League of Legends Update 12.8: Release Date and Patch Notes

League of Legends Update 12.8 is finally live and Riot have confirmed that this is the patch version on which the Mid-Season invitational will be played.

The latest update for League of Legends brings numerous balance updates and also makes changes to a lot of underused characters to make them more viable.

Swain has also got a minor rework with League of Legends Update 12.8 and the developers have added many quality-of-life changes to the character. Kassadin and Ezreal have seen some buffs, while Jinx and Xayah have been nerfed.  

Below are the full patch notes for League of Legends Update 12.8 and a look at everything new coming to the game.

The League of Legends Update 12.8 went live on Tuesday 26th April 2022 and is available to download on all supported devices/platforms.

Here are all the patch notes in full. They have been gathered from the official website of the League of Legends developers (Riot):

Champions

Swain

Passive – Ravenous Flock

Q – Death’s Hand

W – Vision of Empire

R – Demonic Ascension

R – Demonflare

Bard

Passive – Traveler’s Call

W – Caretaker’s Shrine

Ezreal

R – Trueshot Barrage

Fiddlesticks

W – Bountiful Harvest

Jhin

W – Deadly Flourish

E – Captive Audience

Jinx

Base Stats

Kai’Sa

Passive – Second Skin

W – Void Seeker

R – Killer Instinct

Kassadin

Q – Null Sphere

E – Force Pulse

Mordekaiser

Passive – Darkness Rise

Poppy

W – Steadfast Presence

R – Keeper’s Verdict

Sejuani

Passive – Fury of the North

Soraka

W – Astral Infusion

Sylas

R – Hijack

Tristana

Base Stats

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 Stats

Xayah

Q – Double Daggers

Xe