The Void Empress brings a new meta to the Summoner's Rift alongside patch 12.11.

Patch 12.11 has recently dropped and it brings plenty of overall changes to League of Legends. A total of 29 legends have received various buffs and nerfs to keep themselves balanced. The likes of Gwen and Wukong were heavily nerfed, especially since both of these champions were two of the top five picks during MSI 2022. Riot Games also introduced several changes to many items, which includes items for mages, tanks, and fighters.

Aside from the many balance changes that Riot has made with patch 12.11, they also introduced their latest champion, Bel'Veth. The Void Empress is the latest in a long line of champions that will be available on the Summoner's Rift. However, Bel'Veth is only available via purchase through the in-game shop for 7,800 Blue Essence or 975 Riot Points. Her price will be reduced to 6,300 Blue Essence when patch 12.12 is released.

Lastly, Riot also brought in plenty of QoL changes and bug fixes to the game alongside behavioural systems updates as well as a change to the gameplay system, which has reduced incoming turret damage. Be sure to scroll down below to check out the full list.

Champions

New champion - Bel'Veth, the Void Empress

Passive - Death in Lavender

After using an ability, Bel'Veth’s next two attacks have increased attack speed. Additionally, whenever Bel'veth takes down a large monster or champion, she gains permanent bonus attack speed in the form of Lavender stacks.

Bel'Veth attacks faster than normal and does not have an attack speed cap. However, her attacks and on-hit effects deal reduced damage and she does not gain attack speed on level up.

Q - Void Surge

Bel'Veth dashes in one of four directions, dealing damage to all enemies she passes through and applying on-hit effects. Each direction has its unique cooldown that scales with attack speed.

W - Above and Below

Bel’Veth slams her tail down, dealing damage, knocking up, and slowing enemies hit. Upon hitting an enemy champion, this ability reduces Q - Void Surge’s dash cooldown in the direction of the champion hit.

E - Royal Maelstrom

Bel’Veth channels a storm of slashes around her, gaining damage reduction and increased life steal. Each slash strikes the lowest health enemy within her Maelstrom, dealing more damage the more health they are missing. The amount of slashes scales with her attack speed.

R - Endless Banquet

Passive: Every second attack against the same target deals additional True Damage, stacking infinitely. Takedowns against Epic Monsters and Champions leave behind a piece of Void Coral. Epic Monsters from the Void like Rift Herald and Baron Nashor drop special, voidier Void Coral.

Active: Bel’veth consumes a piece of Void Coral and explodes, slowing and dealing True Damage to nearby enemies based on their missing health. Upon consuming Void Coral, Bel’Veth temporarily changes into her True Form. Consuming Void Coral left by Epic Monsters from the Void (Rift Herald and Baron Nashor) grants Bel'Veth her true form for an extended duration and causes minions that die in her presence to be reborn as faithful Voidlings. Voidlings are small minions that will serve Bel’Veth by marching down the lane in which they were spawned.

True Form: When Bel’Veth unleashes her True Form, she gains increased max health, out-of-combat move speed, attack range, and total attack speed. While in her True Form, she also gains the ability to dash through walls with Q - Void Surge.

Buffs

Aphelios

Passive - The Hitman and the Seer

Bonus Attack Speed ~~6/12/18/24/30/36%~~ ⇒ 7.5/15/22.5/30/37.5/45%
Bonus Lethality ~~4.5/9/13.5/18/22.5/27~~ ⇒ 5.5/11/16.5/22/27.5/33

Caitlyn

(Q) - Piltover Peacemaker

Physical Damage: ~~50/90/130/170/210 (+130/145/160/175/190% AD)~~ ⇒ 50/90/130/170/210 (+125/145/ 165/185/205% AD)
Mana cost: ~~50/60/70/80/90~~ ⇒ 55/60/65/70/75

(E) - 90 Calibre Net

Magic Damage: ~~70/110/150/190/230 (+80% AP)~~ ⇒ 80/130/180/230/280 (+80% AP)
Cooldown: ~~16/14.5/13/11.5/10~~ ⇒ 16/14/12/10/8 seconds

Gragas

(Q) - Barrel Roll

Damage: ~~80/120/160/200/240 (+70% AP)~~ ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+80% AP)
Cooldown: ~~11/10/9/8/7~~ ⇒ 10/9/8/7/6 seconds

(E) - Body Slam

Cooldown: ~~16/15/14/13/12~~ ⇒ 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 seconds

Irelia

(Q) - Bladesurge

Healing: ~~7/8/9/10/11% AD~~ ⇒ 9/10/11/12/13% AD

(E) - Flawless Duet

Cooldown: ~~18/16.5/15/13.5/12~~ ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds

Lee Sin

Base stats

Base AD: 66 ⇒ 68

Nunu & Willump

(Q) - Consume

Healing against non-champions: ~~65/95/125/155/185 (+70% AP)(+6% bonus health)~~ ⇒ 65/95/125/155/185 (+90% AP) (+10% bonus health)
Healing against champions: ~~39/57/75/93/111 (+42% AP) (+3.6% bonus health)~~ ⇒ 39/57/75/93/111 (+54% AP) (+6% bonus health)

(E) - Snowball Barrage

Cooldown: ~~14 seconds at all ranks~~ ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds

Rakan

(Q) - Gleaming Quill

Healing: ~~18-90 (levels 1-18)~~ ⇒ 30 -115 (levels 1-18)

(W) - Grand Entrance

Cooldown: ~~18/16.5/15/13.5/12~~ ⇒ 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds

(E) - Battle Dance

Mana cost: ~~60/70/80/90/100~~ ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60
Shield Strength: ~~35/60/85/110/135 (+70% AP)~~ ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+70% AP)

Ryze

(E) - Spell Flux

Damage: ~~60/80/100/120/140 (+30% AP) (+2% bonus mana)~~ ⇒ 60/80/100/120/140 (+35% AP) (+2% bonus mana)
Mana cost: ~~40/55/70/85/100~~ ⇒ 35/45/55/65/75

Samira

Base stats

AD growth: 3 ⇒ 3.3
AD at level 18: ~~108~~ ⇒ 113.1

(Q) - Flair

Damage: ~~0/5/10/15/20 (+80/90/100/110/120% AD)~~ ⇒ 0/5/10/15/20 (+85/95/105/115/125% AD)

Sylas

(W) - Kingslayer

Mana cost: ~~60/70/80/90/100~~ ⇒ 50/60/70/80/90
Healing: ~~20/40/60/80/100 (+35% AP)~~ ⇒ 20/40/60/80/100 (+40% AP)
Cooldown: ~~13/11.25/9.5/7.75/6~~ ⇒ 12/10.5/9/7.5/6 seconds

(E) - Abscond/Abduct

Cooldown: ~~14/13/12/11/10~~ ⇒ 13/12/11/10/9 seconds

Tahm Kench

Passive - An Acquired Taste

Bonus magic damage on-hit: ~~8-60 (levels 1-18) (+2.5% bonus health)~~ ⇒ 8-60 (levels 1-18) (+4% bonus health)

(Q) - Tongue Lash

Heal upon landing: ~~10/12.5/15/17.5/20 (+3/3.5/4/4.5/5% missing health)~~ ⇒ 10/15/20/25/30 (+3/3.5/4/4.5/5% missing health)

(R) - Devour

Shield strength: ~~500/700/900~~ ⇒ 650/800/950

Taric

(Q) - Starlight's Touch

Heal per charge: ~~25 (+15% AP) (+0.75% of Taric's maximum health)~~ ⇒ 25 (+15% AP) (+1% of Taric's maximum health)
Mana cost: ~~65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85~~ ⇒ 60 at all ranks

(E) - Dazzle

Cooldown: ~~17/16/15/14/13~~ ⇒ 15/14/13/12/11 seconds
Stun duration: ~~1.25~~ ⇒ 1.5 seconds

Tryndamere

(Q) - Bloodlust

Base heal: ~~25/33/41/49/57~~ ⇒ 30/40/50/60/70
Base heal per fury stack: ~~0.45/0.75/1.05/1.35/1.65~~ ⇒ 0.5/0.95/1.4/1.85/2.3

(R) Undying Rage

Cooldown: ~~130/110/90~~ ⇒ 120/100/80 seconds

Xin Zhao

Passive - Determination

Healing: ~~6-74 (levels 1-18) (+7% AD) (+55% AP)~~ ⇒ 6-74 (levels 1-18) (+10% AD) (+55% AP)

(W) - Wind becomes Lightning

Thrust damage: ~~6-74 (levels 1-18) (+7% AD) (+55% AP)~~ ⇒ 6-74 (levels 1-18) (+10% AD) (+55% AP)
Mana cost: ~~60 at all ranks~~ ⇒ 60/55/50/45/40

Nerfs

Brand

Passive - Blaze

Passive burn damage: ~~3% maximum health over 4 seconds~~ ⇒ 2.5% maximum health over 4 seconds
Detonate burn damage: ~~10-14% (levels 1-17) maximum health~~ ⇒ 9-13% (levels 1-17) maximum health

Gwen

(W) - Hallowed Mist

Bonus armour and magic resistance while inside mist: ~~20 (+5% AP)~~ ⇒ 12/14/16/18/20 (+5% AP)
Cooldown: ~~22/20/18/16/14~~ ⇒ 22/21/20/19/18 seconds

(E) - Skip and Slash

Cooldown refunded on first attack: ~~60%~~ ⇒ 50%

Kayn

(Q) - Reaping Slash (Darkin Form)

Damage: ~~65% AD (+5% (+5.5% per 100 bonus AD) target maximum health)~~ ⇒ 65% AD (+5% (+5% per 100 bonus AD) target maximum health)

Kog'Maw

(Q) - Caustic Spittle

Armour and magic resistance shred amount: ~~25/27/29/31/33%~~ ⇒ 23/25/27/29/31%
Passive bonus attack speed: ~~15/20/25/30/35%~~ ⇒ 10/15/20/25/30%

Lillia

Base stats

Base health: ~~650~~ ⇒ 625

Master Yi

Base stats

Health growth: ~~106~~ ⇒ 100
Health at level 18: ~~2471~~ ⇒ 2369

Rengar

Base stats

Base health: ~~655~~ ⇒ 620

(R) - Thrill of the Hunt

Cooldown: ~~110/90/70~~ ⇒ 110/100/90 seconds

Senna

Passive - Absolution

Mist wraith drop rate from minions Senna kills: ~~2.166%~~ ⇒ 8.333%

(Q) - Piercing Darkness

Slow: ~~20% (+10% per 100 bonus AD)~~ ⇒ 15% (+10% per 100 bonus AD)
Slow duration: 2 ⇒ 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds

Swain

Passive - Ravenous Flock

Healing: ~~3.5/4.5/5.5/7%~~ ⇒ 3/4/5/6%

(W) - Vision of Empire

Magic damage: ~~80/120/160/200/240 (+70% AP)~~ ⇒ 80/115/150/185/220 (+55% AP)

(R) - Demonic Ascension

Healing per tick: ~~15/30/45 (+20% AP)~~ ⇒ 15/27.5/40 (+18% AP)

Taliyah

Base stats

Base health: ~~570~~ ⇒ 550

(Q) - Threaded Volley

Cooldown: ~~6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5/2.5~~ ⇒ 7/6/5/4/3 seconds
1-rock damage: ~~38/61/84/107/130 (+50% AP)~~ ⇒ 40/60/80/100/120 (+50% AP)
5-rock damage: ~~98.8/158.6/218.4/278.2/338 (+130% AP)~~ ⇒ 104/156/208/260/312 (+130% AP)
Boulder damage: ~~72.4/115.9/159.6/203.3/247 (+90% AP)~~ ⇒ 75/114/152/190/228 (+90% AP)

(E) - Unraveled Earth

Jungle rocks are sharper: Now does 150% damage to monsters

(R) - Weaver's Wall

Taliyah can no longer cast R - Weaver's Wall within 3 seconds of dealing non-proc damage

Bug fix

Fixed a bug where Taliyah would be unable to reactivate and destroy her wall if she took damage while the wall was up

Veigar

Base stats

Armour: 23 ⇒ 21
Armour growth: ~~3.75~~ ⇒ 4.0

(E) - Event Horizon

Cooldown: ~~18/16.5/15/13.5/12~~ ⇒ 20/18/16/14/12 seconds

Wukong

(W) - Warrior Trickster

Cooldown: ~~20/18/16/14/12~~ ⇒ 22/19.5/17/14.5/12 seconds

(E) - Nimbus Strike

Damage to monsters: ~~180%~~ ⇒ 160%

Adjusted

Fizz

Base stats

Health growth: ~~112~~ ⇒ 106
Health at level 18: ~~2544~~ ⇒ 2442
Mana growth: 37 ⇒ 52
Mana at level 18: ~~946~~ ⇒ 1201

Olaf

Base stats

Armour reduction: ~~20/22.5/25/27.5/30%~~ ⇒ 20% all ranks

Passive - Berserker Rage

Max. value threshold for life steal: ~~22.5% maximum health~~ ⇒ 30% maximum health

(Q) - Undertow

Damage: ~~60/110/160/210/260 (+100% bonus AD)~~ ⇒ 70/120/170/220/270 (+100% bonus AD)
Minimum time between casts: 3 ⇒ 2.5 seconds

(W) - Tough it Out

Cooldown: ~~16/14.5/13/11.5/10~~ ⇒ 16/15/14/13/12 seconds
Shielding: ~~10/40/70/100/130 (+ 22.5% missing health)~~ ⇒ 10/40/70/100/130 (+17.5% missing health)

(R) - Ragnarok

Passive armour and magic resistance: ~~10/25/40~~ ⇒ 10/20/30

Zeri

(Q) - Burst Fire

Active damage: ~~8/11/14/17/20 (+110/115/120/125/130% total AD)~~ ⇒ 8/11/14/17/20 (+105/110/115/120/125% total AD)
Passive charged damage: ~~90-200 (levels 1-18) (+90% AP) (+3-15% (levels 1-13) of target's maximum health)~~ ⇒ 90-200 (levels 1-18) (+90% AP) (+1-15% (levels 1-18) of target's maximum health)
Passive charged attack slow: ~~18/26/34/42/50% for 1 second~~ ⇒ REMOVED

(W) - Ultrashock laser

Damage: ~~10/45/80/115/150 (+140% AD) (+70% AP)~~ ⇒ 10/45/80/115/150 (+150% AD) (+70% AP)
Slow: ~~30/40/50/60/70%~~ ⇒ 30/35/40/45/50%
Cooldown: ~~13/12/11/10/9~~ ⇒ 12/11/10/9/8 seconds
(NEW) Rolling Thunder: If W - Ultrashock Laser hits a wall, it will now critically strike champions and monsters

(E) - Spark Surge

Cooldown: ~~22/20.5/19/17.5/16 seconds~~ ⇒ 24/22.5/21/19.5/18 seconds
Cooldown reduction per attack: 1 ⇒ 0.5 seconds
Cooldown reduction per critical strike: 3 ⇒ 1.5 seconds

(R) - Lightning Crash

Cooldown: ~~120/95/70~~ ⇒ 100/85/70 seconds
Movement speed stack: ~~1.5%~~ ⇒ 1%
Stacks per champion hit by Lightning Crash: 4 ⇒ 8

Items

Grievous Wounds - These changes apply to all Grievous Wounds items below, as well as Grievous Wounds applied by abilities (Katarina, Kled, Singed, Varus, and Ignite).

Grievous wounds: ~~30%~~ ⇒ 25% reduced healing
Empowered grievous wounds: 50% ⇒ 40% reduced healing

Bramble Vest

Passive: When struck by a basic attack on-hit, deal 3 ⇒ 4 magic damage to the attacker
Grievous wounds: ~~30%~~ ⇒ 25% (also applies to Thornmail)

Thornmail

Passive - thorns: When struck by a basic attack on-hit, deal ~~10 (+10% bonus armour)~~ ⇒ 10 (+20% bonus armour) magic damage to the attacker

Executioner's Calling

Attack damage: 15 ⇒ 20
Grievous wounds: ~~30%~~ ⇒ 25% (also applies to Chempunk Chainsword and Mortal Reminder)

Mortal Reminder

Passive - sepsis: Basic attacking a champion while they remain affected by Grievous Wounds ~~3 times~~ ⇒ 2 times increases the effect
Empowered grievous wounds: ~~50%~~ ⇒ 40%

Chempunk Chainsword

Attack damage: 45 ⇒ 55
Ability haste: 15 ⇒ 25
Empowered grievous wounds: ~~50%~~ ⇒ 40%

Oblivion Orb

Ability power: 30 ⇒ 35
Grievous wounds: ~~30%~~ ⇒ 25% (also applies to Morellonomicon and Chemtech Putrifier)

Morellonomicon

Ability power: 80 ⇒ 90
Health: ~~250~~ ⇒ 300
Empowered grievous wounds: ~~50%~~ ⇒ 40%

Chemtech Putrifier

Ability power: 55 ⇒ 60
Empowered grievous wounds: ~~50%~~ ⇒ 40%

Mage Items

Crown of the Shattered Queen

Ability power: 60 ⇒ 70 (80 ⇒ 90 for Ornn Masterwork item, Caesura)

Everfrost

Active - Slow/root duration ~~1.5~~ ⇒ 1 second (same for Ornn Masterwork item, Eternal Winter)

Liandry's Anguish

Torment - Burn damage: ~~60 (+6% AP) (+4% maximum health)~~ ⇒ 50 (+6% AP) (+4% maximum health) (same for Ornn Masterwork item, Liandry's Lament)

Night Harvester

Ability haste: 15 ⇒ 25 (20 ⇒ 30 for Ornn Masterwork item, Vespertide)
Cooldown (per champion) 40 ⇒ 30 seconds (same for Ornn Masterwork item, Vespertide)

Riftmaker

Ability power: 80 ⇒ 70 (100 ⇒ 90 for Ornn Masterwork item, Icathia's Curse)

Tank Items

Bami's Cinder

Total cost: ~~1,100~~ ⇒ 1,000 gold
Combine cost: ~~300~~ ⇒ 200 gold

Frostfire Gauntlet

Combine cost: ~~950~~ ⇒ 1050 gold (total cost unchanged)
Health: ~~350~~ ⇒ 450 (500 ⇒ 600 for Ornn Masterwork item, Rimeforged Grasp)

Sunfire Aegis

Combine cost: ~~700~~ ⇒ 800 gold (total cost unchanged)
Health: ~~350~~ ⇒ 450 (500 ⇒ 600 for Ornn Masterwork item, Forgefire Crest)

Turbo Chemtank

Combine cost: ~~950~~ ⇒ 1050 (total cost unchanged)
Health: ~~350~~ ⇒ 450 (500 ⇒ 600 for Ornn Masterwork item, Turbocharged Hexperiment)

Abyssal Mask

Magic resistance: 30 ⇒ 35
Unmake - Bonus magic resistance: Gain 7 ⇒ 9 bonus magic resistance per cursed enemy

Knight's Vow

Ability haste: 10 ⇒ 20

Randuin's Omen

Armour: 80 ⇒ 90

Spirit Visage

Magic resistance: 40 ⇒ 50

Zeke's Convergence

Armour: 25 ⇒ 35

Fighter Items

Death's Dance

Defy - Heal Ratio: ~~140%~~ ⇒ 120% bonus AD

Blade of the Ruined King

Life steal: 7% ⇒ 8%

Maw of Malmortius

Cooldown: 60 ⇒ 75 seconds

Sterak's Gage

The claws that catch - Bonus AD: ~~40%~~ ⇒ 45% base AD
Lifeline - Shield: ~~70%~~ ⇒ 75% bonus health

Goredrinker

Mythic Passive: 5 ⇒ 7 Ability Haste per Legendary item (same for Ornn Masterwork item, Ceaseless Hunger)

Kraken Slayer

Bring it down - Bonus true damage: ~~60 (+45% bonus AD)~~ ⇒ 50 (+40% bonus AD) (same for Ornn Masterwork item, Wyrmfallen Sacrifice)

Umbral Glaive

Cooldown: 35 ⇒ 40 seconds

Systems Update

Outer Turrets

Damage: ~~167-391~~ ⇒ 162-344 (minutes 0:00-13:30)
Note: Towers deal up to 120% increased damage to champions

Behavioural Systems

You will now be able to opt-in to the End of Game chat! Only by clicking on the chat icon or entering a chat message will you be able to see messages from other players in the post-game lobby. Clicking on the chat icon will turn on/off player messages.

Bug fixes and QoL changes

Fixed a bug where Qiyana’s Q - Edge of Ixtal would sometimes not deal damage to enemies moving toward her (*this bug should be resolved but due to the extremely low reproduction rate we cannot be 100% certain. We’ll be keeping a careful eye out for this bug going into patch 12.11)
Fixed a bug where Sylas’ healing from Fiora’s stolen R - Grand Challenge would not properly scale with his AP
Fixed a bug where Gnar would not receive the attack speed bonus from his E - Hop if his jump was interrupted by certain crowd control effects
Fixed a bug where Viego would retain Janna’s Passive - Tailwind after his possession of her expired
Fixed a bug where Viego’s E - Harrowed Path ability cooldown would be fully refreshed if he possessed another champion while an enemy champion was under the influence of possessed Swain’s E- Nevermove
Fixed a bug where Nidalee’s E - Primal Surge would not grant bonus attack speed when cast on allies
Fixed a bug where Graves’ runes would not swap off of Glacial Augment despite not being able to proc it (sorry Everfrost Graves mains)
Fixed a bug where Akshan’s head would change directions if he walked away from an enemy while casting R - Comeuppance
Fixed a bug where Kassadin’s W - Nether Blade would not display the on-hit VFX correctly
Fixed a bug where Sivir’s Q - Boomerang Blade would sometimes not be audible to allies if the target was hit in Fog of War
Fixed a bug where Sterak’s Gage would not accurately count the “Damage Blocked by Shields” tooltip counter
Fixed a bug where outer Turret Health bars would not explode upon breaking
Fixed a bug where Imperial Mandate’s debuff, Coordinated Fire, would not properly display its icon on the affected player’s debuff bar
Fixed a visual bug surrounding Clash to accurately display why the player cannot join a Clash Team
Fixed a visual bug where the last three players' report modals would be cropped in the End of Game screen
Fixed a visual bug that occurred when hovering the Summoner Icon in the End of Game screen
Fixed a bug where the Report Button in the scoreboard would get covered by longer names
Fixed a bug where player's Summoner Icons were missing from the Challenges leaderboards

Patch 12.11 introduces Bel'Veth, the latest League of Legends champion with a slew of changes