League of Legends patch 12.17: Maokai mini-rework, Miss Fortune buff
The League of Legends patch 12.17 preview has been released by Riot Lead Designer, Matt Leung-Harrison. It keeps on the theme of previous patches by keeping things light before the MOBAs main event, Worlds- this time by introducing two mini-reworks into the mix and an absolute boatload of changes, both to champions and items like Zhonya’s Hourglass.
Attempting to drive MF players away from that Eclipse build we’ve been seeing so often, this buff should see the Queen of Bilgewater sitting firmly in the bot lane aiming to hit that 100% crit chance as soon as possible. A full-AP support build could also still be viable with these chances, as the Make it Rain slow now scales with your ability power.
Lowering the mana cost of Pick a Card means more stuns in lane before having to back, and with the increased AP ratio it also means more late-game damage. Could see TF feature more prominently in mid after this patch.
Lowering the cooldown and cost of Null Sphere will help with Kassadin’s early game quite significantly – we all know how scary he can be with a few items; this change will see him reach that power spike quicker.
Regulating the cooldown of Attract and Repel will see a slight buff to the early laning-phase. Purchased items will negate some of the increase in CD later on, so it shouldn’t be too noticeable.
Graves is going to be a little tankier earlier, with a slight reduction in damage. He might not be able to wear you down as quickly, but he’ll stick around long enough to get the job done if you aren’t careful.
Increased attack speed over time and a lower cooldown on Nocturne’s empowered auto will translate into more damage in prolonged fights – if you survive long enough, that is.
Ezreal is already a safe laner with
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