League of Legends 14.9 Patch Notes - A Quick Overview of Changes

League of Legends 14.9 Patch Update

In the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational, the way players are strategizing is all set, and Riot Games is ready to shake things up with a big batch of 29 changes in League of Legends Patch 14.9. Riot has been really busy getting everything ready for the MSI 2024, especially with all the teams now decided.

They've mainly focused on making changes that will affect professional play and how the game is played at a competitive level. Now that they're free to make these changes, Riot's balance expert, Riot Phroxzon, and his team can focus on fixing other issues in the game.

These changes in Patch 14.9 include updates to hitboxes, something players have been waiting for, led by Phreak. Skarner is also getting his fourth round of balance tweaks in a row, and there's a plan to adjust the power of champions who have been dominating the game in season 14.

League of Legends 14.9 Patch Notes

Greetings, fellow summoners! Here's a breakdown of what to expect in the League of Legends 14.9 Patch:

Champion Adjustments:

• Numerous game characters are getting stronger or weaker in the game due to changes to their abilities, which affects how balanced and powerful they are.
• Changes have been made to champions like Amumu, Karma, Kennen, Malzahar, Sejuani, and Seraphine in order to make them better or more balanced.
• However, champions such as Ahri, Akshan, Blitzcrank, Evelynn, Janna, Jinx, Kassadin, Lee Sin, Master Yi, Nilah, Olaf, Pyke, Skarner, Taliyah, and Twitch are being nerfed to decrease their power or fix balance problems.

New Skins:

• The Empyrean skinline includes seven colorful skins, with a legendary option for Varus, allowing players to give their champions a unique look.

Item Changes:

• There are some items like Death's Dance, Hexdrinker, Maw of Malmortius, Sterak's Gage, and Sundered Sky that are being changed, which could affect how players choose items and build their champions.

Players can prepare for changes in the game's strategic trends and how it's played with these updates. It's always fun to see how these changes impact the strategies and team lineups in League of Legends.

When is League Patch 14.9 gonna be available?

The upcoming League Patch 14.9 is set to go live on Wednesday, May 1, as per Riot Games' official schedule. With the exception of the new League skins, all other updates will be implemented during the downtime patching. Here are the key patching times:

• 3 pm CT (NA)
• 5 am GMT (EU West)
• 3 am CET (EU North East)
• 8 am KR (Korea)

Anticipate several hours of server downtime once the patching commences. Matchmaking across all League queues will be disabled three hours before the update goes live.