When does the Yuumi rework release in League of Legends?

League of Legends' resident kitty cat, Yuumi, is set to be reworked.

Mainly shifting the support's kit to healing and shielding over damage amplification and overall buffing other champions, this adjustment is being implemented in response to her poor pick and win rate in the current meta.

So, when can players expect Yuumi's rework to land in-game? Here's what you need to know.

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When does the Yuumi rework release in League of Legends?

Yuumi's rework releases on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, as a part of the LoL 13.5 patch.

The Magical Cat will be undergoing changes across the board from her base stats and passive, to all of her abilities, including her ultimate. These changes will look to make Yuumi a more traditional support.

This new kit is similar in thought but different in functionality. Below is what the numbers look like according to Riot Phroxzon.

Base Stats

• Health growth per level: 84 ⇒ 69
• Base mana: 400 ⇒> 440

Passive - Feline Friendship

• When Yuumi’s spells or attacks affect champions, she heals herself and charges a heal for her allies. If she Attaches within the next 4 seconds, she brings the heal to her ally. While Attached, this effect automatically occurs.
• While Attached, Yuumi builds friendship whenever her ally kills champions and minions. Each ally has their own unique Friendship score. While Attached to her Best Friend, her abilities gain bonus effects.
• Cooldown: 20-10 seconds (levels 1-11)
• Heal amount: 20-105 (+15% AP) levels 1-18
• While her passive is ready, Yuumi’s auto attack range is increased by 50.

Q - Prowling Projectile

• Yuumi fires a missile that slows the first enemy hit. If cast while Attached, Yuumi can control the missile for a short period before it becomes Empowered, greatly accelerating and slowing enemies by an increased amount.
• Best Friend bonus: The slow will always be empowered and hitting enemy Champions also grants 10/12/14/16/18/20 (+10% AP) on-hit damage to her ally for 5 seconds. This damage is increased by up to 75% based on her ally’s crit chance.
• Cooldown: 7.5/7.25/7/6.75/6.5/6,25
• Mana cost: 50
• Base damage: 60/90/120/150/180/210 (+20% AP)
• Base slow: 20% decaying over 1 second
• Empowered damage: 80/140/200/260/320/380 (+35% AP)
• Empowered slow: 55/60/65/70/75/80% decaying over 2 seconds
• Missile width: 65 ⇒ 55

W - You and Me!

• Adaptive for to Yuumi and her ally: Removed
• Best Friend Bonus: Yuumi gains an additional 10-20% heal and shield power (based on ally level) and her Anchored ally gains 3/5/7/9/11 (+4% AP) on-hit healing. This is affected by Yuumi’s Heal and Shield power.
• No longer procs Summon Aery’s shield

E - Zoomies!

• Now shields allies instead of healing
• Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10 seconds
• Mana cost: 80/90/100/110/120
• Shield amount: 90/120/150/180/210 (+30% AP)
• Movespeed bonus: 20% while shield persists
• Attack speed: 35% (+8% per 100 AP)
• Restores 20/24/28/32/36 mana to her Anchor (not herself), increased by up to 100% based on their missing mana

R - Final Chapter

• For 3.5 seconds, Yuumi fires 5 magical waves that affect enemies and allies. If cast while Attached, Yuumi can steer the waves to follow her mouse.
• For ally champions, the waves heal. The heal is increased by 130% on her Best Friend. All excess healing is converted to a shield, lasting 3 seconds after the ability ends.
• For all enemies, the waves deal damage and apply a stacking slow
• Cooldown: 120/110/100
• Damage per wave: 75/100/125 (+20% AP)
• Heal amount per wave: 35/50/65 (+15% AP)
• Slow duration: 1.25 seconds
• Slow amount: 10% +10% per wave hit (up to 50% slow)
• Best Friend bonus: Waves also grant Yuumi’s Best Friend 20/40/60 (+10% AP) armor and magic resist for the duration of the spell.