LoL Patch 14.22 Notes: Ambessa, Bridge of Progress and Every Change
Archive note: this page covers a patch that came out in November 2024. The live game is on patch 26.22 now. For what works today, see our tier list for patch 26.22 or the official Riot patch notes.
Patch 14.22 was the League of Legends update Riot published on November 5, 2024, one of the last of that season. It released Ambessa on November 6 at 19:00 UTC, added the Arcane-themed ARAM map The Bridge of Progress, desynced mid and side lane minion waves, remade Statikk Shiv and Yun Tal Wildarrows, and changed 29 champions.
When did patch 14.22 come out?
Riot posted the notes on November 5, 2024. Ambessa and the Chosen of the Wolf skins followed on November 6, 2024 at 19:00 UTC. The notes came from Caden “Riot Sakaar” House, and they shipped together with a TFT update. That one had its own notes page.
So why do people still look it up two years later? To be fair, there are two good reasons. Mostly for Ambessa’s launch kit and for the Statikk Shiv remake, which changed how a lot of ADCs started their builds.
What was new in patch 14.22?
Three headline features. Ambessa Medarda, The Matriarch of War, joined the roster, and for this one patch her spawn-in music was an adapted version of “Blood Sweat & Tears” (Riot had tried the same trick with Teemo before). The Bridge of Progress replaced the usual ARAM look. And the minion wave timing from the previous year got walked back by about half.
Five skins launched with Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf Ambessa, Swain, Pantheon, Kindred and Katarina, plus a Prestige version for Swain.
The Bridge of Progress ARAM map
Honestly, this was the part most casual players noticed first. Riot rebuilt the ARAM bridge around Piltover and Zaun from Arcane, with themed minions and towers and five Nemesis Quests to find.
The gameplay changes were small but real. A short speedway ran through the middle of the bridge, which Riot added to give melee champions and assassins another way to get into fights early. Health pads moved slightly toward the center, and health packs got small buffs depending on your side. There was also a speed zone for following an ally who flew in with a snowball, side-specific rewards for taking an inhibitor, and a few extra brushes and barriers near each base.
One quiet addition, easy to miss. Accounts with no PvP games in the previous 6 months could meet an adaptive bot team in their first few Bridge of Progress matches, and only in that queue (the same idea as the Quickplay bots from patch 14.18).
Systems changes: bounties and minion waves
Bounties started showing on the scoreboard after 100 gold instead of 150. Small fix.
The minion change took more explaining, for what it’s worth. In 2023 Riot had made mid and side lane waves crash at exactly the same time, so a roaming mid laner usually found that the side laners had already cleared too. With 14.22, side lane minions got 120 bonus move speed that decayed to 0 over the first 14 minutes, which meant the waves met further and further apart as the game went on. Put simply, mid laners got real roaming windows back after level 6.
Item changes: Statikk Shiv and Yun Tal
Statikk Shiv was remade. Its cost dropped from 2,900 to 2,700 gold, with attack damage going from 50 to 45 and attack speed from 40% to 30%. The new Electrospark fired chain lightning on your first 3 attacks within 8 seconds, hitting up to 5 targets for 60 magic damage (85 against minions and monsters), and a takedown reset that cooldown.
Yun Tal Wildarrows became the early crit item Riot had promised. It cost 3,000 gold instead of 2,950, lost its flat 25% crit and gained 25% attack speed instead. Its new passive, Practice Makes Lethal, gave 0.2% crit chance per attack, permanently, up to 25%. Flurry added 30% attack speed for 4 seconds when you hit a champion.
| Item | Before 14.22 | After 14.22 |
|---|---|---|
| Statikk Shiv | 2,900 gold, 50 AD, 40% AS | 2,700 gold, 45 AD, 30% AS, new Electrospark |
| Yun Tal Wildarrows | 2,950 gold, 60 AD, 25% crit | 3,000 gold, 50 AD, 25% AS, crit stacks to 25% |
| Youmuu’s Ghostblade | 60 AD, no move speed | 55 AD, 4% move speed |
| Opportunity | 50 AD, 4% move speed, 10/6 lethality | 55 AD, no move speed, 11/7 lethality |
The Youmuu’s and Opportunity swap looked power neutral on paper. The catch is that you pick which one to buy, so bursty assassins got a sharper Opportunity and roaming assassins got a faster Youmuu’s.
Which champions got buffed and nerfed in patch 14.22?
Buffs went to Blitzcrank, Briar, Fizz, Irelia, Katarina, Kayle, Maokai, Rumble, Swain, Varus, Vayne, Vel’Koz, Vi and Wukong. Nerfs hit Aatrox, Anivia, Corki, Illaoi, Jax, Lillia, Mordekaiser, Poppy, Seraphine, Shen, Sylas, Syndra and Udyr, while K’Sante got a mix of both.
| Champion | Change | Key numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Aatrox | Nerf | R total AD 20/32.5/45% to 20/30/40% |
| Blitzcrank | Buff | E damage 180% to 200% total AD |
| Briar | Buff | Base health 590 to 625 |
| Corki | Nerf | AD growth 2.5 to 2, mana growth 54 to 40 |
| Fizz | Buff | Q ratio 45% to 55% AP, W active 40% to 45% AP |
| Jax | Nerf | R cooldown 100/90/80 to 110/100/90, R damage 150/250/350 to 100/175/250 |
| Katarina | Buff | E cooldown 14 to 12 at rank 1, R cooldown 90 to 75 at rank 1 |
| K’Sante | Mixed | Q damage down 10, All Out dash speed 950 to 1250 |
| Mordekaiser | Nerf | E damage 70-130 (+60% AP) to 60-120 (+40% AP) |
| Poppy | Nerf | Base AD 64 to 60, attack speed .625 to .658 |
| Swain | Buff | More MR, Q damage up to 60/90/120/150/180, R heal 1.25% to 1.5% bonus HP |
| Syndra | Nerf | W damage 70-230 (+70% AP) to 70-210 (+65% AP) |
| Vayne | Buff | R bonus AD 25/40/55 to 35/50/65 |
| Vi | Buff | Passive shield 12% to 14% max HP |
In practice, Riot’s reasons were mostly about item fallout. Briar, Varus and Vayne had lost a lot when Blade of the Ruined King got nerfed in 14.21, Katarina had suffered from the Sorcerer’s Shoes penetration nerf, and Aatrox, Illaoi and Mordekaiser were nerfed for dominating lower MMR games specifically.
What changed for Warwick?
Warwick got a small update rather than a rework. His model grew 15% to match his size in Arcane, Blood Hunt cost 55 mana instead of 70 with a cooldown of 80/70/60/50/40, and his passive attack speed now triggered from spells too on targets below 50% health. The bonus for low-health enemies changed from 250% under 20% health to 200% under 25%, and Infinite Duress grew from a 100 to a 150 hit radius while only latching onto champions in front of him.
Funny enough, one of the bugfixes in the same notes was about Warwick’s R hitbox reaching behind him. That fix and the new “claws in front” rule landed together.
Summoner spells and other fixes
Barrier’s shield went from 120-480 to 100-460 by level, because Riot felt it had become the default bot lane pick. Smite’s epic monster targeting forgiveness dropped from 300 to 125, so smiting over a dead Void Grub stopped grabbing the next living one by accident.
The bugfix list had some gems. Neeko cloning a freshly respawned Yasuo crashed the game, Titanic Hydra consumed Hail of Blades, and a Rift Herald deployed inside Mordekaiser’s R turned invisible (Riot’s own editor’s note was “Excuse me?”).
Does patch 14.22 still matter today?
For balance, no (and that’s the honest answer). Most of these numbers have moved again in later patches, so treat this page as history. Ambessa’s current matchups live in our Ambessa counters guide, and the ARAM side has its own Ambessa ARAM build. Want the previous big patch of that split? Our patch 14.19 notes archive covers it. If you play on a fresh account, our League of Legends accounts come ranked ready on the current patch, not patch 14.22.
FAQ
When was League of Legends patch 14.22 released?
Riot published the patch 14.22 notes on November 5, 2024. Ambessa and her Chosen of the Wolf skins became available on November 6, 2024 at 19:00 UTC.
Which champion was released in 14.22?
Ambessa Medarda, The Matriarch of War. For that one patch she had an adapted version of “Blood Sweat & Tears” as her spawn-in music.
What was The Bridge of Progress?
An Arcane-themed ARAM map added in 14.22, with new visuals, a center speedway, moved health pads, side-specific inhibitor rewards and five Nemesis Quests.
What happened to Statikk Shiv in 14.22?
It was remade: 2,700 gold, 45 AD and 30% attack speed, with an Electrospark passive that fires chain lightning on your first 3 attacks within 8 seconds for 60 magic damage, or 85 against minions and monsters.
Is patch 14.22 the current League of Legends patch?
No. Patch 14.22 came out in 2024, so this page is an archive. The current League of Legends patch is 26.22, and the official Riot patch notes list every newer change.
Did Warwick get a rework in 14.22?
Not a full rework. He became 15% larger, Blood Hunt got cheaper and shorter cooldowns, his passive started working with spells, and his R gained a wider hit radius but only grabs champions in front of him.
