Patch 12.18

Overview

Patch 12.18

Welcome to the 2022 Worlds patch!

Following the trend of our last two patches, 12.18 is focused on tuning down some overperforming picks in Pro like Kalista and Lulu, while giving a little power to champions just under everyone's radar. Since our goal isn't to completely change the meta from playoffs, these adjustments will be on the lighter side. And with that, to Worlds we go!

Official Patch Notes Link

Lilu "Riot Riru" Cabreros

Paul "RiotAether" Perscheid

Mid-Patch Updates Patch Highlights Champions Competitive Behavioral Systems Mythic Content Worlds Clash Challenges Bugfixes & QoL Changes Upcoming Skins & Chromas

Mid-Patch Updates[]

9/21/2022 Post-Patch Correction

Akali

STEALTHY CHANGES : Akali’s E - Shuriken Flip will now apply True Vision to enemies hit.

Nasus

LEFT THE DOG OUT : For clarity, the Nasus buffs were pulled from Patch 12.18. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused.

Patch Highlights[]

Ashen Slayer Sylas, Fright Night Annie, Fright Night Draven, Fright Night Nautilus, Fright Night Renata Glasc, Fright Night Trundle, Fright Night Urgot, and Worlds 2022 Azir will be available September 22, 2022.

Champions[]

		Ashe Q bonus attack speed increased.
	While Ashe has recently gained popularity as a support, her power hasn't been quite up to par with other marksmen. We're increasing her damage to help her shine a bit more in a meta that lacks utility ADC options.
		Q - Ranger’s Focus BONUS ATTACK SPEED : [20/25/30/35/40%] ⇒ 25/32.5/40/47.5/55%

Hecarim
Q AD ratio decreased, damage per stack decreased. W post-mitigation damage heal reduced.

Hecarim came charging out of the gates after his update last patch. We're bringing down his overall power with these nerfs, but aiming to reduce the strength of his AD builds in particular without bringing tank Hec back from the dead.

Base Stats

BASE HEALTH : [650] ⇒ 625

Q - Rampage

PHYSICAL DAMAGE BONUS AD RATIO : [95%] ⇒ 90%

INCREASED DAMAGE PER STACK : [4% (+6% per 100 bonus AD)] ⇒ 4% (+5% per 100 bonus AD)

W - Spirit of Dread

PERCENT OF POST-MITIGATION DAMAGE HEALED : [30% (+2.5% per 100 bonus AD)] ⇒ 25% (+2% per 100 bonus AD) (Note: remains halved for damage not dealt by Hecarim)

		Kalista Base health decreased.
	Kalista's been a popular Pro pick for quite some time now due to her overwhelmingly dominant laning phase. We're making her a bit more punishable in lane in situations where she overcommits early on.
		Base Stats BASE HEALTH : [604] ⇒ 574

		Kayn Darkin form Q bonus AD scaling decreased.
	Rhaast has been winning the preferred Kayn form battle in most skill levels recently. Not only does he offer a surprising amount of damage, but he's also proving to be a hard-to-kill drain tank. We want to lean more into his identity as a healing tank, so we're taking his damage down so he no longer gets the best of both forms.
		Q - Reaping Slash DARKIN DAMAGE : [65% AD (+5% of the target's max health (+5% per 100% bonus AD))] ⇒ 65% AD (+5% of the target's max health (+3.5% per 100% bonus AD))

		Lee Sin Health growth increased. W lifesteal and spellvamp increased.
	Would this even be a Worlds patch without a Lee Sin buff? Jokes aside, Lee isn't in a great spot right now. He hasn't seen much play in Pro recently and has been struggling quite a bit in solo queue, so we're giving this fan and pro favorite some high skill level skewed buffs to help him find his place once again.
		Base Stats HEALTH GROWTH : [99] ⇒ 105 W - Safeguard/Iron Will LIFESTEAL AND SPELLVAMP : [5/9.5/14/18.5/23%] ⇒ 5/10.5/16/21.5/27%

		Lulu W bonus movement speed decreased, disable duration decreased, cooldown increased.
	Lulu has been the best enchanter on the Rift as of late. Not only is she great at keeping her carries alive, but she brings boatloads of utility to her team. We're tuning down one of her most powerful tools in Pro play to bring her in line with other enchanters.
		W - Whimsy MOVEMENT SPEED : [30%] ⇒ 25% DISABLE DURATION : [1.25/1.5/1.75/2.0/2.25] ⇒ 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0 seconds COOLDOWN : [17/16/15/14/13] ⇒ 17/16.5/16/15.5/15 seconds

Maokai
Passive heal decreased. Q bonus damage to monsters increased. E AP scaling decreased.

Maokai's update has been transplanted to the Rift successfully, taking root not only in support, but in top as well (which was one of our major goals!). He's been struggling to branch out into the jungle, so we're giving him some jungle oriented buffs in hopes they bear fruit while trimming some of his strengths in other roles. We’re sorry. These plant puns are just low hanging fruit.

Passive - Sap Magic

HEAL : [4.8-14% (based on level)] ⇒ 4.5 -12% (based on level)

Q - Bramble Smash

BONUS DAMAGE TO MONSTERS : [40/60/80/100/120] ⇒ 80/100/120/140/160

E - Sapling Toss

DAMAGE : [55/80/105/130/155 (+ 6% bonus health) (+ 42.5% AP)] ⇒ 55/80/105/130/155 (+ 6% bonus health) (+ 40% AP)

EMPOWERED DAMAGE : [110/160/210/260/310 (+ 12% bonus health) (+ 85% AP)] ⇒ 110/160/210/260/310 (+ 12% bonus health) (+ 80% AP)

BUGFIXES

Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause Maokai’s Q to pull targets closer to him as opposed to knocking them away
Fixed a bug that would cause Maokai’s R to be narrower than intended

		Miss Fortune Health growth and AD growth decreased.
	Miss Fortune's buffs in patch 12.17 really hit the mark for both of her builds, even after the mid-patch nerfs. Her crit/attack speed builds benefitted much more than lethality, so we're tuning that build down a bit while also giving her a more generic health nerf to bring her down just a peg.
		Base Stats ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH : [2.7] ⇒ 2.4 HEALTH GROWTH : [107] ⇒ 103

		Nocturne Attack damage growth decreased.
	Nocturne's buffs last patch made him a little too strong. We're pulling a bit of power out of his base stats so that he isn't quite as terrifying, but still sufficiently scary.
		Base Stats ATTACK DAMAGE GROWTH : [3.1] ⇒ 2.6

		Thresh Health growth increased. E base damage increased.
	Thresh has been a ghost of his former self, falling behind many of his support peers this season. We're being cautious with buffs because we don't want him to become THE support (especially with Worlds coming up), but we do want Thresh players to feel better about being more aggressive as the game progresses as opposed to scaling into a lantern delivery service.
		Base Stats HEALTH GROWTH : [115] ⇒ 120 E - Flay MAGIC DAMAGE : [65/95/125/155/185 (+40% AP)] ⇒ 75/110/145/180/215 (+40% AP)

Udyr
Base health decreased, armor growth decreased. Q mana cost decreased, AP scaling increased, first 2 attacks now gain 50 range, Awakened Q now deals additional maximum health damage on first 2 attacks. W percent healing decreased, lifesteal now scales with rank. R base damage decreased, AP scaling decreased, damage to minions adjusted.

Like most new/updated champs, as all of you have gotten more used to Newdyr the stronger he has become. Now he's a tad more powerful than we'd like. Our goals with these adjustments are to bring his scaling down a bit, shift some power from his R-max to his Q-max (particularly in lanes), reduce the strength of his W-max second, and incentivize players to take at least 1 point in Q early.

Base Stats

HEALTH GROWTH : [106] ⇒ 98

ARMOR GROWTH : [5.2] ⇒ 4.7

Wilding Claw does not exist

MANA COST : [45-28 (based on level)] ⇒ 20

EMPOWERED LIGHTNING STRIKE AP RATIO : [+0.6% per 100 AP] ⇒ +0.8% per 100 AP

BIT OF A REACH Udyr’s first two attacks gain 50 attack range, matching the functionality of his Awakened Q

SHOCKER Awakened Q now deals an additional 2-5% (based on level) (+0.03% bonus AD) max health physical damage on first two attacks

W - Iron Mantle

PERCENT HP HEAL : [1.2/1.26/1.32/1.38/1.44/1.5%] ⇒ 1.2%

PERCENT HP SHIELD : [2/2.4/2.8/3.2/3.6/4.0%] ⇒ 2/2.3/2.6/2.8/3.2/3.5%

LIFE STEAL : [15%] ⇒ 15/16/17/18/19/20%

R - Wingborne Storm

MAGIC DAMAGE : [20/38/56/74/92/110 (+40% AP)] ⇒ 20/36/52/68/84/100 (+35% AP)

DAMAGE TO MINIONS : [50/60/70/80% (levels 1/6/11/16)] ⇒ 40/55/70/85% (levels 1/6/11/16)

Competitive[]

When autofill protection was initially introduced, support was by far the least popular role. However, role preferences have shifted over time and can also vary heavily by region. Around a year ago we made behind-the-scenes changes to proactively protect players from autofill if they were queuing for high demand positions.

We’re pulling back the curtain now and indicating which roles are in high demand when you’re selecting your role with a “priority” tag in the lobby. Now you can decide if you’d like to queue for one of these roles to avoid being autofilled in your next game and to get into a game more quickly.

PICK ME Selecting a priority role will protect you from being autofilled onlyin your upcoming game

SUPPORT SUPREMACY Guaranteed autofill protection when queuing as support or queuing as fill has been removed

RECURRING PROTECTION Players will still receive autofill protection for 2 games after having played a game while autofilled

Behavioral Systems[]

Players you have recently honored or who have recently honored you will show up in the suggested party members menu with an honor icon next to their summoner name. Now you can run it back with those you’ve already enjoyed playing with!

Mythic Content[]

In this Mythic Shop rotation, we’ll have a new Unvaulted Prestige, Unvaulted Mythic, Mythic Chroma, and a new Seasonal Mythic.

NOW AVAILABLE

Prestige Battle Academia Leona
Prestige PsyOps Ezreal
Hextech Poppy
Soulstealer Vayne
Ashen Slayer Sylas
Mythic Chroma Ashen Slayer Sylas (Emberwoken)

LEAVING THE MYTHIC SHOP

Prestige Battle Academia Lux
Prestige PROJECT Zed
Hextech Ziggs
Dreadnova Darius
Ashen Knight Pantheon
Mythic Chroma Battle Academia Ezreal

MYTHIC UPDATES

Emberwoken Chromas of Ashen Knight Pyke and Ashen Conqueror Pantheon now have recolored VFX to match Ashen Slayer Sylas' (releasing with this patch)
Ashen Knight Pantheon’s name has been updated to Ashen Conqueror Pantheon

Worlds Clash[]

Team formation for the first weekend of Worlds Clash will be open starting on September 26 and the tournaments will be on October 1 and 2. In addition to the trophy, banner, and logo rewards of other Clash tournaments, Worlds Clash has an additional reward of a loot capsule!

This loot capsule will contain the following:

For Worlds Clash participants with premium tickets who finish between 1 - 7 place: (1) Championship Skin Permanent
For all Worlds Clash participants (premium and basic tickets) who finish 1st place: (1) World’s Event Capsule
For Worlds Clash participants with premium tickets who finish between 8 - 15 place: (1) Championship Skin Shard

Challenges[]

New Challenges coming at you in patch 12.18!

Challenges are Here - This is a new “limited time” challenge to thank players for their patience as we removed the very enthusiastic “Challenges are here!” tooltip. You can complete this challenge by logging in between now and Patch 12.20.

Updates

The Challenge “Unkillable Demon King” criteria has been updated from “win games without dying” to “win games without dying and at least a 30% kill participation.”

Bugfixes & QoL Changes[]

Fixed a bug that caused Spirit Visage to double the omnivamp of other items that were purchased before it
Fixed a bug that unintentionally removed the cursor range indicator on Xerath’s R
Fixed a bug that caused some champion abilities to be invisible for Mac users
Fixed a bug that caused certain abilities to be visible and audible from the Fog of War
Fixed a bug that caused Zeri’s W to sometimes not fire through terrain and towers
Fixed a bug that allowed players to Cleanse Tahm Kench’s W knock up
Fixed a bug that would not let Taliyah fire a large boulder if she flashed onto Worked Ground to cast it
Fixed a bug that allowed Akshan to deal damage with his E while also charging his R
Fixed a bug that caused Exhaust’s VFX to be overridden by Kennen’s E
Fixed a bug that would reveal Lulu’s location if Pix attacked while attached to an ally
Fixed a bug that caused the Challenge “Get On My Level” to not track progress in games that lasted longer than 10 minutes
Fixed a bug that caused the end of game experience wheel to display amount of experience gained from current match instead of the experience needed to progress to the next level
Fixed a bug that distorted SFX when leaving and rejoining a premade lobby