LoL Patch 12.17 Notes – Zhonya, Maokai, and Exciting Skins

Lol Patch 12.17 Notes

As we are almost in September, everyone in the League started to prepare for the Worlds! Starting with Udyr, Riot announced that many other old champions will receive either rework or visual updates before the season ends! In this patch, Riot’s update is about one of our forgotten friends: Maokai. We have many other champion updates and system changes as well so let’s jump in!

When LoL Patch 12.17 will be released?

League of Legends Patch 12.17 will be live on September 6-7, 2022. You can find the exact times for the main servers below:

  • NA – 3 AM PT
  • EUW – 5 AM GMT
  • EUNE – 3 AM CET

As always, the game will be unavailable for around 3-4 hours when the client starts patching and after the patching is over.

Hecarim Changes

Let’s start with Hecarim changes. Worlds 2022 is coming soon and Riot want Heaarim to be a strong pick in the tournament. These changes will make his jungle clear time shorther and teamfights stronger!

Base Stats

Armor: 35 ⇒ 32
HP Growth: 104 ⇒ 99

Q – Rampage

Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+90% bonus AD) ⇒ 60/85/110/135/160 (+95% bonus AD)
Damage per Stack: 2% (+3% per 100 bonus AD) ⇒ 4% (+6% per 100 bonus AD)
Q Cooldown per Stack: 1 second ⇒ 0.75 seconds
Max Number of Stacks: 2 ⇒ 3
Stack Falloff: All at duration end ⇒ 1 stack per second at duration end
Mana Cost: 28/31/34/37/40 ⇒ 30

W – Spirit of Dread

Cooldown: 14 seconds ⇒ 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds
[NEW] Armored Cavalry: Hecarim gains 15/20/25/30/35 Armor and Magic Resist while Spirit of Dread is active

E – Devastating Charge

Min Damage: 30/45/60/75/90 (+55% bonus AD) ⇒ 30/45/60/75/90 (+50% bonus AD)
Max Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+110% bonus AD) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+100% bonus AD)
Minimum Knockback: 250 ⇒ 150
Maximum Knockback: 450 ⇒ 350
Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16 ⇒ 18 at all ranks

R – Onslaught of Shadows

Fear Duration: 0.75-2 seconds based on distance traveled ⇒ 0.75-1.5 seconds based on distance traveled

Miss Fortune Changes

Q – Double Up  

Physical Damage: 20/40/60/80/100 (+100% AD) (+35% AP) ⇒ 20/45/70/95/120 (+100% AD) (+35% AP)
Cast Time: 0.25s ⇒ Matches Basic Attack Time

W – Strut          

Mana Cost: 35 ⇒ 45
Attack Speed: 50/65/80/95/110% ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100%

E – Make it Rain

Cooldown: 18/16/14/12/10 seconds ⇒ 18/17/16/15/14 seconds
Full Damage (8-Ticks): 80/115/150/185/220 (+80% AP) ⇒ 70/100/130/160/190 (+100% AP)
Slow: 40/45/50/55/60% ⇒ 50% (+4% per 100 AP)

Maokai Changes

maokai

Maokai has been an average support or a top laner for the last years. According to the changes, Riot is trying to adapt the Twisted Treant to the jungle once more before the Worlds. Hopefully, these changes will help Maokai to be a more consistent champion in both solo-queue and professional games.

P – Sap Magic

[NEW] Getting hit by large jungle monsters reduced cooldown: 1s per Auto

Q – Bramble Smash

[ADJUSTED] Base Damage: 70/110/150/190/230(+40%AP) ⇒ 65/110/155/200/245(+40%AP)
[NEW] % Mac Health Damage: 2/2.25/2.5/2.75/3%
[NEW] Now deals 40/50/60/70/80 bonus damage to Monsters

E – Sappling Toss

[REMOVED] % Max Health Damage
[ADJUSTED] Base Damage Total: 20-120 ⇒ 45-185 (+35%AP + 3%tHP)
[ADJUSTED]Brush Damage Total: 40-240 ⇒ 75-295 (+70%AP + 6%tHP)
[NEW] Empowered damage does not affect minions (but does affect jungle monsters)
[BUFF] Mana Cost: 60/70/*80/90/100 ⇒ 45/55/65/75/85
[BUFF] Slow Amount: 35% ⇒ 45%
[NEW] Empowered Brush Slow Amount: 55%

R – Nature’s Grasp

[BUFF] Missile Initial Speed: 50 ⇒ 10
[BUFF] Missile Max Speed: 650 ⇒ 750
[BUFF] Missile Acceleration: 250 ⇒ 300
[NEW] Move Speed on Champion hit: 40-60% movement speed decaying over 2s

Champions Buffs in LoL Patch 12.17

Camille

P – Adaptive Defense

%HP Shield: 17% ⇒ 20%

E – Hookshot

Damage: 60/95/130/165/200 (+75% bonus AD) ⇒ 80/110/140/170/200 (+90% bonus AD)

Ezreal

E – Arcane Shift

Cooldown: 28/25/22/19/16 seconds ⇒ 26/23/20/17/14 seconds

Graves

Q – End of the Line

Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds ⇒ 13/11.5/10/8.5/7 seconds

R – Collateral Damage

Damage: 250/400/550 (+150% bonus AD) ⇒ 275/425/575 (+150% bonus AD)

Kassadin        

Q – Null Sphere

Cooldown: 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds ⇒ 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds

Mana: 70/75/80/85/90 ⇒ 60/65/70/75/80

Nocturne

Base Stats

Attack Speed Ratio: 0.668 ⇒ 0.721

P – Umbra Blades

Cooldown: 14s ⇒ 13s

Rell

W – Ferromancy: Dismount

Movement Speed: 250 ⇒ 280

E – Attract and Repel

Cooldown: 18/16.25/14.5/12.75/11 seconds ⇒ 13 seconds

Sett      

W – Haymaker

AD Ratio: 20% per 100 bonus AD ⇒ 25% per 100 bonus AD

E – Facebreaker

Slow: 50% ⇒ 70%

Twisted Fate

Q – Wild Cards

AP Ratio: 70% ⇒ 80%

W – Pick A Card

Mana Cost: 40/55/70/85/100 ⇒ 30/40/50/60/70

Champions Nerfs in LoL Patch 12.17

Ahri      

E – Charm

Charm Duration: 1.4/1.55/1.7/1.85/2 seconds ⇒ 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2 seconds

Azir       

W – Arise!

Sand Soldier Damage: 50-150 (based on level) (+60% AP) ⇒ 50-150 (based on level) (+55% AP)

Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds ⇒ 9/8.25/7.5/6.75/6 seconds

E – Shifting Sands

Cooldown: 19/18/17/16/15 seconds ⇒ 22/20.5/19/17.5/16 seconds

Nami        

E – Tidecaller’s Blessing (Electrocute) 

Only counts as 1 damage instance

Renekton          

Q – Cull of the Meek

Damage: 65/100/135/170/205 (+80% bonus AD) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+100% bonus AD)

Furious Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+120% bonus AD) ⇒ 90 / 135 / 180 / 225 / 270 (+140% bonus AD)

Sivir      

Base Stats

AD Growth: 3 ⇒ 2.8

W – Ricochet

AD Ratio: 30/35/40/45/50% total AD ⇒ 25/30/35/40/45% total AD

Sylas     

Base Stats

Base HP: 595 ⇒ 575

Q – Chain Slash

Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds ⇒ 11/10/9/8/7 seconds

Taric     

Base Stats

Magic Resist: 32 ⇒ 28

E – Dazzle

Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11 seconds ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds

Trundle

W – Frozen Domain

Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11 seconds ⇒ 18/17/16/15/14 seconds

Wukong             

Base Stats

Attack Speed: 0.711 ⇒ 0.680

Movement Speed: 345 ⇒ 340

Item Changes in LoL Patch 12.17

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Stopwatch

Cost: 650 ⇒ 750

zhonya's hourglass

Zhonya’s Hourglass

Cost: 2700 ⇒ 3000
Ability Power: 65 ⇒ 80
Ability Haste: 10 ⇒ 15

Guardian Angel

Combine Cost: 50 gold ⇒ 150 gold
Total Cost: 2800 ⇒ 3000 gold
Attack Damage: 40 ⇒ 45

New Skins in LoL Patch 12.17

The Viego skin created a big hype when it is published on the PBE server. The skin shows a version of Viego before he became the ‘Ruined’ King. Besides the Viego skin, we will also receive Zenith Games skins. Here are the champions receiving new skins in this patch:

Zenith Games Lee Sin

LoL Patch 12.17 Zenith Games Lee Sin


Zenith Games Jayce

LoL Patch 12.17 Zenith Games Jayce


Zenith Games Blitzcrank

LoL Patch 12.17 Zenith Games Blitzcrank


Ages of Runeterra Viego

LoL Patch 12.17 Ages of Runeterra Viego

These are all the changes we expect for Patch 12.17. However, although most of the information above should be accurate, Riot might change some of the patch notes at the last point. Don’t forget to check Patch 12.17 notes when it is officially released by Riot!

Good luck in your games!

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