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League of Legends Patch 12.5: Full notes and updates

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Written in partnership with Gamer Sensei.

Dot Esports has teamed up with the big brains at Gamer Sensei to dissect League of Legends Patch 12.5, break down all of the major balance changes, and offer some extra insight on the meta. 

Gamer Sensei is a service that offers remote coaching sessions for 18 different games, including League. For this week’s patch notes rundown, coaches Nicholas “NicoThePico” Korsgård, Michael “Veteran” Archer, Nikolay “Vethorm” Angelov, Justin “JalYt Justin” Robbins, and Tim “Coach Nalu” Hostnik put their heads together to discuss the changes hitting the live servers on Wednesday, March 2.

Here are the notes for League Patch 12.5.

Champions

Ahri

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W – Fox-Fire

  • Damage: 60/85/110/135/160 (+30 percent AP) > 50/75/100/125/150 (+30 percent AP)
  • Mana cost: 25 > 30

E – Charm

Gamer Sensei coach insight

The Ahri changes will “definitely slow her down to not be such a reckless champion,” according to Vethorm. In Patch 12.5, players who pick Ahri will have to be “a bit more careful” when they engage because they’ll lack some damage. But Ahri will “still be viable for teamfights due to her pick-up ability and the reset she has.”

Veteran isn’t convinced that the changes will make a whole lot of difference, though. “The main effectiveness of Ahri is the charm in mid-late game, not really laning phase,” he said. “W change targets her laning phase, and by the time you need your charm (E, the second change) for fights, you’ll have mana items so mana costs aren’t the way to go to reduce her power.” These changes, according to the coach, are “unlikely to change her priority.”

Coach Nalu added that this is “a placebo nerf that doesn’t impact good Ahri players at all, and there has been the development of

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Legends of Runeterra Patch 3.2: Full notes and updates

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Legends of Runeterra Patch 3.2 is established to launch the A Curious Journey growth, containing new cards, stability adjustments, skins, and much more. 

Scheduled to strike the reside servers on Feb. 16, Patch 3.2 will insert a whole of 48 cards by way of the A Curious Journey growth. The new LoR enlargement is dropping with 4 new champions: Gnar, Yuumi, Galio, and Udyr. There are also two new key phrases: Connect and Formidable.

To rejoice the launch of A Curious Journey, players can take part in the Arcade Battle event. Patch 3.2 includes stability improvements to present LoR playing cards and new champion skins. And the location streets for Bandle Metropolis, Freljord, and Demacia have been prolonged. 

In this article are the notes for LoR Patch 3.2.

LoR stability variations

Ahri has lastly been strike with the nerf hammer, cutting down her foundation stats at ranges 1 and two. Wounded Whiteflame also received a foundation stat nerf. The spell Iceborn Legacy will get its expense enhanced and Kinkou Wayfinder only summons a one 1-price tag ally from your deck now. 

  • Ahri amount a person: Foundation stats nerfed from 2/3 to 2/2
  • Ahri level two: Base stats nerfed from 3/4 to 33
  • Wounded Whiteflame: Foundation stats nerfed from 2/4 to 2/3 
  • Kinkou Wayfinder: Foundation stats buffed from 2/3 to 3/3
  • Kinkou Wayfinder: Text changed to summon only a one a single-expense ally from your deck as opposed to two
  • Iceborn Legacy
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Genshin Impact Version 2.5 update: everything in new patch

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Genshin Impact just released their highly anticipated “When the Sakura Bloom” version 2.5 update with a ton of exciting new features.

This update, released on Feb. 16, brings players a lot of new content including five-star character Yae Miko, a few quests, two new weapons, unique events, and more. Raiden Shogun is also reappearing as a new weekly boss.

Yae Miko arrives

Five-star Electro Catalyst character Yae Miko is now playable in Genshin Impact. She was first introduced as a character in the Inazuma update and players have been eager to add her to their teams since. Yae Miko’s drop rate has been boosted in the “Everbloom Violet” wish.

Yae Miko is the first five-star Electro Catalyst to be introduced to the game, so be sure to wish on her before her banner is gone. 

New Weapons

Two new weapons have been added in this update. The first, Kagura’s Verity, is a five-star Catalyst that currently has a drop rate boost in the “Epitome Invocation” wish. The second, Oathsworn Eye, is a four-star Catalyst that will be attainable through gameplay in the upcoming “Three Realms Gateway Offering” event.

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New Events

The “Three Realms Gateway Offering” event starts on Feb. 17, and will be available for players to participate in until Version 2.5 ends. The event takes place in Enkanomiya and centers around players exploring the world and using a new item called a Bokuso Box. This event will be available to all players Adventure Rank 30 and above. Players also need to have completed the Archon Quest: “Chapter II: Act II – Stillness, the Sublimation of Shadow” and the World Quest “Erebos’ Secret.”

A few other events are set to come later on in this update but currently have no official release date or in-depth information

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League of Legends Patch 12.3: Full notes and updates

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A bunch of changes are making their way to League of Legends in Patch 12.3.

Several popular champions that are often seen in regular and professional play, like Akshan, Corki, and Twisted Fate, will be receiving adjustments. The first two will take on small nerfs and the latter will see a tiny buff.

Adjustments are also coming to the 158th champion in League, Zeri, who debuted two weeks ago. Riot is nerfing the Spark of Zaun’s movement speed and basic attack damage while buffing the damage she deals with her ultimate.

This week, a few changes are also coming to various items. Riot’s goal is to have “each subclass feel like they have items tailored just for them.”

Here’s the full list of notes and updates for League Patch 12.3.

Champions

Ahri

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Passive – Essence Theft

  • [Updated] Pieces of You – Killing minions or monsters grants Ahri an Essence Fragment. After obtaining nine Essence Fragments, Ahri consumes them to heal for 40 to 120 (+25 percent AP). When Ahri scores a takedown against an enemy champion within three seconds of damaging them, she feasts upon their Essence, healing for 80 to 200 (+35 percent AP).

 Q – Orb of Deception

  • Damage per pass: 40/65/90/115/140 (+35 percent AP) > 45/65/90/115/140 (+45 percent AP)
  • Mana Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 > 60/70/80/90/100

W – Fox-Fire

  • Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+30 percent AP) > 60/85/110/135/160 (+30 percent AP)
  • Mana cost: 40 > 25
  • Flame duration: five seconds > 2.5 seconds
  • Bonus move speed duration: 1.5 seconds > two seconds
  • [Updated] Heat-Seeking: Updated missile targeting and last-hitting logic

E – Charm

  • Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+40 percent AP) > 80/110/140/170/200 (+60 percent AP)
  • Mana cost: 70 > 50
  • [Remastered] Entranced: Ahri’s abilities no longer deal bonus damage to enemies hit by Charm

R – Spirit

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