League of Legends patch 12.6 notes – Rengar rework, Anima Squad skins (2023)

Azir – buffed

Stats:

Health growth increased to 105 from 92

Health at level 18 increased to 2,337 from 2,116

Darius – buffed

Noxian Guillotine (R):

Minimum true damage increased to 125/250/375 (+75% bonus AD) from 100/200/300 (+75% bonus AD)

Hecarim – nerfed

Rampage (Q):

Base damage decreased to 60/90/120/150/180 (+85% bonus AD) from 60/97/134/171/208 (+85% bonus AD)

Devastating Charge (E):

Minimum total damage decreased to 30/45/60/75/90 (+55% bonus AD) from 30/50/70/90/110 (+55% bonus AD)

Maximum total damage decreased to 60/90/120/150/180 (+110% bonus AD) from 60/100/140/180/220 (+110% bonus AD)

Illaoi – changed

Leap of faith (R):

Illaoi will now face your cursor when this move is used, which should allow for more favourable tentacle spawn locations

Bugfixes

Nearby inactive tentacles will now slam Illaoi’s target when they become active after she attacks a vessel while empowered by Harsh Lesson

Spell queueing has been added to Harsh Lesson and Leap of Faith

Harsh Lesson’s visual indicators will now show the correct range of her empowered basic attacks

Tentacles will no longer spawn on either team’s base gates on Summoner’s Rift

Jax – buffed

Stats:

Base health increased to 615 from 593

Empower (W):

Magic damage increased to 50/85/120/155/190 (+60% AP) from 40/75/110/145/180 (+60% AP)

Nidalee – buffed

Bushwhack (W):

Mana cost decreased to 30/35/40/45/50 from 40/45/50/55/60

Primal surge (E):

Mana cost decreased to 50/55/60/65/70 from 50/60/70/89/90 Cast range increased to 900 from 600

Pounce – cougar form (W):

AoE damage radius increased to 250 from 225

Rengar – reworked

Unseen Predator (Passive):

Here, Kitty Kitty grants one ferocity on Rengar’s next leap when he loses all stacks

Purrfect Pounces allows Rengar to leap after 0.35 seconds in brush or camouflage

Ferocious Feline – Rengar now has a Ferocity resource bar that indicates how much Ferocity he currently has

Savagery (Q):

New! Savage Strikes – Rengar’s Q-empowered basic attack is now always a critical strike

Scratching Posts – Savagery now also applies to basic attacks against towers

That Wasn’t Catnip – Savagery no longer applies to basic attacks against plants

Bola Strike (E):

No Cast, Only Throw – Rengar can now throw his Bola Strike instantly with zero cast time during leaps

Peekabo – Now grants true sight and normal vision 150 units around the first enemy hit for two seconds

Thrill of the Hunt (R):

Predatory Instinct – Now grants not only true sight, but also normal vision 100 units around the nearest enemy

Tryndamere – nerfed

Spinning Slash (E):

Cooldown reduction per critical strike decreased to 0.75 from one second

Undying Rage (R):

Cooldown increased to 130/110/90 seconds from 110/100/90 seconds

Rune changes

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 12.6 CHAMPION SKINS

New Champion skins

Ashen Knight Pyke –100 ME

Here’s the Ashen Knight Pyke splash art:

Battle Bat Vayne –1350 RP

“Vayne is Anima Squad’s premiere intel expert, infiltrating enemy strongholds to strike first, strike fast, and strike hard. She’s willing to do anything it takes to ensure humanity’s survival, even if sometimes that means butting heads with the leadership of Commander Fortune.”

Here’s the shared Battle Bat Vayne and Battle Wolf Sylas splash art:

Battle Cat Jinx – 1350 RP

“Jinx is a one-cat demolitions squad, her natural destructive impulses turned toward more productive ends: fighting off the Primordians. She’s not really a soldier, doesn’t seem to care about humanity’s cause, and doesn’t follow orders – but there’s no arguing with Jinx’s results.”

Here’s the Battle Cat Jinx splash art:

Battle Cat Jinx Prestige Edition

“Unleashed and brandishing an arsenal of squid-stomping explosives strong enough to knock over a Primordian warship, Jinx has the enemy right in her claws. With this Battle Cat on the prowl? The war is as good as over.”

Here’s the Battle Cat Jinx prestige edition splash art:

Battle Bunny Miss Fortune – 1820 RP

“Sarah Fortune is the second to take on the title of Anima Squad Commander, after her predecessor Riven’s mysterious disappearance. They’re big leporine shoes to fill, considering Riven’s status as a war hero, but Sarah is smart, skilled, and courageous enough to forge her own legend in the fight for humanity.”

Here’s the Battle Bunny Miss Fortune splash art:

Battle Bunny Miss Fortunealso comes with a new voiceover! Check it out:

Battle Bunny Prime Riven

“Riven volunteered for what would eventually become Anima Squad after losing many comrades in the early days of the Primordian invasion. A string of victories later, she is famous: a war hero looked up to by all. So why has she suddenly vanished when the world needs her most?”

Here’s the Battle Bunny Prime Riven splash art:

Battle Wolf Sylas

“Sylas is the leader of Wolf Team: a daring, ruthless strike force under the banner of Anima Squad. Though he rejects anyone claiming authority over him (Commander Fortune included), Sylas knows that if humanity falls, there will be nothing left to fight for.”

Ashen Knight Pyke will be 100 ME when he releases in patch 12.06

We've also adjusted our chroma releases for Ashen Knights. This may change in future seasons, but we're only doing 1 special chroma per AK skin, rather than a bundle for each.

Behold: the Emberwoken Chroma! pic.twitter.com/0G7i0KmR2B

— KenAdamsNSA (@KenAdamsNSA) March 1, 2022

We also have some new splash art for Kassadin: