Season 11 of League of Legends recently ended and now Riot Games are gearing up for their next season at the start of 2022. As always, there are tons of updates and changes made to the game at the start of every season to keep the game fresh. If you want to know about the complete patch schedule of League of Legends season 12, you’ve come to the right place.
There are tons of buffs, nerfs, new additions, and changes being made to the game. On top of that, Riot Games also revealed the schedule for their future patches during the entirety of season 12. With that said, let’s dive straight and check out the complete patch schedule of League of Legends season 12.
League Of Legends Season 12 Patch Notes, Changes, and Release Date
Currently, Riot Games rolled out the preseason which brings in some of the changes of season 12 so that the players can get familiar with them. There are about 24 patches expected during the entirety of season 12. Patches arrive roughly every two weeks and they include tons of buffs and nerfs to various champions.
When Do The Patches Go Live?
These patches initially get released on the public beta environment (PBE) server where players can try the update and give their feedback. Afterward, it gets released on the live servers for everyone to play. Usually, the updates come on a Tuesday but in some rare cases, they can go live on a Wednesday as well.
Usually, there is a small maintenance time of about 3 hours around 3 AM PT for North American servers, 5 AM in the UK, and 3 AM for the major European North-East servers.
League of Legends Patch Schedule
We have all the dates for the updates coming into season 12. Keep in mind that these dates are not final and some patches can be delayed. If any of the dates change, we will keep you updated. Here is the complete schedule for the season 12 patch updates:
| Patch Number | Date |
| 12.1 | Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
| 12.2 | Wednesday, January 19, 2022 |
| 12.3 | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
| 12.4 | Tuesday, February 15, 2022 |
| 12.5 | Tuesday, March 1, 2022 |
| 12.6 | Tuesday, March 29, 2022 |
| 12.7 | Tuesday, April 12, 2022 |
| 12.8 | Tuesday, April 26, 2022 |
| 12.9 | Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
| 12.10 | Tuesday, May 24, 2022 |
| 12.11 | Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
| 12.12 | Wednesday, June 22, 2022 |
| 12.13 | Tuesday, July 12, 2022 |
| 12.14 | Tuesday, July 26, 2022 |
| 12.15 | Tuesday, August 9, 2022 |
| 12.16 | Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
| 12.17 | Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| 12.18 | Tuesday, September 20, 2022 |
| 12.19 | Tuesday, October 4, 2022 |
| 12.20 | Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
| 12.21 | Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
| 12.22 | Tuesday, November 15, 2022 |
| 12.23 | Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
| 12.24 | Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
Major Champion Changes in Season 12
Rengar
With the introduction of season 12, Rengar has been on the weaker side of the scale. He was in massive need of some buffs and Riot Games finally listened. Rengar will receive a buff to his ultimate ability Thrill of the Hunt. The hunter has a new passive when you level up his ultimate at level 6.
As you can see in the image above, Rengar can now leap when he is camouflaged. This opens up tons of possibilities for players and will change how the champion works. Now, you can jump when your allies make you camouflaged, and even when the Chemtech Drake changes the map. This will allow Rengar to have more presence on the map.
Janna
With the introduction of the new season, Riot Games are shipping out a mini-rework for Janna. Players have been mostly playing Janna as a poke-enchanter instead of utility support. Riot Games are giving some major buffs to her Q ability while balancing the rest of her kit. This will open up a new build path for the champion for you to try out.
With buffs to her Q ability and adjustments to the W ability, she will now be utility support that will focus on wave clear and shielding. While the damage on her W is increased, it has a significantly longer cooldown which means that you cannot use it for poking the enemy in the lane. Her base stats are also being nerfed as she is losing some range and reworking how her increased movespeed works.
These changes haven’t landed well with most Janna mains as they feel like she is now just a shield spam support. However, Lulu, Yummi, and Nami are much better options in terms of shielding and healing.
These are all the patch schedules and major champion changes coming to League of Legends in season 12. Let us know if you are excited for the new season of League of Legends and what change are you looking forward to. We would love to know your thoughts regarding this matter.
