League of Legends Patch 12.19 Preview

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League of Legends Patch 12.19 Preview


Here are what changes you can expect from the League of Legends patch 12.19.

While the pro players’ eyes are on patch 12.18 as it will be the Worlds patch, for a heavy majority of the player base, the regular patch cycles will continue next week with patch 12.19. After a very quiet patch 12.18, mainly not to change the meta too heavily ahead of a big tournament, there seem to be a lot more changes coming next week, as we saw from a tweet by the design team lead, Matt ‘Phroxzon’ Leung-Harrison.

Most of the changes in the patch are buffs, and some of these champions are already reasonably strong. Both Ekko and Sona are champions that aren’t performing too poorly, but Riot is trying to give them a nudge. We will also see the Nasus buffs that were pulled from the Worlds patch, along with the mid-scope update for Syndra. Some of the most significant changes in the patch are coming in the form of champion adjustments to give them build diversity, mainly in the form of off-meta builds like jungle Blitzcrank or AP Rakan.

LOL patch 12.17 preview

Champion Buffs

Fizz

  • [E] Playful Trickster AP ratio increased 75% ⇒ 90%

Udyr (Top)

  • [Q-Empowered] Wilding Claw now deals 80/96/112/128/144/160 minimum damage to minions while empowered
  • [W] Iron Mantle heal on minions increased 50% ⇒ 60%
  • [R] Wingborne Storm damage to minions adjusted 40/55/70/85% ⇒ 50/60/70/80% (based on levels 1/6/11/16)

Ryze

  • [Q] Overload AP ratio increased 50% ⇒ 55%
  • [W] Rune Prison AP ratio increased 60% ⇒ 7

Ekko

  • [P] Z-Drive Resonance AP Ratio increased 80% ⇒ 90%
  • [R] Chronobreak damage increased 150/300/450 (+150% AP) ⇒ 200/350/500 (+175% AP)

Jinx

  • Base AD increased 57 ⇒ 59
  • [R] Super Mega Death Rocket! base damage to primary target increased 250/400/550 ⇒ 300/450/60

Sona

  • [Q] Hymn of Valor base damage increased 40/70/100/130/160 ⇒ 50/80/110/140/170
  • [E-Power Chord] Song of Celerity Power Chord base slow increased 40% ⇒ 50%

Nasus

  • [W] Wither AS slow increased 50% ⇒ 75% of the movespeed slow
  • [R] Fury of the Sands buffs:
    • Damage tick rate increased every 1 ⇒ 0.5 seconds
    • [R-Q] Siphoning Strike bonus attack range during Fury of the Sands increased 25 ⇒ 50

Champion Nerfs

Master Yi

  • AD per level reduced 2.5 ⇒ 2.2
  • [E] Wuju Style bAD ratio reduced 35% ⇒ 30%

Rek’Sai

  • Base AD reduced 64 ⇒ 61

Off-Meta Build Changes (from PBE, thanks to Reddit user /u/JTHousek1)

Garen

  • [E] Judgement critical strike damage increased 58% ⇒ 75%

Kai’Sa (AP)

  • [P] Second Skin detonation AP ratio increased 5% ⇒ 6% missing HP per 100 AP

Blitzcrank (Jungle/Attack Speed)

  • Base attack speed increased 0.625 ⇒ 0.65
  • Attack speed ratio increased 0.625 ⇒ 0.7
  • [W] Overdrive changes:
    • Attack speed increased from 30/38/46/54/62% ⇒ 40/53/66/79/92%
    • Mana cost increased 75 ⇒ 85
    • Now deals 1% max HP magic damage on-hit while active, increased by 60/90/120/150/180 against non-champions
  • [E] Power Fist changes:
    • Mana cost increased 25 ⇒ 40
    • Now scales with 25% AP and increased by 150% AD + 125% AP against non-champions
  • [R-P] Static Field passive AP ratio increased 30% flat ⇒ 30/40/50%

Twitch (AP)

  • [P] Deadly Venom AP ratio per stack per second increased 2.5% ⇒ 3%
  • [E] Contaminate AP ratio per stack increased 33% ⇒ 35%

Tahm Kench (AP)

  • [Q] Tongue Lash AP ratio increased 70% ⇒ 90%
  • [W] Abyssal Dive AP ratio increased 100% ⇒ 125%

Shyvana

  • [Q] Burnout magic damage bAD ratio per second increased 20% ⇒ 30% (on-hit is still 25% of this value)
  • [E] Flame Breath nerfs:
    • On-hit damage reduced 3.75% ⇒ 3.5% max HP
    • [E-Dragon Form] base damage reduced 100-160 ⇒ 75-135 (based on level)

Rakan (AP)

  • [P] Fey Feathers AP ratio increased 85% ⇒ 95%
  • [Q] Gleaming Quill AP ratio increased 60% ⇒ 70%

Nunu and Willump (AP)

  • [R] Absolute Zero max AP ratio increased 250% ⇒ 300%

Malphite (AP)

  • [W] Thunderclap cone AP ratio increased 20% ⇒ 30%
  • [R] Unstoppable Force AP ratio increased 80% ⇒ 90%

Champion Adjustments

Syndra

  • Base HP reduced 593 ⇒ 563
  • [P] Transcendent changes:
    • Syndra collects up to 120 Splinters of Wrath from damaging enemies and gaining levels which enhance Syndra and her abilities.
    • Syndra restores 20-215 (based on level) mana when she collects a Splinter from an enemy. Splinters can be gained from:
      • Damaging an enemy champion with 2 abilities within 4 seconds grants 1/2/3 (based on level 1/11/18) Splinters with an 8 second cooldown per target.
      • Leveling up grants Syndra 5 Splinters.
      • Killing a cannon minion grants 1 Splinter.
    • At 120 Splinters, Syndra gains 15% total AP.
    • Ability icons change when upgraded.
  • [Q] Dark Sphere changes:
    • Cooldown increased 4 ⇒ 7 seconds
    • Mana cost reduced 40/50/60/70/80 ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60
    • AP ratio increased 65% ⇒ 70%
    • At 40 Splinters of Wrath: Dark Sphere stores up to 2 charges (1.25 second cooldown between casts)
  • [W] Force of Will changes:
    • Dark Sphere pickup detection radius increased 400 ⇒ 450
    • Now prevents non-Dark Sphere units from dying for a brief period when picked up
    • At 60 Splinters of Wrath: Force of Will does an additional 15% (+1.5% per 100 AP) true damage
  • [E] Scatter the Weak changes:
    • Magic damage reduced 85/130/175/220/265 (+60% AP) ⇒ 75/115/155/195/235 (+55% AP)
    • Scatter angle increased 34 ⇒ 56 degrees
    • Cooldown adjusted 18/17/16/15/14 ⇒ 15 seconds flat
    • Stun duration reduced 1.5 ⇒ 1.25 seconds
    • Reduced failure of close range [E-Q] Scatter the Weak-Dark Sphere combos
    • At 80 Splinters of Wrath: Scatter the Weak’s cone is increased to 84 degrees and slows enemies by 70% for 1.25 seconds after the initial stun
  • [R] Unleashed Power changes:
    • [R-P] now grants [Q] Dark Sphere an additional 10/20/30 Ability Haste
    • Damage per sphere reduced 90/140/190 (+20% AP) ⇒ 90/130/170 (+17% AP)
    • At 100 Splinters of Wrath: Unleashed Power now executes champions below 15% max HP

System Nerfs

Eclipse

  • Lethality reduced 18 ⇒ 12
  • AD increased 55 ⇒ 60





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