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Goodbye, Lethality Varus.
The League of Legends patch 14.13 preview is out, giving us an early look at the update. This includes the mini-rework to Varus' passive and nerfs to champions that are too dominant.
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League of Legends patch 14.13 preview
League of Legends lead gameplay designer Matthew “Riot Phroxzon” Leung-Harrisonsharedthe League of Legends patch 14.13 preview on X. Note that the changes outlined in this LoL patch 14.13 preview are not the final changes that will be shipped when it goes live on August 12, 2025.
Who let the dogs out?
Varus mini-rework in LoL patch 14.13 preview
This change is intended to discourage people from building Lethality while empowering his on-hit builds.
Base AD reduced 60 »> 57
Attack Speed per level reduced 4% »> 3.5%
[W-Q] Cast lockout increased 0.25 »> 0.85 seconds
Champion Buffs
Gangplank
Gangplank’s E crit chance scaling doesn’t make sense with the new items and is getting removed. Some power is being put into Gangplank because of the item changes, namely the detachment of Spellblade from Essence Reaver.
Lee Sin gets defensive power in the early game.
Lissandra
Lissandra buffs to catch her up with her other fellow mages.
Miss Fortune
Miss Fortune is getting buffed since her “power level” is low, according to developers. “We think we tapped her a bit too hard when she was Pro dominant,” said Riot Phroxzon on the League of Legends patch 14.13 preview post.
Orianna
A trial buff to make her passive more powerful. Riot Phroxzon says that if this affects her early wave control inPro Playtoo much, this may be reverted.
Pantheon
This is labeled as a quality of life change, but is technically a buff.
Xayah
Straight up buffs to her E for better waveclear and trading.
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Champion Nerfs
Champions who use Fated Ashes and its resulting Legendary items are being nerfed. Brand, Karthus, and Taliyah are the main victims.
Brand
Kalista
She has too much control over minion waves with the W execute.
Kennen
Skarner
Taking away some power from his powerful trades in top lane.
Taliyah jungle nerfs.
Zac
Reduces Zac’s survivability and detaches the passive’s scaling from R rank.
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest is getting buffed to lean more into the “stacking” fantasy. Laning champions can now choose it more comfortably with the lower cooldown.
More early-game-oriented changes to differentiate it from Dark Harvest.
Opportunity
Opportunity nerfs to reduce effectiveness in professional play and close the gap between it and other Lethality items.
The League of Legends patch 14.13 update is scheduled on July 02, 2025.
