League of Legends patch 12.17 official notes: Maokai and Hecarim adjustments, Miss Fortune buffs, and more

League of Legends patch 12.17 will be introducing the second set of updates with the 2022 World Championship in focus. This update will introduce a fair number of balance changes, with massive adjustments coming to both Maokai and Hecarim.

League of Legends patch 12.17 highlights (Image via Riot Games)

This time around, Miss Fortune will be receiving a significant set of buffs, with champions like Sivir, Renekton, Azir, and Sylas getting nerfs.

League of Legends fans looking for a more detailed patch description can check it out on Riot’s official website. However, for a brief overview, here are all the major highlights.

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League of Legends patch 12.17 official notes

1) Champion Updates

Ahri

E - Charm

Charm Duration: 1.4/1.55/1.7/1.85/2 seconds >>> 1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8/2 seconds

Azir

W - Arise!

Sand Soldier Damage: 50-150 (based on level) (+60% AP)>>> 50-150 (based on level) (+55% AP)
Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds >>> 9/8.25/7.5/6.75/6 seconds

E - Shifting Sands

Cooldown: 19/18/17/16/15 seconds >>> 22/20.5/19/17.5/16 seconds

Camille

Passive - Adaptive Defenses
Percent HP Shielded: 17% >>> 20%

E - Hookshot/Wall Dive

Damage: 60/95/130/165/200 (+75% bonus AD) >>> 80/110/140/170/200 (+90% bonus AD)

Ezreal

E - Arcane Shift

Cooldown: 28/25/22/19/16 seconds >>> 26/23/20/17/14 seconds

Graves

Q - End of the Line

Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 seconds >>> 13/11.5/10/8.5/7 seconds

R - Collateral Damage

Damage: 250/400/550 (+150% bonus AD) >>> 275/425/575 (+150% bonus AD)

Hecarim

Base Stats

Base Armor: 35 >>> 32
HP Growth: 104 >>> 99

Q - Rampage

Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+90% bonus AD) >>> 60/85/110/135/160 (+95% bonus AD)
Damage per stack: 2% (+3% per 100 bonus AD) >>> 4% (+6% per 100 bonus AD)
Q Cooldown per stack: 1 second >>> 0.75 seconds
Max number of stacks: 2 >>> 3
Stack Falloff: All at duration end >>> 1 stack per second at duration end
Mana Cost: 28/31/34/37/40 >>> 30

W - Spirit of Dread

Cooldown: 14 seconds >>> 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds
[NEW] ARMORED CAVALRY: Hecarim gains 15/20/25/30/35 Armor and Magic Resist while Spirit of Dread is active

E - Devastating Charge

Min Damage: 30/45/60/75/90 (+55% bonus AD) >>> 30/45/60/75/90 (+50% bonus AD)
Max Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+110% bonus AD) >>> 60/90/120/150/180 (+100% bonus AD)
Minimum Knockback: 250 >>> 150
Maximum Knockback: 450 >>> 350
Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16 >>> 18 at all ranks

R - Onslaught of Shadows

Fear duration: 0.75-2 seconds based on distance traveled >>> 0.75-1.5 seconds based on distance traveled

Kassadin

Q - Null Sphere

Cooldown: 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds >>> 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds
Mana Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 >>> 60/65/70/75/80

Maokai

Passive - Sap Magic

[NEW] TREES STRIKE BACK: Getting hit by large jungle monsters now reduces Sap Magic’s cooldown by 1.5 seconds per attack received
Heal: 5-45 (+4.5-11% Max Health) (levels 1-15) >>> 4-34 (+4.8-14% Max Health) (levels 1-17)

Q - Bramble Smash

Damage: 70/110/150/190/230 (+40% AP) >>> 65/110/155/200/245 (+40% AP)
[NEW] WOOD YOU BELIEVE IT: Q now deals percent maximum health damage (2/2.25/2.5/2.75/3%)
[NEW] BRANCHING OUT: Q now deals 40/60/80/100/120 bonus damage to monsters

E - Sapling Toss

[REM] NOT SO HEALTH-Y: Saplings no longer deal maximum percent health damage
Base Damage: 20/45/70/95/120 (+7/7.25/7.5/7.75/8% (+70% per 100 AP) target maximum Health) >>> 55/80/105/130/155 (+42.5% AP +6% bonus HP)
Empowered Brush Damage: 40/90/140/190/240 (+14/14.5/15/15.5/16% (+1.4% per 100 AP) target maximum Health) >>> 110/160/210/260/310 (+85% AP +12% bonus HP)
[NEW] MINIONS ACTIVIST: Minions no longer take empowered brush damage from Saplings
Mana Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 >>> 45/55/65/75/85
Slow Amount: 35% >>> 45%
[NEW] A LIL SAPPY: Brush empowered Saplings now slow for 35% >>> 45% (+2% per 100 AP) (6% per 1000 bonus HP)

R - Nature’s Grasp

Missile Initial Speed: 50 >>> 100
Missile Maximum Speed: 650 >>> 750
Missile Acceleration: 250 >>> 300
[NEW] MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAF: Maokai now gains 40/50/60% Bonus Move Speed that decays over 2 seconds upon hitting enemy champions

Miss Fortune

Q - Double Up

Physical Damage: 20/40/60/80/100 (+100% AD) (+35% AP) >>> 20/45/70/95/120 (+100% AD) (+35% AP)
Cast Time: 0.25s >>> Matches Basic Attack Time

W - Strut

Mana Cost: 45 >>> 35
Attack Speed: 40/55/70/85/100% >>> 50/65/80/95/110%

E - Make it Rain

Cooldown: 18/16/14/12/10 seconds >>> 18/17/16/15/14 seconds
Full Damage (8-ticks): 80/115/150/185/220 (+80% AP) >>> 70/100/130/160/190 (+100% AP)
Slow: 40/45/50/55/60% >>> 50% (+4% per 100 AP)

Nami

E - Tidecaller's Blessing

[REM] Removed an interaction where each application of Nami’s E would count towards procing Electrocute. E (and its applications) will now only count as a single spell cast for effects such as Electrocute.

Nocturne

Base Stats

Attack Speed Ratio: 0.668 >>> 0.721

Passive - Umbra Blades

Cooldown: 14 seconds >>> 13 seconds

Rell

W - Ferromancy: Crash Down
Move Speed while Dismounted: 250 >>> 280

E - Attract and Repel

Cooldown: 18/16.25/14.5/12.75/11 seconds >>> 13 seconds

Renekton

Q - Cull the Meek

Damage: 65/100/135/170/205 (+80% bonus AD) >>> 60/90/120/150/180 (+100% bonus AD)
Furious Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 (+120% bonus AD) >>> 90 / 135 / 180 / 225 / 270 (+140% bonus AD)

Sett

W - Haymaker

AD ratio: 20% per 100 bonus AD >>> 25% per 100 bonus AD

E - Facebreaker

Slow: 50% >>> 70%

Sivir

Base Stats

AD Growth: 3 >>> 2.8

W - Ricochet

Bounce Damage AD Ratio: 30/35/40/45/50% total AD >>> 25/30/35/40/45% total AD

Sylas

Base Stats

Base Health: 595 >>> 575

Q - Chain Lash

Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds >>> 11/10/9/8/7 seconds

Taric

Base Stats

Base Magic Resist: 32 >>> 28

E - Dazzle

Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11 seconds >>> 16/15/14/13/12 seconds

Trundle

W - Frozen Domain

Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11 seconds >>> 18/17/16/15/14 seconds

Twisted Fate

Q - Wild Card

AP Ratio: 70% >>> 80%

W - Pick a Card

Mana Cost: 40/55/70/85/100 >>> 30/40/50/60/70

Wukong

Base Stats

Base Attack Speed: 0.711 >>> 0.680
Base Movespeed: 345 >>> 340

2) Items

Stopwatch

Cost: 650 >>> 750 (Note: Perfect Timing will still only contribute 250 gold towards a Stopwatch item)

Guardian Angel

Combine Cost: 50 gold >>> 150 gold
Total Cost: 2800 >>> 3000 gold
Attack Damage: 40 >>> 45 gold

Seeker’s Armguard

Ability Power: 20 >>> 30

Zhonya’s Hourglass

Total Cost: 2600 >>> 3000
Ability Power: 65 >>> 80
Ability Haste: 10 >>> 15

3) ARAM Balance Adjustments

Champion Buffs

Gragas: -3% Damage Taken >>> -5% Damage Taken
Gwen: +5% Damage Taken >>> +5% Damage Dealt, 0% Damage Taken
Lee Sin: +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken, +20% Healing >>> +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken, +20% Healing, +20% Shielding
Qiyana: +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken >>> +15% Damage Dealt, -20% Damage Taken
Sylas: -5% Damage Taken >>> +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken
Zac: -4% Damage Taken, +20% Healing

Champion Nerfs

Bel'Veth: +5% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken >>> +5% Damage Dealt, -5% Damage Taken
LeBlanc: +20% Damage Dealt, -20% Damage Taken >>> +17% Damage Dealt, -17% Damage Taken
Nasus: +5% Damage Taken >>> -5% Damage Dealt, +5% Damage Taken
Sona: -5% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken >>> -5% Damage Dealt, +10% Damage Taken, -20% Healing, -20% Shielding
Zed: +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken >>> +10% Damage Dealt, -10% Damage Taken

4) Ultimate Spellbook

ONE FOR ALL-TIMATE SPELLBOOK

BUGFIXES

Fixed a bug that would cause the cursor to move erratically when using smart pings.
Fixed a bug that caused the Ancient Grudge Buff (which reduces damage done to subsequent drakes) to not grant damage reduction for every Drake slain if the Drakes were Hextech ones.
Fixed a bug that caused Draven’s R execute passive to still execute enemies through spellshields.
Fixed a bug where Rift Herald’s spawn animation would interrupt the knockback from Poppy’s R.
Fixed a bug that caused Ornn’s item upgrades to be lost if the teammate he was upgrading died during the channel.
Fixed a bug that caused Sejuani’s E to proc Tear of the Goddess stacks when a melee champion walks near her.
Fixed a bug that removed Fizz’s E range indicator to not show after his VFX update.
Fixed a bug that caused Zeri’s Q animation to leave vision for longer than intended when last hitting minions.
Fixed a bug that caused Pyke’s R to go on cooldown if the enemy was killed by another ally.
Fixed a bug where champions could cast Flash while Charmed if they casted Heal or Ghost.
Fixed a bug where the Treasure Hunter rune would play Draven’s passive sound effects if there was a Draven present in the game.
Fixed a bug where executing to the Fountain or minions would progress the “Free Ticket to Base” challenge.
Fixed a bug where Sion’s Zombie form would count as an additional kill or assist for certain challenges.
Fixed a bug where Sett’s ultimate would disable opponent’s Hexflash and Flash for the remainder of the game.
Fixed a bug that would cause Unleashed Teleport’s cooldown to display incorrectly on the scoreboard once it has transformed.
Fixed a bug where using certain abilities after casting Flash would disable Hexflash and Flash.
Fixed a bug that gave Elder Dragon the normal Drake roar as opposed to his own, special, Elder roar.