League of Legends patch 12.20 is due to arrive next week, and Riot Games have recently provided fans with a glimpse of some of the things that they can expect to see in the new update.With the MOBA title slowly inching towards its preseason period, the developers will soon start making drastic changes around the Rift. But for now, the upcoming patch will hope to deal with some outliers and introduce certain balance changes to a few champions in the game.Matt Leung-Harrison@RiotPhroxzonFull 12.20! Buffs to a few languishing champions and nerfs to Sett mid, Aatrox and Maokai. Aiming for power neutral for Sett top. Making FH more of a damage deviation for fighters, Demonic slightly worse (but still good) as a 1 item splash for tanks (Zac, Amumu,e tc.)1333174Full 12.20! Buffs to a few languishing champions and nerfs to Sett mid, Aatrox and Maokai. Aiming for power neutral for Sett top. Making FH more of a damage deviation for fighters, Demonic slightly worse (but still good) as a 1 item splash for tanks (Zac, Amumu,e tc.) https://t.co/dk8rFvrwn3In a recent tweet, Riot's Phroxzon (Lead Designer) stated that League of Legends patch 12.20 would be introducing:“Buffs to a few languishing champions and nerfs to Sett mid, Aatrox, and Maokai. Aiming for power neutral for Sett top. Making FH more of a damage deviation for fighters, Demonic slightly worse (but still good) as a 1 item splash for tanks (Zac, Amumu, etc.).”The buffs to both Rammus and Evelynn will be one of the biggest highlights of this update, alongside the nerfs to Sett and Maokai.League of Legends patch 12.20 complete pre-notesBefore moving on to the list of changes, it’s important to note here that all of these pre-notes are tentative and may not arrive alongside the final patch update. Riot Games will first test them out in the League of Legends PBE before shipping them off with the final update later next week.Hence, players might find a fair bit of disparity between the pre-notes and the official League of Legends 12.20 update.1) Champion BuffsJayceMelee W Mana Restore: 6/8/10/12/14/16 >>> 10/12/14/16/18/20Bonus AR/MR: 5/15/25/35 >>> 5/15/25/35 (+7.5% bonus AD)Wukong (Top)R AD Ratio per Cast: 220% >>> 275%GwenQ Damage Per Snip: 10-26 >>> 10-30Q Final Snip Damage: 60-140 > 60-160EvelynnQ Marked Bonus Damage: 10-50 > 15-55W Charm Duration: 1-2s > 1-2.25sZiggsQ Damage: 85-285 > 95-295RammusW Self Slow: RemovedR Speed: 105% of original MS >>> 110% of original MS2) Champion NerfsSettMR: 32 >>> 28P Regen: 0.25/0.5/1/2 >>> 0.15/0.5/1/2Right Punch B AD Ratio: 50% >>> 55%AatroxP Heal: 100% of damage dealt >>> 80% of damage dealtMaokaiP Healing: 4.5-12% of max health >>> 4-10% of max healthR CD: 120-80s > 120-100s3) Champion AdjustmentsElise Q Range QOL Q Cast Range: 625 >>>575Target's Hitbox Center >>> Target's Hitbox EdgeBlitzcrank (Supp vs Jg) P Shield: 30% Max mana >>> 15-45% Max Mana, scaling with champ lvlQ Damage: 105/155/205/255/305 >>>105/150/195/240/285,W Monster Damage: 60-180 >>> 60-220E Damage: 200% tAD (+25% AP) >>> 175% tAD (+25% AP)E Bonus Monster Dmg: 150% tAD (+125% AP) >>> 175% tAD (+125% AP),E[NEW]: Monsters and Minions are now occasionally sent to the moon when overkilled4) System BuffsMortal ReminderAAs to Trigger GW:3 >>> 2Sterak's GageBonus AD: 45% base AD >>> 50% base ADShield Amount: 75% bonus HP >>> 80% bonus HPDecay Time: 3.75s >>> 4.5s5) System NerfsLethal TempoCapstone Bonus AA Range: 50/75 (melee/ranged) >>> 50 for allFrozen HeartTotal Cost: 2500 >>> 2700 — Armor: 80 >>> 90Rock Solid Base Reduction: 7>>> 56) System AdjustmentsDemonic EmbraceHealth: 450 >>> 350AP: 60 >>> 75Ranged Burn Damage: 1% > 0.8% Max HealthLeague of Legends patch 12.20 is set to drop next week on October 19, 2022, and will be one of the last patch updates before the game's pre-season officially goes live.