Lots of new stuff for Legends of Runeterra fans: emotes, card backs, a protector and more. Plus some buffs and nerfs for various cards. Here are the most important changes.

The Legends of Runeterra Patch Notes 1.2 are here and they are damn long. So the League of Legends card game update is packed with great new things and balance changes. For this, Riot wants to patch the game every other Tuesday 19:00 CEST from now on, but display the changes only 24 hours later. Thus, all platforms should be able to access the innovations at the same time.

Game balance in “Rising Tide”.

“With Rising Tide, we’ve adjusted some of our internal metrics to better keep track of the state of the meta,” Riot Games said. Every other patch, once a month, data from games will be used to adjust maps and the meta in general based on various criteria. The goal, according to Riot, is:

“Our overall goal for the game’s balance is to have a fair and diverse meta where every champion can achieve their gameplay dream. In doing so, we don’t expect all champions to be equally effective at the highest level of play. What is important is that each champion can enable and achieve exciting gameplay moments.

That sounds promising, doesn’t it? And already, a variety of maps have been changed to balance the meta.

Map changes

Shen

• In the first level increased the strength from 2 to 3
• In the second level strength increased from 3 to 4

Hecarim

• In the first level increased the strength from 4 to 5
• In the second level increased the strength from 5 to 9

Karma

• Mana cost in level 1 and 2 increased from 5 to 6

Vi

• Lowered health from 5 to 4 in the first level
• In the second level health decreased from 6 to 5

Vladimir

Previous Attack: Remove 1 life from each of the other attacking allies and deal 1 damage to each of the enemy Nexus. Now: Remove 1 life from each other attacking ally and drain 1 from the enemy nexus at a time.

Companions and spells

Big horn deer

• Strength from 4 to 3

Much-tested Ranger

• Strength from 4 to 3

Chevalier of Laurent

• Life from 1 to 2

Faithful badger bear

• Strength from 4 to 3

Independent

• Cost from 3 to 4

Legion’s rearguard

• Life from 2 to 1

Friendly Innkeeper

• Strength from 2 to 3

Deep Meditation

• Cost from 4 to 5

Newcomer to the bomb crew

• Life from 4 to 3

Awakening of the Brood

• Cost from 5 to 6

Long Tooth

• Life from 1 to 2

Monkey idol

• Life from 4 to 5

Two-armed bandit

• Strength from 0 to 1
• Life from 3 to 4

Playfields

With patch 1.2 comes a fancy new playfield in Legends of Runeterra with pixel powerups and chiptunes:

Rainbow Poro Protector and Sticker

How freaking cute is this one? According to the description of the new protector Rainbow Poro, his character is accepting, he loves love and is said to have the biggest hearts and brightest colors in Runeterra. The protector and the accompanying sticker are available for free until July 7, when they will be removed from the store. So be quick to secure it.

Card backs and emotes

Card backs and emotes don’t bring any game advantage, of course, but they are always nice. That’s why there are now four new stickers and a card back with a sword on it.

Besides these changes, there were several bug fixes and minor other innovations. You can read about them on the official Legends of Runeterra page.

All other news about LoR and League of Legends, as well as everything from the world of gaming can be found here on EarlyGame, for example our URF Tier List and the Top 5 LoR Starter Decks of the pros.

Patch Schedule – League of Legends 

League of Legends releases bug fixes, improvements and new content at regular intervals. Below you can find the patch schedule for 2022. Note: Patch dates are subject to change at any time and for a variety of reasons. We recommend that you visit this page one to two days before a scheduled patch to see if it has been rescheduled. If a patch is postponed up to 48 hours before its release, we will post a warning at the top of this page. 

PATCH SCHEDULED DATE

• 12.1 Wednesday, January 5, 2022 
• 12.2 Thursday, January 20, 2022 
• 12.3 Wednesday, February 2, 2022 
• 12.4 Wednesday, February 16, 2022 
• 12.5 Wednesday, March 2, 2022 
• 12.6 Wednesday, March 30, 2022 
• 12.7 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 
• 12.8 Wednesday, April 27, 2022 
• 12.9 Wednesday, May 11, 2022 
• 12.10 Wednesday, May 25, 2022 
• 12.11 Wednesday, June 8, 2022 
• 12.12 Thursday, June 23, 2022 
• 12.13 Wednesday, July 13, 2022 
• 12.14 Wednesday, July 27, 2022 
• 12.15 Wednesday, August 10, 2022
• 12.16 Wednesday, August 24, 2022
• 12.17 Thursday, September 8, 2022
• 12.18 Wednesday, September 21, 2022
• 12.19 Wednesday, October 5, 2022
• 12.20 Wednesday, October 19, 2022
• 12.21 Wednesday, November 2, 2022
• 12.22 Wednesday, November 16, 2022
• 12.23 Wednesday, December 7, 2022