The Teamfight Tactics Set 11 meta still needs work and the devs are ready, testing Patch 14.9 balance changes on the PBE servers.
Patch 14.9 is an important TFT Set 11 Inkborn Fables update, falling between the first two Tactician’s Cup tournaments. A B-patch for 14.8 improved some balance issues for the first Tactician’s Trials and Cup but there’s still room for improvement, like a Lissandra nerf. The 14.9 update will also include 20 new Artifacts and five Support items.
All of the early PBE changes were data mined by tacticstools and are subject to change before Patch 14.9 hits the live servers on May 1. Some 14.8 B-patch changes are represented through the early PBE changes that will get updated leading up to the Patch 14.9 launch, which includes the Patch Rundown from game design director Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer. The next major update to the PBE servers should take place on April 26.
Patch 14.9 TFT Set 11 system changes
Patch 14.9 will once again adjust player damage, shop odds, and XP cost to restrict fast nine boards and three-star four-cost TFT Set 11 champions, according to Mortdog.
- Player damage: Base damage changed from 0/2/5/7/9/11/17/150 to 0/2/5/8/10/12/17/150
- Level Eight shop odds: Changed from 18/25/32/22/3 to 18/27/32/20/3
- Level Nine shop odds: Changed from 10/20/25/35/10 to 15/20/25/30/10
- Level Eight XP: Increased from 72 to 80 gold
- Level Nine XP: Reduced from 84 to 80 gold
Multiple Encounters are also getting removed in Patch 14.9. Encounters getting bumped are Kha’Zix, Cho’Gath. Neeko, and Syndra.
- Kha’Zix: Lower cost XP for three turns
- Cho’Gath: Duplicators
- Neeko: Duplicator Carousel
- Syndra: Two-star four-cost Carousel
Double Up Patch 14.9 system changes
- Minimum time for reinforcements to begin increased from seven to 12 seconds
- Player damage will get rounded up to the nearest whole number
- Base player damage changed to 3/6/8/10/12/17
Patch 14.9 TFT Set 11 trait balance changes
New balance changes on PBE include Heavenly and Ghostly trait changes. Heavenly no longer has bonus stats based on star level and haunted enemies will no longer take damage from each spectre on them.
| Set 11 trait | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Arcanist | Ability power gained by Arcanist units buffed from 20/50/85/125 to 20/50/90/130 |
| Arcanist | Ability power granted to allies increased at breakpoints six and eight too, from 40/125 to 50/130 |
| Dryad | Ability power and health at the breakpoint of six nerfed from 65/11 to 50/10 |
| Duelist | Attack speed increased at four and six from 5/9/13/18 to 5/10/14/18 percent |
| Ghostly | Haunted enemies now take bonus damage from Ghostly units, not for each spectre on them. |
| Ghostly | Bonus damage changed from 5/10/16/32 to 8/14/20/36 percent. |
| Heavenly | Bonus stats no longer based on star level but for each Heavenly unit in play. |
| Heavenly | Heavenly bonus adjusted from 100/115/135/165/200/225 to 100/120/140/160/180/200 percent. |
| Storyweaver | Kayle Scroll of Haste attack speed increased from five to six percent |
| Umbral | Health execute at breakpoint of six increased from 20 to 25 percent |
| Umbral | Health execute at breakpoint of nine increased from 45 to 60 percent |
Patch 14.9 TFT Set 11 champion balance changes
Set 11 champions getting hit with nerfs and buffs dropped into PBE on April 25. Strong openers like Darius were hit with an on-hit damage nerf while sleeper re-reoll two-cost units like Riven were buffed.
One-cost Set 11 champions
| Set 11 champion | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Darius | Bonus magic damage nerfed from 90/135/200 to 80/120/200 |
Two-cost Set 11 champions
| Set 11 champion | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Gnar (B-patch) | Passive attack damage nerfed from four to 2.5 percent and maximum stacks increased to 40. |
| Teemo (B-patch) | Spell damage nerfed from 420/630/1050 to 380/570/1050. |
| Riven | Physical damage buffed from 150/150/155 to 190/190/200 (124 to 157} |
Three-cost Set 11 champions
| Set 11 champion | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Alune | Attack speed increased to 0.75 |
| Bard | Physical damage slightly increased from 49 to 54 |
| Tristana | Attack speed nerfed from 50/50/60 to 40/40/50 percent |
| Tristana | Attack damage increased to 60 |
| Volibear | Slight healing buff from 170 to 180 (150/180/240) |
| Zoe | Active spell buffed from 275/415/640 to 290/435/695 |
| Zoe | Ricochet missile damage increased from 90/135/215 to 95/140/225 |
Four-cost Set 11 champions
| Set 11 champion | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Kai’Sa (B-patch) | Wave damage changed to 40 AD plus 12 AP percent and amplified wave damage changed to 65 AD plus 12 AP percent. |
| Ornn (B-patch) | Shield nerfed to 480/674/1783. |
| Kai’Sa | Total wave damage hit again. First wave reduced from 66 to 57 and second wave reduced from 94 to 85 |
| Lillia | Small orb damage increased at three-star from 400 to 600 |
| Morgana | Blizzard damage increased at three-star from 1,600 to 2,000 |
| Ornn | Shield nerfed from 540/782/1978 to 480/674/1783 |
| Sylas | Slam buffed at three-star to 1,200, healing at three-star increased to 600, and swipe damage at three-star increased to 550 |
| Syndra | Butterflies at start of combat buffed from 7/7/10 to 8/8/10 |
Five-cost Set 11 champions
| Set 11 champion | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Irelia (B-patch) | Attack damage increased to 80/120/180. |
| Xayah (B-patch) | Recall damage from feathers nerfed to 45/70/1031. |
| Lissandra | Loot orb chances reduced from 50 to 40 percent |
| Lissandra | Base health nerfed to 1100/1980/3564 |
| Sett | Fated Bonus Omnivamp buffed from 12 to 15 percent |
Patch 14.9 TFT Set 11 Augment balance changes
Portable Forge is changing with the addition of the 20 new Artifacts. Some champions and items were also swapped through Crowns and Crest Augments.
| Set 11 Silver Augment | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Pumping Up One | Attack speed reduced from eight to six percent |
| Tri Force One | Tri-Force One |
| Set 11 Gold Augment | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Behemoth Crest | Shen added as gained champion in addition to Thresh |
| Dragonlord Crest | Janna added as gained champion in addition to Diana |
| Sage Crest | Zyra added as gained champion in addition to Diana |
| Storyweaver Crest | Garen added as gained champion |
| Warden Crest | Jax added as gained champion in addition to Amumu |
| Big Gains | Bonus health increased from 80 to 100 |
| Built Different | Health on units with no active traits changed to 220-400 and attack speed reduced to 50 percent based on current Stage |
| Call to Adventure | Kayle ability power gained increased to three and health increased to 18 |
| Dragon’s Spirit | Health threshold reduced from 8,000 to 7,000 |
| Dynamic Duo | Gold increased to 20 |
| Grim Harvest | Kha’Zix added as gained champion in addition to Kindred |
| Learning to Spell | Bonus power increased from 10 to 18 |
| Pandora’s Items Two | Random completed items gained changed to two random components |
| Portable Forge | Choice of Artifacts increased from two to four |
| Raining Gold | Gold reduced from nine to eight |
| Slammin Plus | XP gained reduced from 12 to 10 |
| Set 11 Prismatic Augment | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Accomplice | Gold reduced from four to two |
| Behemoth Crown | Warmogs changed to Sunfire Cape and Thresh added as gained champion in addition to Yorick |
| Build a Bud | Gold increased from six to eight |
| Going Long | Gold increased from eight to 10 |
| Sage Crown | Warmogs changed to Sunfire Cape and Thresh was added as gained champion in addition to Yorick |
Patch 14.9 TFT Set 11 item balance changes
The only item changes at time of writing were applied to Virtue of the Martyr.
| Set 11 item | Patch 14.9 balance change |
|---|---|
| Virtue of the Martyr | Healing for your team increased from six to 7.5 percent of maximum health. |
| Virtue of the Martyr | Healing from unit perishing increased from 13 to 14 percent maximum health for two additional heals instead of for 10 seconds. |
