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TFT patch 14.16 notes: Syndra updates, Katarina buffs, and more

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

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Here's everything to know about the latest TFT patch notes.

Riot Games has revealed the latest Teamfight Tactics (TFT) patch, and it’s packed with updates to traits, champions, Augments, and Charms. Read on for all the TFT patch 14.16 notes and details.

TFT patch 14.16 notes
TFT patch 14.16 notes (Image via Riot Games)

TFT patch 14.16 notes

This is the first patch for Magic n’ Mayhem, and it includes a slew of buffs, nerfs, and reworks. The buffed champions are Seraphine, Soraka, Ahri, Galio, Katarina, Ryze, Briar, and Shyvana. Meanwhile, there are nerfs to Syndra, Rog’Maw, Kassadin, and Karma.

TFT patch 14.16 highlights

Here is the breakdown of all the patch highlights.

  • Buffed
    • Traits: Blaster, Frost, Scholar, Warrior
    • Augments: 22 buffed
    • Champions: Seraphine, Soraka, Ahri, Galio, Katarina, Ryze, Briar, Shyvana
  • Nerfed
    • Item: Dragon’s Claw
    • Augments: 17 nerfed
  • Reworked
    • Augment: Assassin’s Tool
    • Augment: Hunting Frenzy (Previously Endless Hunt)

Traits

Below are all of the trait updates in TFT patch 14.16, courtesy of Riot Games. Faerie has a notable buff for Queenguard’s Armor while Preserver has a nerf to healing.

Traits (Click to reveal)

Bastion Armor/MR: 15/40/65/110 ⇒ 15/40/70/120
Chrono: Timestop from Chrono 4 is now resisted with CC immunity.
Blaster Damage Amp: 8/15/30% ⇒ 12/25/45%
Blaster Damage Amp after cast: 25/45/90% ⇒ 25/50/90%
Faerie Crown damage amp: 25/35/40/75% ⇒ 25/40/45/75%
Faerie (6) Queenguard’s Armor Healing/shielding power: 30% ⇒ 35%
Faerie Queenguard’s Armor Health: 100 ⇒ 150
Faerie Queenguard’s Armor Healing from Queen damage: 12% ⇒ 15%
Frost AP/AD: 15/30/45/75% ⇒ 16/35/50/80%
Preserver Healing: 2.5/4.5/7/10% HP ⇒ 2/4/6/9% HP
Preserver Mana gain: 3/5/8/12% ⇒ 3/5/7/11%
Preserver ticks while a unit is manalocked will now grant that mana after the manalock ends.
Scholar Mana per attack: 3/5/10 ⇒ 3/6/12
Warrior Damage Amp: 10/18/25% ⇒ 10/20/30%
Warrior Omnivamp: 10/18/25% ⇒ 10/20/30%

Champions

Likewise, here are the unit updates in the latest patch. Notably, Syndra’s power ceiling is being kept in check. Additionally, Katarina has a significant buff due to being the least-played and worst-performing 3-cost carry.

Champions (Click to reveal)

Seraphine Mana: 10/70 ⇒ 10/60
Soraka Ability damage: 180/270/405% AP ⇒ 195/290/440% AP
Warwick Ability damage: 50% AD ⇒ 55/55/65% AD
Ahri Ability magic damage: 135/200/280% AP ⇒ 140/210/325% AP
Ahri Ability true damage: 90/135/210% AP ⇒ 100/150/230% AP
Galio Ability damage reduction: 15/20/25% AP ⇒ 20/25/30% AP
Kassadin Ability stacking damage: 35/50/80% AP ⇒ 30/45/70% AP
Kassadin Ability shield: 300/335/370% AP ⇒ 260/285/310% AP
Kog’Maw Ability damage: 290/300/325% AD ⇒ 280/280/290% AD
Shyvana Ability damage: 35/50/75% AP + 1.5% HP ⇒ 45/65/100% AP + 1% HP
Item class changed from Magic Tank to Magic Fighter
Syndra Ability total cast time: 0.3 seconds ⇒ 1 second (read the context for details)
Syndra Ability bonus rift damage: 35% ⇒ 30%
Syndra Ability damage: 225/340/520% AP ⇒ 205/310/480% AP
Syndra Ability adjacent damage: 110/170/260% AP ⇒ 100/150/235% AP
Katarina Ability damage: 160/240/365% AP ⇒ 175/260/420% AP
Karma Ability no longer heals adjacent allies when an enemy dies.
Ryze Ability damage: 80/120/300% AP ⇒ 85/130/300% AP
Varus ability cast time: 2.5 seconds ⇒ 1.5 seconds
Briar AD: 60 ⇒ 65
Jayce Ability damage: 425/425/450% AD + 40/60/90% AP ⇒ 425/425/475% AD + 40/60/90% AP
Lillia Mana: 50/110 ⇒ 40/100
Galio Ability damage reduction: 15/20/25% AP ⇒ 20/25/30% AP
Wukong Ability shield: 330/440/550% AP ⇒ 380/460/550% AP
Tahm Kench Health: 1050 ⇒ 1100

 TFT patch 14.16 Augments

Removed Augments include Arcane Conduit, Draconic Mastery, and On the House. Meanwhile, reworked ones include Hunting Frenzy and the aforementioned Assassin’s Toolbox.

Augments (Click to reveal)

Removed: Arcane Conduit, Draconic Mastery, On the House
Reworked Hunting Frenzy: Your Hunters execute enemies below 12% health and gain 10%
Reworked Assassin’s Toolbox: Now grants a Prowler’s Claw and an Infinity Edge immediately.
Beggars Can Be Choosers Gold: 4 ⇒ 7
Find Your Center bonus health: 10% ⇒ 15%
Find Your Center is no longer offered on 2-1.
Item Collector I Health per item: 10 ⇒ 5
Keepers I Shield: 175 ⇒ 160
Ones Twos Three 1-cost champions: 3 ⇒ 2
Restart Mission Number of 2-star 2-costs: 2 ⇒ 3
Restart Mission now properly states that champions are removed rather than sold.
Row Rejuvenation I Base omnivamp: 7% ⇒ 8%
Avenge the Fallen Bonus stats: 15 ⇒ 18
Built Different II is now exclusive with Two Tanky
Caramelized Comforts (Sugarcraft) Health per item component: 50 ⇒ 60
Caramelized Comforts (Sugarcraft) Gold drop chance per item component: 8% ⇒ 10%
Clockwork Accelerator Buff frequency: Every 4 seconds ⇒ Every 3 seconds
Endless Hunt (Hunter) has been renamed to “Hunting Frenzy”
Attack Speed. Gain a Twitch and a Kog’Maw.
Eternal Growth+ Immediate health gain: 100 ⇒ 60
Explosive Growth+ XP gain per round: 10 ⇒ 11
Fast Forward AS gain: 25% ⇒ 40%
Fortune Favors the Bold: 8-10 loss cashout nerfed by ~10%
Fortune Favors the Bold: Some 13-14 loss cashouts improved.
Flexible Bonus emblems: Every Stage start ⇒ Start of the next 3 stages
High Horsepower Bonus AS: 100% ⇒ 150%
High Horsepower Ability Damage Amp: 235% ⇒ 300%
Higher Education (Scholar) Mana spend: 100 ⇒ 80
Higher Education (Scholar) AS: 10% ⇒ 12%
Item Collector II Health per item: 15 ⇒ 10
Keepers II Shield: 260 ⇒ 240
Molten Caramel (Rumble) Ability Damage Amp: 190% ⇒ 200%
Molten Caramel (Rumble) Omnivamp: 15% ⇒ 20%
Pilfer Gold Granted: 4 ⇒ 0
Practice Partners (Mage) Mana gain: 4 ⇒ 5
Press the Attack (Multistriker) Damage: 5.5% HP ⇒ 5% HP
Row Rejuvenation II Base Omnivamp: 9% ⇒ 10%
School Mascot (Eldritch): No longer has Rabadon’s Deathcap at 5 and 7 Eldritch.
School Mascot (Eldritch) Bonus Health: 5% ⇒ 10%
School Mascot (Eldritch) Bonus Ability Power: 10 ⇒ 30
Spellblades Damage: 175% AP ⇒ 150% AP
Support Golem I is no longer offered on 2-1.
Sweet Tooth (Nunu) Bonus Health: 200 ⇒ 100
Three’s a Crowd Bonus Health: 66 ⇒ 75
Trait Tracker is now exclusive with Flexible.
Two Healthy Bonus Health: 90 ⇒ 80
Witchy Wallop (Poppy) Damage: 80% ⇒ 85%
Witchy Wallop (Poppy) Time between Wallops reduced from 0.25s ⇒ 0.15s
Worth the Wait I Round delay: 4 ⇒ 2
Anger Issues Armor/MR: 25 ⇒ 30
At What Cost Bonus XP: 16 ⇒ 8
Dark Alley Dealings Round delay: 5 ⇒ 3
Giant and Mighty HP: 325 ⇒ 300
Immovable Object Bonus effect: 70% ⇒ 60%
Prismatic Ticket Free reroll chance: 50% ⇒ 45%
Prismatic Ticket is no longer offered on 4-2.
Support Golem II is no longer offered on 2-1.
What the Forge Health per Artifact: 110 ⇒ 220
Bastion Crown Champion Granted: Nunu ⇒ Shen
Blaster Crown Champion Granted: Tristana ⇒ Ezreal
Blossoming Lotus I/II no longer appear at Stage 2-1.
Scholar Crown Champion Granted: Ahri ⇒ Bard
Scholar Crown Item Granted: Guardbreaker ⇒ Spear of Shojin
Vertically Inclined Damage Amp: 8/16% ⇒ 9/18%
Vertically Inclined no longer appears at Stage 2-1.

Charms

Finally, here are the updates to Charms from TFT patch 14.16. The new Charms are Copycat, Spawn Swarm, Ironclad Spirit, and Mystic Spirit.

Charms (Click to reveal)

New Charm: (Stage 2/3) Copycat – 1g – Get a 1-star copy of the first enemy unit to die next combat.
New Charm: (Stage 5+) Spawn Swarm – 4g – Next combat: Your first two front-row units spawn a voidling after death.
New Charm: (Stage 4+) Ironclad Spirit – 1g – Next combat: Your team gains 30 Armor.
New Charm: (Stage 4+) Mystic Spirit – 1g – Next combat: Your team gains 30 Magic Resist.
Backrow Star Cost: 5g ⇒ 2g
Desperate Plea has been Removed.
Enhance Cost: 2g ⇒ 1g
Gear Swap Removed.
Minor Gambit Gold for winning: 2 ⇒ 3
Phantom Emblem Cost: 8g ⇒ 6g
Shivinate is now offered on Stage 2/3 (was 3/4).
Summon Dragon AD: 450 ⇒ 405
The Star (Ascendant) Cost: 5g ⇒ 7g
Tinker Cost: 1g ⇒ 0g
Tinker is now offered from Stage 2 onward.
Treasure Party Cost: 8g ⇒ 6g

That’s it for the latest TFT patch notes. Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates.