The deployment of Patch 9.14b has hit Teamfight Tactics harder than we could have imagined. Cursed Blade has been finally nerfed, as well as the Elementalist and Assassin traits.
However, these nerfs might just appear ridiculous among the community — even though we've all been waiting for these changes to balance the game, Riot have decided to give a HUGE buff to the Wild trait. You may remember that the Wild/Sorcerer/Shapeshifter composition wrecked the meta until it was nerfed in the 06/25 Patch.
The (4) Wild buff used to grant 8% attack speed per stack — which was already considered too powerful — but now Patch 9.14b raises it to 10%!
The current meta has been so unbalanced, and dominated by the Trinity of Unfairness (a.k.a. Ninjas/Assassins, VoliBrawlers & BotrK Gunslingers), that we cannot be more happy to see new compositions emerge from this massive buff.
Get ready to re-learn the game, because the meta is upside down.
Traits Balance Changes
(3) Sorcerers buff now grants 45% Spell Damage instead of 35%
• Attack Speed per Stack: 8% ⇒ 10%
(3) (6) → Assassins deal +125%/350% Critical Strike Damage
• Golem HP: 2500 ⇒ 2200
Champions Balance Changes
• Ability Damage: 100/175/250 ⇒ 100/200/300
• One-Star Health: 500 ⇒ 550
• Ability Damage: 300/400/500 ⇒ 300/500/700
• Attack Damage: 55 ⇒ 65
• One-Star Attack Damage: 50 ⇒ 60
• Health: 600 ⇒ 550
• Health: 700 ⇒ 650
• Attack Speed: 0.75 ⇒ 0.7
• Attack Damage: 70 ⇒ 65
• Attack Speed: 0.7 ⇒ 0.65
• Armor: 35 ⇒ 30
• Attack Speed: 0.65 ⇒ 0.55
Items Balance Changes
• Critical Strike Damage: 100% ⇒ 150%
• Percent Max Health Damage: 3% ⇒ 5%
• Shield Amount: 300 ⇒ 200
• Trigger Effect Chance: 25% ⇒ 20%
For the curious, Swordbreaker has a 25% chance to proc, while and Hush has a 50% chance.
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!
