Patch 9.14b has just hit Teamfight Tactics hard. However, it seems that Riot are not yet satisfied with the current meta, as they are pushing new balance changes on the PBE.
We're still not sure that these changes will eventually hit the live servers. Keep in mind that these changes are just tests and that they don't reflect the final changes that we will be done to TFT. Moreover, if you're surprised about these changes, remember that they're sometimes part of a complete rework.
For instance, even though you might think Assassins have been buffed, the reality is different: by changing the way critical strikes work, Riot actually nerfed them a lot — which explains this PBE balance change.
New Critical Strikes
Critical Strikes damage stacks now additively rather than multiplicatively.
Traits Balance Changes
(3) (6) → Assassins deal +150%/400% Critical Strike Damage with new damage formula. Overall ~26% damage reduction.
• (2) Dragon buff now grants 83% Magic Resistance instead of 100%
• Noble buff now grants +80 Armor / +80 Magic Resistance / +35 HP per attack instead of +100 Armor / +35 HP per attack
(2) (4) (6) → Knights block 20/60/90 Damage Per Hit
(3) (6) → Enemies have a 30/60% chance to miss an attack against a Yordle
(1) (4) → With exactly 1/4 Ninja, Ninjas gain +70% Attack Damage.
(3) Void: Voids will now deal true damage to enemies.
New Trait Synergy Thresholds
For now, it's impossible to reach these new synergy thresholds as we are missing a number of champions. However, we get a very strong impression that new champions will soon be added to Teamfight Tactics. Case to follow.
New (9) Threshold
(3) (6) (9) → Each time they attack, Blademasters have a 35% chance to strike 1/2/4 additional times
New (6) Threshold
(3) → Brawlers have +300 HP
(3) → Brawlers have +700 HP
(9) → Brawlers have +1200HP
New (6) Threshold
(2) (4) (6) → Gunslingers have a 50% chance to fire 1/2/3 additional attacks at enemies in range
New (6) Threshold
(3) (6) → Shapeshifters gain 60%/100% bonus maximum health
Just a week after the huge 9.14 update, a new micro patch will be deployed on Wednesday. Brace yourselves, for Volibear and Tristana are being nerfed!
