Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Update 12.6 Patch Details & Skins

The highly anticipated release of Teamfight Tactics (TFT) update 12.6 is right around the corner and fans are dying to know what balance changes and fixes are included in the upcoming patch.

DualShockers has put together a list of some of the most important changes included in the TFT update 12.6, including a breakdown of the nerfs coming to Hecarim and Tryndamere and the buffs coming to Azir, Darius, Jax, and Nidalee. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Update 12.6 Patch Details

Although the full patch notes are yet to be shared, DualShockers has acquired some early patch details courtesy of a press release from Riot Games. Check out some of the most important bits coming to TFT in update 12.6 below:

CHAMPIONS

Azir

• Health growth increased.
• Health Growth: 92 > 105
• Health At Level 18: 2116 > 2337

Darius

• R base damage increased.
• Minimum True Damage: 100/200/300 (+75% bonus AD) > 125/250/375 (+75% bonus AD)

Hecarim

• Q and E base damage decreased late.
• Q Rampage Base Damage: 60/97/134/171/208 (+85% bonus AD) > 60/90/120/150/180 (+85% bonus AD)
• E Devastating Charge Minimum Total Damage: 30/50/70/90/110 (+55% bonus AD) > 30/45/60/75/90 (+55% bonus AD)
• E Devastating Charge Maximum Total Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+110% bonus AD) > 60/90/120/150/180 (+110% bonus AD)

Illaoi

• QoL change on R and several bug fixes.
• R Leap of Faith: now casts with Illaoi facing toward your cursor, allowing for more favorable Tentacle spawn locations.
• When Illaoi attacks a Vessel while empowered by W – Harsh Lesson, nearby inactive Tentacles will now slam her target as soon as they become active (short delay removed)
• Spell queueing has been added to W – Harsh Lesson and R – Leap of Faith, so you can now buffer other spells while casting them
• W – Harsh Lesson’s visual indicators have been fixed and will show the correct range of her empowered basic attacks
• Tentacles can no longer spawn on either team’s base gates on Summoner’s Rift
• Vessels no longer contribute to Illaoi’s creep score when they expire or are destroyed[*] Q – Tentacle Smash and E – Test of Spirit will now be visible to nearby enemy champions when cast from Fog of War

Jax

• Base health increased
• W base damage increased
• Base Health: 593 > 615
• W Empower Magic Damage: 40/75/110/145/180 (+60% AP) > 50/85/120/155/190 (+60% AP)

Nidalee

• Human W cost decreased
• E mana cost decreased late and cast range increased
• Cougar W damage radius increased
• W Bushwhack Mana Cost: 40/45/50/55/60 > 30/35/40/45/50
• E Primal Surge Mana Cost: 50/60/70/89/90 > 50/55/60/65/70
• E Primal Surge Cast Range: 600 > 900 (now matches W – Bushwhack)
• Cougar Form W Pounce Damage Radius: 225 > 250

Rengar

• Passive – Unseen Preadtor:
  • HERE, KITTY KITTY: Rengar’s next leap will grant 1 Ferocity ||| only if he has 0 Ferocity >>> upon losing all Ferocity stacks (no matter how much Ferocity he gains before his next leap).
  • PURRFECT POUNCIES: Rengar will be able to leap after 0.35 seconds in brush or camouflage (or Senna’s E – Curse of the Black Mist camouflage) consistently, rather than based on a 0.3-0.45 second timer (Leap range has been slightly increased to offset variability).
  • FEROCIOUS FELINE: Rengar now has a Ferocity resource bar that indicates how much Ferocity he currently has (Stacks generated by leaps will have a different color so you’ll know if you’ll gain Ferocity on your next leap)

• Q Savagery:
  • SAVAGE STRIKES: Rengar’s next basic attack after casting Q – Savagery will now always be a critical strike. Each 1% critical strike chance increases the attack’s damage by 0.66%.
  • SCRATCHING POSTS: Q – Savagery now also applies to basic attacks against towers
  • THAT WASN’T CATNIP: Q – Savagery no longer applies to basic attacks against plants

• E Bola Strike:
  • NO CAST, ONLY THROW: Rengar can now throw his E – Bola Strike instantly (with zero cast time) during leaps 
  • PEEKABOO: Now grants true sight and normal vision 150 units around the first enemy hit for 2 seconds

• R Thrill of The Hunt:
  • PREDATORY INSTINCT: Now grants not only true sight, but also normal vision 100 units around the nearest enemy

Tryndamere

• E cooldown reduction per crit decreased
• R cooldown increased
• E Spinning Slash: Cooldown Reduction per Critical Strike :: 1 second (2 seconds against champions) >>> 0.75 seconds (1.5 seconds against champions)
• R Undying Rage: Cooldown :: 110/100/90 seconds >130/110/90 seconds

ITEMS

Immortal Shield Bow

• Life Steal: 10% > 8% (12% > 10% for Ornn Masterwork item, Bloodward)
• Shield Amount: 275-650 (levels 1-18) > 275-700 (levels 1-18) (same applies to Bloodward)
• Mythic Passive: Empowers each of your Legendary items with 5 bonus AD and 70 health (same applies to Bloodward)

Blade of The Ruined King

• Life Steal: 10% > 8%

Vampiric Scepter

• Life Steal: 10% > 8%

RUNES

Ravenous Hunter Replaced With Treasure Hunter

• CASH ONLY PLZ: Gain 70 gold when you claim a Bounty Hunter</em> stack. This bounty is increased by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack.

Fleet Footwork

• Healing When Fully Energized: 10-100 (levels 1-18) (+40% bonus AD) (+30% AP) >>> 10-100 (levels 1-18) (+30% bonus AD) (+20% AP)

Legend: Bloodline

• Life Steal per Legend Stack: 0.6% (up to 9% at 15 stacks) >>> 0.4% (up to 6% at 15 stacks)
• MORE BLOOD(LINE): After reaching maximum Legend stacks, your maximum health increases by 100

Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Update 12.6 Skins Revealed

Riot Games also revealed all of the upcoming skins and chromas set to be released in the patch, all of which can be found below:

Skins

• Battle Bunny Prime Riven 
• Battle Bunny Miss Fortune
• Battle Bat Vayne
• Battle Wolf Sylas
• Battle Cat Jinx
• Prestige Battle Cat Jinx
• Ashen Knight Pyke

Chromas

• Battle Bunny Prime Riven 
• Battle Bunny Miss Fortune
• Battle Bat Vayne
• Battle Wolf Sylas
• Battle Cat Jinx
• Prestige Battle Cat Jinx
• Ashen Knight Pyke (Emberwoken)