The Bees Knees

League of Legends next update, patch 12.5, has now arrived!

With the fifth patch on the way for Season 12 we've had many changes in League including its champions, items and even drakes.

This next patch will bring a Beeutiful set of skins for Ziggs, Heimerstinger, Nunu & Wilump and Orianna.

Here’s what’s new in update 12.5 for LoL.

Release Date

The 12.5 update will arrive in League of Legends on Wednesday 2nd March 2022.

Here’s roughly when you can expect the update to roll out:

  • 3 am PT (NA servers)
  • 5 am GMT (EUW servers)
  • 3 am CET (EUNE servers)
Champion Updates

Champion Buffs

  • Samira
    • HP/lvl
      • 88>94
    • Armor/lvl:
      • 3>3.5
    • R CD:
      • 8s>5s
  • Kennen
    • W 4th Attack Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 (+100% bAD)(+25% AP) > 35/45/55/65/75 (+120%bAD)(+35% AP)

Champion Nerfs

  • Ahri:
    • W
      • Mana cost: 25>30
      • Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 (+30% AP)>50/75/100/125/150 (+30% AP)
  • Master Yi
    • Q
      • Damage: 25/60/95/130/165 (+90% AD)> 30/60/90/120/150 (+60% AD)
      • Crits deal: 60% (+Bonus Crit Damage%) extra damage>50% (+Bonus Crit Damage%) extra damage
      • Now applies on hit effects (On Hits from subsequent hits are also reduced)
      • CD refund now scales relative to the max cooldown reduction from ability haste (no longer double dips haste)
    • E
      • Damage: 30/40/50/60/70 (+35% bAD)>30/38/46/54/62 (+35% bAD)
      • Duration does not decrease during [W] meditate>duration does not decrease during [Q] Alpha Strike or [W] meditate.
      • Can now cast during Q
    • R
      • Duration does not decrease during [W] meditate>duration does not decrease during [Q] Alpha Strike or [W] meditate.
      • Can now cast during Q
  • Gwen
    • P Monster Max Damage: 10 +0.25 AP> 10+-0.15 AP
    • E Bonus Attack Range: 100>50
  • Xin Zhao
    • E Cooldown: 11s>12s
    • R Duration: 5s>4s

Champion Changes

  • Seraphine
    • W
      • Mana Cost: 50/70/90/110/130>50/60/70/80/90
      • Cooldown: 26/25/24/23/22s>28/26/24/22/20s
      • Shield: 75-225 (based on level) (+45% AP) > 60/80/100/120/140 (+40% AP)
      • Allies are now granted this same shield value rather than 2/3 of Seraphine's value
      • Heal: 5% (+1.125% per 100 AP) missing health per ally>5/5.5/6/6.5/7% (0.75% per 100 AP) missing health per ally
    • E Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9s>11/10.5/10/9.5/9s
  • Miss Fortune
    • Now spawns with maximum amount of movespeed granted by Strut's passive
  • Elise VFX Update
System Changes

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.

Bug Fixes & QoL
  • 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.
  • 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.
New Skins

Bee Skins

  • Shockblade Kassadin
  • Shockblade Qiyana
  • Shockblade Shen

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