Smite Update 12.89 Patch Notes (Smite 12.1) – Jan. 21, 2025

Smite update 12.89 (v12.1) is available to download on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official Smite 12.89 patch notes, the latest update increases damage and cooldown adjustments for gods like Erlang Shen, Guan Yu, and Osiris. Apart from this, Smite version 12.89 also includes improvements for Hydra’s Lament and Spear of Desolation.

Smite 12.89 Patch Notes (Update 12.1) – January 21, 2025

Game Modes
  • Ranked
    • All 3 ranked modes are now Hard Reset. We are planning to do routine Soft Resets throughout the year. Keep an eye on patch notes for updates!
Items
  • Buffs
    • Duality
      • Increased Passive Damage from 25% to 30%
    • Hydra’s Lament
      • Increased Physical Power from 30 to 40
    • Rage
      • Increased Passive Physical Power per stack from 3 to 5
    • Spear of Desolation
      • Decreased Cost from 2350 to 2300
      • Increased Passive Ultimate Cooldown Reduction from 6s to 10s
    • Spear of the Magus
      • Decreased Cost from 2400 to 2300
    • Typhon’s Fang
      • Increased Passive Magical Power from Lifesteal from 1.5x to 1.75x
    • Dawnbringer
      • Now always grants 10% increased Protections and Movement Speed, with the potential of increasing per enemy god now only stacking up to two times.
    • Breastplate of Regrowth
      • Increased Passive Physical Power from 15 to 20
      • Increased Passive Duration from 4s to 5s
    • Absolution
      • Decreased Cost from 2250 to 2150
      • Increased Health from 250 to 300
  • Nerf
    • Tablet of Destinies
      • Decreased Max Stacks from 70 to 60
Gods
Buffs
    • Erlang Shen
      • Spot Weakness
        • Duration increased from 5s to 6s
      • Pin
        • Reduced Cooldown from 16s to 16/15.5/15/14.5/14
    • Guan Yu
      • Conviction
        • Boosted Healing amount increased from 1.7x to 2x
      • Taolu Assault
        • Protection Buff and Debuff Durations increased from 5s to 6s
    • Osiris
      • Fragmented
        • Attack Speed increased from 30% to 40%
      • Lord of the Afterlife
        • Negative CDR increased from 20% to 40%
    • Baba Yaga
      • Home Sweet Home
        • Decreased Cooldown from 90s to 90/85/80/75/70s
    • Tiamat
      • Primordial Onslaught
        • Increased Damage Scaling from 35% to 40%
      • Outburst
        • Increased Damage from 50/80/110/140/170 to 50/85/120/155/190
      • Grounding Dive
        • Increased Damage from 40/80/120/160/200 to 65/105/145/185/225
    • Freya
      • General
        • Increased Base Attack Speed from 0.95 to 1
      • Pulse
        • Increased Bonus Damage from 20/30/40/50/60 to 25/35/45/55/65
    • Martichoras
      • Acid Rain
        • Increased Trail Damage Scaling from 10% to 12%
      • Poisoned Barb
        • Increased Explosion Damage from 30/65/100/135/170 to 35/75/115/155/195
    • Artio
      • Decompose
        • Increased Protection Debuff from 3% per Stack to 4% per Stack
        • Increased Max Stacks from 4 to 5
    • Ganesha
      • Turn of Fate (Revert)
        • Increased Max Stacks from 4 to 5
      • Ohm (Revert)
        • Decreased self Slow from 25% to 15%
    • Susano
      • Gathering Storm
        • Increased Bonus Damage Scaling from 30% to 35%
      • Storm Kata
        • Damage Scaling increased from 50% to 55%
      • Typhoon
        • Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 90s
    • Serqet
      • Catalyst
        • 2 Poison Damage Scaling increased from 70% to 85% Physical Power
        • 3 Poison Damage Scaling increased from 100% to 115% Physical Power
Nerfs
  • Cabrakan
    • Refraction Shield
      • Increased Cooldown from 10s at all ranks to 12/11.5/11/10.5/10s
    • Tremors (Revert)
      • Decreased Damage from 20/30/40/50/60 + 40% to 18/28/38/48/58 + 35%
    • Tectonic Shift
      • Increased Cooldown from 75s to 80s
  • Awilix
    • Feather Step
      • Decreased Damage from 50/85/120/155/190 to 45/80/115/150/185
    • Gravity Surge
      • Increased Cooldown from 80/75/70/65/60s to 90/85/80/75/70s
  • Xbalanque
    • Poison Darts
      • Increased Cooldown from 14s to 15s
      • Decreased Damage Scaling per Dart from 40% to 35%
  • Poseidon
    • Whirlpool
      • Increased Cooldown from 15/14/13/12/11s to 15/14.5/14/13.5/13s
    • Release the Kraken!
      • Increased Cooldown from 90s to 100s

Previously, a big season Smite update 8.9 added Shiva – The Destroyer to the game. Unfortunately, players have been experiencing several issues with the game since the last major patch. Today’s Smite patch 12.89 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free Smite update 12.89 on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One.

Jack Johnson
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