It’s time to see what Riot will bring in Patch 14.21 and how the meta will shape up for the Worlds Knockout stage.
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LoL Patch 14.21 – Swain rework?
LoL Patch 14.20 was released yesterday and while the change list wasn’t one of the biggest, there were some major adjustments that are likely going to shift up things in the meta.
In particular, we should see Jhin lower in the priority given the nerfs as well as a potential return of Caitlyn i drake priority were to remain high across all levels of play. AP junglers have been hit quite hard and with the nerfs to Fated Ashes, their presence will be impacted.
All of these elements might have crucial consequences on the Worlds meta as the top 8 teams will be competing in Patch 14.21. And while we wait for the changes of the new patch, Riot has already planned a minor rework for Swain. You can find the number changes in the sections below.
Patch 14.21 Release Date
According to the official patch schedule, Patch 14.21 will be released on Wednesday, October 23. This will be the 21st patch out of the 24 updates planned for the year.
How will the upcoming patch impact the meta?
Given we haven’t got the full preview of the changes, it’s still early to make assumptions on how the meta will shift. In the meanwhile, check out our tier lists for the current patch:
- Top lane tier list
- Jungle tier list
- Mid lane tier list
- ADC tier list
- Support tier list
Patch 14.21 Tentative Changes
Champion changes in Patch 14.21
Swain
- Base mana: 468 ⇒ 400
- Mana regen: 8 ⇒ 10
- Passive heal: 3% – 6% max HP (levels 1/6/11/16) ⇒ 2% – 5% (levels 1-18)
- Q mana cost: 45 – 65 ⇒ 42 – 50
- Q base damage: 65 – 145 to 60 – 160
- E cooldown: 10 seconds ⇒ 14 – 10 seconds
- E mana cost: 50 ⇒ 60 – 80
- E return hitbox: 85 ⇒ 95
- E outgoing missile speed reduced
- E return missile speed increased
- R base damage: 20 – 60 ⇒ 15 – 35
- R damage AP ratio: 10% ⇒ 5%
- R base heal: 15 – 40 ⇒ 15 – 45
- R heal AP ratio: 18% ⇒ 5%
- R heal now scales with a 1% bonus HP
- R cooldown: 100 – 60 seconds ⇒ 120 seconds
- R2 can now be cast again on a 10 second CD (reduced by haste)
- R2 AP: 60% ⇒ 50%
- R2 base damage: 150 – 300 ⇒ 150 – 350
- R2 slow: 60% ⇒ 75%
Item Changes
System Changes
Upcoming skins
- Dark Star Sylas – 1820 RP
- Dark Star Zoe – 1350 RP
- Dark Star Kai’Sa – 1350 RP
- Dark Star Yorick – 1350 RP
- Dark Cosmic Diana – 1350 RP
- Prestige Cosmic Diana – 2000 Prestige Points
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