Update – December 14, 2021: Patch 11.24 has headed to live! Check out our League of Legends patch 12.1 notes to see what’s coming next. Riot has also shared details of a set of 11.24b changes coming up soon – check these out below.
This is it, LoL fans – the final patch of the 2021 League of Legends patch cycle has come to the PBE for its fortnight of testing and tinkering. League of Legends patch 11.23 has made the leap from the testing grounds, bringing a round of Café Cuties skins for Annie, Soraka, Vladimir, Gwen, Bard, and Sivir, as well as all the Preseason 2022 changes to the live MOBA game. Now, it’s 11.24’s turn – so let’s dig in.
First up, as usual we’ve got a brand-new batch of skins coming with the new update. This patch it’s an emerald-hued range of Debonair skins for champions Brand, Draven, LeBlanc, Leona, Malzahar, Master Yi, and Zed, which brings them into the murky depths of the mobster-run Valoran City, as part of the Crime City Nightmare alternate universe. Lucky Brand even gets a Prestige Edition. You can check out the splash art and in-game previews for these shiny new styles in the New Champion Skins section in the patch notes below.
As is often the case when a brand-new patch hits the PBE, we don’t have any coming balance changes to check out as yet, but it’s possible some could arrive for a round of testing in the next week or so, so do keep checking back on these notes – we’ll post everything you need to know right here.
Take a look at the other updates and additions coming with update, too – we’ve got the new Challenges feature and a Varus VFX update in for testing this cycle. Without further ado, here are the tentative League of Legends patch 11.24 notes (cheers, Surrenderat20!):
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 11.24 RELEASE DATE AND DOWNTIME
As per the League of Legends 2021 patch schedule, League of Legends patch 11.23 is due to go live on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Maintenance times haven’t yet been confirmed, but usually begin at 3am PT for NA servers, 5am UK time for EUW servers, and 3am CET for EUNE servers, and last for approximately three hours, so expect downtime to start sometime around then.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 11.24 BALANCE CHANGES
Patch 11.24 Champion Changes
Camille – nerfed
- Tactical Sweep (W):
- Sweet spot damage decreased to [5/5.5/6/6.5/7 (+2.5 per 100 bAD) % maximum HP] from [6/6.5/7/7.5/8 (+3.3 per 100 bAD) % maximum HP]
- Hookshot (E):
- Ability cooldown increased to 16/15/14/13/12 seconds from 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds
Caitlyn – changed
- New:
- “Caitlyn’s next auto-attack gets a partial timer reset whenever she targets an enemy marked by traps or nets”
Ivern – buffed
- Friend of the Forest (Passive):
- Krug freedom experience increased to 95 from 37
- Krug freedom gold increased to 85 from 39
Kled – changed
- Stats:
- Skaarl’s base HP now counts as base HP
- Skaarl’s base health increased to 400-1550 from 400-1420
- Jousting (E):
- Ability cooldown decreased to 13/12/11/10/9 seconds from 14/13/12/11/10 seconds
- bAD ratio has increased to 65% from 60%
Samira – buffed
- Inferno Trigger (R):
- Ability’s mana cost decreased to 0 at all ranks from 100/50/0
Here’s Riot’s full rundown of the update’s changes on Twitter:
11.24 Patch Preview with content!
There are a few changes from the last one so read closely. As always there are a lot of bugfixes this patch so big shoutout to everyone who reports them!
Chemtech and Hextech will be back to normal spawn rates come 11.24 pic.twitter.com/1xQxJVItoi
— Phlox (@RiotPhlox) November 30, 2021
Item Changes
Archangel’s Staff
- Item cost:
- Item cost has decreased to 2,600 from 3,000
- Combine cost has decreased to 550 from 950
Axiom Arc
- Effects:
- Ultimate cooldown refund has decreased to 20% from 25%
Evenshroud
- Effects:
- Passive damage dealt by item changed to [9% damage increase for 4 seconds] from [12% damage increase for 5 seconds]
Cosmic Drive
- Effects:
- Ability Power decreased to 65 from 75 Health decreased to 200 from 250 Passive move speed has decreased to [15%, decaying to 5%] from [20%, decaying to 10%]
Crown of the Shattered Queen
- Effects:
- Ability Power decreased to 60 from 70
Frostfire Gauntlet
- Effects:
- Melee slow effect decreased to 20% from 25%
Rune Changes
Glacial Augment
- Effects:
- Slow effect decreased to 30% from 35%
- Attack Damage ratio changed to [4% per 100 base Attack Damage] from [2% per 100 base Attack Damage]
- Ability Power ratio increased to [3% per 100 Ability Power] from [2% per 200 Ability Power]
Conqueror
- Effects:
- Duration has increased to 5 seconds from 4 seconds
- Adaptive per stack has increased to 2-4.5 from 2-4
Lethal Tempo
- Skill Name
- Melee attack speed per stack has decreased to 13% from 15%
- Melee attack speed per stack has increased to 7 from 5
- Ranged bonus attack range has decreased to 75 from 100
Predator
- Effects:
- Maximum move speed has decreased to 45% from 60% Ramp up time has increased to 1.5 seconds from 1 second
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 11.24 BALANCE CHANGES
Patch 11.24b Changes
11.24b micropatch with actual changes! These will be going out tomorrow.
Have a great holiday everyone, see ya next year <3 pic.twitter.com/EqsepVfsVM
— Phlox (@RiotPhlox) December 14, 2021
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 11.24 NEW CHAMPION SKINS
Patch 11.24 New Champion Skins
DEBONAIR BRAND
“Long-time rival to Master Yi, Brand owns a competing chain of high-end hotels and can be seen verbally sparring with his enemy at any gala that will tolerate them. Their battles are legendary – though the property damage alone skyrockets into the tens of millions.”
Here’s the DEBONAIR BRAND splash art:
DEBONAIR BRAND – PRESTIGE EDITION
Here’s the DEBONAIR BRAND – PRESTIGE EDITION splash art:
#PBE Preview but make it DEBONAIR! 💚
Debonair Brand, Master Yi, Zed and Prestige Edition Brand! 🧪 pic.twitter.com/5BmwHNHBPh
— League of Legends // UK, IE & Nordics (@LoLUKN) November 16, 2021
DEBONAIR DRAVEN – 1350 RP
“An infamous club host known for his daredevil attitude while performing envenomed party tricks, Draven is loved and hated by the Nox Vegas strip in equal measure. He possesses a talent for drawing both the curiosity of entertained onlookers and the ire of resort owners cleaning up after his messes.”
Here’s the DEBONAIR DRAVEN splash art:
DEBONAIR LEBLANC
“Seemingly at every event in the city at once, LeBlanc is a ubiquitous presence throughout the strip – her unparalleled ability to shmooze matched only by her mysterious origins. There was a time when certain naysayers connected her to Crime City, but as they say… never cross Lady LeBlanc.”
Here’s the shared DEBONAIR LEBLANC and DEBONAIR MALZAHAR splash art:
DEBONAIR MALZAHAR
“An associate of LeBlanc’s from her days in Crime City, now established as a mover and shaker in his own right. While the two cross paths on occasion, Malzahar has certain… outside interests to consider, and those business partners have promised him more than any mortal could ever dream of.”
DEBONAIR LEONA
“An enforcer at the exclusive Solari resort, Leona spends her days brutally ejecting unruly patrons from the premises and her evenings schmoozing up the city’s ultra-wealthy. Even the rich and powerful know not to trifle with the Solari’s chosen, lest they find themselves soaring out of the penthouse suite and down into the sidewalk.”
Here’s the DEBONAIR LEONA splash art:
Here’s a peek at more of the skins in action:
#PBE Preview but make it DEBONAIR! 💚
Debonair Leona, LeBlanc, Draven & Malzahar! 🧪 pic.twitter.com/SwuuF2DJYD
— League of Legends // UK, IE & Nordics (@LoLUKN) November 16, 2021
DEBONAIR MASTER YI
Here’s the DEBONAIR MASTER YI splash art:
DEBONAIR ZED – LEGENDARY SKIN – 1820 RP
“The most powerful (and powerfully dressed) man in Nox Vegas, Zed has been dabbling in more than fancy parties and cutthroat deal-making. A new crowd from Crime City has entered his inner circle, granting this debonair gentleman an unbreakable stranglehold over the strip– and a dreadful new change in both mind and body.”
As a legendary champion skin, DEBONAIR ZED gets some all-new VO – here’s SkinSpotlights’ clip on this:
Here’s the DEBONAIR ZED splash art:
New feature – Challenges
New Feature – Challenges
There’ll be more than 300 Challenges launching, so they’ll be staying on the PBE for an extended period of time. That means it’s worth noting that they may not be dropping with patch 11.24! And, because the feature has a lot going on, some aspects of it will hit the PBE later than others.
You can hit the link above for Riot’s full rundown of what’s coming with Challenges, and you can find the PBE feedback thread on the first features to have come to the testing grounds there.
VARUS VFX CHANGES
Varus VFX changes
MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES
Miscellaneous Changes
New AHRI SPLASH ART
DYNASTY AHRI has got some new splash art, which has ow come to the PBE! You can check this out below:
That’s all for now, folks, but keep heading back to this page as there’s sure to be more to check out in the way of gameplay updates and splash art ahead of League of Legends patch 11.24’s arrival on live servers soon.
Also, do go catch up on the League of Legends patch 11.23 notes if you’re keen to see what’s just dropped, plus, our sister site The Loadout has a LoL ranks explainer if you’re looking for some tips on how to climb those tiers. If you’re looking to get into the game as a newbie, then our best League of Legends champions for beginners and LoL beginners’ guides can help you get started.