 seconds

Mordekaiser

Morde has lost a fair amount of power ever since the Riftmaker bugfix in 26.10, so Riot is rewarding his Grasp more and enhancing 1v1ing.

• E – Death’s Grasp
  • Damage: 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 (+40% Ability Power) ⇒ 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 (+45% Ability Power)
• R – Realm of Death

Nami

Nami has been hurting since the Imperial Mandate nerfs and the nerf to her kit in 26.7. Riot is adding more power to her E, which has felt underwhelming with her new builds.

• E – Tidecaller’s Blessing
  • Damage per Hit: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 ⇒ 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80

Yunara

Riot is giving Yunara a little more scaling power to help her hold her own later in games.

• Base Stats
  • Attack Damage Growth: 2.5 ⇒ 3

LoL Patch 26.14 Champion Nerfs

Garen

Riot is looking to make Garen a little less oppressive, while still rewarding well-timed target selection.

• R – Demacian Justice
  • True Damage: 150 / 250 / 350 (+ 25 / 30 / 35% of target’s missing health) ⇒ 125 / 200 / 275 (+ 25 / 30 / 35% of target’s missing health)

Jayce

Jayce has been thriving since his 26.3 adjustments and has become a common blind pick due to his Rune flexibility. Riot wants him to be more of a fighter than a tank or assassin, so is nerfing his speediness and high durability.

• Passive – Hextech Capacitor
  • Bonus Move Speed: 40 ⇒ 30
• R – Mercury Hammer
  • Bonus Armor and Magic Resistance: 5 / 15 / 25 / 35 (+7.5% bonus Attack Damage) ⇒ 5 / 12 / 19 / 26 (+7.5% bonus Attack Damage)

Locke

Riot is pretty happy with Locke’s release, but wants to tune him down a bit now that players have had time to pick him up.

Riot wants to open up more counterplay by reducing how long he can pressure with his Q, and is bumping down the healing on his W.

• Q – Ritual Nails
  • Nail Recast Hold Time: 5 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds
  • Nail Damage: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 ⇒ 50 / 58 / 66 / 74 / 82
  • Mark Base Bonus Damage: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 ⇒ 18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50
• W – Soul Ignition
  • Damage Taken Grey Health Cap: 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 ⇒ 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160

Senna

Even after her nerfs last patch, Senna is still too strong, so Riot is focusing on bringing down her passive and scaling power, which should impact her in support less, and more in bot where Shiv is rushed for AP ratios.

• Passive – Absolution
  • Critical Strike Damage Modifier: 85% ⇒ 80%
• Q – Piercing Darkness
  • Ability Power Slow Ratio: 10% per 100 Ability Power ⇒ 7% per 100 Ability Power
  • Ability Power Healing Ratio: 50% Ability Power ⇒ 35% Ability Power

Seraphine

Seraphine has become one of the strongest bot lane picks, so Riot is trying to avoid adjusting her Q hitbox by just nerfing its AP ratio for now.

• Q – High Note
  • Ability Power Ratio: 50% Ability Power ⇒ 40% Ability Power

Item and System Changes

Immortal Path

With a higher win rate than expected even for its niche pick rate, Riot is nerfing Immortal Path.

• Damage Increase While Above 50% Maximum Health: 5% ⇒ 4%
• Healing, Shielding, and Regeneration Increase While Below 50% Maximum Health: 15% ⇒ 12%

Protoplasm Harness

Protoplasm is overperforming across the board and is leading to particularly potent spikes on champions that buy it early.

Riot wants to make sure it’s still an exciting option for tank champs, so is focusing on decreasing its early single-item spike power.

• Cost: 2500 ⇒ 2600
• Bonus Health: 200 – 300 ⇒ 100 – 300
• Healing: 200 – 400 ⇒ 100 – 400

Hextech Rocketbelt

Rocketbelt’s popularity on usually immobile mages, rather than AP bruisers, has Riot concerned.

They’re adjusting its stat incentives to make it slightly less appealing when compared to other damage-focused options, but also keep it feeling good on its traditional core users that rely on the item for engage.

• Build Path: Hextech Alternator + Fiendish Codex + Amplifying Tome + 300 ⇒ Hextech Alternator + Kindlegem + Ruby Crystal + 350
• Active Cooldown: 40 seconds ⇒ 50 seconds
• Ability Power: 70 ⇒ 60
• Health: 300 ⇒ 350

Blue Buff

With mana not as impactful on junglers as it used to be, Riot wants to make Blue Buff remain appealing.

• Ability Haste: 10 ⇒ 10 / 15 / 20 (levels 1 / 6 / 11)

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