The TFT Patch 12.13 Patch Notes were officially released on July 13, and this article will give a rundown of all the notable buffs, nerfs, and adjustments that players will be witness to in this Teamfight Tactics patch.
In addition to the usual balance changes, patch 12.13 brings slightly shorter game times, improvements to Double Up, and a rework for Aurelion Sol!
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System Changes
Minor changes were made to help decrease the length of games. Augment Rounds, Treasure Dragon, and the round immediately after Treasure Dragon, have all been shortened by 10 seconds.
Player damage in Stage 8 has been increased to 150 in Standard and Double Up games
Large Changes
Traits
The Assassin, Astral, Ragewing and Shimmerscale traits have received the most notable Trait changes this patch.
The Assassin nerf comes in response to their consistent strength in comparison to other traits. The Ragewing buff and adjustments come in response to comps with Ragewing 6 and 9 being underused in comparison to adding Ragewing 3 to buff Xayah and Swain carries. The Ragewing changes will hopefully make the trait more viable overall.
Units
Some notable buffs and nerfs to units are:
The Lilia and Hecarim buffs point toward Cavalier comps getting some attention from the developers, and will hopefully become a stronger pick. Swain and Xayah nerfs come in response to their carry potential, and hopefully with this slight nerf players will feel more compelled to run more than just Ragewing 3. The Volibear nerfs came in response to his power in the midgame. Shyvana buffs and nerfs will hopefully make her more viable for those trying to run Ragewing 6 and 9.
The biggest Unit changes took place on Aurelion Sol, who was reworked. Black Hole now increased damage taken by enemies by 20%, and Black Holes generated after 20 seconds of combat are larger and deal 50% more damage; however, the size of black holes no longer scales with the number of casts. Aurelion Sol’s Mana is now 40/90. An article explaining why Aurelion Sol underwent this rework can be read here.
Augments
One of the biggest changes made to Augments is that Blue Battery will no longer be stacking with Blue Buff. Other notable Augment changes are:
Some notable small changes of the 12.13 Patch are:
