Updated at June 6, 13:57 p.m. (GMT+8): Matt “Riot Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison announced on Twitter that changes to Lethality items (except Umbral Glaive), Hextech Rocketbelt, and Lethal Tempo have been removed from patch 12.11.
Updated at June 3, 11:07 a.m. (GMT+8): Patch detailed numbers posted by Riot Games associate game designer Tim “TheTruexy” Jiang on Twitter added.
Riot Games’ Summoner’s Rift lead designer Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison has just released a preview of League of Legends patch 12.11 on Twitter.
He highlighted that this would be another massive patch, and that the team is trying to be “careful to not undo what we just did” after patch 12.10’s Durability Update, which uniformly adjusted champions across the board.
The game developer wanted to take time to evaluate the last patch before making individual changes. At this juncture, the team is aiming to “maintain item choice, champion feel and identity, and role balance,” Phroxzon wrote.
Overpowered champions in the top lane who benefited from patch 12.10, namely Lillia and Olaf, will be nerfed, while champions who are struggling with abysmal win rates, such as Ryze and Lee Sin, will be given some love.
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Patch 12.11 system buffs
Buffed AP Mythic items
- Crown of the Shattered Queen
- Hextech Rocketbelt
- Night Harvester
Buffed assassin Mythic items
- Duskblade of Draktharr
- Eclipse
- Prowler’s Claw
Buffed assassin Legendary items
- Axiom Arc
- Serpent’s Fang
Buffed fighter Mythic and Legendary items
- Goredrinker
- Sterak’s Gage
- Blade of the Ruined King
- Bami’s Cinder
- Frostfire Gauntlet
Buffed tank Mythic items
- Turbo Chemtank
- Sunfire Aegis
Buffed tank Legendary items
- Randuin’s Omen
- Spirit Visage
- Abyssal Mask
Buffed support Legendary items
- Zeke’s Convergence
- Knight’s Vow
Patch 12.11 system nerfs
Outer tower damage nerfed
- Outer turrets are hitting too hard and will be nerfed. Other turrets will not be adjusted for now.
Nerfed AP Mythic items that provide sustain damage
- Everfrost
- Liandry’s Anguish
- Riftmaker
Nerfed fighter items
- Maw of Malmortius
- Death’s Dance
Nerfed Keystone rune and AD items
- Lethal Tempo
- Kraken Slayer
- Umbral Glaive
System adjustments
- Grievous Wounds adjusted from 30-50% to 25-40%
Buffed champions on patch 12.11
- Xin Zhao
- Nunu
- Ryze
- Taric
- Rakan
- Samira
- Caitlyn
- Aphelios
- Tahm Kench
- Irelia
- Gragas
- Lee Sin
- Tryndamere
- Sylas
Nerfed champions on patch 12.11
Champion adjustments on patch 12.11
- Fizz
- Zeri
These planned changes are still subject to change. The final patch 12.11 tweaks will only be confirmed when the update goes live next week. Read the full preview here.
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