Worlds Patch!

LoL Patch Notes 12.18 | Fright Night Skins, MF Nerfs & More

Patch Notes 21-09-2022 10:55

Worlds Azir — Just look at Azir! | © Riot Games

The newest League of Legends patch includes pretty cool new spooky skins in one of the best skin lines of the year. But that is not all, of course there are a multitude of buffs and nerfs that have also hit the live servers.

LoL Patch 12.18 is the main patch of the year, and we're going to have to watch all of the Lol World Championship on this one single patch. Most of the big changes were already implemented in LoL Patch 12.17, so this time around we got only small changes and adjustments to the patch.

LoL Patch 12.17 Notes | Stopwatch Changes, Maokai Jungle Buffs & More

LoL Patch Notes 12.18 | All Balance Changes

This is going to be the patch for the League of Legends World Championship and most big changes were implemented in previous patches, which means this time around we're just getting slight adjustments to most of the champions on the list.

League of Legends Patch 12.18 Nerfs

Champion	Nerfs according to Patch Notes 12.18
Miss Fortune	Base Stats AD Growth: 2.7 ⇒ 2.4 HP Growth: 107 ⇒ 103
Kalista	Base Stats Base HP: 604 ⇒ 574
Hecarim	Base Stats Base Health: 650 ⇒ 625 Rampage (Q) Bonus AD Ratio: 95% ⇒ 90% Ramp Damage: 4% (+6% per 100 bonus AD) ⇒ 4% (+5% per 100 bonus AD) Spirit of Dread (W) Healing: 30% (+2.5% per 100 bonus AD) ⇒ 25% (+2% per 100 bonus AD) (Note: remains halved for damage not dealt by Hecarim)
Rhaast (Kayn)	Reaping Slash (Q) 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))
Lulu	Whimsy (W) Move Speed: 30% ⇒ 25% Polymorth 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
Nocturne	Base Stats AD Growth: 3.1 ⇒ 2.6

Lulu has been the key pick when Yuumi has been banned, which means that Riot is going to nerf her as well. There is no chance we will have an enchanter meta at Worlds, right?

League of Legends Patch 12.18 Buffs

Champion	Buffs according to Patch Notes 12.18
Ashe (Marksmen)	Ranger's Focus (Q) Attack Speed: 20/25/30/35/40% ⇒ 25/32.5/40/47.5/55%
Thresh	Baste Stats HP Growth: 115 ⇒ 120 Flay (E) Damage: 65/95/125/155/185 (+40% AP) ⇒ 75/110/145/180/215 (+40% AP)
Lee Sin	Base Stats HP Growth: 99 ⇒ 105 Safeguard/Iron Will (W) Lifesteal and Spellvamp: 5/9.5/14/18.5/23% ⇒ 5/10.5/16/21.5/27%

Ashe has seen more play in the support position than as an ADC, which is why Riot are going to buff her so she can see play in the position she is meant to be played in. Hopefully support Ashe stays viable though, because it's actually kind of fun.

Also note that ahead of the release of this patch we thought Nasus would be receiving some buffs, but unfortunately those have been taken off the table by Riot.

Adjustments In LoL Patch 12.18

Two champions saw big overhauls in Patch 12.17, as well as Patch 12.16. Maokai and Udyr will be receiving some adjustments. Udyr has been a great, especially as a damage dealing tank, so Riot might make some adjustments that will make him purchase items to actually deal damage.

Champion

Adjustments according to Patch Notes 12.18

Maokai (role adjustment)

Sap Magic (P)

Healing: 4.8-14% (based on level) ⇒ 4.5 -12% (based on level)

Bramble Smash (Q)

Monster Bonus Damage: 40/60/80/100/120 ⇒ 80/100/120/140/160

Sappling Toss (E)

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)

Udyr (build adjustment)

Base Stats

Health per level: 106 ⇒ 98
Armor per level: 5.2 ⇒ 4.7

Wilding Claw (Q)

Mana Cost: 45-28 (based on level) ⇒ 20
[NEW] Bit of a Reach: Udyr’s first two attacks gain 50 attack range, matching the functionality of his Awakened Q
[NEW] Shocker: Awakened Q now deals an additional 2-5% (based on level) (+0.03% bonus AD) max health physical damage on first two attacks
Empowered Lightning Strike: +0.6% per 100 AP ⇒ +0.8% per 100 AP

Iron Mantle (W)

%HP Heal: 1.2/1.26/1.32/1.38/1.44/1.5% ⇒ 1.2%
%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%

Wingborne Storm (R)

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)

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Skins and Chromas for LoL Patch 12.18

Mythic Shop Rotation

It's already been three months since Ashen Knight Pantheon was added to the mythic shop and now it's time for this seasonal mythic to leave and make room for a new mythic skin. Ashen Slayer Sylas has been revealed to be the next Ashen Knight skin. Many fans are not happy about this skin, but that's a story for another article... this totally isn't shameless self-promotion, right?

New Worlds Skin Announced

With Patch 12.18 being the LoL World Championship patch, we're obviously also going to be getting a skin to celebrate the biggest event in League of Legends esports. This is going to be the tenth Championship/Worlds skin Riot releases, having started the trend in 2012.

Worlds Azir

Azir is a great pick, since this is a champion that has been prominently played in the pro meta, with late game carried becoming ever prominent. He's also just an iconic World Championship champ if we're being honest.

All New Fright Night Skins in League of Legends

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Fright Night Skins Added to Patch 12.18

Riot is also revamping the gothic skin line and giving them a whole new look. While the first two skins on PBE aren't that popular, these ones have hit the mark. The skins look amazing, the champion choice is wonderful and the thematic is fresh and fun.

These are all the champions receiving Fright Night skins:

Fright Night Annie
Fright Night Renata Glasc
Fright Night Trundle
Fright Night Draven
Fright Night Urgot
Fright Night Nautilus

These skins are great and as we move into October work wonders. The art is so great and look incredible on these champions, even some of the older models. Overall, this is a great skin line that Riot has added into the mix.

Which champions do you want to see played at the League of Legends World Championship? If we see any Corki and Twisted Fate games I am for sure going to Riot and smashing some things, because we don't need these boring champions at Worlds, right? Right.