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The 2024 season of League of Legends<\/em> is well into its second month on the live servers, and following a few outliers in terms of game balance, Riot Games appears to be placing more focus on champions that could use a bit of help in their respective roles.<\/p>

Riot Phroxzon, the lead gameplay designer for League<\/a><\/em>, provided players today with a look at the patch preview for Patch 14.4<\/a>, which is expected to be available for testing on the PBE within the next few days and then released officially on Feb. 22. Among these changes is a welcomed plethora of buffs to champions that have not appeared on a patch preview in some time, possibly increasing their viability at all levels of play.<\/p>