“Zeri the carry is very unfair”: League of Legends developers outline extensive nerfs for the Zaunite in patch 12.4 preview

League of Legends’ latest bot lane Zaunite, Zeri, is again nominated for another round of nerfs in the upcoming patch update.

Version 12.4 of the MOBA will see lots of balance changes heading towards the Rift, with the developers focusing more on helping the top and bot lanes have a balanced meta in the new season.

However, out of all the changes being considered for patch 12.4, Zeri will receive the majority. This will be the third time in a row that the MOBA’s newest champion is facing a nerf to her kit.

Zeri had been pretty over-tuned from the very first day of her launch, and her interactions with items like the Runnan’s Hurricane had made her one of the most oppressive AD carries in the game.

Fortunately, the League of Legends developers are looking to balance, and hopefully, the upcoming changes in 12.4 will be the final set of nerfs she receives in a while.

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All Zeri changes coming in League of Legends patch 12.4

Zeri will receive nerfs to all her abilities as Riot Games looks to push her towards a more crit-focused build and reduce her mobility as much as possible.

It’s important to note that while these updates will hit the League of Legends PBE, they are tentative. The developers might look to tweak them as the official patch date approaches, meaning they might not reflect entirely in the official patch notes for 12.4.

Q Burst Fire

• Uncharged right click damage: 15-40(+4% AP) >>> 10 - 25 (+3% AP)
• Uncharged right click low health mult: 4x >>> 6x
• Right click Slow duration: 1.5s >>> 1s
• Right click slow amount: 20 - 40% >>> 14 - 50%
• Q base Damage: 10-30 > > > 9-25
• Q base damage can now crit
• Q excess AS to AD conversion:: 50% >>> 60% (70% efficiency >>> 84%)

W Ultrashock Laser

• Cooldown :: 10 >>> 13 - 9

E Spark Surge

• Cooldown: 23-17 >>> 23-19 • CD reduction per champion hit with an attack or ability: 1.5s >>> 1s

R Lightning Crash

• Attack Speed :: 30-40% >>> 30%