Teamfight Tactics Patch Notes 14.1: New Year, New changes

The first patch of 2024 brings about 2024 changes to Teamfight Tactics Set 10. Learn about Spectator Mode, release dates, and big trait changes coming with the first patch of the new year

Author:
Warren Younger
Publish date:
Jan 9, 2024 12:03 AM EST

The first two patches for Teamfight Tactics Set 10, TFT: Remix Rumble were played relatively safely with the TFT Vegas Open and then the long Winter Break at Riot Games. But now with everything back on track, the team behind TFT are ready to bring out the big changes.

Reworks, new features and a ton of balance changes make TFT Patch 14.1 one that every player will need to study to keep on top of their game. Here are all the major changes coming to the game when Patch 14.1 releases on the live servers on Wednesday, January 10.

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TFT Patch 14.1 highlights include

The introduction of Spectator mode
Heartsteel’s “high risk” mode
A ton of balance changes to almost every champion

System changes

As explained early last week, numerous system changes are coming to TFT in Patch 14.1 including reworking how streaking and ties work and also the adjustment of the Headliner rule. But more importantly, Spectator Mode is coming to TFT in Patch 14.1! It's been a long time coming but players can finally spectate their friends and tournament organizers can now run more efficient streams.

Trait changes

Heartsteel is getting a cool new addition in TFT Set 14.1. As the econ trait of the set, Heartsteel hasnt really lived up to the hype that other econ traits have reached in previous sets. To open up that classic “high-risk high-reward” gambling, Riot has decided to give players a chance to to go all in on lose streaking but as an actual choice.

8-Bit AD per Stack: 4.5/7.5/12% to 5/9/14%
Crowd Diver Bonus Damage: 5/30/60% to 12/30/50%
EDM Jax Spell Frequency: 7 to 8 sec
EDM Spell Effectiveness: 80/100/110/125% to 90/100/110/130%
EDM Frequency Reduction: 0/0/1/2 to 0/0/1/1 sec
Emo Mana Reduction: 20/25/30% to 20/30/40%
Emo Mana on Ally Death: 10/20/25 to 20/30/40
Emo 6 Piece Bonus AP: 20 to 10
Executioner base Critical Strike Damage: 5/25/45% to 5/20/30%
Executioner max Critical Strike Chance: 15/35/55% to 25/100/200%
Guardian max HP Shield Amount: 25/40/60% to 25/45/70%
Heartsteel NEW: Raise the Stakes! - Now after every 4 turns, you can cash out like normal OR you can choose to raise the stakes. If you do, your box turns golden and you are in high risk mode. You gain double the hearts, but if you win a combat, you lose 50% of your current total. If you manage to lose 8 times in a row, gain an additional 80 bonus hearts.
Heartsteel base Heart Rate: 100/250/600/1000% to 100/225/550/1000% Hyperpop Mana Per Cast: 3/5/7/10 to 5/10/15/20
Jazz max HP Per Trait: 1.5/2/3% to 1.5/2.5/4%
Sentinel Base Armor & MR: 16/35/60/125 to 16/35/55/100
Spellweaver changed the 10 piece (Prismatic) to a 9 piece (Gold)
Spellweaver base AP: 20/35/60/200 to 20/35/70/120
Spellweaver AP per cast: 1/2/3/10 to 1/2/3/4

Champions

Almost every single champion in TFT Set 10 is getting changed in Patch 14.1. Among the most interesting changes comes in the form of buffs to Twisted Fate to make him a more well-rounded magic damage carry. Lucian will now properly scale with Attack Speed and Sona is seeing a bunch of changes to make her the true utility powerhouse at the five-cost level.

Annie

Annie Disintegrate Damage: 195/295/440 to 220/330/495
Annie Disintegrate powered up Attack Speed: 50% to 40%
Annie Disintegrate powered up Second Disintegrate Damage: 115/170/255 to 80/120/180

Nami

Nami Mana buff: 15/75 to 15/60
Nami Disco Prison Stun duration: 1.5 to1.25 sec
Nami Disco Prison now has a slightly lower mana lockout period to prevent cases of not

Olaf

Olaf AD: 50 to 55
Olaf Berserker Rage Attack Speed based on missing 1% HP ratio: 0.12% to 0.15%

Tahm Kench

Tahm Kench AD: 60 to 70
Tahm Kench Armor & MR: 35 to 40

Taric

Taric Mirroball’s Blessing Damage: 100/150/225 to 250/375/565

Vi

Vi The Harder They Fall AD%: 220% to 330%
Vi The Harder They Fall empowered AD%: 320% to 450%
Vi recommended Items changed to Attack Fighter

Yasuo

Synthesizer Strike AD per kill: 1% to 1.5%

Bard

Improv Doot Damage: 190/285/430 to 200/300/450
Bard Improv will always cast 3 damage notes (Doots) and 1 healing note (Chime) while there is a valid heal target

Garen

HP: 750 to 800
Garen Power-Up! HP gain: 200/215/230 to 215/230/245

Gragas

Gragas Boogie Hour damage: 160/240/360 to 190/285/440

Kai’Sa

Kai’Sa Got the Boom AD%: 280/280/285% to 290/290/300%
Kai’Sa Got the Boom AP Damage: 30/45/65 to 40/60/90

Katarina

AS: 0.7 to 0.75

Kayle

Fires of Ascension empowered attacks bonus Damage: 35/50/75 to 35/55/80
Kayle Fires of Ascension final empowered attack Damage: 210/315/475 to 240/360/540

Ekko

Record Scratch Stun Duration: 1.5 to 1 sec

Lux

Laser Light Show Damage: 230/345/550 to 250/375/550

Mordekaiser

Face-Melter Damage over 3 seconds: 200/300/480 to; 220/330/525
Mordekaiser Face-Melter final Damage burst: 200/300/480 to 220/330/525

Ahri

AS: 0.8 to 0.75

Karthus

starting Mana nerf: 40/120 to 30/120
Karthus Mortal Reminder number of targets: 5 to 4/4/6
Karthus Mortal Reminder Damage: 220/330/1000 to 270/405/900

Twisted Fate

Hustle & Shuffle base Card Damage: 50/75/225 to 55/80/240
Twisted Fate Hustle & Shuffle AS needed per 1 bonus card: 40% to 20

Viego

Riff of the Ruined King slam AD%: 200/200/400% to 225/225/450%

Zac

Mana buff: 60/130 to 60/120
Zac Armor & MR: 60 to 70
Zac Let’s Bounce! Heal per bounce: 100/150/800 to 120/160/800

Lucian

AD: 65 to 70
Lucian Arpeggio Shot AD%: 55/55/1000% to 60/60/1000%
Lucian Arpeggio spell now correctly scales with attack speed

Qiyana

Sample & Remix AD%: 500/500/1000 to 470/470/1000%
Qiyana Sample & Remix Itemless additional True Damage: 75% to 60% Qiyana Sample & Remix number of Items Copied: 1/2/3 to 1/1/3

Sona

The Drop Kinetic (Heal Form) Heal per auto: 4/7/100% to 5/8/100%
Sona The Drop Ethereal (Attack Speed Form) AS per Auto: 25/35/500% to 20/30/500%
Sona The Drop Ethereal (Attack Speed Form) AS on Cast: 125/175/777% to 100/150/777%
Sona The Drop Concussive (Damage Form) AP per auto: 2/3/100 to 3/4/100

Ziggs

AS: 0.8 to 0.85
Ziggs Chaos Theory smaller bomb Damage: 70/105/400 to 90/135/500

Augments

A couple of big changes to augments are the removal of Consistency as streaking is not worth it with the new changes as well as the rework of Submit to the Pit to give the Mosher trait some love.

Cybernetic Bulk I/II/III HP: 222/333/555 to 200/300/500
Best Friends I AS & Armor: 10 to 12
Consistency has been Disabled
Help is on the Way Turns to wait: 6 to 8
Rolling for Days I Rerolls Granted: 8 to 9
Rolling for Days I can now show up 3-2 and 4-2
Stationary Support Turns to wait: 7 to 8
Crash Test Dummies Stun Duration: 2 to 1.25 seconds
Crash Test Dummies jump delayed to after initial enemy targeting
Expose Weakness (Executioner) Shred & Sunder: 40% to 30%
Extended Play (Punk) now grants 2 gold whenever a Punk champion is 2-starred.
Heroic Grab Bag Gold: 2 to 4
Little Buddies HP: 90 to 75
Ramping Rhythm (Rapidfire) starting Stacks: 3 to 4
Return on Investment Rerolls required: 18 to 16
Submit To The Pit (Mosher) REWORKED: now grants the benefits based on nearby allies at the start of combat. 5 to 3 stats.
Teaming Up II now can only show up on 4-2
Three’s a Crowd HP per 3-cost: 80 to 75
Binary Airdrop now specifies that it will grant a recommended item. (No functional change)
Tiniest Titan+ Gold: 8 to 15

Items

The simple takeaway with the item changes in TFT Patch 14.1 is that AP items across the board are getting a buff to make them more enticing for magic damage carries to build while other items are receiving new features to make them more enticing in general. Oh, and the True Damage emblem is losing its Bling Bonus because the emblem was overperforming a bit too much.

Adaptive Helm Front Row Armor & MR: 35 to 40
Adaptive Helm Back Row Bonus AP: 15 to 20
Archangel’s Staff AP per 5 Seconds: 25 to 30
Bloodthirster now also grants 15 AP
Blue Buff bonus Damage on Takedown: 10% to 8%
Dragon’s Claw HP Increase: 5% to 10%
Evenshround Armor & MR for 10 seconds: 20 to; 25
Gargoyle Stoneplate now also grants 100 HP
Hextech Gunblade base AD & AP: 10 to 15
Ionic Spark now also grants 200 HP
Jeweled Gauntlet AP: 30 to 35
Morellonomicon now also grants 15% Attack Speed
Rabadon’s Deathcap AP: 60 to 50
Rabadon’s Deathcap bonus Damage: 8% to 20%
Red Buff Bonus Damage: 8% to 6%
True Damage Emblem Bling Bonus removed