League of Legends 12.1 Patch Notes: Release Date, Nerfs, Buffs and Balance Changes
"We're kicking off the new Ranked season with a soft reset, changes to decay, and some visual updates. We also have a few champion and item balances, changes to Teleport, plus a couple of beautiful new Elderwood skins."
You can view a quick snapshot of patch 12.1 just below, but we've detailed all the confirmed changes further down the page in their relevant sections. You'll find everything we know about the next update - LoL patch 12.2 - on the link.
ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES: League of Legends might have called time on 2021, but they're already gearing up for the game's next patch - because there's always another patch. The first update of 2022 is already live on the game's PBE to prepare for its official release early next year.
If you're new to the game, then welcome, have a quick read of our League of Legends Beginners Guide, to get up to speed. You might also want to make time to read our guide detailing the Best League of Legends Champion For Beginners. You might also want to get up to speed on the major Season 12 changes.
If you've played the game before, you likely know what to expect with a new patch. For those who don't know, we'll give you a full rundown of what you need to know about the next patch; including the latest news, early PBE patch notes, champion changes, new skins and much more.
Without further ado, here's everything we know about Patch 12.1
Latest News
3 January 2022 -
The next major champion buffs and nerfs have been announced for League Of Legends 12.1 patch. These were outlined by Riot Games developer @Phlox on Twitter. Speaking about the game's latest update, Phlox said:
"This was a bit of a unusual patch since most of it was prepped before the holiday break but we did micropatch in a few changes to outlier champions."
You'll find the full run down of changes in our patch notes section further down the page.
13 December 2021 -
Riot Games have confirmed their intentions to not release the Firelight Ekko skin with 12.1 so that the team can work on the skins lack of SFX. You can read the full developer comments, just below:
League of Legends Patch 12.1 Release Date
At the start of LoL Season 12 Riot Games revealed a full League of Legends patch schedule.
It means we're already up to speed for exactly when the developers intend to release the next patch for the game. For the most part, they've stuck to every date. If you want to know when everything else is coming in 2022, follow that link above.
As for the next update, League of Legends 12.1 Patch has a confirmed release date set for Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
