2022 is here, League of Legends fans, which means another year packed with gameplay updates, new champions to welcome to the MOBA game, and plenty of new skins. League of Legends patch 12.1 has headed to live servers, bringing a handful of item and champ changes and some snazzy new Elderwood skins. Now, it’s time to see what the second patch of the Season 12 League of Legends patch schedule will bring.
The big news for 12.2 is the arrival of brand-new champion, Zeri. It seems she might have made a slightly premature debut as her universe and biography pages (which went live January 4) appear to have now been taken down, though we have an idea of what she’s all about from the details that were offered in these when live. As reported by Surrenderat20, Zeri will be known as The Spark of Zaun, and will be a marksman champ who “channels her electric magic to charge herself and her custom-crafted gun”. We don’t know anything about her abilities beyond a few hints in the bio and universe info, but you can check out a fuller description in Zeri’s section below.
Patch 12.2 also brings new skins for three champions. Akshan and Janna are getting Crystal Rose skins, while Elise is getting a Withered Rose style. You can take a look at these in action in the notes below.
Without further ado, here are the tentative League of Legends patch 12.2 notes (cheers, Surrenderat20!):
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 12.2 RELEASE DATE AND DOWNTIME
The League of Legends Season 12 patch schedule has now been rolled out, so we know that League of Legends patch 12.2 is due to go live on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
Maintenance times haven’t yet been confirmed, but usually begin at 3am PT for NA servers, 5am UK time for EUW servers, and 3am CET for EUNE servers, and last for approximately three hours, so expect downtime to start sometime around then.
League of Legends patch 12.2 – New Champion, Zeri
Zeri, the Spark of Zaun
Zeri’s Bio
“A headstrong, spirited young woman from Zaun’s working-class, Zeri channels her electric magic to charge herself and her custom-crafted gun. Her volatile power mirrors her emotions, its sparks reflecting her lightning-fast approach to life. Deeply compassionate toward others, Zeri carries the love of her family and her home into every fight. Though her eagerness to help can sometimes backfire, Zeri believes one truth to be certain: stand up for your community, and it will stand up with you.”
We’ll post all the info about Zeri’s abilities, stats, and release skin when she hits the PBE soon!
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 12.2 BALANCE CHANGES
Champion Changes
None just yet, but keep checking back on these notes, as we’ll post all the details of the champion, item, and/or rune changes here as and when they hit the testing servers.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PATCH 12.2 New Champion Skins
New Champion Skins
CRYSTAL ROSE AKSHAN
There’s no CRYSTAL ROSE AKSHAN splash art on the PBE just yet, but keep checking back!
CRYSTAL ROSE JANNA
There’s no CRYSTAL ROSE JANNA splash art on the PBE just yet, but keep checking back!
WITHERED ROSE ELISE
There’s no WITHERED ROSE ELISE splash art on the PBE just yet, but keep checking back!
A bunch of summoner icons and emotes on the PBE point to some other skins potentially coming up soon – here’s the list:
- Firecracker Diana
- Firecracker Sett
- Firecracker Teemo
- Firecracker Tristana
- Firecracker Xin Zhao
- Firecracker Yuumi
- Porcelain Amumu
- Porcelain Ezreal
- Porcelain Kindred
- Porcelain Lissandra
- Porcelain Lux
Now, ThePotatoWard has shared a bunch of splash art for the Firecracker skins on Twitter, so it looks like these will indeed be a bunch of upcoming skins – take a look below:
V12.2 – 1/5 | Firecracker Diana Splash Art#LeagueofLegends #RiotGames pic.twitter.com/ft3Sei5h6L
— ThePotatoWard – League+ (@ThePotatoWard) January 5, 2022
V12.2 – 1/5 | Firecracker Tristana Splash Art#LeagueofLegends #RiotGames pic.twitter.com/FZI839DZlY
— ThePotatoWard – League+ (@ThePotatoWard) January 5, 2022
V12.2 – 1/5 | Firecracker Teemo, Sett, and Xin Zhao Splash Art#LeagueofLegends #RiotGames pic.twitter.com/qoFa55Esz7
— ThePotatoWard – League+ (@ThePotatoWard) January 5, 2022
That’s it for the League of Legends patch 12.2 notes right now, LoL fans, but keep checking back on this page as there’s sure to be more in the way of gameplay updates and other changes coming to the PBE ahead of the update’s live debut soon.
Go catch up on the League of Legends patch 12.1 notes if you’re keen to see what’s just dropped. Plus, our sister site The Loadout has a LoL ranks explainer if you’re looking for some tips on how to climb those tiers. If you’re thinking of getting into the game as a newbie, then our best League of Legends champions for beginners and LoL beginners’ guides can help you get started.
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