LoL Patch 14.9 – Details, Release Date, and more

Now that Patch 14.8 is on the live servers, it’s time to turn our eyes to the upcoming LoL Patch 14.9. Find out how the meta will shake up.

LoL Patch 14.9 – Fighter item changes

Patch 14.8 was released on April 17 and it will be the official patch for MSI. Riot looked to make quite a few champion changes with the hopes of shifting things in the meta, which has been quite stale lately.

While we monitor what is going to happen in the patch, Riot is already working on the upcoming update. According to game designer Spideraxe, there are some planned bruiser item changes as the devs are looking to fine-tweak some of the items’ power.

Below you can find the numbers and adjustments that are currently planned. Keep in mind, though, that the buffs or nerfs might be subject to further changes in the upcoming days.

Patch 14.9 Release Date

According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.9 will be released on Wednesday, May 1st. This will be the 9th patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year.

How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?

There are just a few item changes for now so it’s tough to make a clear analysis of what might happen in Patch 14.9. Sundered Sky might drop in value among bruisers while Maw of Malmortius will perform better on some occasions, especially thanks to the added Ability Haste.

In the meantime, if you are looking for the best picks in the meta, check out our tier lists:

• Top lane tier list
• Jungle tier list
• Mid lane tier list
• ADC tier list
• Support tier list

Patch 14.9 Tentative Changes

Champion changes in Patch 14.9

Skarner

• P health damage: 7% – 12% max HP ⇒ 7% – 10%
• Q health ratio: 6% bonus HP ⇒ 5% bonus HP
• W base damage: 50 – 150 ⇒ 50 – 130

Item changes

Death dance

• Pickaxe added to recipe
• AD: 55 ⇒ 60
• Heal bonus AD ratio: 50% ⇒ 75%

Hexdrinker

• Long Sword added to recipe, price unchanged
• MR: 35 ⇒ 30

Maw of Malmortius

• Cost: 2800 ⇒ 3100
• Pickaxe and Longsword replaced by Caulfield’s Warhammer in recipe
• Shield duration: 2.5 seconds ⇒ 3 seconds
• Passive lifesteal: 12% ⇒ 8%
• Ability haste: 0 ⇒ 15
• MR: 50 ⇒ 40
• AD: 65 ⇒ 70

Spear of Shojin

• Now only grants 1 stack per unique cast per second

Sterak’s Gage

• Cost reduced: 3000 ⇒ 3100
• Cooldown: 60 seconds ⇒ 90 seconds

Sundered Sky

• Cooldown: 6 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds
• Heal bonus AD ratio: 140% ⇒ 120%
• Heal health ratio: 6% missing HP ⇒ 5% missing HP

System Changes

No planned changes for now.

Upcoming skins

• Empyrean Akali
• Empyrean Brand
• Empyrean Kayle
• Prestige Empyrean Kayle
• Empyrean Malzahar
• Empyrean Nocturne
• Empyrean Varus