League of Legends patch 11.2 notes: Viego release, Maokai nerfs, more

League of Legends patch 11.2 has arrived ⁠— just one day later than usual ⁠— and there’s a ton more changes in the aftermath of pre-season. Viego, 2021’s first champion release, is on his way, as well as huge changes to Senna, Aatrox, Olaf, and more.

[jwplayer m8A9DHsI] There’s plenty of buffs, changes, and nerfs coming in patch 11.2, but there’s one thing League of Legends players are excited for over all the rest: Viego, the Ruined King, the game’s 154th champion. The mysterious, edgy warrior has been a part of LoL’s lore for quite some time, mainly through his fabled “Blade of the Ruined King,” a buildable item, but 2021 marks the first time he’s been a playable character in Riot’s flagship title. Viego is now set to arrive in patch 11.2, after quite the wait. Thursday’s update also, as mentioned, delivers a host of changes for champions, items, and even runes that have been a tad over or under-powered in Season 11 so far.

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Viego release locked for LoL patch 11.2

There’s a big new release on the way this week: Viego, the Ruined King, finally arrives in LoL patch 11.2. He’s been available for testing on the PBE for a week or so now, and the jungler is already taking players by surprise.

With a pseudo-assassin kit, he’s going to be a huge threat. Lurking in the shadows and controlling the magic that saps the Shadow Isles, you may expect Viego to absolutely ruin enemy teams. You can findmore details on his releasehere.

Viego, the Ruined King, arrives in League of Legends this patch.

Aatrox, Olaf, and Maokai headline LoL patch 11.2 nerf list

Lead gameplay designer Mark ‘Scruffy’ Yetteroutlined the changesplayers can expect on League’s patch 11.2 in a tweet on January 7. The most important changes were nerfs to healing. Despite buffs to Grievous Wounds,drain tanks are still decimating the meta. These “healing edge cases,” like Aatrox and Olaf, are only part of League’s healing problem. Riot are also looking at generic healing reduction across the board, especially Domination rune Ravenous Hunter. The rune is getting a scaling nerf with reduced healing per stack.The top support right now, Maokai, has also been targeted in this patch’s nerf. Imperial Mandate — his core item — will now be less effective with its cooldown timing change meaning it’s harder to proc, while his Saplings are also being toned down. Darius, Elise, Ivern, and Nunu were also hit with nerfs.

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A number of champions got just the perfect item for their kit inthe Mythic item overhaulin preseason 11. However, a number of champions lost their identity ⁠— especially users who relied on Glacial Augment.

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Senna is one of those champs, but Riot is looking out for her with healing changes. Umbral Glaive — one of her core items — is getting a price drop too.