League Patch 12.8 notes: Mini-rework Swain, new Solar - Lunar Eclipse skins, and more

League of Legends patch 12.8 is out, and it’s the big one before the International tournament, MSI

League of Legends patch 12.8 is out, and it’s the big one before the International tournament, MSI.There are new skins, modifications, or mini-reworks, as well as a slew of nerfs and buffs to various champions. Essentially, there’s a lot to cover in LoL patch 12.8, so here’s everything you need to know, including what further changes are on the way and how they will influence champions.

Here is the full list of Patch 12.8 updates

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Champions nerfs

Jinx

Base Health: 610 > 560

Soraka

W – Astral Infusion

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Heal: 100/135/170/205/240 (+70% AP) > 100/130/160/190/220(+65% AP)

Xayah

Q – Double Daggers

Damage Per Blade: 45/65/85/105/125 (+50% bonus AD) > 45/60/75/90/105 (+50% bonus AD)
Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6 seconds > 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds

Champions buffs

Bard

Passive – Traveler’s Call

Bonus Magic Damage On Attack: 30 (+12 per 5 chimes) (+30% AP) > 35 (+14 per 5 chimes) (+30% AP)

W – Caretaker’s Shrine

Maximum Heal: 55/95/135/175/215 (+60% AP) > 60/105/150/195/240 (+60% AP)

Ezreal

R – Trueshot Barrage

Cooldown: 120 seconds at all ranks > 120/105/90 seconds

Fiddlesticks

W – Bountiful Harvest

Heal Percentage Against Champions: 30/35/40/45/50% > 30/40/50/60/70%(still always 15% against minions)

Jhin

W – Deadly Flourish

Root Duration: 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds > 1.25/1.5/1.75/2/2.25 seconds
[REMOVED]: Damage against monsters no longer reduced by 25% (damage against minions and summons unchanged)

E – Captive Audience

Trap Recharge Rate: 28/25/22/19/16 seconds > 24/21.5/19/16.5/14 seconds
[REMOVED]: First Lotus Trap damage no longer reduced by 35% against monsters and summons (damage against minions and summons unchanged)

Kassadin

Q – Null Sphere

Magic Shield: 40/70/100/130/160 (+30% AP) > 60/90/120/150/180 (+40% AP)

E – Force Pulse

Magic Damage: 80/105/130/155/180 (+80% AP) > 80/105/130/155/180 (+85% AP)

Mordekaiser

Passive – Darkness Rise

Bonus Move Speed: 3% at all levels > 3/6/9% at levels 1/6/11

Poppy

W – Steadfast Presence

Cooldown: 24/22/20/18/16 seconds > 20/18/16/14/12 seconds

R – Keeper’s Verdict

Uncharged Knock Up Duration: 0.75 seconds > 1 second
Charged Missile Speed: 2000 > 2500
Charged Knock Back Distance: 2400 > 3400
Cooldown Refund Upon Canceled Charge: 30 seconds > 15 seconds

Sejuani

Passive – Fury of the North

Frost Armor Timer: Sejuani receives Frost Armor after 12 seconds > 12-6 seconds (levels 1-18) of not taking damage from enemy champions or monsters

Sylas

R – Hijack

Cooldown: 100/70/40 seconds > 80/55/30 seconds

Tristana

AD Growth: 3.3 >3.7
AD at Level 18: 115.1 > 121.9

Vel’Koz

Q – Plasma Fission

Magic Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 (+80% AP) > 80/120/160/200/240 (+90% AP)

W – Void Rift

Initial Magic Damage: 30/50/70/90/110 (+15% AP) > 30/50/70/90/110 (+20% AP)

Vladimir

Base Armor: 23 > 27

Xerath

E – Shocking Orb

Stun Duration: 0.5-2 seconds (based on distance) > 0.75-2.25 seconds (based on distance)

Zoe

Q – Paddle Star

Mana Cost: 50/55/60/65/70 > 40/45/50/55/60

R – Portal Jump

Mana Cost: 50 > 40

Champions adjustments

Kai’sa

Passive – Second Skin

Bonus Magic Damage Upon Consuming Full Plasma Stacks: 15% (+2.5% per 100 AP) > 15% (+5% per 100 AP) of target’s missing health

W – Void Seeker

Magic Damage: 30/55/80/105/130 (+ 130% AD) (+70% AP) > 30/55/80/105/130 (+130% AD) (+45% AP)

R – Killer Instinct

Shield Strength: 75/100/125 (+100/150/200% AD) (+75% AP) > 75/100/125 (+100/150/200% AD)(+100% AP)

Swain

Passive – Ravenous Flock

Healing From Soul Fragments: 4/5.5/7% of maximum health > 4/5.5/7/9% of maximum health (at levels 1/6/11/16)
Maximum Health Increase Per Soul Fragment: 5 > 12
[UPDATE]: Swain can no longer use Passive – Ravenous Flock to pull and rip out Soul Fragments from immobilized enemies (see E – Nevermove)

Q – Death’s Hand

Damage: 55/75/95/115/135 (+40% AP) > 60/80/100/120/140 (+38% AP)
Bonus Damage Per Additional Bolt: 8.25/15/23.75/34.5/47.25 (+6/8/10/12/14% AP) > 12/22/32/42/52 (+8% AP)
Maximum Damage (5 Bolts): 88/135/190/253/324 (+64/72/80/88/96% AP) > 108/168/228/288/348 (+70% AP)
Cooldown: 9/7.5/6/4.5/3 seconds > 7/6/5/4/3 seconds
Mana Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 > 45/50/55/60/65

W – Vision of Empire

Mana Cost: 70/80/90/100/110 > 60/65/70/75/80
[NEW]: Pinging W – Vision of Empire now displays a list of visible enemies within range in team chat (similar to Twisted Fate and Nocturne ults)

E – Nevermove

[NEW]: Can now be recast to pull all champions rooted by E – Nevermove, ripping out 1 Soul Fragment from each of them
[REMOVED]: Swain’s pulls no longer deal damage
[NEW]: Now grants vision of all rooted targets
[NEW]: E – Nevermove’s cooldown is reduced by 20% during R – Demonic Ascension

R – Demonic Ascension

Cooldown: 120 seconds > 100/80/60 seconds
Drain Damage Per Second: 35/50/65 (+14% AP) > 20/40/60 (+10% AP)
Drain Heal Per Second: 20/35/40 (+16% AP) > 15/40/65 (+25% AP)
[REMOVED]: No longer grants Swain 125/200/275 bonus health
[REMOVED]: ACTIVE DURATION: 12 seconds > Based on Demon Power
[UPDATE]: Activating Demonic Ascension grants Swain 50 Demon Power, which decreases at an initial rate of 10 per second. After 5 seconds of Demonic Ascension, Swain’s Demon Power decreases faster at a rate of 15 per second
[NEW]: Swain gains 20 Demon Power per second while draining enemy champions
[UPDATE]: After 2 seconds of Demonic Ascension, Swain can recast his ultimate as R – Demonflare. R – Demonflare can only be cast once and does not end Demonic Ascension

R – Demonflare

Damage: 100/150/200 (+50% AP) > 150/225/300 (+60% AP)
[NEW]: Demonflare now slows enemies by 60%, decaying over 1.5 seconds
[REMOVED]: Demonflare no longer deals additional damage based on health drained from enemies