Teamfight Tactics patch 14.9: New Artifact Items, Heavenly and Ghostly Reworks

The upcoming update for Teamfight Tactics will introduce a variety of new Artifact items to strategize with, as well as adjustments to the Ghostly and Heavenly traits that will allow them to function more independently.

Teamfight Tactics’ eleventh set has already experienced significant changes in its meta. The latest patch, 14.9, aims to further shake things up by adding new Artifact items to the mix. Additionally, the patch includes reworks for the Heavenly and Ghostly traits, which have become too versatile and easy to incorporate into team compositions.

TFT Patch 14.9 Release Date

The release date for Teamfight Tactics’ latest patch is set to coincide with the launch of League of Legends Patch 14.9 on May 1, 2024. As usual, there may be a short period of server downtime before the patch is available for play.

What’s changing in TFT Patch 14.9?

Artifact Items

In Patch 14.9, there will be a multitude of new artifact items being added. These strong items are sure to change the way you construct your composition and will greatly impact player decision-making.

Heavenly and Ghostly Reworks

The developers have noticed that Heavenly and Ghostly are too dominant in other team compositions, but are not as effective when used as a vertical. In response, they plan to focus more on developing these traits and increasing the strength of the units within them.

TFT Patch 14.9 notes

Computer Systems

Player Damage

• Stage Player Damage: 0/2/5/7/9/11/17/150 >>> 0/2/5/8/10/12/17/150

Leveling Costs

• Level 8 to 9: 72g >>> 80g
• Level 9 to 10: 84g >>> 80g

Shop Roll Odds

• Level 8: 18/25/32/22/3 >>> 18/27/32/20/3
• Level 9: 10/20/25/35/10 >>> 15/20/25/30/10

Encounters

• Ahri – Player Health: 15 >>> 10
• Kayn – 5-4 Death Game appears more often
• Ornn – Choose an Artifact appears more often
• Cho’gath – Slots for Items appears less often
• Diana – Salvage Bin appears less often
• Irelia – Free Move Carousel appears less often
• Neeko – Lesser Dupe Carousel appears less often
• Teemo – Spatula Carousel appears less often
• Wukong – Radiant Carousel appears less often
• Wukong – Radiant Carousel can also no longer be Stage 2 Carousel
• Khazix – Lower Cost XP for 3 Turns has been removed
• Cho’gath – Duplicators has been removed
• Neeko – Duplicator Carousel has been removed
• Syndra – 2* 4 Cost Carousel has been removed

Artifact Anvils

• Artifact Item Anvils are now pick 1 of 4 (were pick 1 of 3)
• Portable Forge changed to pick 1 of 4 Artifacts and is available at all Stages
• Removed the Augments Portable Forge+ and Portable Forge++ as they are no longer necessary

Character Traits

• Arcanist Arcanist AP: 20/50/85/125 >>> 20/50/90/135
• Arcanist Team AP: 20/20/40/125 >>> 20/20/50/135
• Dryad Health per stack: 3/7/11 >>> 3/7/10
• Dryad AP: 15/30/65 >>> 15/30/55
• Duelist Attack Speed per stack: 5/9/13/18% >>> 5/10/14/18%
• Fated Sett Omnivamp bonus: 12% >>> 15%
• [BUGFIX] The Omnivamp bonus for Fated Sett will now only apply to damage from attacks and abilities, and will no longer be effective after resistance.
• Fortune 7 piece flat bonus 25 >>> 12
• Fortune 7 piece average orb value 16 >>> 8
• Fortune modified various cashout options.
• The scaling of Heavenly with unit star levels has been discontinued.
• Now, Heavenly units receive a 70% increase in stats from Heavenly.
• Heavenly Bonus stats: 100/115/135/165/200/225% >>> 100/110/125/145/170/200%
• Heavenly Emblem Omnivamp bonus: 6% >>> 5%
• Storyweaver Kayle on-hit damage: 15/30/40/90% AP >>> 15/35/45/90% AP
• Storyweaver Kayle Scroll of Haste AS per stack: 5% >>> 6%
• Umbral Execute threshold: 10/18/20/45% HP >>> 10/18/25/60% HP

System of Measurement

Tier 1 Units

• Darius Ability on-hit damage: 90/135/200% AP >>> 80/120/200% AP
• Kog’Maw Ability damage: 160/225/315% AP >>> 160/240/335% AP

Tier 2 Units

• Riven Ability damage: 150/150/155% AD >>> 190/190/200% AD

Tier 3 Units

• Alune Attack Speed: 0.7 >>> 0.75
• Bard AD: 50 >>> 55
• Tristana AD: 55 >>> 60
• Tristana Ability damage: 265/265/270% AD + 75/115/185% AP >>> 300/300/305% AD + 50/75/115% AP
• Tristana Ability AD% buff: 50/50/60% >>> 40/40/50%
• Volibear Ability healing: 140/170/210% AP >>> 150/180/240% AP
• Zoe Ability damage: 275/415/640% AP >>> 290/435/695% AP
• Zoe Ability ricochet damage: 90/135/215% AP >>> 95/140/225% AP

Units for Tier 4

• Kayn Armor/MR: 70 >>> 60
• Morgana Ability damage: 265/400/1600% AP >>> 265/400/2000% AP
• Now, Morgana has an increased tendency to use her ability on groups of enemies.
• Syndra Ability starting butterflies: 7/7/10 >>> 8/8/10
• Lillia Ability small orb damage: 120/180/400% AP >>> 120/180/600% AP
• Ornn three-star items forged: 8 >>> 6
• Ornn can now forge Radiant items at three-star level… They will be shiny!
• Sylas Ability damage: 200/300/1000% AP >>> 200/300/1200% AP
• Sylas Ability swipe damage: 90/135/450% AP >>> 90/135/550% AP
• Sylas Ability heal: 120/140/500% AP >>> 120/140/600% AP

Units in Tier 5

• Lissandra Health: 1200 >>> 1100
• Lissandra Ability loot chance: 50% >>> 40%

Food Augments

• Over Encumbered Bench Slots: 2 >>> 1
• Pumping Up I Base AS: 8% >>> 6%
• Triforce I HP: 100 >>> 150
• Big Gains Base HP: 80 >>> 100
• Built Different HP: 220/300/380/480 >>> 220/280/340/400
• Built Different AS: 40/45/50/55% >>> 35/40/45/50%
• Call to Adventure Stats Per 2 Takedowns: 12 HP & 2 AP >>> 18 HP & 3 AP
• Dragon’s Spirit Healing per component: 8000 >>> 7000
• Dynamic Duo 15g >>> 20g
• Learning to Spell base AP: 10 >>> 18
• Mind Over Matter continues to be disabled until we can ship a fix next patch
• The latest version of Pandora’s Items II now provides 2 random components instead of a single random completed item.
• Raining Gold base Gold: 9 >>> 8
• Slammin+ base XP Gain: 12 >>> 10
• Accomplice 4g >>> 2g
• Build a Bud 6g >>> 8g
• Call to Chaos Gold: 66 >>> 58
• Call to Chaos XP: 70 >>> 64
• Call to Chaos Three Star 3 Cost + 10g >>> Three Star 3 Cost + 20g
• Going Long 8g >>> 10g
• Infernal Contract has been disabled
• The option to choose 1 of 4 Artifacts is now available at all Stages with the updated Portable Forge.
• Removed Portable Forge+ and Portable Forge++
• Behemoth Crest: Gain a Thresh >>> Gain a Shen and Thresh
• Dragonlord Crest: Gain a Diana >>> Gain a Janna and Diana
• Grim Harvest: Gain a Kindred >>> Gain a Kha’Zix and Kindred
• Sage Crest: Gain a Diana >>> Gain a Zyra and Diana
• The Storyweaver Crest now includes a Garen as well.
• Warden Crest: Gain an Amumu >>> Gain a Jax and Amumu
• Behemoth Crown: Gain a Warmog’s Armor and Yorick >>> Gain a Sunfire Cape, Yorick, and Thresh
• Sage Crown: Gain a Diana >>> Gain a Zyra and Diana

Artifact Items

• The Talisman of Ascension now provides 400 Health, 20% Attack Damage, and 20% Ability Power. After 18 seconds, the wearer gains 100% of their maximum Health and deals 150% increased damage for the remainder of the combat.
• The updated Vampiric Scepter is now corrupted, providing a 50% increase in attack speed. Attacks will also deal an additional 50% of the holder’s attack damage as physical damage, while simultaneously healing the holder for the same amount. However, the holder will not be able to use their ability or gain mana while wielding this scepter.
• Fishbones increases the holder’s attack damage and speed by 30%. Additionally, it doubles their attack range and causes their attacks to randomly target an enemy.
• [NEW] Suspicious Trench Coat: Health: 250, Attack Speed: 25%. Once per combat at 50% Health, the holder splits into three copies of themself each with 33% of their max health. [Unique only 1 per champion]
• Horizon Focus grants 250 Health, 15 Mana, and 20 Armor and Magic Resist. When stunning an enemy, they will be struck by lightning which inflicts 30% of their maximum Health as magic damage.
• Mittens increase the holder’s attack speed by 60% and also shrink them, resulting in increased movement speed, 20% damage reduction, and immunity to Chill.
• The holder of Unending Despair has a health of 400 and armor of 40. When a Shield on the holder is depleted, the nearest enemy will suffer magic damage equal to 100% of the Shield’s original value.
• The new version of Rapid Firecannon grants a 50% increase to attack speed and also adds +1 to attack range. The attack range will continue to increase by 1 each time the holder successfully eliminates an enemy.
• The new Innervating Locket has 150 Health and 15 Mana. Whenever the holder is hit by an attack, they will gain 2% of their total Mana. Additionally, each cast will restore 20% of the holder’s maximum Health over a period of 3 seconds.
• The updated Luden’s Tempest grants 30% Attack Damage and 30% Ability Power. Additionally, 100% of overkill damage plus 100 will now be dealt as magic damage to the three enemies closest to the initial target.
• Silvermere Dawn provides a 165% increase in attack damage and grants 50% armor and magic resist. It also bestows immunity to stuns and causes the holder’s attacks to stun the target for 0.8 seconds. The holder’s attack speed is fixed at 0.5.
• Prowler’s Claw: Grants 25% attack damage and 25% critical strike chance. Upon killing an enemy, remove any negative effects and dash towards the farthest target within 4 hexes. Your next two critical strikes will deal an additional 60% critical strike damage.
• The Cursed Blade grants 15% Attack Speed and 20 Magic Resist. Its attacks also cause the target to lose 3% of their maximum Health. After being attacked 13 times by the same target, their star level will decrease by 1.
• The Spectral Cutlass has an Attack Damage of 40% and a Critical Strike Chance of 20%. When combat begins, the holder will be teleported to the same hex on the enemy’s side of the board. After 8 seconds, the holder will be returned to their original location.
• The Blighting Jewel grants 40 Ability Power and has a unique effect where dealing magic damage also reduces the target’s Magic Resist by 3. If the target’s Magic Resist reaches 0, the holder will gain 5 Mana instead.
• Wit’s End grants the holder 30% Attack Speed and 30 Magic Resist. Additionally, attacks deal 42-100 bonus magic damage (scaling with stage) and heal the holder for 35% of all magic damage dealt.
• The Forbidden Idol has 200 Health, 25 Armor and Magic Resist. Additionally, half of the value of shields is converted to maximum Health.
• The updated Lich Bane provides 30 Ability Power and 15 Mana. The bonus magic damage of the holder’s first attack after each ability cast now scales with the stage, dealing 180-380 damage.
• The Lightshield Crest provides 50 Armor and Magic Resist. Every 3 seconds, it will shield the ally with the lowest health for 50% of the holder’s combined Armor and Magic Resist. If the holder dies, this shield will be passed on to all allies.
• The Seeker’s Armguard provides 25 Ability Power, as well as 25 Armor and Magic Resist. Whenever the holder gets a takedown, their Armor, Magic Resist, and Ability Power will increase by 10. If the holder gets a kill, this increase is bumped up to 15.
• Blacksmith’s Gloves now grants 300 HP & 30% Crit baseline
• Goldmancer’s Staff has been removed
• Mogul’s Mail has been removed

Support Items

• The Eternal Flame grants the holder 250 Health. As long as the holder remains alive, all enemies will be inflicted with a 33% Wounded status, and all allies will have their damage increased by 7%. This effect will reset every 5 seconds.
• The updated Knight’s Vow provides the holder and allies within 1 hex in the same row with 200 Health and 12% Omnivamp at the start of combat, increasing their survivability and damage potential.
• Introducing the Moonstone Renewer, boasting 250 health. Every 4 seconds, it will provide a shield to the two allies with the lowest health, ranging from 100-400 health (depending on the Stage), for a duration of 4 seconds.
• The unit named Spite has a health of 250. Upon its death, enemies within a 2-hex radius will experience a 40% decrease in both their Attack Damage and Ability Power. However, allies within the explosion will gain a boost of 30% in both Attack Damage and Ability Power instead.
• The Unstable Treasure Chest has a health of 250. When the holder dies, the 3 nearest allies will receive a temporary completed item.
• Virtue of the Martyr base Health: 6.5% max health >>> 7% max health
• Virtue of the Martyr empowered Heal: 13% max health >>> 14% max health
• Virtue of the Martyr after dying, instead of getting empowered heals for 10s, you’ll always get 2 empowered heals