League of Legends patch 12.19 notes: Syndra mid-scope, “off-meta” buffs

League of Legends patch 12.19 is on its way, and with Worlds behind us Riot are looking towards Season 13. The devs are keeping it simple this update with Syndra’s mid-scope update going live along with some off-meta buffs as preseason nears: here’s the full patch notes.

Riot are gearing up for Season 13 early in LoL patch 12.19, shipping some planned updates ahead of the big launch later in the year. 

With Worlds no longer in consideration, it’s a bit crazy: Syndra’s mid-scope update going live is the least of that as the developers look to push some champions into viability in various roles. Did anyone say jungle Blitzcrank?

Here’s what’s coming in LoL patch 12.19, including the full patch notes and when the update drops.

When is LoL patch 12.19?

League of Legends patch 12.19 is primed to go live on October 5, 2022, right on schedule.

The nineteenth major patch of 2022 will start rolling out on Oceanic servers at 10AM AEST, with a worldwide rollout taking place across the rest of the day.

Here’s the key timings:

• 3AM PT (NA)
• 5AM GMT (EUW)
• 3AM CET (EUNE)
• 8AM KST (Korea)

There’ll be a few hours of downtime when patching begins, and matchmaking queues will be taken offline about three hours beforehand.

What’s changing in LoL patch 12.19?

Syndra mid-scope update goes live

Syndra has fallen out of the mid lane meta since the durability update in League of Legends, but a mid-scope update going live in LoL patch 12.19 should breathe new life into the mage.

The Dark Sovereign’s rework involves a complete reimagining of her passive, Transcendent. She now has to farm Splinters by damaging enemies or leveling up, and those splinters will go towards buffing the mage’s abilities.

These Splinter upgrades are rather powerful. From being able to store two charges of her Q, Dark Sphere, to executing enemies with her ultimate, Unleashed Power, it keeps the fantasy of Syndra scaling deep into the game alive.

Various off-meta builds buffed for Blitzcrank, Rakan, more

With Worlds 2022 out of the way ⁠— it’ll be played on the previous update ⁠— LoL patch 12.19 will boast plenty of off-meta buffs in an attempt to increase role diversity in the game.

Some of the notable buffs include attack speed changes for Blitzcrank which speeds up his jungle clear as well as top lane presence, as well as an AP scaling buff for Rakan for anyone interested in those one shot builds.

AP Kai’Sa, Twitch, and Tahm Kench are also receiving some nice adjustments, as well as crit Garen among others. While it won’t push any of these champions into a new role permanently, it should open up the Rift to some more interesting picks.

You can find the full LoL patch 12.19 notes below, based on the PBE right now. This is ever-changing until the update goes live on October 5, but we’ll keep you updated here.

LoL patch 12.19 notes

Champions

Blitzcrank

Base stats

• Attack speed: 0.625 ⇒ 0.65
• Attack speed per level: 0.625 ⇒ 0.7

W: Overdrive

• Attack speed buff: 30-62% ⇒ 40-92%
• Mana: 75 ⇒ 85
• [NEW] Now deals 1% max HP magic damage on-hit while active, increased by 60/90/120/150/180 against non champions

E: Power Fist

• Mana: 25 ⇒ 40
• [NEW] Now scales with 25% AP and increased by 150% AD + 125% AP against non champions

R: Static Field

• Passive AP ratio: 30% ⇒ 30/40/50%
• No longer capped at 3 stacks
• Ultimate AP Ratio: 100% AP ⇒ 125% AP

Ekko

Passive: Z-Drive Resonance

• AP ratio: 80% ⇒ 90%

R: Chronobreak

• Damage: 150/300/450 (+150% AP) ⇒ 200/350/500 (+175% AP)

Fizz

E: Playful / Trickster

• AP ratio: 75% ⇒ 90%

Garen

E: Judgment

• Bonus crit damage: 58% ⇒ 75%

Jinx

Base stats

• Attack damage: 57 ⇒ 59

R: Super Mega Death Rocket

• Base damage to primary target: 250/400/550 ⇒ 300/450/600

Kai’Sa

Passive: Second Skin

• Detonation AP ratio: 5% missing HP per 100 AP ⇒ 6% missing HP per 100 AP

Malphite

W: Thunderclap

• Cone AP ratio: 20% ⇒ 30%

R: Unstoppable Force

• AP ratio: 80% ⇒ 90%

Master Yi

Base stats

• Attack damage per level: 2.5 ⇒ 2.2

E: Wuju Style

• True damage ratio: 35% bonus AD ⇒ 30% bonus AD

Nasus

Q: Siphoning Strike

• Bonus attack range: 25 (150 total) ⇒ 50 (175 total)

W: Wither

• Attack speed slow: 50% of move speed slow ⇒ 75%

R: Fury of the Sands

• Increased size: 30% ⇒ 30-40%
• Nasus damage AoE now increases based on his size
• Tick rate: 1 second ⇒ 0.5 seconds
  • Same total damage

Nunu

R: Absolute Zero

• Max AP ratio: 250% ⇒ 300%

Rakan

Passive: Fey Feathers

• AP ratio: 85% ⇒ 95%

Q: Gleaming Quill

• Damage AP ratio: 60% ⇒ 70%

Rek’Sai

Base stats

• Attack damage: 64 ⇒ 61

Ryze

Q: Overload

• AP ratio: 50% ⇒ 55%

W: Rune Prison

• AP ratio: 60% ⇒ 70%

Shyvana

W: Burnout

• Bonus AD ratio per second: 20% ⇒ 30%
• Bonus on-hit damage scaling: 5% bonus AD ⇒ 7.5% bonus AD

E: Flame Breath

• On-hit damage: 3.75% max HP ⇒ 3.5% max HP
• AD and AP scaling on base E: 30% AD + 70% AP ⇒ 40% AD ⇒ 90% AP
• Dragon form base damage: 100/115/130/145/160 ⇒ 75/90/105/120/135

Sona

Q: Hymn of Valor

• Damage: 40/70/100/130/160 ⇒ 50/80/110/140/170

E: Song of Celerity

• Slow: 40% ⇒ 50%

Syndra

Along with the mid-scope update, Syndra’s numbers have been tweaked across the board. Her base abilities are functionally the same, with her new Transcendent passive affecting her abilities as she gains more stacks.

You can find a full description of Syndra’s mid-scope update and how Splinters of Wrath function here.

Base Stats:

• Base Health: 593 ⇒ 563

Q: Dark Sphere

• Cooldown: 4 seconds ⇒ 7 seconds
• Mana cost: 40-80 ⇒ 40-60
• AP ratio: 65% ⇒ 70%
• Upon gathering 40 Splinters of Wrath, Q will store up to 2 charges

W: Force of Will

• Sphere pickup radius: 400 ⇒ 500
• Upon gathering 60 Splinters of Wrath, W will deal an additional 15% (+1.5% per 100 AP) true damage

E: Scatter the Weak

• Cooldown: 18-15 seconds ⇒ 15 seconds
• Stun duration: 1.5 seconds ⇒ 1.25 seconds
• Damage: 85-265 (+60%AP) ⇒ 75-235 (+55% AP)
• Scatter angle: 34 degrees ⇒ 56 degrees
• Upon gathering 80 Splinters of Wrath, a 70% slow (1.25 second duration, applied after initial CC) is added, as well as a cone size increase from 56 degrees ⇒ 84 degrees

R: Unleashed Power

• Damage per sphere: 90-190 (+20% AP) ⇒ 90-170 (+17% AP)
• Unleased Power will now grant Dark Sphere an additional 10-30 ability haste
• Upon gathering 100 Splinters of Wrath, Unleashed Power will execute champions below 15% max health

Tahm Kench

Q: Tongue Lash

• AP ratio: 70% ⇒ 90%

W: Abyssal Dive

• AP ratio: 100% ⇒125%

Twitch

Passive: Deadly Venom

• AP ratio per stack per second: 2.5% ⇒ 3%

E: Contaminate

• AP ratio per stack: 33% ⇒ 35%

Udyr

Q: Wilding Claw

• Awakened minimum damage to minions: 40-160 (based on current level) per lightning strike

W: Iron Mantle

• Minion healing: 50% ⇒ 60%

R: Wingborne Storm

• Damage to minions: 40/55/70/85% ⇒ 50/60/70/80

Items

Eclipse

• Lethality: 18 ⇒ 12
• Attack damage: 55 ⇒ 60