Teamfight Tactics Set 9 Patch 13.14: All Augment Changes Explained

Riot Games is officially back from its summer break and this means that we will have a new patch in both League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics (TFT) very soon. After three weeks, players will be getting updates to their favorite games via Patch 13.14 which is officially scheduled to release on 19th July. In Teamfight Tactics, after pushing through multiple mid-patch changes, it looks like Riot Games is focusing on Augment and item balance changes to Set 9, Runeterra Reforged.

According to the Public Beta Environment (PBE), the TFT changes are expansive and a ton of Augments are getting tweaks. 

Augments Updates in TFT Set 9 Patch 13.14

If this is your first Set in TFT where you are playing with Augments, here’s a refresher on how Augments work and what they are. Augments were first introduced to TFT through Set 6 Gizmos and Gadgets as the main mechanic. They became permanent in the game starting with TFT Set 8: Monsters Attack. Augments are basically permanent bonuses that are added to the player's hexcore.

At stages 1-4, 3-3, and 4-6, players are offered three choices of Augments and rerolls. Additionally, Augments are classified based on their rarity: Silver, Gold, and Prismatic. 

Some of the biggest changes in Patch 13.14 for Augments are around gold and XP gained through economy Augments. There are also reworks of the Augments’ abilities. Here are the changes that were spotted on the TFT PBE for Patch 13.14, according to DotEsports and Esports Illustrated:

• Balance Budget: Gold reduced from four to five

• Balance Budget Two: Gold reduced from eight to six

• Balance Budget Three: Gold reduced from 12 to 10

(Balance Budget Augments grant players extra gold at the start of the next four rounds. They are Tahm Kench and Draven Augments.)

• Built Different II: Health is now 180 to 360 and attack speed is 40 to 60 percent

• Built Different III: Health is now 270 to 600 and attack speed is 50 to 70 percent

(Built Different II is a gold Augment and III is prismatic. These augments grant extra health and attack speed)

• Caretaker’s Ally: (Rework) ”Each time you level up, gain the same random tier-three champion”

• Caretaker’s Chosen: Level to open a Radiant item Armory changed from eight to seven

• Final Reserves: Total health reduced adjusted from 40 to 20 percent and gold increased to eight

• Know Your Enemy: (Rework) "Your units deal 15 percent increased damage. If you and your opponent have any of the same traits activated, they deal 20 percent increased damage instead”

• Living Forge: Random Ornn Artifact changed to gain an Ornn item Anvil

• Medium-End Shopping: Gold granted reduced from three to one.

• Knowledge Download: XP gained reduced from 16 to 12

• Knowledge Download II: XP gained reduced from 24 to 22

• Knowledge Download III: XP gained reduced from 40 to 36

(Knowledge Download I, II, and III fall under Silver, Gold, and Prismatic tiers, respectively. Players can get these Augments when playing Caitlyn or Aurelion Sol Legends.)

• Money: Gold gained initially and after four turns reduced to 10

• Money Money: Gold gained initially and after four turns reduced to 16

• Money Money Money: Gold gained initially and after four turns reduced to 25

• Rolling for Days: Shop refreshes reduced to 10

• Rolling for Days II: Shop refreshes reduced to 15

• Rolling for Days III: Shop refreshes reduced to 25

• Spoils of War II: Chance to drop loot reduced to 30 percent

• Spoils of War III: Chance to drop loot reduced to 40 percent

• Stable Evolution: Health gained reduced to 70 and attack damage was reduced to seven percent

• Stars are Born: Gold gained reduced from three to six

• Suppressing Fire: The duration of attacks dealing reduced damage increased from four to eight seconds

• Three’s a Crowd: Health gained increased from 100 to 123

• Tiny Grab Bag: Gold reduced to four

• Tiny Power: Attack damage, ability power, and attack speed given to units reduced from eight to seven percent

• Tiny Power II: Attack damage, ability power, and attack speed given to units reduced from 11 to 10 percent

• Tiny Power III: Attack damage, ability power, and attack speed given to units reduced from 18 to 16 percent

• Wellness Trust: Gold threshold reduced from 50 to 30

• Young and Wild and Free: Gain one random item Component(s) was added.

• The Boss: Attack speed granted increased from 30 to 35 percent

• Riftwalk: Now players gain a Kassadin

TFT Patch 13.14 is scheduled to release right on cue on 19th July (Wednesday) with the big Summer 2023 event, Soul Fighter, and other major releases happening on 20th July. The Oceanic servers will be the first to receive the update and it will later be rolled out to other servers throughout the day.

Here are the key timings for the other regions:

• North America (NA): 3 am PT

• Europe West (EUW): 5 am GMT 

• Europe Nordic and East (EUNE): 3 am CET

• South Korea (KR): 8 am KR 

The game will also be down for a while for maintenance before the patching begins.