The League of Legends updates are coming thick and fast. LoL patch 12.5 has hit the live server, introducing a wonderful selection of bee-inspired skins to the MOBA. Don’t bee-lieve for one second, though, that’s all we got. Riot has tweaked Master Yi and Seraphine with some solid changes, while several other LoL champs got some quality-of-life adjustments, too.
Now, though, it’s time to look toward LoL patch 12.6. We’re sticking with the animal theme this time around as the new Anima Squad skins have hit the PBE. If you’ve been out of the loop, a few champions – such as Vayne, Miss Fortune, and Jinx – are getting some punky skins themed around bats, bunnies, cats, and more. You can check out the in-game clips of these in action and their splash art in the skins section below.
We’re close to the end of the patch cycle, so we know what champion changes are coming our way. Check them all out below.
Without further ado, here are the League of Legends patch 12.6 notes from your pals at Riot Games.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 12.6 RELEASE DATE AND DOWNTIME
According to the League of Legends 2022 patch schedule, the League of Legends patch 12.6 release date is set for Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
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 12.6 balance CHANGES
Champion changes
Azir – buffed
- Stats:
- Health growth increased to 105 from 92
- Health at level 18 increased to 2,337 from 2,116
Darius – buffed
- Noxian Guillotine (R):
- Minimum true damage increased to 125/250/375 (+75% bonus AD) from 100/200/300 (+75% bonus AD)
Hecarim – nerfed
- Rampage (Q):
- Base damage decreased to 60/90/120/150/180 (+85% bonus AD) from 60/97/134/171/208 (+85% bonus AD)
- Devastating Charge (E):
- Minimum total damage decreased to 30/45/60/75/90 (+55% bonus AD) from 30/50/70/90/110 (+55% bonus AD)
- Maximum total damage decreased to 60/90/120/150/180 (+110% bonus AD) from 60/100/140/180/220 (+110% bonus AD)
Illaoi – changed
- Leap of faith (R):
- Illaoi will now face your cursor when this move is used, which should allow for more favourable tentacle spawn locations
- Bugfixes
- Nearby inactive tentacles will now slam Illaoi’s target when they become active after she attacks a vessel while empowered by Harsh Lesson
- Spell queueing has been added to Harsh Lesson and Leap of Faith
- Harsh Lesson’s visual indicators will now show the correct range of her empowered basic attacks
- Tentacles will no longer spawn on either team’s base gates on Summoner’s Rift
Jax – buffed
- Stats:
- Base health increased to 615 from 593
- Empower (W):
- Magic damage increased to 50/85/120/155/190 (+60% AP) from 40/75/110/145/180 (+60% AP)
Nidalee – buffed
- Bushwhack (W):
- Mana cost decreased to 30/35/40/45/50 from 40/45/50/55/60
- Primal surge (E):
- Mana cost decreased to 50/55/60/65/70 from 50/60/70/89/90 Cast range increased to 900 from 600
- Pounce – cougar form (W):
- AoE damage radius increased to 250 from 225
Rengar – reworked
- Unseen Predator (Passive):
- Here, Kitty Kitty grants one ferocity on Rengar’s next leap when he loses all stacks
- Purrfect Pounces allows Rengar to leap after 0.35 seconds in brush or camouflage
- Ferocious Feline – Rengar now has a Ferocity resource bar that indicates how much Ferocity he currently has
- Savagery (Q):
- New! Savage Strikes – Rengar’s Q-empowered basic attack is now always a critical strike
- Scratching Posts – Savagery now also applies to basic attacks against towers
- That Wasn’t Catnip – Savagery no longer applies to basic attacks against plants
- Bola Strike (E):
- No Cast, Only Throw – Rengar can now throw his Bola Strike instantly with zero cast time during leaps
- Peekabo – Now grants true sight and normal vision 150 units around the first enemy hit for two seconds
- Thrill of the Hunt (R):
- Predatory Instinct – Now grants not only true sight, but also normal vision 100 units around the nearest enemy
Tryndamere – nerfed
- Spinning Slash (E):
- Cooldown reduction per critical strike decreased to 0.75 from one second
- Undying Rage (R):
- Cooldown increased to 130/110/90 seconds from 110/100/90 seconds
Item changes
Vampiric Scepter – nerfed
- Effects:
- Lifesteal decreased to 8% from 10%
Blade of the Ruined King – nerfed
- Effects:
- Life steal decreased to 8% from 10%
Immortal Shieldbow – changed
- Effects:
- Lifesteal decreased to 8% from 10%
- Mythic passive health increased to 70 from 50
Rune changes
Ravenous Hunter (D4) – removed!
- Removed!
Treasure Hunter (D4) – new!
- Stats:
- “Gain an additional zero gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.”
Fleet Footwork – nerfed
- Stats:
- Energized Attack damage decreased to 10 – 100 (+0.3 Bonus AD, +0.2 AP) from 10 – 100 (+0.4 Bonus AD, +0.3 AP)
Legend: Bloodline (P3) – changed
- Stats:
- “Gain 0.4% lifesteal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend stacks, gain 100 max health. Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.”
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 12.6 CHAMPION SKINS
New Champion skins
Ashen Knight Pyke – 100 ME
Here’s the Ashen Knight Pyke splash art:
Battle Bat Vayne – 1350 RP
“Vayne is Anima Squad’s premiere intel expert, infiltrating enemy strongholds to strike first, strike fast, and strike hard. She’s willing to do anything it takes to ensure humanity’s survival, even if sometimes that means butting heads with the leadership of Commander Fortune.”
Here’s the shared Battle Bat Vayne and Battle Wolf Sylas splash art:
Battle Cat Jinx – 1350 RP
“Jinx is a one-cat demolitions squad, her natural destructive impulses turned toward more productive ends: fighting off the Primordians. She’s not really a soldier, doesn’t seem to care about humanity’s cause, and doesn’t follow orders – but there’s no arguing with Jinx’s results.”
Here’s the Battle Cat Jinx splash art:
Battle Cat Jinx Prestige Edition
“Unleashed and brandishing an arsenal of squid-stomping explosives strong enough to knock over a Primordian warship, Jinx has the enemy right in her claws. With this Battle Cat on the prowl? The war is as good as over.”
Here’s the Battle Cat Jinx prestige edition splash art:
Battle Bunny Miss Fortune – 1820 RP
“Sarah Fortune is the second to take on the title of Anima Squad Commander, after her predecessor Riven’s mysterious disappearance. They’re big leporine shoes to fill, considering Riven’s status as a war hero, but Sarah is smart, skilled, and courageous enough to forge her own legend in the fight for humanity.”
Here’s the Battle Bunny Miss Fortune splash art:
Battle Bunny Miss Fortune also comes with a new voiceover! Check it out:
Battle Bunny Prime Riven
“Riven volunteered for what would eventually become Anima Squad after losing many comrades in the early days of the Primordian invasion. A string of victories later, she is famous: a war hero looked up to by all. So why has she suddenly vanished when the world needs her most?”
Here’s the Battle Bunny Prime Riven splash art:
Battle Wolf Sylas
“Sylas is the leader of Wolf Team: a daring, ruthless strike force under the banner of Anima Squad. Though he rejects anyone claiming authority over him (Commander Fortune included), Sylas knows that if humanity falls, there will be nothing left to fight for.”
Mythic skin overhaul
Extras
Ashen Knight Pyke will be 100 ME when he releases in patch 12.06
We've also adjusted our chroma releases for Ashen Knights. This may change in future seasons, but we're only doing 1 special chroma per AK skin, rather than a bundle for each.
Behold: the Emberwoken Chroma! pic.twitter.com/0G7i0KmR2B
— KenAdamsNSA (@KenAdamsNSA) March 1, 2022
We also have some new splash art for Kassadin:
That’s all there is in the way of League of Legends patch 12.6 notes for now.
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