Riot Games has released the patch notes for update 12.5 coming to League of Legends. The incredibly popular multiplayer online battle arena game will be getting several changes to several characters’ stats, added content, and several bug fixes. According to developers, “As a heads up, patch 12.5 will be live for one month, with 12.6 going out on March 30. Don’t worry; we’ll still be keeping an eye out for any urgent issues that may pop up.” So, expect another patch later this month!
Without further ado, check out the full patch notes for update 12.5 coming to League of Legends below.
League of Legends Update 12.5 Patch Notes
AHRI
- W – FOX-FIRE
DAMAGE 60/85/110/135/160 (+30% AP) ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+30% AP)
MANA COST 25 ⇒ 30
- E – CHARM
MANA COST 50 ⇒ 60
GWEN
- PASSIVE – THOUSAND CUTS
MAXIMUM DAMAGE AGAINST MONSTERS 10 (+25% AP) ⇒ 10 (+15% AP)
- E – SKIP’ N SLASH
BONUS ATTACK RANGE 100 ⇒ 50
KENNEN
- W – ELECTRICAL SURGE
BASIC ATTACK BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE AT FULL STACKS 20/30/40/50/60 (+60/70/80/90/100% bonus AD) (+25% AP) ⇒ 35/45/55/65/75 (+80/90/100/110/120% bonus AD) (+35% AP)
MASTER YI
- Q – ALPHA STRIKE
DAMAGE 25/60/95/130/165 (+90% AD), reduced by 75% for subsequent hits on the same target ⇒ 30/60/90/120/150 (+60% AD), reduced by 75% for subsequent hits on the same target
BONUS DAMAGE FROM CRITICAL STRIKES 60% (+ bonus critical strike damage %) ⇒ 50% (+ bonus critical strike damage %)
NEWMANY FOES, MANY STRIKES Each mark of Q – Alpha Strike now applies on-hit effects, including his E – Wuju Style (on-hit effects from subsequent hits are also reduced by 75%)
UPDATEDSLOWER BUT STILL STEADY Q – Alpha Strike’s cooldown reduction upon attacks now scales down with Ability Haste. For example, if Master Yi has 100 Ability Haste, each on-hit now reduces its cooldown by 0.5 seconds (instead of 1).
UPDATEDTAKE YOUR TIME Q – Alpha Strike’s cast time no longer counts against his E – Wuju Style and R – Highlander active durations (similar to W – Meditate)
UPDATEDWUJU BELIEVE THAT Master Yi can now activate E – Wuju Style and R – Highlander during his Q – Alpha Strike
- E – WUJU STYLE
TRUE DAMAGE 30/40/50/60/70 (+35% bonus AD) ⇒ 30/38/46/54/62 (+35% bonus AD)
MISS FORTUNE
- W – STRUT
UPDATED I AM SPEED Miss Fortune now spawns with the maximum amount of movespeed granted by Strut’s passive
SAMIRA
- BASE STATS
HEALTH GROWTH 88 ⇒ 94
HEALTH AT LEVEL 18 2026 ⇒ 2128
ARMOR GROWTH 3 ⇒ 3.5
ARMOR AT LEVEL 18 77 ⇒ 85.5
R – INFERNO TRIGGER
COOLDOWN 8 seconds ⇒ 5 seconds
SERAPHINE
- W – SURROUND SOUND
MANA COST 50/70/90/110/130 ⇒ 50/60/70/80/90
COOLDOWN 26/25/24/23/22 seconds ⇒ 28/26/24/22/20 seconds
SHIELD 75-225 (levels 1-18) (+45% AP) ⇒ 60/80/100/120/140 (+40% AP)
ALLY SHIELDS 50-150 (levels 1-18) (+30% AP) ⇒ 60/80/100/120/140 (+40% AP) (Note: Allies now receive the same shield amount as Seraphine)
HEALING (IF ALREADY SHIELDED) 5% (+1.125% per 100 AP) of missing health per ally in range ⇒ 5/5.5/6/6.5/7% (+0.75% per 100 AP) of missing health per ally in range
- E – BEAT DROP
COOLDOWN 13/12/11/10/9 seconds ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds
XIN ZHAO
- E – AUDACIOUS CHARGE
COOLDOWN 11 seconds ⇒ 12 seconds
R – CRESCENT GUARD
INVULNERABILITY DURATION 5 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds
ITEMS
HULLBREAKER
Ranged Hullbreaker users have been taking over top lane, so we’re decreasing its benefits for them. Hullbreaker should still feel like an option for ranged champs, but without overshadowing melee users.
PASSIVE – BOARDING PARTY
BONUS ARMOR AND MAGIC RESIST 20-60 (levels 1-18) ⇒ [20-60 (levels 1-18) for melee/10-30 (levels 1-18) for ranged]
SIEGE AND SUPER MINION BONUS ARMOR AND MAGIC RESIST 60-180 (levels 1-18) ⇒ [60-180 (levels 1-18) for melee/30-90 (levels 1-18) for ranged]
VFX UPDATES
- ELISE
BASE ELISE Complete overhaul
DEATH BLOSSOM ELISE Same as new base
VICTORIOUS ELISE Same as new base
BLOOD MOON ELISE Same as new base
SKT T1 ELISE Same as new base
SUPER GALAXY ELISE Minor changes; new VFX for Spider Form E – Rappel
BEWITCHING ELISE Minor changes
WITHERED ROSE ELISE Minimal tweaks
MYTHIC CONTENT OVERHAUL PREPARATION
The Mythic Content Overhaul begins next patch! 12.5 is your last chance to spend your 2020 Prestige Points! Unlike Gemstones, Prestige Points won’t convert to Mythic Essence. USE ‘EM NOW IF YOU’VE GOT ‘EM!
Also, as mentioned last patch, once patch 12.5 releases, you’ll no longer be able to claim OG ownership of 2018 and 2019 Prestige skins by obtaining them from loot drops or rerolls. The skins will still appear in drops and rerolls during 12.5, but only those who earned them pre-12.5 will receive a special version of these skins. Prestige and Gemstone skins will be removed from loot drops and rerolls when the Mythic Content Overhaul begins.
FRELJORD CLASH
Team formation for the first weekend of the Freljord Cup starts on March 14, and the tournaments are on March 19 and 20! Team formation for the second weekend starts on March 28, and the tournaments will be on April 2 and 3 during patch 12.6.
PERSONALIZATION
RANKED BORDERS AND DIVISIONS
Based on your feedback, an updated look for ranked borders will be hitting the loading screen in patch 12.5. In addition, Ranked divisions will be visible in game lobbies, hovercards, loading screens, and profiles.
BUGFIXES & QOL CHANGES
- Fixed a bug where the Magical Footwear rune would grant Viego duplicate Slightly Magical Boots
- Fixed a bug where Viego would permanently gain move speed from Taliyah’s Passive – Rock Surfing after possessing her
- Fixed a bug where Caitlyn’s Q – Piltover Peacemaker would not deal damage if she had a spell shield created by Edge of Night or Banshee’s Veil
- Fixed a bug where Predator and Commencing Stopwatch’s cooldowns were not showing correctly in the scoreboard
- Fixed a bug where Yorick’s Maiden of the Mist would not display an icon on the minimap
- Fixed a bug where Sona’s Passive – Power Chord empowered basic attacks were not being consumed or applied when attacking allies while Berserk
- Fixed a bug where Rumble’s Overheated state would visually disappear faster than it should if triggered by his E – Electro Harpoon
- Fixed a bug where the Maiden of the Mist and Ghouls summoned by Yorick’s R – Eulogy of the Isles would not disappear when he died
- Fixed a bug where Ornn could not use Passive – Living Forge to upgrade items for an allied Viego that had possessed an enemy champion earlier that game
- Fixed a bug where Karthus could leave spawn before the barrier dropped at 15 seconds
- Fixed a bug where casting Vel’Koz’s R – Lifeform Disintegration Ray would cause game replays to crash
- Fixed a bug where champions who go Berserk from Renata’s R – Hostile Takeover would not deal bonus true damage with their Cheap Shot rune
- Fixed a bug where Sett was unable to cast basic abilities if Renata died during his R – Showstopper while he was Berserk
- Fixed several bugs where champions with certain items and runes would incorrectly receive kill credit and gold for killing their allies while Berserk
- Fixed a bug where active item cooldown timers were not correctly displaying for teammates
- Fixed a bug where Rek’Sai’s Q – Queen’s Wrath cast bar did not appear correctly
- Fixed a bug where the “Thanks for Playing in the Cup!” notification did not appear in the last completed match of Clash tournaments
- Fixed a bug where Clash leaders could not see the tier and lanes on requests from free agents
- Fixed a bug where players would not see the honors they received in the post-game lobby while they were still being processed
- Fixed a bug where accounts above level 500 were defaulting to the Level 1 border. They can now be customized by selecting any prestige border instead.
League of Legends first launched all the way back in 2009 and continues to entertain gamers with its constant flow of new content. As seen by the patch notes, update 12.5 won’t bring major changes to League of Legends but expect update 12.6 later this month. Play the mega-popular multiplayer game on PC.