In League of Legends, the new update next week has a big impact on many champions such as Ezreal, Bard, Jinx and Kai’Sa. It is the patch that has a crucial impact on the Mid-Season Invitational.
Both casual players:inside and professionals will be watching patch 12.8 closely. On Wednesday, Riot Games designer “Phlox” gave a glimpse of the multitude of champion changes via Twitter.
With patch 12.8, the meta in League of Legends could change significantly. This time, 14 champion buffs and three nerfs are on developer Riot Games’ radar. Further adjustments will be made to Kai’Sa (with Ability Power) and Swain.
12.8 with all the content!
We’ve pulled a few things from this patch either for more time or after reconsiderations. Pretty fun patch I’d say!
Numbers are definitely subject to further change
Also remember 12.8 is the MSI patch so no more changes coming for the pro game there pic.twitter.com/phCwJyFkwa
– Phlox (@RiotPhlox) April 19, 2022
Mordekaiser’s increased movement speed, in particular, may help the top lane champion become more common again. Meanwhile, Vladimir receives an Armor buff. On the other hand, Aatrox, Seraphine and Pyke have been dropped from the current patch. However, the latter is said to be affected in a future update.
In addition, popular champions such as Ezreal will be improved. With him, the cooldown of the Ultimate is reduced. With Bard, the passive damage increases and the healing of the W ability is also increased. On the other hand, Jinx has to make do with 50 base health less. Game Designer “Tim” already reported on the adaptation of Swain last week. The champion should become more effective on the solo lane and be able to help out as a support. Riot Games wants to make him a strong tank in teamfights, especially when using his Ultimate.
Swain update! Check it out https://t.co/ZxVtVdiaWa
– Phlox (@RiotPhlox) April 12, 2022
This update is especially important for the LoL pros. Because the Mid-Season Invitational, which will be held from 10 to 29 May, takes patch 12.8 into account. The update should go online as planned next Wednesday, 27 April.
