LoL patch 11.23 notes: Season 12 changes, Arcane skins

October 2022 · 19 minute read

League of Legends patch 11.23 is here ⁠— here’s everything coming in the monster Season 12 preseason update on November 17, including two new Dragons, a host of LoL rune changes, more crossover Arcane skins, and plenty more.

The big one is here ⁠— Season 12’s preseason update.

Riot has been preparing League of Legends players for the famous 11.23 patch for some time now, unveiling new Dragons and their game-changing Soul buffs, a host of Rune changes (and a totally new one), and an all-new “Objective Bounties” comeback mechanic designed to swing losing games.

Just about the only thing not happening in LoL patch 11.23 is champion balance tweaks: Riot Phlox has confirmed there will be no changes because “preseason throws the meta up in the air,” so “smaller balance changes aren’t worth it.”

However, visual updates for Caitlyn, Jayce, and Jinx — three of Arcane’s stars — are on their way.

On top of everything gameplay, Riot is adding new Arcane skins. Here’s all the details on League of Legends patch 11.23, which launched on November 17.

For many coming from watching Arcane, this Nov. 17 patch will be their first LoL experience.

What’s in LoL patch 11.23?

Season 12 preseason arrives!

The preseason update for Season 12, chock full of new goodies for League of Legends players to dive into, is finally hitting live servers.

Preseason is Riot’s time to tinker with everything in League of Legends. In Season 10, it was Dragons in the Rise of the Elements update. In Season 11, the shop was overhauled with new Mythic items. This time, Riot says the goal is to “improve and build upon existing game systems” and “reward progression in a more meaningful way”.

Catch up on all the Season 12 changes here:

Riot Games is making huge changes to Dragons with two new Drakes this season.

Caitlyn’s long-awaited update

Caitlyn finally gets her long-awaited League of Legends update, focused around her “outdated” in-game graphics, to celebrate the release of the first Riot Games television series Arcane this month.

The visual update has several changes to Caitlyn’s character model. The ADC’s iconic wide-brim purple hat is nowhere to be seen on her new model, and her fluffy crinoline also looks like it has been scrapped from the design. The character’s dress has also been trimmed slightly.

Riot confirmed the visual update on October 30, which showcased the new splash arts and skin models in a three-minute “Champion Theme” video.

The Sheriff of Piltover is finally joining the modern League of Legends roster.

Arcane, Cafe Cuties skins

Riot Games are shipping eight new League of Legends skins next patch, two of which are tied to the new Arcane series that debuted on Netflix last weekend.

The new Arcane skins arriving in this update will be from two more of the leading LoL characters that have already appeared in the show: Jinx and Caitlyn. These skins show them in the early stages of their epic stories.

Here’s all this week’s skins:

These two new Arcane skins join the Vi and Jayce releases that Riot Games added in the last patch. Dexerto expects more to be released over the next few weeks too.

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A new “Cafe Cuties” skin line is being debuted in this month’s big update.

You can find the full League of Legends patch 11.23 notes below.

League of Legends patch 11.23 notes

Champions

Riot has confirmed there will be no champion balance changes in this update, to allow the other major tweaks and additions to “shape the meta” in the preseason. However, there are some visual upgrades.

Caitlyn

Read up on Caitlyn’s update here

Jayce

Changes apply to base and Debonair Jayce only (except for the VO). VFX and in-game models for Debonair, Forsaken, Full Metal, Jayce Brighthammer, and Resistance Jayce have also been updated to varying degrees.

Jinx

Changes apply to Base, Ambitious Elf, Crime City, Heartseeker, Firecracker, Odyssey, and Zombie Slayer Jinx. Crime City, Firecracker, and Zombie Slayer Jinx’s in-game models have been cleaned up to varying degrees.

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Jungle Changes

Chemtech Drake

New dragon added.

Standard Buff

Dragon Soul

Chemtech Rift

Cloud Drake

Hextech Drake

New dragon added.

Standard Buff

Dragon Soul

Hextech Rift

Rift Scuttler

Items

New Items

Axiom Arc

Crown of the Shattered Queen

Evenshroud

Fimbulwinter

Shadowflame

Winter’s Approach

Updated Items

Abyssal Mask

Aegis of the Legion

Archangel’s Staff

Bami’s Cinder

Cosmic Drive

Demonic Embrace

Doran’s Ring

Duskblade of Drakktharr

Eclipse

Everfrost

Force of Nature

Frostfire Gauntlet

Gargoyle Stoneplate

Hextech Alternator

Hextech Rocketbelt

Horizon Focus

Knight’s Vow

Locket of the Iron Solari

Night Harvester

Prowler’s Claw

Seraph’s Embrace

Sunfire Aegis

Turbo Chemtank

Void Staff

Youmuu’s Ghostblade

Runes

First Strike (Inspiration)

New Inspiration keystone

Glacial Augment (Inspiration)

Lethal Tempo (Precision)

Prototype: Omnistone (Inspiration)

Objective Bounties

Objective Bounties activate only when a team is sufficiently behind and objectives that’ll pay out bounties are highlighted on the minimap for both teams. If the losing team takes an objective with an active bounty, each of its members will receive Objective Bounty gold.

These amounts can increase up to 60% depending on game state.

Objective Bounties activate 15 seconds after a team falls below the threshold and deactivate 15 seconds after they rise above it. This deactivation timer extends if the losing team remains in combat with an objective that has an active bounty.

Bug fixes

Skins

Cafe Cuties Annie

Daughter of the cafe’s owner and an accomplished pastry mage wunderkind, Annie has a sweet tooth to be reckoned with. Though her occasional hangry tantrums send her enchanted gummy bear scouring the cafe for any morsel of food fit for his master, with a full belly Annie is as sweet as sugar!

Cafe Cuties Bard

Bard is a wandering wordless connoisseur of the finest cafes. If he leaves behind a blessing in the form of a teacup? A hundred years of sweet success. No one knows where the Teapot Troubadour came from, or if he has a purpose beyond delighting in patisserie, but a visit from Bard instantly puts any cafe on the map!

Cafe Cuties Gwen

Gwen is the friendly face of customer service for the cafe, always there to welcome patrons with a smile and an immaculately-plated pastry. Don’t be fooled, though– she isn’t afraid to use her candy-cutting shears for other things when rogue customers threaten her friends.

Cafe Cuties Sivir

Sivir began as a pastry chef, but has since transitioned to “front-of-house defense specialist”. Her protective nature has gotten her into a few scraps with unruly customers, but Sivir’s love of her work, her friends, and the cafe is what she’s really fighting for. If you want to talk to the manager, she’s got some words for you, too.

Cafe Cuties Soraka

Good food can be healing, and Soraka works hard to imbue every single pastry she makes with delicious magic that leaves her customers feeling more spritely than when they first walked in. Though her origins are mysterious, the whole cafe agrees: Soraka’s work is out of this world!

Cafe Cuties Vladimir

Vladimir spent years searching for the elixir of life — only to discover that it is, in fact, tea. Since then he has steeped himself in the art of the perfect cup. Though he pretends to frequent the cafe solely to advance his Tasseomancy, Vladimir has grown fond of the ragtag group that allowed him to take up residence among their ranks.

Arcane Jinx

Obtained via missions in-game starting on November 24, 2021, then 975 RP after December 9, 2021.

Arcane Caitlyn

Obtained via missions in-game November 22, 2021, then 975 RP after December 9, 2021.

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