LoL Gets New Update Tomorrow – Brings Champion Zeri and Two Big Reworks
On January 19th, League of Legends gets the new patch 12.2, which has some major changes in store. In addition to Zeri, there are also reworks for two other champions as well as a number of balance adjustments. We at MeinMMO summarize the most important things.
What are the highlights of the update?
- The new champion Zeri is released. It is reminiscent of the champion Jinx in its playing style and especially the sound and is probably played as an AD carry on the botlane.
- The supporter Janna gets a rework.
- Tahm Kench also gets a minor rework.
- The two champions Yasuo and Yone get buffs because they became too weak due to a nerf on an item in the last patch.
- There are a total of 16 new skins that you can buy.
When exactly is the patch coming out? The release of update 12.2 will start on Tuesday, but only for the oceanic servers. We have the patch coming out on Wednesday, January 19 at 5:00 in the morning.
The patch is usually accompanied by short maintenance work during which the server cannot be reached.
Zeri is the newest AD carry in the game
What is this champion? Zeri is a new ranged fighter from the Zaun region. Above all, she convinces with her flexibility, because she can jump over walls, destroy the shield of enemies and slow down opponents.
She is intended as an AD carry on the botlane, but her abilities could also make her playable on the top lane or in the jungle.
YouTuber Remus presents their skills and gameplay in great detail in this video:
This is what the reworks for Janna and Tahm Kench look like
What is changing about Janna? With the new update there are some buffs and general adjustments to the supporter. Her attack damage and shield have been boosted while her range and passive have been nerfed a bit:
- Your base movement speed is increased from 315 to 330.
- Her attack damage has been increased from 46 + 1.5 per level to 52 + 3 per level.
- The range of her “Q” is increased from 1000 to 1100 and the “Cruise Speed” is reduced from 1.5 to 1.25 seconds. In addition, the mana costs in the endgame have been slightly reduced.
- Her W ability gets 100 additional range, slow from 2 to 3 seconds, movement speed from 6-10% to 8-12%, and damage from 55-175 to 70-190. In return, however, the cooldown is extended to 12 seconds.
- Jann’s “E” gets a reduced cooldown and the shield lasts longer before slowly decaying (from 0.75 to 1.25 seconds). However, the strength of the shield is slightly reduced. In addition, the passive effect is changed. Where previously CC reduced cooldown, Janna now gains increased healing and shield power when slowing champions.
- Reduced healing per tick of Janna’s Ultimate “R” but increased ticks (from 0.5 seconds to 0.25 seconds). Overall healing remains the same.
However, there are also two major nerfs:
- Her attack range is reduced from 550 to 500.
- Her passive effect will be adjusted to remove the bonus damage passage based on her movement speed.
What is changing about Tahm Kench? Tahm Kench was a popular support for many years, but has recently been increasingly played on the top lane. With the rework he should be brought back to the botlane, which should succeed, among other things, with the adjustment to his gray life points with the ability “E”:
- His “Q” now slows by 50% instead of 40%.
- The damage to his gray life points from the “E” ability is changed. When only one enemy is nearby, it scales significantly weaker. But if there are 2 or more enemies around him, the gray life points have their old effect.
- His ultimate “R” will be strengthened, so that the shield will be stronger in its base and will scale more with AP.
The other changes from Patch 12.2 at a glance
Nerves:
- Lulu’s “W” gets a slightly higher cooldown
- Qiyana regenerates less health and gets a slight nerf to her “Q”
- Shen now deals less damage with his “Q”
- Talon now deals less bonus damage to monsters with his “W”
- Zed now has less base attack damage
Buffs:
- Nocturne gets more life per level and more damage on his “Q”
- Samira now deals more damage with each bullet from her Ultimate “R”.
- Senna gets an adjusted slow on her “Q”
- Tristana now has more base health and higher health regeneration
- Veigar’s “Q” gets a reduced cooldown and gets more stacks from large monsters
- Volibear gets more attack damage per level and its “E” is reduced on cooldown
- Yasuo gets better attack damage scaling
- Yone gets better attack damage scaling
Changes to items and runes:
- Adjusted Immortal Shieldbow’s passive shield from 275-650 to 250-700
- Lich Bane now deals less passive damage in exchange for a reduced active ability cooldown from 2.5 to 1.5. There were also adjustments to the recipe.
- Rylai’s crystal scepter is changed. AP is reduced from 90 to 75. To go with this, however, the life has been increased from 350 to 400 and the cost has been reduced from 3,000 to 2,600 gold.
- The Lethal Tempo rune is being reworked. Instead of granting 13% attack speed for melee and 7% for ranged, it now scales with level. 10-15% for melee and 5-9% for ranged.
The new skins: A total of 16 new skins will be released with the update, including the Crystal Rose skins for Janna and Akshan, the Porcelain skins for Kindred, Lux, Amumu, and Ezreal, and the Firecracker skins for Teemo, Xin Zhao, Tristana, and Diana.
Sett also gets a new skin with the update. For him it’s already the fifth since his release, which currently makes him the skin king in the game:
LoL: A champion has already received 5 new skins, and he only appeared in 2020
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