League of Legends 12.4 Patch Notes: Release Date, Champion Changes, New Skins and More

Update - 16 February 2022: Riot Games has revealed the now confirmed 12.4 Patch Notes.

"This patch the Chem-Baroness Ms. Renata Glasc begins her corporate takeover of the Rift. We also have a few buffs for Kalista, Lucian, and Xayah to freshen up the current ADC assortment among other balances. Meanwhile in top lane, things have been a little tense with our enchanter friends, so we have some support gold income changes to help address the current situation. Lastly, be sure to keep your heart rate in check as we introduce a new set of stunning Shockblade skins!"

You can view a quick snapshot of patch 12.4 just below, but we've detailed all the confirmed changes further down the page in their relevant sections.

ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES - League of Legends' next patch is coming to the game this week and the next update looks to be a major one. Not only will this new patch introduce plenty of new changes, but we've got a new champion joining too, in the form of Renata Glasc.

If you've played the game before, you likely know what to expect with the launch of a new patch. But for those who don't know, here's the gist: Every new patch is first released on the game's PBE test server, and then normally two weeks later it's rolled out to live servers.

On this page, we'll give you a full rundown of what you need to know about the game's next patch. Initially, there won't be a whole heap of news or changes, but as we approach its release we should get more patch notes, champion changes, skins, and more from the Summoner's Rift development team.

Without further ado, here's everything we know about League of Legends 12.4 Patch.

Latest News

14 February 2022 -

A tiny change, but a change nonetheless to League's new champion Renata Glasc, which comes via Blake Smith, a game designer at Riot Games.

9 February 2022 -

Another tweet from Phlox with plenty more details about the 12.4 changes being implemented on the PTB. We've added the changes to the patch notes further down the page.

There's quite a few buffs this time around, and new champion Zeri is being nerfed hard.

8 February 2022 -

Riot Games' latest League of Legends preview for Patch 12.4 is out and RiotPhlox, a designer on the Summoner's Rift team, has revealed some of the upcoming balance targets.

You can see a small preview on the tweet, just below:

League of Legends Patch 12.4 Release Date

At the start of LoL Season 12 Riot Games revealed a full League of Legends patch schedule. This means we're already up to speed on exactly when the developers intend to release the next patch for the game. For the most part, the developers always stick to the date they provide fans at the start of the year. Although, it is worth noting that patch dates can change at any time for any number of reasons.

The developers recommend checking a few days before each patch is scheduled to go live, just to be sure nothing has changed. That being said, the devs always endeavor to provide an alert for fans within 48 hours of each scheduled date, if a patch is delayed.

If you want to know when everything else is coming in 2022, follow that link above. As for the next update, League of Legends 12.4 Patch has a confirmed release date set for Wednesday, February 16.

League of Legends Patch 12.4 Downtime

Maintenance times haven’t yet been confirmed by Riot Games, but we typically see new game updates released at the following times on the main LoL servers:

  • 3 am PT (NA servers)
  • 5 am GMT (WEU servers)
  • 3 am CET (EEU servers)

Following server downtime, the new patch will be released and ready to roll on live servers.

League of Legends Patch 12.4 New Champion, Renata Glasc

Renata Glasc is League of Legends 159th playable champion and a new support option for players. Since there's so much to cover on this new champion, including her abilities and more, we've got a dedicated page that will tell you everything you need to know. Just follow the link.

League of Legends Patch 12.4 Balance Changes

UPDATE - 16 February 2022: The below 12.4 patch notes have now been confirmed by the Riot dev team on the League of Legends blog.

For now, you'll find all confirmed or tentative LoL changes for Patch 12.4, just below. Some of these could change in-between PBE testing and the official release on live servers.

League of Legends Patch 12.4 New Champion Skins

League of Legends makes a habit of adding new skins to the game and already we have an idea of some new skins coming to the game in 12.4.

League of Legends own Twitter account have already confirmed the following new skins on the PBE:

  • Shockblade Kassadin
  • Shockblade Qiyana
  • Shockblade Shen
  • Brave Phoenix Xayah Prestige Edition
  • Firelight Ekko

Players might recall that the Firelight Ekko Skin was originally intended to release with the 12.1 patch, but was delayed so the dev team could address the skin's lack of SFX.

League of Legends Patch 12.4 - New Splash Art

At the time of writing, there are two new Shockblade splash arts released for League of Legends 12.4 Patch. You can see both of these, just below:

This is all the information available regarding update 12.4 in League of Legends. We will keep updating this page as more information is made available on the PBE servers. In the meantime, why not have a quick read of our League of Legends Beginners Guide for some quick tips. You might also want to make time to read our guide detailing the Best League of Legends Champion For Beginners.