Changes to support items in solo lane will likely end the first part of Punishment Janna in League of Legends patch 12.4

Janna’s most infamous iteration to date, along with a host of other champions, is being nerfed in League of Legends’ Patch 12.4 coming.

According to a patch preview tweet for April 12 released by one of the game’s designers, Riot Phlox, supports in solo lanes will see changes to the sky-high survivability of the game. them and other champions at all levels of play will dwindle next week.

“Smite top Janna,” as the infamous construction is known, will have its own chapter written about it in the game’s history books after The Rage of the Storm. recently got a significant upgrade to her kit. This iteration of Janna has the highest win rate of any champion in Platinum + play at 55.34%, according to Lolalytics. It also feels play in the LCS last weekend when FlyQuest top laner Kumo drove it to a nearly 50-minute win over CLG.

The tweak being labeled as such means that Riot’s intention is not to make spellcasters absolutely terrible in solo lanes, but to counter this particular strategy, which involves sacrificing entire lanes, generating passive income with a booster item (most commonly Spellthief’s Edge), and using Smite to steal enemy jungle camps and security keys for funds side-by-side objective bonus with a jungler for getting back into the game late. The changelog indicates that Riot has specifically identified support items as the main culprit.

Three junglers of different shapes and sizes will be negatively affected by the upcoming changes, namely Nunu & Willump, Master Yi, and Qiyana, although the latter three may suffer a nerf in lane between for her. 53.3 percent win rate in this role.

Dr. Mundo has caused terror in the top lane in solo queue, but not nearly as much in pro play. Blitzcrank and Veigar also suffer from nerfs, not long after the Little Demon received two bonus spells for his Q, Smash Strike, and his passive, Phenomenal Demon Power, which boosts his health. his already amazing scale.

Zeri, once the host, is appearing in the nerf column for the second time in a lot of patches. The various minor nerfs to her kits in patch 12.3 seem to be overshadowed by the changes to Trinity Force in that same patch, as Zaun’s Spark has been an important factor important in the professional and amateur game, ranked first at a ban rate above 60 percent in Plat+.

Patch 12.4 is scheduled to release on Wednesday, February 16.