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League of Legends pre-season changes are fast approaching and LoL Patch 12.21 will be the game's final major update before we get a taste of Season 13. Riot Games has decided to keep the number of champions getting adjusted to the minimum. Notably, this patch will introduce top-lane tank K’Sante, or the Pride of Nazumah, to the Summoner’s Rift. Lead designer on game balance Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison stated that all the attention of the developers is on making sure that the preseason is headed the right way.
On 25th October, Phroxzon said, “Patch is short and sweet this week. The team is heads down on making sure that Preseason is at the quality level to go out the door. Really excited. Only addressing significant outliers that aren't overly affected by the changes. The Malz/Rumble changes are last hit assistance.” Following this, the detailed patch preview was released on 27th October, giving insights into the nerfs and buffs.
Here are the patch notes.
LoL Patch 12.21: Buffs
The following are the champions and their abilities that are getting buffed:
Ahri
Q (Orb of Deception) - Mana Cost: 60-100 >>>: 55-95
Q Ability Power (AP) Ratio: 40% >>> 45%
Corki
Health Growth: 101 >>> 105
Attack Damage (AD) Growth: 2.5 >>> 2.8
Malzahar
E (Malefic Visions) Executes minions below 15-45 health (levels 1-11)
Xin Zhao
P (Determination) 3rd Hit Damage: 15-45% tAD >>> 15-60% tAD
Heal AP Ratio: 55% >>> 65%
E (Audacious Charge) cooldown (CD): 12s >>> 1s
Nerfs in LoL Patch 12.21
Blitzcrank
Base Health: 653 >>> 635
Armor: 32 >>> 28-WAS: 40-92% > 30-82%
Bel'Veth
E (Royal Maelstorm) CD: 20-16s >>> 24-18s
R (Endless Banquet) Remora Health: 40-70% >>> 40-60% of minion's health
Miss Fortune
E (Make it Rain) Slow: 50% (+4% per 100AP) >>> 40% (+6% per 100AP)
E AP Ratio: 100% >>> 120%
R (Bullet Time) AP Ratio: 20% >>> 25%
When will LoL patch 12.21 release?
According to Riot Games’ official patch schedule, LoL Patch 12.21 will go live on 2nd November. The following are the release timings for the different regions:
Oceania: 10 AM AEDT
North America: 3 AM PT
Europe West: 5 AM GMT
Europe Nordic and East: 3 AM CET
Korea: 8 AM KST
Players will face downtime for a few hours when the servers go into maintenance before LoL Patch 12.21 releases. Additionally, when the new patch goes live, players can get their hands on the latest League of Legends champion K’Sante and experiment with his unique ability kit. He will also be receiving a Prestige skin – Prestige Empyrean K’Sante – upon release and notably, this skin is a collaboration between Lil Nas X and Riot Games.
