Check out the biggest changes of the update.
Big changes for champions and items alike go live in the League of Legends Patch 14.9 update. It also adds Vanguard, reintroduces the Arena game mode, and ships the Lee Sin ASU.
Since patch 14.8 is the MSI patch, no pro games will be played on patch 14.9. This opens the window for massive, experimental changes. Maw of Malmortius and a handful of Fighter items are being changed, and a lot of champions are being tuned.
League of Legends 14.9 Full Patch Notes
The League of Legends Patch 14.9 update will go live on May 1, 2024.
This patch celebrates MSI 2024 with seven new Empyrean skins: Empyrean Akali, Empyrean Brand, Empyrean Kayle, Empyrean Malzahar, Empyrean Nocturne, Empyrean Varus, and Prestige Empyrean Kayle. These skins all go live on May 1, 2024 at 19:00 UTC.
lol“>Vanguard in LoL
Vanguard, Riot Games’ proprietary anti-cheat system, is going live on all servers in this patch.
Vanguard in League of Legends explained
Find out when the Riot anti-cheat Vanguard is coming to League of Legends, or if you should be afraid to have Vanguard on LoL.
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It went live on the Philippines server in Patch 14.8. If you’re not in the PH server and you opened your client during this update, your PC’s compatibility with Vanguard will be evaluated.
touch-up”>Lee Sin Touch-Up
The Lee Sin visual rework finally updates the Blind Monk
The blind monk is getting a new look, and we think he’s rocking it.
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Lee Sin, the Blind Monk, is getting his touch-up in LoL Patch 14.9. He is getting an Art and Sustainability Update, or ASU, meaning only his visuals will receive changes. His abilities will function as before.
Sixteen of his skins are also receiving the update. Some of them are having their tier and price increased, but players who already own them will receive the update for free.
- Base Lee Sin
- Traditional Lee Sin (price increased from 520 RP to 750 RP)
- Acolyte Lee Sin
- Dragon Fist Lee Sin (price increased from 975 RP to 1350 RP)
- Muay Thai Lee Sin
- Pool Party Lee Sin
- Knockout Lee Sin
- Nightbringer Lee Sin
- Prestige Nightbringer Lee Sin
- Prestige Nightbringer 2022 Lee Sin
- Zenith Games Lee Sin
- God Fist Lee Sin
- Storm Dragon Lee Sin
- SKT T1 Lee Sin (Legacy skin, returning for 2 weeks)
- Playmaker Lee Sin (Legacy skin, returning for 2 weeks)
- FPX Lee Sin (Legacy skin, returning for 2 weeks)
Arena V 3.0
Arena is going live this patch for a whopping four months. It’s shipping with a lot of changes, including expanding to a 16-player lobby, new items, and a new map.
All the LoL Arena 2024 changes you should know
All the details behind the LoL Arena modes return.
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- Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 (+35% Bonus AD) >>> 20/30/40/50/60 (+40% Bonus AD)
Miss Fortune
Q - Double Up
- Damage: 20/35/50/65/80 (+100% total AD) >>> 20/35/50/65/80 (+85% total AD)
Morgana
Q - Dark Binding
- Cooldown: 10 seconds >>> 11 seconds
Nami
W – Ebb and Flow
- Heal: 65/95/125/155/185 (+30% AP) >>> 60/90/120/150/180 (+30% AP)
Nautilus
Q – Dredge Line
- Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 >>> 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds
Poppy
W – Steadfast Presence
- Movement Speed: 30/32.5/35/37.5/40% >>> 25/27.5/30/32.5/35%
Pyke
Q – Bone Skewer
- Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 >>> 14/12.5/11/9.5/8 seconds
Rakan
W – Grand Entrance
- Damage: 70/115/160/205/250 (+70% AP) >>> 70/110/150/190/230 (+70% AP)
Renekton
Q – Cull the Meek
- Healing from Champions: 9/12/15/18/21 (+4% per 100 bonus AD) >>> 7/10/13/16/19 (+4% per 100 bonus AD)
Rumble
Q – Flamespitter
- Damage: 175/210/245/280/315 (+110% AP) >>> 160/195/230/265/300 (+110% AP)
Senna
Q – Piercing Darkness
- Heal: 40/60/80/100/120 (+40% AP) >>> 40/60/80/100/120 (+25% AP)
Singed
Q – Poison Trail
- Damage: 45/65/85/105/125 (+30% AP) >>> 40/60/80/100/120 (+25% AP)
Soraka
W – Astral Infusion
- Heal: 90/125/160/195/230 (+60% AP) >>> 80/115/150/185/220 (+60% AP)
Swain
Q – Death’s Hand
- Damage: 55/75/95/115/135 (+40% AP) >>> 50/70/90/110/130 (+40% AP)
Sylas
Q – Chain Lash
- Damage: 40/55/70/85/100 (+60% AP) >>> 40/55/70/85/100 (+50% AP)
Tahm Kench
Q – Tongue Lash
- Damage: 80/130/180/230/280 (+70% AP) >>> 80/125/170/215/260 (+70% AP)
Thresh
Q – Death Sentence
- Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12 >>> 16/15/14/13/12 seconds
Trundle
Q – Chomp
- Damage: 20/40/60/80/100 (+10/20/30/40/50% AD) >>> 20/35/50/65/80 (+0/10/20/30/40% AD)
Tryndamere
Q – Bloodlust
- Healing: 30/40/50/60/70 (+30/40/50/60/70% AD) >>> 30/40/50/60/70 (+20/30/40/50/60% AD)
Twisted Fate
Q – Wild Cards
- Damage: 60/105/150/195/240 (+65% AP) >>> 60/100/140/180/220 (+65% AP)
Udyr
Q – Tiger Stance
- Damage: 30/60/90/120/150 (+110/125/140/155/170% AD) >>> 30/60/90/120/150 (+100/110/120/130/140% AD)
Varus
Q – Piercing Arrow
- Damage: 10/47/83/120/157 (+100/107.5/115/122.5/130% AD) >>> 10/43/77/110/143 (+100/105/110/115/120% AD)
Vayne
Q – Tumble
- Damage: 50/55/60/65/70% >>> 40/45/50/55/60% total AD
Veigar
Q - Baleful Strike
- Damage: 70/110/150/190/230 (+60% AP) >>> 70/105/140/175/210 (+60% AP)
Vel’Koz
Q – Plasma Fission
- Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 (+80% AP) >>> 70/110/150/190/230 (+80% AP)
Viktor
Q – Siphon Power
- Shield: 30/50/70/90/110 (+15% AP) >>> 20/40/60/80/100 (+15% AP)
Volibear
Q – Thundering Smash
- Bonus True Damage: 30/35/40/45/50 (+30% bonus AD) >>> 20/25/30/35/40 (+30% bonus AD)
Nilah
Nilah is receiving some adjustments to shift her towards more consistent damage and away from burst.
Q – Formless Blade
- Minimum Damage: 5/10/15/20/25 (+90/97.5/105/112.5/120% total AD) >>> 5/10/15/20/25 (+90/95/100/105/110% total AD)
- Bonus Attack Speed: 10-50% (based on level) >>> 10-60% (based on level)
- Critical Strike Chance Damage Modifier: 100-220% (based on critical strike chance) >>> 100-200% (based on critical strike chance)
Olaf
Q – Undertow
- Damage: 65/115/165/215/265 (+100% bonus AD) >>> 60/110/160/210/260 (+100% bonus AD)
- Bonus Damage to Monsters: 5/ 15/25/35/45 10/25/40/55/ 7
R – Ragnarok
- Passive Resistances: 10/20/30 >>> 10/15/20
Pyke
W – Ghostwater Dive
- Mana Cost: 50 >>> 65
- Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 >>> 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
Sejuani
Sejuani is finally receiving a buff as this patch is not a pro play patch.
Passive – Fury of the North, Frost Armor
- Bonus Resistances: 10 (+50% Bonus Armor/Magic Resistance) >>> 10 (+75% Bonus Armor/Magic Resistance
W – Winter’s Wrath
- First Hit Damage: 10/15/20/25/30 (+20% AP) (+2% of her maximum health) >>> 5/15/25/35/45 (+20% AP) (+4% of her maximum health)
- Second Hit Damage: 20/60/100/140/180 (+60% AP) (+6% of her maximum health) >>> 5/25/45/65/85 (+60% AP) (+8% Of her maximum health)
- Maximum Damage: 30/75/120/165/210 (+80% AP) (+8% of her maximum health) >>> 10/40/70/100/130 (+80% AP) (+12% of her maximum health)
Seraphine
Q – High Note
- Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 (+50% AP) >>> 60/85/110/135/160 (+60% AP)
Skarner
Skarner is being nerfed to reduce his dominance in both the top lane and jungle.
Base Stats
- Mana Regeneration Growth: 0.6 >>> 0.75
Q – Shattered Earth / Upheaval
- Damage per Hit: 10/25/40/55/70 (+60% bonus AD) (+5% of his bonus health) >>> 10/20/30/40/50 (+60% bonus AD) (+5% of his bonus health)
- Q no longer refreshes the buff duration upon attacking wards or plants
W – Seismic Bastion
- Slow: 20/25/30/35/40% >>> 20% at all ranks
- Shield: 9% maximum health >>> 8% maximum health
Taliyah
Q – Threaded Volley
- Mana Cost: 55/60/65/70/75 >>> 65/70/75/80/85
- Note: Mana cost of 20 on Worked Ground unchanged.)
- Bonus Damage to Monsters: 25 (+10% AP) >>> 25 (+5% AP)
Twitch
Base Stats
- Base Health: 682 >>> 630
- Health Growth: 100 >>> 104
W – Venom Cask
- Slow: 30/35/40/45/50% (+6% AP) >>> 30/35/40/45/50 (+5% AP)
R - Spray and Pray
- Bonus Attack Damage: 40/55/70 >>> 30/45/60
Urgot
Base Stats
- Armor Growth: 5.45 >>> 5.0
Item Changes in League of Legends 14.9 patch
Fighter items are being adjusted, and Maw of Malmortius is being completely redesigned.
Hexdrinker
Hexdrinker is being modified due to the changes to Maw of Malmortius. The aim is to make magic resist fighter items less oppressive against AP champions.
- Item Recipe: Long Sword + Null-Magic Mantle + 500 gold >>> Long Sword + Long Sword + Null-Magic Mantle + 150 gold
- Magic Resistance: 35 >>> 30
Maw of Malmortius
Maw is being redesigned to make it a more appealing choice for fighters while not being too oppressive for AP champions to face.
- Total Price: 2800 >>> 3100
- Ability Haste: 0 >>> 15
- Magic Resistance: 50 >>> 40
- Attack Damage: 65 >>> 70
- Lifeline Duration: 2.5 >>> 3 seconds
- Lifeline Buff” 12% Lifesteal >>> 10% Omnivamp
Death’s Dance
A similar change to Death’s Dance to make it more suitable for more aggressive fighters.
- Item Recipe: Steel Sigil + Caulfield’s Warhammer + 1000 gold >>> Steel Sigil + Caulfield’s Warhammer + Pickaxe + 125 gold
- Attack Damage: 55 >>> 60
- Defy Healing: 50% bonus AD >>> 75% bonus AD
Sterak’s Gage
A similar change to Sterak’s Gage to make it more suitable for more aggressive fighters.
- Item Recipe: Steel Sigil + Caulfield’s Warhammer + 1000 gold >>> Steel Sigil + Caulfield’s Warhammer + Pickaxe + 125 gold
- Attack Damage: 55 >>> 60
- Defy Healing: 50% bonus AD >>> 75% bonus AD
Sterak’s Gage
A similar change to Sterak’s Gage to make it more suitable for more aggressive fighters.
- Item Recipe: Steel Sigil + Caulfield’s Warhammer + 1000 gold >>> Steel Sigil + Caulfield’s Warhammer + Pickaxe + 125 gold
This update also includes updates to more hitboxes. There are also some ARAM- and Arena-specific changes to some champions which you can read about in the official patch notes.
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