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League of Legends Patch 4.5 was released on Apr 3, 2014. This update included changes to 23 champions, with 5 buffs, 8 nerfs, 10 adjustments.

Graves LoL Patch NotesPCGravesBuff

Quickdraw

  • Mana cost reduced to 40 from 50.

Collateral Damage

  • Cone damage increased to 200 / 280 / 360 from 140 / 250 / 360.

Strut

  • Now displays the current bonus on its buff icon.

Double Up

  • Damage to first target changed to 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 (+85% AD) from 25 / 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 (+75% AD).
  • Damage to second target changed to 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 (+100 % AD) from 30 / 72 / 114 / 156 / 195 (+90% AD).
  • Criteria for 2nd target selection rework.
  • Will first prioritize enemy champions marked by Impure Shots within a 40° cone.
  • Will then attempt to find a target immediately behind the target, to avoid cases where it looks like it should have bounced to them.
  • Will then attempt to find a target within a 20° cone, prioritizing minions/monsters over champions.
  • Will then attempt to find a target within a 40° cone, prioritizing minions/monsters over champions.
  • Will then attempt to find any target within a 90° cone.
  • Mana cost reduced to 43 / 46 / 49 / 52 / 55 from 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90.
  • Cooldown reduced to 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 seconds from 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5.

Impure Shots

  • Passive now deals 6% AD bonus magical damage per stack instead of 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 (+ 5% AP) bonus magical damage.
  • Maximum damage changed to 30% AD magical damage from 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 (+ 25% AP) magical damage.
  • Attack speed bonus changed to 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60% from 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50%.
  • Grievous Wounds duration reduced to 2 seconds from 3.
  • Mana cost reduced to 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 from 50 at all ranks.
  • Cooldown reduced to 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 from 16.

Make It Rain

  • Tooltip updated to clarify that there's a half-second delay.
  • Area of sight increased to match the area of damage.
  • Slow increased to 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65% from 20 / 28 / 36 / 44 / 52%.
  • Cooldown reduced to 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 seconds from 15 at all ranks.
  • Duration increased to 3 seconds from 2.
  • Total damage is unchanged.

Bullet Time

  • New Passive: Increases the stack limit of Impure Shots to 6 / 7 / 8, for a new maximum potential damage of 36 / 42 / 48 % AD.
  • Damage per wave reduced to 50 / 75 / 125 (+20% AP) from 65 / 95 / 125 (+20% AP)(+35% bonus AD).
  • Now applies the passive on Impure Shots (not the active Grievous Wound).
Renekton LoL Patch NotesPCRenektonBuff

Dominus

  • Bonus health changed to 200 / 400 / 800 from 300 / 450 / 600.
  • Damage per second changed to 30 / 60 / 120 from 40 / 70 / 100.
Rengar LoL Patch NotesPCRengarBuff

Stats

  • Base armor increased to 20 from 16.
  • Base health increased to 525 from 520.
  • Health per level increased to 90 from 85.

Bonetooth Necklace

  • Item reclassified as a trinket and is now free. It is available in four different versions: Scrying Orb, Sweeping Lens, Warding Totem and Green (for maps where sight trinkets are unavailable). Upgrades at 6 Trophies.
  • Attack damage and attack damage per level removed.
  • Trophy passive given the name "Mementos of the Hunt". All trophy bonuses changed.
  • 3 Trophies - Rengar gains flat movement speed while out of combat or while in brush.
  • 6 Trophies - Unseen Predator range is increased by 125.
  • 12 Trophies - Thrill of the Hunt stealth duration is increased.
  • 20 Trophies - Thrill of the Hunt's bonus movement speed is doubled.
  • Trophies are no longer lost on-death.

Savagery

  • Time to trigger the enhanced attack increased to 3 seconds from 2.
  • Base damage changed to 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 from 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150.
  • Attack damage scaling increased to (+100 / 105 / 110 / 115 / 120 % AD) from (+100% AD) at all ranks.
  • Cooldown reduced to 6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4 seconds from 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6.
  • Bonus attack speed removed.
  • Savagery can no longer be triggered on towers.
  • Bug fix: The ability's damage is no longer affected when the attack critical strikes.

Savagery 2

  • Damage changed to 10 + (10 * level) (+150% AD) from 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+200% AD).
  • Attack speed changed to 47 + (3 * level) % from 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100%.
  • Attack speed duration increased to 5 seconds from 4.
  • Now additionally increases his attack damage by 10% for 5 seconds.

Battle Roar

  • Cooldown changed to 12 seconds from 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11.
  • Bonus resistances reduced to 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 from 15 / 22 / 29 / 36 / 43.
  • Bonus resistances duration increased to 4 seconds from 3.
  • Bonus resistances are now granted regardless of if Rengar hits an enemy, but are now increased by 50% for every enemy champion or large monster hit.

Battle Roar 2

  • Damage changed to 25 + (15 * level) (+80% AP) from 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 (+80% AP).
  • Healing reduced to 8 + (4 * level) from 20 + (10 * level).
  • Bonus healing per 1% of missing health increased to 6.25% from 1%.

Bola Strike

  • Now a linear, collision skill shot instead of a targeted ability.
  • Range increased to 1000 from 550.
  • Damage changed to 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 from 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240.
  • Slow increased to 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80% from 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70%.
  • Cooldown changed to 10 seconds from 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8.

Bola Strike 2

  • Damage changed to 25 + (25 * level) (+70% bonus AD) from 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+70% bonus AD).
  • Snare duration increased to 1.75 seconds from 1 second.

Thrill of the Hunt

  • Bonus movement speed while stealthed reduced to 15% at all ranks from 20 / 25 / 30%, and now only applies while moving toward an enemy champion.
  • No longer grants ferocity generation while stealthed.
  • Now grants 25 / 35 / 45% bonus movement speed and ferocity generation for 5 seconds after exiting stealth.
  • Enemies are now made aware when Rengar is within 1000 units of them, similar to Blood Scent.
  • Cooldown reduced to 120 / 95 / 70 seconds from 140 / 105 / 70.
Varus LoL Patch NotesPCVarusBuff

Stats

  • Base armor increased to 17.5 from 13.5.

Dread

  • No longer applies to targets who can't see Fiddlesticks.

H-28G Evolution Turret

  • Cannon damage changed to 12 / 18 / 23 / 29 / 34 (+ 15% AP) from 15 / 22 / 29 / 36 / 42 (+ 12.5% AP).
  • Beam damage changed to 40 / 60 / 80 / 105 / 130 (+ 55% AP) from 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+ 50% AP).
  • Beam cooldown increased to 16 seconds.

H-28Q Apex Turret

  • Basic attack AP ratio reduced to 30% from 33%.
  • Laser beam damage reduced to 200 / 270 / 340 (+ 70% AP) from 225 / 300 / 375 (+ 80% AP).
  • Laser beam no longer recharges twice as fast.
  • On-hit charge generation increased to 20%.
Kha'Zix LoL Patch NotesPCKha'ZixNerf

Void Assault

  • Bug Fix: Activating Flash will no longer break stealth.

Evolved Active Camouflage

  • No longer reduces damage from towers.
Lee Sin LoL Patch NotesPCLee SinNerf

Safeguard

  • Cooldown increased to 14 seconds from 9.
  • Cooldown is now reduced by 50% if the target was an allied champion (including self).
  • Shield duration reduced to 4 seconds from 5.
  • Will now only shield allied champion targets (can still target any ally).

Iron Will

  • Buff duration reduced to 4 seconds from 5.
Leona LoL Patch NotesPCLeonaNerf

Stats

  • Base health regeneration reduced to 7 from 9.

Eclipse

  • Bonus resistances reduced to 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 from 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 / 65.
Lulu LoL Patch NotesPCLuluNerf

Help, Pix!

  • Damage reduced to 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 from 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 290.
  • Sight duration reduced to 4 seconds from 6.
  • Will now only shield allied champion targets (can still target any ally).
Wukong LoL Patch NotesPCWukongNerf

Crushing Blow

  • Armor reduction reduced to 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30% from 30% at all ranks.

Cyclone

  • AD ratio reduced to 110% from 120%.
Ziggs LoL Patch NotesPCZiggsNerf

Stats

  • Attack range reduced to 550 from 575.
Ahri LoL Patch NotesPCAhriChange

Orb of Deception

  • Will now return to Ahri even if she dies or becomes untargetable before it reaches maximum range.
Anivia LoL Patch NotesPCAniviaChange

Glacial Storm

  • Now deals a tick of damage when cancelled.
Gragas LoL Patch NotesPCGragasChange

Stats

  • Base movement speed reduced to 330 from 340.
  • Base attack damage reduced to 55.5 from 55.78.
  • Attack damage per level increased to 3.5 from 3.375.
  • Magic resist per level increased to 1.25 from 0.

Happy Hour

  • Now restores 4% of his maximum health instantly, instead of 2% over 4 seconds.
  • Now has an internal cooldown of 8 seconds.

Barrel Roll

  • Damage reduced to 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+60% AP) from 85 / 135 / 185 / 235 / 285 (+90% AP).
  • Duration for the cask to explode automatically reduced to 4 seconds from 5.
  • Cask will now highlight its maximum range while idle on the ground.
  • Attack speed slow removed.
  • Now slows movement speed by 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50%.
  • The damage will now ramp up to 120 / 180 / 240 / 300 / 360 (+90% AP) and the slow to 45 / 52.5 / 60 / 67.5 / 75% over the first 2 seconds, as the alcohol "ferments". The barrel will change color to indicate that it is fully charged.
  • Mana cost reduced to 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 from 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120.
  • Cooldown unchanged.
  • Cast range reduced to 850 from 950.

Drunken Rage

  • Revised Active: Gragas takes a long swig from his barrel, disabling his ability to cast or attack for 1 second. Upon finishing his drink, Gragas' next attack within ~5 seconds will deal 20 / 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 (+30% AP)(+8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12% target's max health) bonus magic damage. Gragas gains 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18% damage reduction for 3 seconds starting from the moment he starts drinking.
  • Gragas can now move during the channel.
  • No longer restores mana nor grants attack damage.
  • Damage reduction duration reduced to 3 seconds from 20.
  • Damage reduction is now applied instantly rather than after completing the channel.
  • Channeling for the full duration now empowers his next attack.
  • Cooldown reduced to 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6 seconds from 25 at all ranks.

Body Slam

  • Damage changed to 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280 (+60% AP) from 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 (+50% AP)(+30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70% AD).
  • No longer slows movement speed.
  • Now briefly knocks back and stuns all enemies hit for 1 seconds.
  • On-hit cooldown reduction reduced to static 3 seconds from half.
  • Cost reduced to 50 from 75.
  • Cooldown increased to 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 seconds from 12 at all ranks.

Explosive Cask

  • Damage reduced to 200 / 300 / 400 (+70% AP) from 200 / 325 / 450 (+90% AP).
Jarvan IV LoL Patch NotesPCJarvan IVChange

Cataclysm

  • The walls are now better aligned.
Jinx LoL Patch NotesPCJinxChange

Super Mega Death Rocket!

  • The ability will now only go on cooldown when the rocket is created - dying while casting will no longer put the ability on cooldown.
Malzahar LoL Patch NotesPCMalzaharChange

Summon Voidling

  • New attack priorities:
  • # Attack the target of Nether Grasp.
  • # NEW: Attack the nearest champion with Malefic Visions.
  • # Attack the nearest non-champion with Malefic Visions.
  • # Attack the nearest enemy.
  • Bug Fix: Voidlings will no longer continuously switch targets if there are multiple targets with the same priority.
Nami LoL Patch NotesPCNamiChange

General

  • New recommended items.
Pantheon LoL Patch NotesPCPantheonChange

Aegis Protection

  • Will now block the next attack from a tower, champion, large monster or large minion attacks, instead of any attack that deal above a certain value of damage.
Talon LoL Patch NotesPCTalonChange

Shadow Assault

  • Bug Fix: Activating Flash will no longer break stealth.
  • Activating Noxian Diplomacy will no longer break stealth.
Twisted Fate LoL Patch NotesPCTwisted FateChange

Pick a Card

  • Card selection window reduced to 6 seconds from 8.
  • Card usage window increased to 6 seconds from 4.

Items

General

  • Recipe: Amplifying Tome + 515 gold = 950 gold
  • Stats: 30 ability power.
  • Unique Passive: +5% movement speed.
Alacrity LoL ItemPCAlacrityNEW

General

  • Bonus movement speed increased to 20 from 15.
Captain LoL ItemPCCaptainNEW

General

  • Bonus movement speed increased to 10% from 8%.
  • Cost reduced to 600g from 750g.
Distortion LoL ItemPCDistortionNEW

General

  • Cooldown reduction for Ghost/Flash/Teleport reduced to 20% from 25%.
  • Now grants the following buffs:
  • Ghost - Movement speed bonus increased to 40% from 27%.
  • Flash - Now grants 20% bonus movement speed for 1 second after use.
  • Teleport - Now grants 30% bonus movement speed for 3 seconds after use.

General

  • Evolved from Wriggle's Lantern.
  • Stats: +15 attack damage, +35% attack speed.
  • Retains the 30% bonus gold passive.
  • Unique Passive - Maim: Champion kills, assists and large monsters slain will grant Feral stacks. Basic attacks deal 100 (+3 per Feral stack) bonus magic damage and restore 10 (+1 per Feral stack) health. Enemy champions take 33% of the bonus magic damage.
  • Note: Unlike Wriggle, Feral Flare does not take into account kills, assists and large monsters slain prior to receiving the item. This is intended.
  • During the preseason, this passive was supposedly going to be given to a remade Madred's Bloodrazor. For comparison, Feral Flare's magic damage equates to 4% of the target's maximum health against champions with 825 (+25 per champion kill/assist and large monster kill) health - e.g. at 87 kills/assists/large monsters slain, you will be doing 120 bonus magic damage to champions (4% of a target with 3000 health).

General

  • Recipe: Faerie Charm + Faerie Charm + 390 gold = 750 gold
  • Stats: +8 mana regeneration.
  • Unique Passive: +10% cooldown reduction.
Furor LoL ItemPCFurorNEW

General

  • Cost reduced to 475 gold from 650g gold.
Farsight Orb LoL ItemPCFarsight OrbBuff

General

  • Cast range increased to 4000 from 3000.
  • Vision duration increased to 2 seconds.
Scrying Orb LoL ItemPCScrying OrbBuff

General

  • Cast range increased to 2500 from 1500.
  • Evolved cast range increased to 3500 from 2500.
  • Vision duration increased to 2 seconds.

General

  • New Recipe: Nomad's Medallion + Forbidden Idol + 585 gold = 2200 gold.
  • Old Recipe: Nomad's Medallion + Faerie Charm + 955 gold = 2000 gold.
  • Mana regeneration increased to 15 from 10.

General

  • New Effect: Now transforms into Feral Flare upon killing 25 large monsters. (Monsters killed with Hunter's Machete and Madred's Razors count toward the transformation).

General

  • New Recipe: Rejuvenation Bead + Ruby Crystal + Negatron Cloak + 600 gold
  • Old Recipe: Rejuvenation Bead + Cloth Armor + Ruby Crystal + Null-Magic Mantle + 595 gold = 1950 gold
  • Removed: +20 armor
  • New: +20 magic resistance

General

  • Total cost increased to 2200 gold from 2000 gold.
  • Combine cost increased to 515 gold from 315 gold.
  • Health increased to 500 from 375.
  • Health regeneration reduced to 20 from 25.
Glacial Shroud LoL ItemPCGlacial ShroudNerf

General

  • New Recipe: Cloth Armor + Sapphire Crystal + 250 gold = 950 gold
  • Old Recipe: Sapphire Crystal + Chain Vest + 230 gold = 1350 gold
  • Armor reduced to 20 from 45.
  • Mana reduced to 250 from 300.
Homeguard LoL ItemPCHomeguardNerf

General

  • No longer instantly restores your health and mana when you return to the fountain.
  • Now restores 35% of your missing health and mana per second while on the fountain.
  • Still grants the bonus movement speed; both bonuses are lost if you've dealt/received damage in the last 6 seconds.

General

  • Butcher bonus damage reduced to 20% from 30%.
Frost Queen's Claim LoL ItemPCFrost Queen's ClaimChange

General

  • Total cost increased to 2200 gold from 2000 gold.
  • Combine cost increased to 515 gold from 315 gold.
  • Ability power increased to 50 from 40.
Frozen Heart LoL ItemPCFrozen HeartChange

General

  • Total cost reduced to 2600 gold from 2900 gold.
  • Combine cost increased to 650 gold from 550 gold.
  • Armor increased to 100 from 95.
  • Attack speed reduction reduced to 15% from 20%.
Hunter's Machete LoL ItemPCHunter's MacheteChange

General

  • Maim now tracks the number of large monsters slain.
Iceborn Gauntlet LoL ItemPCIceborn GauntletChange

General

  • Total cost reduced to 2900 gold from 3250 gold.
  • Combine cost increased to 750 gold from 700 gold.
  • Armor reduced to 60 from 70.
Lich Bane LoL ItemPCLich BaneChange

General

  • New Recipe: Sheen + Aether Wisp + 850 gold = 3000 gold
  • Old Recipe: Sheen + Blasting Wand + 940 gold = 3000 gold

General

  • New Recipe: Aegis of the Legion + Kindlegem + 50 gold = 2800 gold
  • Old Recipe: Aegis of the Legion + 600 gold = 2550 gold
  • Health increased to 400 from 300.
  • Removed: +20 armor
  • New: +20 magic resistance
Madred's Razors LoL ItemPCMadred's RazorsChange

General

  • Maim now tracks the number of large monsters slain.
Morellonomicon LoL ItemPCMorellonomiconChange

General

  • New Recipe: Fiendish Codex + Forbidden Idol + 630 gold = 2200 gold
  • Old Recipe: Amplifying Tome + Faerie Charm + Fiendish Codex + 765 gold = 2200 gold
Twin Shadows LoL ItemPCTwin ShadowsChange

General

  • New Recipe: Aether Wisp + Fiendish Codex + 630 gold = 2400 gold
  • Old Recipe (SR/HA): Amplifying Tome + Amplifying Tome + Null-Magic Mantle + 730 gold = 2000 gold
  • Old Recipe (TT/CS): Amplifying Tome + Amplifying Tome + Null-Magic Mantle + 530 gold = 1800 gold
  • Ability power increased to 80 from 50.
  • Removed: +40 magic resistance
  • New: +10% cooldown reduction
  • New Effect: Ghosts now return to the wielder if they fail to hit a champion and reduce Hunt's cooldown by 40 seconds each (20 seconds on Crystal Scar and Twisted Treeline).
Warden's Mail LoL ItemPCWarden's MailChange

General

  • New Recipe: Chain Vest + 280 gold = 1000 gold
  • Old Recipe: Cloth Armor + Cloth Armor + 400 gold = 1000 gold

General

  • New Recipe: Hextech Revolver + Fiendish Codex + 480 gold = 2500 gold
  • Old Recipe: Hextech Revolver + Faerie Charm + Faerie Charm + 440 gold = 2000 gold
  • Ability power increased to 80 from 50.
  • Removed: 10 mana regeneration