Soul Fighter, Naafiri, Xerath Buffs & Kindred Nerfs Headline LoL Patch 13.14

Riot Games’ summer break is over and after three weeks of playing on League of Legends (LoL) Patch 13.13, we can finally buckle in for the next chapter of this season. Following this brief break, the developers have come back with a bucketload of changes including buffs nerfs, and system adjustments. Notably, a total of 18 champions are featured on LoL Patch 13.14, and ten items will be getting tweaked in this upcoming patch.

Lead Designer: League Balance Team & Preseason Matt Leung-Harrison aka Riot Phroxzon noted that Riot Games will be making “modernizations” for some mages and nerfing some of the more potent jungle outliers for this patch.

Here’s everything you need to know about LoL Patch 13.14.

LoL Patch 13.14: Champion buffs and nerfs, Naafiri’s debut

Firstly, LoL Patch 13.14 will see the release of Naafiri and her pack of growling dogs. This Darkin Assassin has been tagged as a newbie-friendly assassin who dishes out tons of damage at the same time. Naafiri is League of Legends’ 164th champion and the second newcomer for Season 13 after Milio.

The champions who are receiving significant nerfs in this patch include Hecarim, Jax, Karthus, Kindred, Milio, Rell, Rengar, Rek’Sai, and Sion. Meanwhile, Yorick will be getting several adjustments to his kit. 

On the other hand, Aatrox, Diana, Lissanda, Shaco (Attack Damage [AD] build), Shyvana, Volibear, Xerath, and Zyra, are all getting some love in the form of buffs.

System Buffs, Nerfs, and Adjustments in LoL Patch 13.14

The system buffs are directed at the following items in League of Legends:

• Axiom Arc

• Prowler's Claw

• Randuin's Omen

• Spear of Shojin

• Spirit Visage 

• Sterak's Gage

Meanwhile, Galeforce is the only item that is on the chopping block as its cooldown will be seeing an increase. 

After so many years, Riot Games will be adjusting the numbers for red and blue buffs. This is directly to nerf the power of early ganks but Riot Games is compensating it with giving the buffs more gold. 

The other system adjustments are as follows:

• Ghost

• Infinity Edge

• Statikk Shiv (especially to deal with mages like LeBlanc)

• Trinity Force

Soul Fighter: 2023 Summer Event

Riot Games announced that Soul Fighter would be a six-week event taking over the world of Runeterra with new game modes, skins, champions, and more. The following will be made available in League of Legends with LoL Patch 13.14:

• New game mode: Arena 

• Champion Launch: Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites

• Skins: Soul Fighter Samira (Ultimate), Viego (Legendary), Soul Fighter Naafiri, Soul Fighter Shaco, Soul Fighter Pyke, Soul Fighter Sett, Soul Fighter Lux, Soul Fighter Jhin, Soul Fighter Gwen and Soul Fighter Evelynn, Prestige Soul Fighter Shaco, and Prestige Soul Fighter Pyke

• In-Client Metagame Experience: Tournament of Souls

Apart from the Soul Fighter skins, players will also be treated to the Star Guardian Senna cosmetic in this patch.

When Does LoL Patch 13.14 Release?

LoL Patch 13.14 is scheduled to release right on cue on 19th July (Wednesday) with the big event, 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: 3 am PT

• Europe West: 5 am GMT 

• Europe Nordic and East: 3 am CET

• South Korea: 8 am KR 

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