One of the most important updates of the year, LoL 12.18, has finally received some official patch notes.
This update will be the final set of changes that Riot Games put out for the Worlds 2022 international tournament.
This patch will include plenty of changes that could shake up the upcoming tournament, including buffs to Lee Sin that will have him be seen in the meta once again, nerfs to recently buffed Miss Fortune and Hecarim, and much more.
With that, here are the LoL 12.18 patch notes that have been revealed so far.
LoL 12.18 Patch Notes
Thanks to Riot Phroxzon, we have the official LoL 12.18 patch notes - though keep in mind some things may change before its release.
Champions
Buffs
Ashe
Q - Ranger’s Focus
- Attack Speed: 20/25/30/35/40% ⇒ 25/32.5/40/47.5/55%
Lee Sin
Base stats
- Health Growth: 99 ⇒ 105
W - Safeguard / Iron Will
- Omnivamp: 5/9.5/14/18.5/23% ⇒ 5/10.5/16/21.5/26%
Nasus
W - Wither
- Attack Speed Slow: 50% of move speed slow ⇒ 75% of move speed slow
R: Fury of the Sands
- Cooldown: 120 seconds ⇒ 110/100/90 seconds
Thresh
Base Stats
- Health Growth: 115 ⇒ 120
E: Flay
- Damage: 65/95/125/155/185 ⇒ 75/110/145/180/215
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Nerfs
Hecarim
Q - Rampage
- Bonus AD Ratio: 95% ⇒ 90%
- Ramp Damage: +6% bAD ⇒ +5% bAD
W - Spirit of Dread
- Healing: 30% (+2.5% bAD) ⇒ 25% (+2% bAD)
Kalista
Base Stats
- Health: 604 ⇒ 564
Kayn
Q - Reaping Slash
- Darkin Slayer Maximum HP Damage Ratio: 5% ⇒ 3.5%
Lulu
W - Whimsey
- Movement Speed: 30% ⇒ 25%
- Polymorph Duration: 1.25/1.5/1.75/2/2.25 seconds ⇒ 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2 seconds
- Cooldown: 17/16/15/14/13 seconds ⇒ 17/16.5/16/15.5/15 seconds
Miss Fortune
Base Stats
- Attack Damage Growth: 2.7 ⇒ 2.4
- Health Growth: 107 ⇒ 103
Nasus
W - Wither
- Attack Speed Slow: 50% of move speed slow ⇒ 75% of move speed slow
R: Fury of the Sands
- Cooldown: 120 seconds ⇒ 110/100/90 seconds
Nocturne
Base Stats
- Attack Damage Growth: 3.1 ⇒ 2.6
Champion Adjustments
Maokai
Passive - Sap Magic
- Healing: 4.8-14% ⇒ 4.5-12%
Q - Bramble Smash
- Bonus Monster Damage: 40/60/80/100/120 ⇒ 80/100/120/140/160
E - Sapling Toss
- AP Ratio: 42.5% ⇒ 40%
- Empowered AP Ratio: 85% ⇒ 80%
Udyr
Base Stats
- Health Growth: 106 ⇒ 98
- Armor Growth: 5.2 ⇒ 4.7
Q - Wilding Claw
- Mana Cost: 45-28 ⇒ 20
- First two hits now gain 50 attack range
- Awakened version deals an additional 2-5% (+0.03% bAD) max health physical damage on the first two attacks
- AP Ratio On Each Lightning Strike: 0.006% ⇒ 0.008%
W - Iron Mantle
- Percent Health Heal: 1.2/1.26/1.32/1.38/1.44/1.5% ⇒ 1.2%
- Percent Health Shield: 2/2.4/2.8/3.2/3.6/4% ⇒ 2/2.3/2.6/2.9/3.2/3.5%
- Life Steal: 15% ⇒ 15/16/17/18/19/20%
R - Wingborne Storm
- Magic Damage: 20/38/56/74/92/110 (+40% AP) ⇒ 20/36/52/68/84/100 (+35% AP)
- Damage To Minions: 50/60/70/80% at levels 1/6/11/16 ⇒ 40/55/70/85%
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LoL 12.18 Patch Notes Bring Important Changes Ahead of Worlds 2022
Thanks to the LoL 12.18 patch, the pro-play meta will be changing ahead of the biggest tournament of the year. The new update will push champions like Lee Sin back into prominence come Worlds 2022, although it should come as no surprise as the Blind Monk is a Worlds favorite.
On the other hand, champions such as the popular ADC, Miss Fortune, might see less overall play due to her nerfs, but should still remain a prominent pick.
One champion to look out for, however, is Hecarim as, initially, his LoL 12.17 buffs came in strong for the Jungler, but with this latest update, he'll be knocked down a peg. With that, the dangerous jungler may see a tad less play in Worlds 2022.