TFT patch 14.5 arrives on May 28.
Teamfight Tactics (TFT) patch 14.5 draws near, and Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer from Riot Games shared his patch rundown with the community.
TFT patch 14.5 notes
Here are all of the official TFT patch 14.5 notes. This update buffs Kindred, LeBlanc, Vayne, Rengar, and Veigar, nerfs Leona, and includes several item reworks. Simply click or tap each section to reveal the details.
Tiers
Little Legends released before patch 14.5 in the Rare and Epic tiers will be combined into the new Standard tier.
Non-upgradable Little Legends and Booms are designated as three-star content.
Opening Encounters
Upgraded Start (two-star 2-cost) has been disabled
To Split or Not To Split has been disabled due to bugs
Fourth Augment (Stage 2): 2.5 > 4%
Fourth Augment (Stage 3): 3% > 4%
Fourth Augment (Stage 4): 2.5 > 4%
Invested: 4% > 5%
Prismatic Opener: 5% > 6%
Prismatic Finale: 5% > 6%
Crab Rave: 2% > 3%
Tank Golem in the Choose one of three Golems has had Anima Visage replaced with The Indomitable (new Artifact)
Items
[Reworked] Guardbreaker. Guardbreaker has been renamed to Striker’s Flail
Striker’s Flail: 150 Health, 20% AS, 20% Crit Chance, 10% Damage Amp, Crits grant 5% Damage Amp for 5 seconds, stacking up to 4 times.
[Reworked] Guinsoo’s Rageblade: 10 AP, 10% AS, Grants 7% stacking Attack Speed per second.
Redemption has been removed and replaced by Spirit Visage
NEW Spirit Visage: 200 Health, 15 Mana, 10% Durability, Restore 2.5% of missing Health each second.
Runaan’s Hurricane has been removed and replaced by Kraken’s Fury
NEW Kraken’s Fury: AD: 15%, AS: 10%, MR: 20, Attacks grant 3% stacking Attack Damage.
Statikk Shiv has been removed and replaced by Void Staff
NEW Void Staff: 35 AP, 15 Mana, 15% AS, Attacks and Ability damage 30% Shred the target for 3 seconds. This effect does not stack.
[Reworked] Sterak’s Gage: Health: 150 ⇒ 300, AD: 15 ⇒ 40%, At 60% Health, gain a Shield equal to 60% of the wearer’s maximum Health that rapidly decays over 6 seconds.
Radiant Items
Radiant Striker’s Flail (Chainstriker): 150 Health, 40% AS, 40% Crit Chance, 20% Damage Amp, Crits grant 10% Damage Amp for 8 seconds, stacking up to 4 times
Radiant Guinsoo’s Rageblade (Guinsoo’s Reckoning): 20 AP, 20% AS, Gain 14% stacking Attack Speed every second
Radiant Spirit Visage (More-Spirited Visage): 400 Health, 15 Mana, 15% Durability, Restore 5% of missing Health each second
Radiant Kraken’s Fury (Torrential Maelstrom): AD: 30%, AS: 25%, MR: 20%, Attacks grant 6% stacking Attack Damage
Radiant Void Staff (Icathia’s Revenge): 15 Mana, 50 AP, 30% AS, Attacks and Ability Damage 30% Shred the target for the rest of combat. This effect does not stack.
Radiant Sterak’s Gage (Sterak’s Megashield): 600 Health, 80% AD, At 60% Health, gain a shield equal to 100% of the wearer’s maximum Health that rapidly decays over 8 seconds.
Artifacts and Support Item
NEW Flickerblade: 15% AS, 10 AP, 10 AD, Attacks grant 8% stacking AS. Every 5 attacks also grant 4 AD & 5 AP
NEW The Indomitable: 400 HP, 20 Armor, 20 MR. The holder’s Move Speed is drastically reduced. Gain 10% max HP, stun immunity, and pull the current target into melee range.
NEW Statikk Shiv: 30 AP, 30% AS. Every 3rd attack deals 30 + 40% of the holder’s Ability Power as bonus magic damage to 4 enemies.
NEW Titanic Hydra: 300 HP, 15 AD, 15% AS. Attacks deal 3% of the holder’s max Health plus 8% of their Attack Damage as bonus physical damage to the target and adjacent enemies.
Anima Visage has been removed
Lich Bane Proc Damage: 200/270/340/410/480 ⇒ 240/320/400/480/540
Mogul’s Mail HP Per Stack: 7 ⇒ 10
Wit’s End HP: 0 ⇒ 300, Armor: 0 ⇒ 30
Spite has been removed
Anima Squad (3) weapons damage increased by 10%
Exotech (7) AS per item: 9% ⇒ 11%
Exotech (7) HP per item: 225 ⇒ 240
Techie AP: 20/50/90/130 ⇒ 20/50/95/140
Kindred AD: 48 ⇒ 50
Kindred Ability AD%: 520% ⇒ 520/520/540/560%
Nidalee Ability Damage: 200/300/455/610 ⇒ 220/330/500/670
Graves AD: 50 ⇒ 55
Graves Ability AD%: 40/40/45/50% ⇒ 40/40/48/55%
LeBlanc Ability Damage: 65/95/145 ⇒ 70/105/160
Vayne Mana: 30/90 ⇒ 25/75
Veigar Ability Damage: 320/420/560 ⇒ 320/450/600
Rengar AD: 63 ⇒ 65
Leona Mana: 50/110 ⇒ 60/120
Anger Issues (Black Market) has been Removed
Lifelong Learning (Black Market) AD/AP if champ survives: 2.5% ⇒ 3%
Shock Treatment (Black Market) has been removed
Unstable Evolution (Black Market) HP: 333 ⇒ 360, Stats: 33% ⇒ 36%
Wise Spending (Black Market) XP Per 2 Rolls: 3 ⇒ 4
10,000 IQ (Strategist) Gold Reward: 8 ⇒ 4
Board of Directors (Omnivamp) Base Increase: 75% ⇒ 60%
Category Five has been removed
Traits
A.M.P. (5) HP: 600 ⇒ 500
Boombot (6) Missile Damage: 275 ⇒ 260
Rapidfire (6) AS per stack: 24% ⇒ 22%
Champions
Alistar Flat Damage Reduction: 15/20/30/40 ⇒ 15/20/33/45
Kog’Maw Ability Attacks bonus damage ratio: 50/50/50/50% ⇒ 50/50/60/75%
Seraphine Ability Damage: 250/375/585/795 ⇒ 250/375/600/825
Vi Ability Shield: 275/350/450/550 ⇒ 275/350/500/650
Cho’Gath 3 star HP Ability scaling: 77% ⇒ 66%
Ziggs Bomb travel time: 0.5s ⇒ 0.4s
Ziggs Cast Point: 0.5s ⇒ 0.33s
Aurora Base Ability Damage: 50/90/3333 ⇒ 50/120/3333
Ziggs’ bomb will now only bounce to a new location if it wouldn’t hit any targets. When it does bounce, it will now bounce to the closest enemy instead of to a hex within Ziggs’ attack range.
Fixed a bug where Ziggs’ bomb could fizzle if he died before it exploded.
Fixed a bug where Ziggs’ bomb’s double damage clause would come into effect based on the number of targets in his + shape when the missile was thrown rather than when it exploded.
BRB, AFK, and Delayed Start are all exclusive from each other.
Traits
Disco (5) Health Regen: 4% ⇒ 4.5%
Emo (6) mana reduction: 40% ⇒ 35%
Hyperpop Attack Speed: 10/20/35/60% ⇒ 8/15/30/50%
K/DA (7) stats: 27% ⇒ 26%
Mosher (6) Attack Speed: 80% ⇒ 85%
Spellweaver Ability Power: 20/35/80/140 ⇒ 15/30/75/140
Champions
Annie Ability Damage: 200/300/450 ⇒ 180/270/405
Annie Secondary Damage: 70/105/160 ⇒ 65/100/150
Evelynn Ability Damage: 200/300/450 ⇒ 210/315/475
Olaf Headliner Bonus Health: 150 ⇒ 200
Yasuo Ability Damage: 280% ⇒ 310%
Katarina Ability Damage: 150/225/340 ⇒ 140/210/315
Gragas 3-star Ability Damage: 555 ⇒ 600
Gragas 3-star Healing: 750 ⇒ 800
Riven Empowered Attack Damage: 85% ⇒ 90%
Zac Heal: 125/160/800 ⇒ 135/175/800
Bug fixes
Nami ability will now redirect to the nearest enemy if flying towards a dead unit.
Nami ability will now deal the correct amount of damage if she dies while the ability is still traveling.
K’Sante now displays ability damage values for each star level.
Investment Strategy II’s interest increase will no longer override Hedge Fund’s.
Fixed tooltip for Submit to the Pit Augment.
Leaderboard pagination controls are now hidden if there is less than a page of entries.
Truly Visionary: Fixed the Visionary tooltip to display the correct total amount of SP needed.
Mortdog covered the TFT 14.5 update in his latest patch rundown as well. To preface everything, he noted how the game is in a good spot in terms of the meta right now. Therefore, this patch aims to be a small one when it comes to champions and trait balance. However, as noted above, a bunch of items are getting slight reworks.
Starting with these item updates and reworks, Mortdog discussed Striker’s Flail, Chainstriker, Guinsoo’s Rageblade, and Guinsoo’s Reckoning, as well as adjustments to Spirit Visage, More-Spirit Visage, Kraken’s Fury, Torrential Maelstrom, Void Staff, Icathia’s Revenge, Sterak’s Gage, and Sterak’s Megashield.
As for the artifact items, he went over the changes to The Indomitable, Flickerblade, Statikk Shiv, and Titanic Hydra. Other updates include the removal of Anima Visage and Spite, increased proc damage for Lich Bane, and buffs to Mogul’s Mail and Wit’s End.
The TFT patch 14.5 rundown then continued with updates to encounters, traits, champions, augments, and bug fixes. Below are the rest of the patch notes, some of which differ from earlier predictions from the public beta environment (PBE).
The return of Mortdog’s patch rundowns
On May 25, Mortdog returned with a new TFT patch rundown after taking a break from them. In his latest YouTube video and Twitch stream, he acknowledged that there wasn’t a rundown for patch 14.4.
“Yes, I know we missed the last patch rundown, but we’re back with another patch rundown,” he said. “It is patch TFT 14.5.”
For more context, on April 28 during a livestream, Mortdog announced he would be stepping away from patch rundowns, social media, and streaming for a while. He explained the challenge of being the target of a lot of player frustration. Since then, TFT community members such as Dan “Frodan” Chou, FenrirButGaming, and Kitkatman111 have filled the void.
Then, on May 25, Mortdog returned with a closer look at TFT patch 14.5. Players rejoiced in the comments under his YouTube video. One player, for example, expressed appreciation for Mortdog’s insights, noting that the in-depth patch explainers are by far the best part of TFT.
“This is by far the best thing about TFT is the in depth explainers of the patches. I was so worried about going into these item reworks “blind,” so to say,” lionheartzcs2 wrote. “[Mortdog] just breaks down these concepts so well that [it’s] easy to understand what and why the team is approaching these things for.”
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