LOL Update 12.12 Patch Notes (lol 12.12) – Official

AMUMU

Q mana cost decreased, now increases with rank. R base damage increased.

Amumu support has all but disappeared after the heavy nerfs to his mana costs last season. We’re reverting those and giving his ult more early power to help him find some friends in bot lane again.

Q – BANDAGE TOSS

R – CURSE OF THE SAD MUMMY

ANNIE

Q AP ratio increased. Tibbers base health, armor, and MR increased.

Annie’s burst builds have fallen off since the Durability Update, especially at higher levels of play. We’re making her combos a little more fire and giving Tibbers his own CDU (Cuddly Durability Update).

Q – DISINTEGRATE

R – SUMMON: TIBBERS

BEL’VETH

Basic attack range increased; base health regen and growth decreased. Passive stack value increased early and now reaches maximum at level 13; large minions now grant 1 stack. E base damage decreased, life steal decreased late. R bonus attack range and explosion damage based on enemy’s missing health no longer increase with rank;Void Remorahealth decreased early and now increases with rank.

The Empress of the Void is reigning with a bit too much terror in lower and average skill brackets. These nerfs should reduce her strength in lower levels of play to a more stable win rate across the board. A few visual updates have also been made to Bel’Veth’s true form based on player feedback!

BASE STATS

PASSIVE – DEATH IN LAVENDER

E – ROYAL MAELSTROM

R – ENDLESS BANQUET

BUGFIXES & UPDATES

• Bel’Veth’s true formE – Royal Maelstromanimation has been tweaked at higher attack speeds
• Bel’Veth’s true form basic attack animation has been adjusted to swing slightly less at slower attack speeds
• Sheen will no longer proc if Bel’Veth attempts to castQ – Void Surgein a direction that is on cooldown
• Bel’Veth’sQ – Void Surgeno longer deals double the intended true damage fromR – Endless Banquet‘s passive
• Fixed a bug where, if she was already in her true form, Bel’Veth would lose her health bonus upon consumingVoid Coral
• Fixed a bug where, if Bel’Veth’sVoid Remoraattacked an undead Sion,Void Coralwould spawn when his passive expired
• Fixed a bug where Bel’Veth’s true form duration sometimes failed to properly refresh upon consumingVoid Coral
• Fixed a bug where Bel’Veth’s basic attack SFX were sometimes audible to enemies through Fog of War

BLITZCRANK

Q base damage increased. R active base damage increased.

Blitzcrank’s engage capabilities have gathered some rust since the Durability Update. We’re making his hooks hurt more so they feel as rewarding to land as they should.

Q – ROCKET GRAB

R – STATIC FIELD

DR. MUNDO

Passive health regen decreased. R increased base health decreased.

Mundo’s malpractice was already doing well, but now that Grievous Wound is weaker, it’s time we check his medical license. We’re nerfing him overall by lowering his healing, but the larger chunk of health missing should make his fantasy really come alive when he injects his maximum dosage.

PASSIVE – GOES WHERE HE PLEASES

R – MAXIMUM DOSAGE

FIORA

Passive AD ratio decreased.

Since the Durability Update, Fiora has become extra punishing in Elite play where players who can consistently strikeVitalsdeal massive max health true damage. We’re toning her passive down as a result, which will also reduce her ult’s power.

PASSIVE – DUELIST’S DANCE

HEIMERDINGER

Q standard turret base health and damage increased. E cooldown decreased.

Heimerdinger’s inventions have fallen short lately. Boosting his turrets’ health and firepower to match the Durability Update is sure to be a formula for success!

Q – H-28G EVOLUTION TURRET

E – CH-2 ELECTRON STORM GRENADE

IVERN

Passive health and mana costs reduced. E base shield increased. Daisy base health, armor, and MR increased.

The Durability Update wasn’t so friendly to our friend of the forest. These buffs should return some of his early gank power by a lot. Oh, and Daisy gets a base stat gift, too!

PASSIVE – FRIEND OF THE FOREST

E – TRIGGERSEED

R – DAISY!

JANNA

W bonus move speed and slow decreased. E shield decreased.

Janna is still too strong across the board. Her biggest vulnerability should be when she gets caught, so we’re nerfing herwindspeed and defensive spells to make her easier to punish.

W – ZEPHYR

E – EYE OF THE STORM

JARVAN IV

Mana growth increased. Passive cooldown now decreases with levels.

Jarvan IV wasn’t the hardest hit by the Durability update, but his sustained damage output hasn’t been left unscathed. We’re letting him get a few more rotations in now that bursting enemies has gotten much harder,

BASE STATS

PASSIVE – MARTIAL CADENCE

KATARINA

Passive AD ratio decreased. E base damage increased, AD ratio decreased. R attack speed ratio increased, on-hit effectiveness increased.

Bruiser and tank builds shouldn’t work well on someone like Katarina, a hyper-mobile resetting assassin. We’re making some slight adjustments to discourage only those itemizations.

PASSIVE – VORACITY

E – SHUNPO

R – DEATH LOTUS

LUCIAN

Base AD decreased. Q base damage decreased late.

Lucian’s been shining in Pro bot lanes since before MSI and has continued to do so, even after the Durability Update. We’re tapping down his strong early damage so the Sentinel of Light isn’t so blinding in lane.

BASE STATS

Q – PIERCING LIGHT

SERAPHINE

E cooldown reduced early and no longer decreases with rank. Slow/stun duration increased.

Seraphine hasn’t been makingsoundwaves, so we’re boosting her CC to help her captivate her enemies.

E – BEAT DROP

SHACO

Base health growth and armor growth decreased. Q AD ratio increased. W AP ratio increased. E AD and AP ratios increased.

Shaco’s been struggling in a world with more durable playthings, especially with his traditional burstier builds. He already has quite a bit of survivability with his tricks, so we’re trading some of his durability for more burst. This should open up those high-risk, high-reward builds once again, adding to his diverse itemization options.(As a reminder, his Q and E can deal additional damage with hisPassive – Backstabbonus.)

BASE STATS

Q – DECEIVE

W – JACK IN THE BOX

E – TWO-SHIV POISON

SINGED

W slow decreased early, increased late, and now increases with rank. R bonus stats decreased early and increased late.

Singed mid has always been quite strong, but the recent systemic changes have thrown him just over the edge into OP territory. We’re nerfing his early run-at-you power so his squishier lane opponents have a chance to escape (or at least fight back).

W – MEGA-ADHESIVE

R – INSANITY POTION

SORAKA

R base heal increased, but no longer removes Grievous Wounds.

We buffed Soraka’s ult back in 11.18, letting it remove Grievous Wounds to give her some hope against the 60% reduced healing effect. Now that GW is weaker, we’re okay with letting it serve its original purpose.

R – WISH

VIEGO

Passive heal decreased. W while casting E no longer instantly stealths. R damage against most wounded or closest enemy decreased.

Viego’s been sitting on the jungle throne for a little too long, especially in Pro play. We’re curbing the king’s reset potential and giving laners more opportunity to react to his ganks.

PASSIVE – SOVEREIGN’S DOMINATION

E – HARROWED PASS

R – HEARTBREAKER

YORICK

Mist Walker base health and move speed increased. Maiden of the Mist base health increased; target range based on E decreased.

Yorick’s Mist Walkers and Maiden of the Mist are also getting a slight base stat package to help them keep up with the Durability Update. We’re also adding a few tweaks to make Yorick’s spectral army a bit more ghastly when positioned correctly. Namely, the Maiden won’t wander too far when moving toward marked targets.

PASSIVE – SHEPHERD OF SOULS

R – EULOGY OF THE ISLES

YUUMI

Passive shield increased. E base heal decreased, bonus move speed increased.

As this chapter of the Durability Update comes to an end, Yuumi’s heals are still a bit too strong right meow. Her power level at large isn’t crossing the line, so we’re just shifting some of it around.

PASSIVE – BOP ‘N’ BLOCK

E – ZOOMIES

ZERI

Health regen growth increased. W base damage increased, AD and AP ratios decreased.

Zeri’s W damage was a bit shocking with the crit multiplier, so we’re nerfing that and compensating with a little regen boost.

BASE STATS

W – ULTRASHOCK LASER

NIGHT HARVESTER

We’re adding some ability haste into Night Harvester’s build path to match its buff last patch.

SERPENT’S FANG

Serpent’s Fang was reducing shields by a lot more than intended thanks to a bug. We expect the fix will lead to a nontrivial nerf, so we’re calling it out here instead.

SHADOWFLAME

On the contrary, Shadowflame wasunderperforming due to a different bug that mitigated its damage based on the very magic resistance it was supposed to ignore. This fix should actually result in a slight buff for the item.

PREDATOR

We’re nerfing Predator’s early power as it tends to really hurt some lanes before enemies get a reasonable chance at counterplay, and compensating its late game to even things out.

VISON

Currently, if you dash or blink into a jungle monster or ward’s visible range, there’s averybrief delay before you gain vision of them. This can lead to some frustrating moments, so we’re changing that to be instantaneous. (On the other hand,losingvision of monsters and wards will continue to have a slight delay.)