League of Legends 12.16 gets a micro-patch, buffs Yuumi right after nerfing her kit
Soon after patch 12.16 went live, League of Legends received a small micro-patch that introduced many buffs to Yuumi after nerfing her in the official update.
12.16 saw a significant number of balance changes hitting multiple champions, as Riot introduced the patch with a bit more focus on pro-play ahead of the 2022 Worlds Championship.
Yuumi was among the many champions who received a fair bit of nerfs for her kit. However, shortly after the update, Riot Games felt they might have gone a bit overboard with her changes and introduced some buffs in the following micro-patch.
Riot Phroxzon took to Twitter to discuss some quality-of-life changes that Yuumi will be getting back on her kit.
When talking about some of the reasons behind the changes, the League of Legends developer explained,
In 12.16, Yuumi received a fair bit of nerfs that looked to tone her down for the competitive scene. Her Zoomies (E) had its cooldown increase with the AP ration slashed significantly on the bonus movement.
The attack speed was also toned down to 2% from 6% as Riot looked to tone her considerably in the laning phase and late-game team fights.
The 12.16 nerfs to Zoomies came right after additional nerfs had hit the ability in 12.14 and 12.12. Hence, Riot games felt they might have gone a bit overboard with the 12.16 changes, which is why they will be introducing significant buffs to her Prowling Projectile Q).
Phroxzon continues by saying,
In the recent League of Legends 12.16, micro-patch Yuumi received a damage buff to both the empowered and unempowered versions of Prowling Projectile. It will go up by as much as 50 damage with an additional 1% of the target’s current health.
Yuumi’s ultimate Final Chapter (R) will also have its cooldown reduced by
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