League of Legends Patch 14.4: What to Expect and Patch Notes
For all the lovers in the house who forgot to tee up a date for Valentine’s Day, we have something much better for you to look forward to: League of Legends Patch 14.4, which is already shaping up to be a big one.
The fourth update of the 2024 League season is on the way, and it’s stuffed to the absolute brim with changes for every aspect of the game. While none are momentous, Riot is hitting nearly everything, with 19 champion changes, at least five item tweaks—as well as more comprehensive support and mage item balancing—and updates to fountain healing and how tethering works.
There are also plans brewing, Riot Phroxzon teased on Feb. 12, for changes to how the camera offset works for anyone playing on the Rift’s red side.
When will League Patch 14.4 go live?
League Patch 14.4 will go live on Thursday, Feb. 22, according to Riot’s official patch schedule. Nearly all League patches go live on Wednesdays, but this update has been pushed back a day—most likely due to Presidents’ Day, which is on Monday, Feb. 19. When the patch does arrive (24 hours later, remember), it will begin staging on Australian servers first up.
Here are all the key patching times:
- 3pm CT (NA)
- 5am GMT (EU West)
- 3am CET (EU North East)
- 8am KR (Korea)
Here’s a countdown to the NA League release.
Expect several hours of server downtime once patching begins. Matchmaking will be disabled across all League queues three hours before the update is set live.
What’s in League Patch 14.4?
Riot stamps on Season 14 power picks
The League devs are trying to wrangle in some of the strongest outliers in the Season 14 metagame this update, including Urgot and Fiora—who have totally taken over top lane—and AD carry menaces Varus and Kalista. Other top picks also coming under the hammer include Maokai, who has been near-unbeatable in support, as well as Bard, Aurelion Sol, and Zyra.
New support items buffed more
Riot is also taking a closer look at the new combined League support items in this update, with changes mostly revolving around how early stack charges activate. Phroxzon explained the devs are eager to “discourage non-support item start for supports” and push them towards the shiny new items instead.
Lunar New Year celebrations continue with Porcelain skins
Six more lucky League champions will be joining the ever-popular Porcelain skinline this patch, including Aurelion Sol, Morgana, Miss Fortune, Darius, Graves, and Irelia, which brings the cosmetic set up to eleven.
The standout skin is for Kindred, with the dual-spirit jungler getting a Prestige variant. The design is incredible; Lamb now has a flowing white mane and comes equipped with an ornate golden bow. Similarly, Wolf is now trimmed in gold and his eyes have taken on a glowing purple gaze.
Here are all the skins coming this patch:
- Porcelain Protector Aurelion Sol (1,820 RP)
- Porcelain Darius (1,350 RP)
- Porcelain Graves (1,350 RP)
- Porcelain Irelia (1,350 RP)
- Prestige Porcelain Kindred (150 Mythic Essence)
- Porcelain Miss Fortune (1,350 RP)
- Porcelain Morgana (1,350 RP)
These skins will go live during the Patch 14.4 cycle.
League Patch 14.4 patch notes
Champions
Buffs
- Ahri
- Jayce
- Kai’Sa
- Lulu
- Renekton
- Soraka
- Thresh
- Volibear
Nerfs
- Aurelion Sol
- Bard
- Fiora
- Kalista
- Maokai
- Urgot (Hullbreaker interaction)
- Varus
- Zyra
Adjustments
- K’Sante
- Rek’Sai
- Smolder
Items
- Black Cleaver
- Ravenous Hydra
- Stridebreaker
- Terminus
- Runaan’s Hurricane (“now for melee”)
- Support items
- Mana mage items
Runes
Systems
- Fountain regeneration
- Tether adjustments
General
- Camera offset settings (red side)
Bugfixes
Skins
- Porcelain Protector Aurelion Sol
- Porcelain Darius
- Porcelain Graves
- Porcelain Irelia
- Prestige Porcelain Kindred
- Porcelain Miss Fortune
- Porcelain Morgana
This article is being updated through the League patch cycle.
