League Patch 12.23b addresses strong junglers and optimizes preseason items before Riot’s long vacation
Patch 12.23b is now live in League, following a brief glimpse via the patch preview earlier this week and a few of changes. Except for any hotfixes, this mid-patch will be the last major set of balancing changes to impact the game this year until Patch 13.1 arrives at the start of next year.
Notably, almost all of the nerfs in Patch 12.23b are a direct outcome of the continuing preseason, which has not only introduced big adjustments to the jungle, but has also modified a number of items.
Here is the complete set of patch notes for the changes that are currently live in League Patch 12.23b.
Champion buffs
Lux
- E AP ratio increased from 70 percent to 80 percent
- Ultimate AP ratio increased from 100 percent to 120 percent
Champion nerfs
Zed
- Q base damage reduced from 80-220 to 70-210
- E base damage reduced from 70-150 to 65-145
- E cooldown increased from 5-3 seconds to 5-4
Rammus
- W base armor reduced from 50 to 40
- W base magic resist reduced from 15 to 10
- W cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 7
Dr. Mundo
- Base health regen growth reduced from .75 to .55
- Passive HP loss increased from 3 percent current HP to 4 percent
- Passive max HP regen reduced from .4-2.5 percent max HP to .4-2.3 percent
- Q HP cost changed from 60 at all levels to 50-90
- E HP cost changed from 20-60 to 10-70
- Ultimate cooldown increased from 110 seconds to 120
Janna
- Passive bonus movement speed reduced from 8 percent to 6 percent
- E base bonus AD reduced from 10-40 to 10-30
Nilah
- Q AD ratio reduced from 90-130 percent to 90-120 percent
- Q crit amplifier increased from 100 percent crit chance to 120 percent crit chance
- Q healing increased from 15 percent crit chance to 20 percent crit chance
- Ultimate damage over time ratio reduced from 35 percent bonus AD to 28 percent
- Ultimate total damage ratio reduced from 260 percent bonus AD to 232 percent
- Ultimate healing reduced from 30-45 percent crit chance to 20-50 percent crit chance
Hecarim
- Q damage amplifier per stack reduced from 4 percent + 5 percent per 100 bonus AD to 3 percent + 4 percent per 100 bonus AD
Lillia
- Passive base damage reduced from 6 percent max HP damage to 5 percent
- Q magic damage reduced from 40-80 to 35-75
- Q outer edge true damage reduced from 40-80 to 35-75
Champion adjustments
Udyr
- W, E, and ultimate mana costs reduced from 45-28 to 40-23
- Q damage reduced from 3-10 percent target max health + 6 percent per 100 bonus AD to 3-8 percent target max health + 5 percent per 100 bonus AD
- Q empowered damage reduced from 2-5 percent target max health + 3 percent per 100 bonus AD to 2-4 percent target max health + 2 percent per 100 bonus AD
- Q on-hit damage changed from 5-45 + 20 percent bonus AD to 5-35 + 30 percent bonus AD
- Ultimate base damage per second increased from 10-50 to 10-60
System nerfs
Mosstomper
- Shield reduced from 75-330 to 60-281
Epic Monsters
- Jungle companion damage reduction against these monsters reduced from 30 percent to 20 percent
Jungle Gold
- Gold per treat given to pet reduced from 35 to 30
- Red buff gold changed from 85 to 80
- Blue buff gold changed from 85 to 80
- Gromp gold changed from 75 to 70
- Anicent Krug gold changed from 17-15
- Small Wolves gold changed from 15 to 13
- Small Razorbeaks gold changed from 8 to 7
- Medium Krugs gold changed from 7 to 5
Jak’sho
- Total cost increased from 3,000 gold to 3,100
- Combine cost raised from 600 to 700
- Resists per stack reduced from 3 to 2, max stacks reduced from 24 to 16
Ravenous Hydra
- Stacks lost on death increased from 50 percent to 60 percent
- Cleave AD ratio reduced from 50/25 percent to 40/20 percent
Tiamat
- Cleave Ad ratio reduced from 50/25 percent to 40/20 percent
Lord Dominik’s Regards
- Giant Slayer bonus damage raised from 0-15 percent to 0-25 percent
- Health difference for maximum Giant Slayer damage increased from 2,000 health to 2,500
Stormrazor
- Attack damage increased from 40 to 45
Patch 12.23b is currently live for players to test out the changes.