The upcoming Patch 14.12 for League of Legends is set to be released soon and will bring significant buffs to both Aatrox and Naafiri, as these champions have been underperforming in the current meta.
League of Legends continues with Patch 14.12, following the substantial changes introduced in Patch 14.10. The developers are focused on making further adjustments to balance the game better. Although the update is still in its preliminary phase, the main goal is to enhance the performance of Naafiri and Aatrox, with a particular emphasis on increasing Naafiri’s play rate.
League of Legends Patch 14.12 early notes
Champions
Aatrox
Base Stats
- Health regen growth reduced: 1.0 >>> 0.5
- Armor growth increased: 4.45 >>> 4.8
E: Umbral Dash
- Healing changed: 18-24% >>> 16%
- Healing now scales with 0.8% bonus HP
- Healing is no longer increased to 20-36% during R
R: World Ender
- Bonus healing increased: 40-80% >>> 50-100% (25-45% live)
- Bonus AD reduced: 20-45% >>> 20-40%
Naafiri
Passive: We Are More
- Packmate’s base AD increased: 6-30 >>> 10-30
Q: Darkin Daggers
- Cooldown reduced: 11-7 seconds >>> 9-7 seconds
E: Eviscerate
- Cooldown reduced: 10-8 seconds >>> 8 seconds flat
Both Aatrox and Naafiri will undergo changes. Riot Games is especially keen on buffing Naafiri’s presence in lower brackets, where she was initially designed to excel. To achieve this, Riot is buffing her passive, which is expected to make her more viable and appealing to players.
Aatrox and Naafiri, both of whom have faced challenges in remaining competitive, are set to receive these buffs to make them more effective in matches. Riot Games hopes that these changes will encourage more players to pick Naafiri, thus increasing her overall play rate.
According to the patch schedule, the release of League of Legends Patch 14.12 is scheduled for June 12, 2024.