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All the major League of Legends regions have now entered the playoffs, and many regions with fast schedules have even decided the places for the S14 World Championship. As the World Championship is getting closer, professional players and teams are becoming more sensitive to changes in the version.

Today, the official League of Legends announced the adjustment announcement for version 14.17. This includes adjustments to hero strength and updates to rune talent effects. In terms of equipment, there is no data on strengthening or weakening for the time being. The specific version changes are as follows:

【Hero Enhancement】

Caitlyn, Graves, Kindred, Ryze, Varus

[Hero Weakness]

Alora, Brand, Ezreal, Ashe, Katarina, Kennen, LeBlanc, Lillia, Pike, Rambo, AP Senna, Seraphine, Sylas

【Systematic Weakening】

Precision Runes: Swift Footwork, Absorb Life Force, Cut Down

【Systematic Adjustment】

Supporting Ecosystem

It is no secret that the update of League of Legends serves the performance of heroes in the professional arena. In the changes of version 14.17, the hero enhancements are concentrated on a few unpopular heroes in the arena. After the enhancements of Azar and Clockwork in the last version, Caitlyn, Ryze and Varus are all on the enhancement list.

This change immediately sparked discussion among netizens, because judging from the direction of version changes alone, version 14.17 is indeed beneficial to T1.

Top professional players have no problem with their hero pool, but different players have significant differences in their proficiency with the same hero. In many cases, the hero selection of players depends on their ID. Even if a player uses his own specialty hero against the version, he can still play well.

From the last version of Tsar and Clockwork to this version of Ryze, Policewoman, and Varus, they are all considered the signature heroes of T1's double C. Not only that, EZ, a strong AD that is about to be weakened, has rarely appeared in T1's BP panel before. Therefore, the direction of the changes in version 14.17 is hard not to cause discussion among netizens.

In addition to the heroes mentioned above, AP Senna, who performed extremely well in version 14.16, was also included in the nerf list. AP junglers such as Lillia and Brand were also nerfed at the same time. It is foreseeable that after entering the world game, mid-lane core mages, warriors, and utility junglers will become mainstream again.

Of course, hero enhancement is only one of the many factors that affect the direction of the version. The enhancement of hero values ​​by designers does not necessarily have a real impact. For example, the enhancement of AP equipment in the mid-season version did not affect the mid-lane mage, but the rise of AP junglers. Therefore, the more specific situation of subsequent versions will have to wait until more game tests are conducted to know.

So what do you think about the changes in version 14.17?