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Notes for patch 12.9 for LoL. Nerfs of 6 characters, buffs for 4 and big changes to Pyke, Taliyah, Olaf and Renekton

Riot revealed information about patch 12.9. Big changes are coming to League of Legends.

The update marked with the number 12.9 is expected to appear on the official LoL servers in a week, i.e. on Wednesday, May 11. Riot will introduce big changes, including those of Taliyah, forgotten for several years. Additionally, once again the creators try to throw Pyke out of mid lane.

In addition, a decision was made to strengthen 4 heroes, including Hecarim, which was causing problems at the beginning of the season. However, when it comes to debuffs, they affect 6 characters. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the upcoming changes:

Champions’ buffs

  • Hecarim

    • Q bAD ratio: 85% >>> 90%

    • W Cooldown: 18 >>> 14

  • Varus

    • P Minion AS: 10/15/20 (+15% bonus AS) >>>12/15/20 (+20% bonus AS)

    • P Champ AS: 40% (+30% bonus AS) >>>40 (+40% bonus AS)

    • W On-Hit: 7-21 (+30% AP) >>> 7-27 (+30% AP)

  • Braum

    • P Target CD: 8-6 >>> 8-4 (level 1, 7, 13)

    • E Damage Reduction: 30-40% >>> 35-55%

  • Thresh

    • P AP and AR per soul: 0.75 >>> 1

    • W Shield: 60-180 (+1 per soul) >>> 60-180 (+2 per soul)

Champions’ nerfs

  • Rengar
    • W Bonus Monster Damage: 85-150 >>> 65-130
  • Master Yi
    • R bonus AS: 25-65% >>> 25-45%
  • Nidalee
    • Health: 570 >>> 540
  • Ahri

    • E CD: 12 >>> 14

    • R CD: 130-80 >>> 140-90

  • Renata Glasc

    • Armor: 29 >>>27

    • P damage: 1-3.5% lvl 1-13 >>> 1-2% lvl 1-9

  • Sion
    • Zombie Structure Damage: 100% >>> 40%

Champions’ adjustments

  • Olaf

    • Check patch notes. Notable changes:

    • W grants shield, R extended indefinitely with E/by attacking

    • Jungle clear nerfed

  • Taliyah
    • More info here – CLICK

    • Q is AOE, Q consumes worked ground to fire large boulder for 2x damage

    • E range up, stuns unit that dashes through it

    • Burst damage down

  • Pyke (MID nerf)

    • Check patch notes. Notable changes:

    • No longer gives Pyke “Your Cut” in addition to kill gold from successful executes (last assisting ally still gets “Your Cut”)

    • No longer gives Pyke an extra “Your Cut” from when allies kill enemy champions within X (Pyke still gets 1x “your Cut”)

    • Buffed in support focused ways

  • Renekton

    • HP, AD Growth buffed

    • W rank 1 nerfed, W max buffed, R damage buffed

Systems’ nerfs

  • Hullbreaker (Rush)

    • Resists: 20-60 (linear) >>> 10-75 (backloaded)

    • Bonus tower damage now applied only to attacks

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