Riot Games is dropping a huge Teamfight Tactics Set 12 update with Patch 14.18, featuring numerous reworks from traits and champions to Augments. Here’s what we know so far.
Big changes are coming to TFT Set 12 in Patch 14.18. Game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer has been dropping teasers for the update through Twitter/X, including a quality-of-life change that will alter the three-star animation time from a few seconds to immediately. Players can also expect an automatic Magnetic Remover on the bench and four-star versions of champions for high-rollers who collect all 27 copies. The Golden Frying Pan also drops in Patch 14.18, and new late-game Charms are getting added to the roster of Set 12 effects.
Patch 14.18 is scheduled to go live on Sept. 11. All early data-mined PBE adjustments are subject to change. I will provide an update to the early notes throughout the week leading up to the official launch and after Mortdog’s Patch Rundown.
Patch 14.18 TFT rolling odds changes
Rolling odds at level eight for four-cost units are being increased from 20 to 25 percent. The change is being implemented to provide players with extra help in finding two-star four-cost champions during the late-game Stages, according to Mortdog.
Patch 14.18 TFT Set 12 trait changes
Several TFT Set 12 traits are getting reworked in Patch 14.18. Some reworks only apply to a breakpoint while others affect the whole trait. Here are all the Set 12 trait changes in Patch 14.18.
Honeymancer trait
The Honeymancer trait in TFT Set 12 was always meant to be a Reroll comp, according to Mortdog. A rework in Patch 14.18 will change the bee baseline to five, with three bees being passed on when a unit perishes.
Rework—Honeymancer units gain five bees, dealing damage every three seconds. Damage from each bee is based on damage a Honeymancer unit deals and takes at each breakpoint, with bees dealing damage twice as often with a seven-piece Honeymancer comp.
- Three: Six percent of damage dealt and two percent of damage taken
- Five: Eight percent of damage dealt and four percent of damage taken
- Seven: 12 percent of damage dealt and six percent of damage taken. Bees deal damage twice as often
Faerie trait
Balance has been applied to the Faerie trait through Patch 14.18, adjusting the breakpoints from 2/4/6/9 to 3/5/7/9. Changes were designed to “open up the Faerie line to be something with options at every breakpoint, said Mortdog.
- Three: Gain 200 health and gain a Queen’s Crown that grants 30 percent damage amplification
- Five: Gain 400 health and gain Queenguard’s armor
- Seven: Gain 600 health and gain a second Queen’s Crown that grants 55 percent damage amplification
- Nine: Gain 900 health. The Queen’s Crowns grant 75 percent damage amplification and all items become Radiant items.
Mage trait
The Mage trait through Patch 14.18 will receive a Prismatic breakpoint of 10, replacing nine Mage. New items like the Golden Frying Pan increase the odds of players hitting Prismatic breakpoints through verticle traits, according to Mortdog.
- Breakpoint of 10: Mage units modified total ability power is 140 percent and Mage units cast more frequently. The maximum mana of all Mage units is set to 20.
Scholar trait
The Scholar trait is getting a rework through Patch 14.18 that adds ability power at each breakpoint. Mana gained per attack was reduced at the breakpoints of four and six.
- Two: Three mana per attack and 10 ability power
- Four: Five mana per attack and 20 ability power
- Six: 10 mana per attack, 35 ability power, and abilities heal an ally for 20 percent of damage dealt.
Other Patch 14.18 trait balance changes
| TFT Set 12 trait | TFT 14.18 Patch note changes |
|---|---|
| Arcana Xerath | True damage reduced from 3/5/6/9 to 2/4/6/9 percent |
| Blaster | Damage amplification buffed from 12/25/45 to 15/35/60 percent Damage amplification during burst increased from 25/50/90 to 30/60/100 percent |
| Chrono | Freeze time for four seconds added to the breakpoint of six. Rework—All Chrono units at the breakpoint of six gain 80 ability power and 40 percent attack speed. |
| Hunter | New—40 percent attack speed added to the breakpoint of six. Attack damage reduced at breakpoint of six to 70 percent and 110 percent after takedown. |
| Shapeshifter | Health was reduced from 35 to 30 percent at the breakpoint of eight. Breakpoint of eight New—Heal three percent health every two seconds. Based on maximum health |
| Sugarcraft | Attack damage and ability power at breakpoint of six reduced to 35 and health gained by team reduced from 150 to 50 |
| Warrior | Omnivamp adjusted from 10/20/30 to 10/18/30 percent Damage amplification adjusted from 10/20/30 to 10/18/30 percent New—15 percent durability added at breakpoint of six |
| Witchcraft | New—Breakpoint of four changed to “and enemies turn green, taking three percent of their maximum health as magic damage per second. |
Patch 14.18 TFT Set 12 champion changes
Much like TFT Set 12 traits, several Magic n’ Mayhem champions are receiving major reworks through Patch 14.18.
One-cost TFT Set 12 champion balance changes
| TFT Set 12 one-cost champion | Patch 14.18 balance changes |
|---|---|
| Ashe | Rework—For the rest of combat, fire an additional arrow at a nearby enemy that deals 20 percent (AD plus AP) physical damage. This effect stacks. Mana changed from 30/80 to 50/100 |
| Jax | Bonus magic damage adjusted from 16/36/81 to 16/33/63 |
| Jayce | Armor gained reduced from 35 to 25 |
| Nomsy | Rework—Sneeze fire at the target, dealing 360 (AD plus AP) physical damage. 50 percent of overkill damage is redirected to the closest two targets. Dragon Upgrade—Deal 476 (AD plus AP) physical damage instead and overkill damage hits four of the closest targets. |
| Warwick | Base bonus physical damage buffed from 37 to 40 (27/41/66) |
Two-cost TFT Set 12 balance changes
| TFT Set 12 two-cost champion | Patch 14.18 balance changes |
|---|---|
| Ahri | Passive ability removed – return orb damage removed. Orb damage increased from 135/200/310 to 220/330/495. New—Launch NaN firefoxes at enemies near the target, with each dealing 15/25/35 true damage. Gain an additional foxfire this combat. |
| Akali | Total dash physical damage increased from 206 to 215 Total attack physical damage increased from 156 to 161 |
| Cassiopeia | Rework—Empower the next three attacks to deal 135/200/300 magic damage. Mana changed from 0/50 to 0/30 Attack speed reduced from 0.80 to 0.75 |
| Kassadin | Spell damage adjusted from 110/165/265 to 110/165/245 |
| Kog’Maw | Three-star physical damage reduced from 359 to 347 |
| Nilah | Three-star physical damage reduced from 428 to 405 |
| Rumble | Three-star magic damage reduced from 515 to 495 |
| Shyvana | Aura magic damage buffed from 58/84/136 to 68/104/161 Dragon Upgrade Rework—Double the size of the aura and it deals 30 percent more damage. |
| Syndra | Rift damage adjusted from 215/325/500 to 220/330/495 15 cast damage buffed from 105/155/240 to 110/165/245 |
| Tristana | Total physical damage increased from 336 to 349 |
| Zilean | Bomb damage nerfed at three-star from 420 to 405 Magic damage to target at three-star nerfed from 420 to 405 Adjacent enemy damage at three-star nerfed from 350 to 340 |
Three-cost TFT Set 12 balance changes
| TFT Set 12 three-cost champion | Patch 14.18 balance changes |
|---|---|
| Ezreal | Rework—Blast fired in wide line through current target dealing 222/333/506 (AD plus AP) physical damage to enemies hit, reduced by 25 percent for each enemy the blast passes through. The first enemy hit takes 150/225/335 magic damage. If an enemy is adjacent, blink to safety before firing. |
| Hecarim | Cleave physical damage reduced slightly from a base of 131 to 126 (152/228/357) |
| Jinx | Rework—Gain 125 percent decaying attack speed for four seconds. During that duration, attackers fire rockets that deal 66/99/149 (AD plus AP) physical damage and ignore 50 percent armor. |
| Mordekaiser | Shield buffed from 210/250/300 to 300/350/400 Rework—Gain ability power changed to gain 12 percent damage amplification for the rest of combat. |
| Neeko | Transform heal buffed from 115 to 212 |
| Veigar | Magic damage nerfed from 240/330/475 to 215/300/425 |
| Wukong | Rework—Passive changed to combat start: Gain 40 armor and magic resistance. Lose one of each every second. Active: Spin, gaining 380 Shield for four seconds and dealing a total of 141 physical damage to each adjacent enemy. Armor and magic resistance reduced from 55 to 50 Armor percent: 55/60/65 percent Magic resistance percent: 55/60/65 percent Shield amount: 380/460/550 percent |
Four-cost TFT Set 12 balance changes
| TFT Set 12 four-cost champion | Patch 14.18 balance changes |
|---|---|
| Gwen | Snips damage buffed from 40/60/180 to 45/70/210 New—Increase the number of snips this combat by one. Passive removed. |
| Olaf | Base slam physical damage buffed from 180 to 203 (135/203/608) Mana buffed from 30/80 to 0/50 |
| Rakan | Shield buffed at one and two-star from 290/478 to 390/578 Mana adjusted from 60/140 to 40/120 |
| Varus | Rework—Fire supernova at a cluster of enemies within five Hexes that deal physical damage to the target and adjacent enemies. The Supernova explodes into a cluster of fireballs dealing physical damage to all other enemies within three Hexes. |
Five-cost TFT Set 12 balance changes
| TFT Set 12 five-cost champion | Patch 14.18 balance changes |
|---|---|
| Milio | Mana adjusted from 40/120 to 0/90 |
| Yuumi (Nora) | Heal on attached ally adjusted from 150/200/3000 to 150/225/3000 Ability power nerfed from 6/9/200 to 3/5/200 Attack damage nerfed from 6/9/200 to 4/6/200 percent |
| Nora | Ball damage buffed from 180/270/1000 to 190/285/2000 |
| Smolder | New—Active attacks that launch fireballs are now 4/4/30 Dragon Upgrade Rework—Next 6/6/99 attacks instead are fireballs that deal 225/348/3232 (AD + AP) physical damage |
| Xerath | Magic damage buffed from 220/330/777 to 250/375/888 |
Patch 14.18 TFT Set 12 Augment changes
A majority of balance changes from Patch 14.18 were applied to Gold tier Augments, featuring several reworks.
Pillar of Flame Shen Hero Augment
Patch 14.18 is adding another Hero Augment to the Set 12 roster through Shen. Pillar of Flame is only available at Stage 3-2, according to Mortdog, and is a solid option to run in Verticle Bastion comps.
- Pillar of Flame: New—Summon a pillar in a nearby Hex that explodes, dealing 250 magic damage split between all enemies in a large line, plus 33 magic damage every second for six seconds.
- Initial damage: 250/375/600 percent
- Burn damage: 33/50/80 percent
Silver tier Augment changes
- Called Shot: Gold gained increased from two to four
- Combat Bandages One: Health restored adjusted from 150-375 to 130-325
- Fine Vintage: Rounds on bench reduced from four to three
- Good for Something: The chance to drop gold increased from 40 to 50 percent
- Item Collector One: Health gained increased from 20 to 10
- Item Collector One: Bonus health per unique item reduced from five to two
- Pandora’s Items: New—Tactician’s Crown and Spatula can now be randomized
- Precise Planning: Gold gained increased from two to three
- Rolling for Days: Shop rolls gained increased from nine to 11
Gold tier Augment changes
- A Golden Quest: First time gold increased from 161 to 196
- Arcane Conduit: Rework—Arcana champions deal 10 percent bonus damage. If the units start combat damage holding two items, they gain a recommended third completed item. Gain a Hecarim and an Ahri.
- Avenge the Fallen: AD/AP/armor/magic resistance increased from 20 to 30 percent
- Bee-st Friends: Maximum health gained reduced from 25 to 10 percent
- Category Five: Extra bolt original damage reduced from 95 to 90 percent
- Cauterize: Bonus magic damage from attacks increased from three to five
- Clockwork Accelerator: Attack speed increased from nine to 10 percent
- Combat Bandages Two: Health adjusted from 250-600 to 200-500
- Deja Vu: Ability power gained reduced from six to five
- Deja Vu Plus: Ability power gained reduced from six to five
- Draconic Mastery: Rework—Dragons gain 10 percent health and 18 percent attack speed. After Dragon units hit 60 champion takedowns, gain a Smolder. Gain a Nomsy and a Shyvana.
- Flexible: Every two Stages changed to “at the start of every Stage to gain a random Emblem.” Team health for each Emblem increased from 10 to 40 health.
- Frosty Frontline: Rework—Gain one peaceable Frost Wolf equipped with Protector’s Vow. The Wolf gains 40 percent attack speed and 300 health per Frost tier.
- High Horsepower: Bonus damage reduced from 275 to 240 percent
- Heroic Grab Bag: Gold gained increased from six to nine
- Item Collector Two: Team health reduced from 40 top 20
- Item Collector Two: Bonus health per unique item reduced from 10 to five
- Pandora’s Items Two: New—Tactician’s Crown and Spatula can now be randomized
- Potions 201: Attack damage gained reduced from 25 to 20 percent
- Press the Attack: True damage equal to the target’s maximum health reduced from five to four percent
- Prizefighter: Components gained increased from one to two
- Sleight of Hand: Health gained reduced from 200 to 100
- Spider Queen: Poison damage reduced from 130 to 100 percent
- Spider Queen: Duration of poison damage changed from three to four seconds
- Sweet Tooth: Health increased from 100 to 150
- Sweet Tooth Plus: Health increased from 100 to 150
- Trait Tracker: Random emblems increased from five to six
- Witchy Wallop: Original damage reduced from 85 to 80 percent
Prismatic tier Augment changes
- An Upgraded Adventure: Champions gained changed from four one-cost to two one-cost units
- At What Cost: Added “gain eight XP.”
- Panora’s Items Three: New—Tactician’s Crown and Spatula can now be randomized
- What the Forge: Added “gain one Artifact Anvil.”
Patch 14.18 TFT item balance changes
- Titan’s Resolve: Ability power gained increased from one to two
- Nashor’s Tooth: Attack speed gained increased from 35 to 60 percent
- Adaptive Helm: Back two rows ability power reduced from 20 to 15
- Tactician’s Crown: New—Chance to drop one gold after winning combat is 10 percent
The official TFT Patch 14.18 notes will drop on Sept. 10, with the update going live on Sept. 11.
Published: Sep 6, 2024 11:50 am