LoL patch 12.10 notes: Release date, PBE leaks, Durability update

December 2022 · 20 minute read

League of Legends patch 12.10 is going to change the game forever. The so-called “durability update” is the biggest in history, with every champion and almost every item in the game affected as Riot fixes major issues with the game’s pace: here’s the full patch notes.

League of Legends patch 12.10 is arguably the largest update of the year ⁠— even bigger than all the preseason changes that came along in the off-season (remember Chemtech Drake?).

Coming in between the pro play splits, the “durability update” as it’s been coined will drastically reduce burst damage and make teamfights drag out for longer. It won’t be to Season 8 levels, but it’ll be a lot more expressive than the meta currently has been, Riot hopes.

It may only seem minor in name, but in practice it’s the longest changelist in the game’s 12-year history. Every single champion, most of the item shop, and a number of runes are on the hit list.

Riot are finally fixing League’s “high-damage meta” in patch 12.10.

We’ve broken down what to expect from LoL patch 12.10 right here with the full patch notes.

What’s changed in LoL patch 12.10?

Massive durability update will shake up the meta

It’s the biggest patch in League of Legends history, literally. Every single champion, half the item shop, plus a number of runes are being overhauled as Riot takes aim at the high-damage meta gripping the game in Season 12.

It’s called the “durability update”, and the developers are hoping to increase individual champion tankiness and stop the amount of bursty kills in the game.

“While tons of damage can be fun and exciting, we believe that increasing champions’ defensive stats will be beneficial for letting players showcase their skill by giving them more opportunities for counterplay and to live out their high moments,” the developers stated on May 6.

This includes increasing base defensive stats, and culling some offensive capabilities as well as healing and shielding. Other mechanics, like Grievous Wounds, are also being nerfed to compensate the sweeping changes.

Healing and shielding is being cut across the board as champions get more innate defensive stats.

Riot confirms no individual champion changes as dust settles

While there’s community concern the durability update will make some champions wildly unbalanced ⁠— Vayne is a popular punching bag ⁠— Riot has confirmed no individual champion changes will be made in LoL patch 12.10 as the dust settles on the major systems change.

Instead, Riot will be keeping an eye out for outliers across the first few days of the update, promising a micropatch within a few days if anything lands too well (or poorly).

“This is a pretty disruptive patch and we’ll be watching closely and ready to react,” developer ‘Phlox’ said on May 16.

“Wide sweeping changes like this just aren’t predictable enough for us to know which specific champ will be OP and by how much before release. It’s gonna be a fun time figuring out new builds and counters and all that though.”

Vayne is one champion players are concerned will be OP following LoL patch 12.10.

Second wave of High Noon skins go live

After the first wave of High Noon skins went live as part of LoL patch 12.9, Riot are shipping out five more to round out the event in 2022.

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You’ll be able to pick up new cosmetics for:

Each of the new High Noon skins will launch with eight chromas as well as special loading screen borders available in the event shop.

It looks like it's High Noon again on the PBE… 🤠 pic.twitter.com/rDcPCs4hs3

— League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) May 10, 2022

You can find the full LoL patch 12.10 notes below.

LoL patch 12.10 notes

Champion Durability Update

Durability base stat package

All champions (except Thresh) will receive the following

Heals, shields, sustain, and Grievous Wounds

These changes apply to all parts of the game, including champions, items, runes, Summoner Spells, and objectives

Champions

Aatrox

E: Umbral Dash

R: World Ender

Ahri

Passive: Essence Theft

Akshan

Passive: Dirty Fighting

Alistar

Passive: Triumphant Roar

Annie

E: Molten Shield

Aphelios

Basic attacks

R: Moonlight Vigil

Azir

E: Shifting Sands

Bard

W: Caretaker’s Shrine

Camille

Passive: Adaptive Defenses

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Cassiopeia

E: Twin Fang

Cho’Gath

Passive: Carnivore

Darius

Q: Decimate

Diana

W: Pale Cascade

Dr. Mundo

R: Maximum Dosage

Ekko

W: Parallel Convergence

Elise

Passive: Spider Queen

Fiora

Passive: Duelist’s Dance

R: Grand Challenge

Fiddlesticks

W: Bountiful Harvest

Galio

W: Shield of Durand

Gangplank

W: Remove Scurvy

Garen

Passive: Perseverance

W: Courage

Gragas

Passive: Happy Hour

Gwen

Passive: A Thousand Cuts

Illaoi

Passive: Prophet of an Elder God

Irelia

Q: Bladesurge

Ivern

E – Shield: 80/115/150/185/220 (+80% AP) ⇒ 70/100/130/160/190 (+75% AP)

Janna

E: Eye of the Storm

R: Monsoon

Jarvan IV

W: Golden Aegis

Kai’Sa

R: Killer Instinct

Karma

W: Focused Resolve

E: Inspire

Katarina

R: Death Lotus

Kayle

W: Celestial Blessing

Kayn

Passive: The Darkin Scythe

E: Shadow Step

R: Umbral Trespass

Kha’Zix

W: Void Spike

Kindred

W: Wolf’s Frenzy

R: Lamb’s Respite

Kled

Passive: Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard

Q: Bear Trap on a Rope

Lee Sin

W: Safeguard / Iron Will

Lillia

Passive: Dream-Laden Bough

Lissandra

R: Frozen Tomb

Lulu

E: Help, Pix!

R: Wild Growth

Lux

W – Shield: 45/65/85/105/125 (+35% AP) ⇒ 40/55/70/85/100 (+35% AP)

Malphite

Passive: Granite Shield

Maokai

Passive: Sap Magic

Mordekaiser

W: Indestructible

Morgana

Passive: Soul Siphon

Nami

W: Ebb and Flow

Nasus

Passive: Soul Eater

Nautilus

W: Titan’s Wrath

Nidalee

E: Primal Surge

Nocturne

Passive: Umbra Blades

Nunu & Willump

Q: Consume

Olaf

Passive: Berserker Rage

W: Tough It Out

Orianna

E: Command: Protect

Poppy

Passive: Iron Ambassador

Pyke

Passive: Gift of the Drowned Ones

Rakan

Passive: Fey Feathers

Q: Gleaming Quill

E: Battle Dance

Rell

Q: Shattering Strike

W: Ferromancy

Renata Glasc

E: Loyalty Program

Renekton

Q: Cull the Meek

Riven

E: Valor

Rumble

W: Scrap Shield

Senna

Q: Piercing Darkness

R: Dawning Shadow

Seraphine

W: Surround Sound

Shen

Passive: Ki Barrier

R: Stand United

Singed

Q: Poison Trail

Sion

W: Soul Furnace

Skarner

W: Crystalline Exoskeleton

Sona

W: Aria of Perseverance

Soraka

W: Astral Infusion

R: Wish

Swain

Passive: Ravenous Flock

R: Demonic Ascension

Sylas

W: Kingslayer

Tahm Kench

Q: Tongue Lash

E: Thick Skin

Taliyah

Bugfixes

Talon

Q: Noxian Diplomacy

Taric

Q: Starlight’s Touch

W: Bastion

Thresh

Base stats

W: Dark Passage

Trundle

Passive: King’s Tribute

Tryndamere

Q: Bloodlust

Udyr

W: Turtle Stance

Urgot

E: Disdain

Varus

E: Hail of Arrows

Vi

Passive: Blast Shield

Viego

Passive: Sovereign’s Domain

Q: Blade of the Ruined King

Viktor

Q: Siphon Power

Vex

W: Personal Space

Vladimir

Q: Transfusion

R: Hemoplague

Volibear

W: Frenzied Maul

E: Sky Splitter

R: Stormbringer

Warwick

Q: Jaws of the Beast

Xin Zhao

Passive: Determination

Yasuo

Passive: Way of the Wanderer

Yone

W: Spirit Cleave

Yorick

Q: Last Rites

Yuumi

Passive: Bop ‘n’ Block

E: Zoomies!

Zac

Passive: Cell Division

Items

Thornmail

Bramble Vest

Mortal Reminder

Chempunk Chainsword

Executioner’s Calling

Morellonomicon

Chemtech Putrifier

Oblivion Orb

Void Staff

Blighting Jewel

Lord Dominik’s Regards

Last Whisper

Demonic Embrace

Moonstone Renewer

Sunfire Aegis

Death’s Dance

Divine Sunderer

Doran’s Ring

Elixir of Wrath

Fimbulwinter

Gargoyle Stoneplate

Goredrinker

Hailblade

Emberknife

Knight’s Vow

Locket of the Iron Solari

Maw of Malmortius

Mikael’s Blessing

Phage

Redemption

Riftmaker

Seraph’s Embrace

Shard of True Ice

Sterak’s Gage

Vampiric Scepter

Bloodthirster

Eclipse

Immortal Shieldbow

Runes

Conditioning

Conqueror

Font of Life

Grasp of the Undying

Guardian

Nullifying Orb

Overheal

Summon Aery

Taste of Blood

Triumph

Summoner Spells

Barrier

Heal

Ignite

Smite

Systems

Baron Nashor

Mountain Drake

Ocean Drake

Turrets

VFX Updates

Nami

Twisted Fate

Skins

High Noon Samira

“The poster was straightforward enough: ‘WANTED: Tahm Kench – Devil, DEAD OR ALIVE’, followed by a generous sum. Only the Mechanical Devil’s got that kinda cash to pay. Samira ain’t sure why the other bounty hunters seemed so spooked by a little ol’ devil hunt. Well, let ’em shy away. This gunpowder witch don’t scare easy.”

High Noon Sion

“As soon as Sion knew life, he knew rage: rage that ripped the restraints from the operating table; rage that crushed the bones of those men who tried to play at the miracle of Creation; rage that he ain’t, nor ever would be, the second clockwork angel they had hoped to construct. Sion knows rage, and so will the world.”

High Noon Tahm Kench

“Tahm Kench is a magnanimous devil: happy to lend a magical sword to a lady in need, or to assist her in robbing the Sulfur Rail, or even to deliver her to a calamitous destiny as a fellow Harbinger of the End Times. He don’t need no compensation. She’ll just owe him a favor… because in the End, it pays to have friends.”

High Noon Twitch

“It starts like this: An ill wind blows across the desert, dessicated rats turn up in the streets, rotting under the hot sun. Then the traveling undertaker arrives. No one knows who (or what) he is, nor where he hails from… But it seems even Death has a bone to pick with the King of the Sulfur Rail. Another Harbinger arrives.”

High Noon Viktor

“Many a road to Hell was paved with good intent. Dr. Viktor may be the Mechanical Devil’s kept engineer now, but his work began as charity: trying to “rehome” the souls of the dead in clockwork bodies, in order to circumvent mortality itself. Shame that Mordekaiser saw the good doctor’s kindness and struck him a deal he could not deny.”

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