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Forgetful Riot? Akali receives buffs in League Patch 12.18 despite no mention in patch notes

Fear the assassin with new quality-of-life changes!

Patch 12.18 only went live yesterday, and it’s already one of the most talked about League of Legends patches in recent memory. This notoriety is mostly because of large-scale behavior and autofill system changes, annual Lee Sin Worlds buffs, and Riot forgetting to include a champion into the patch notes.

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While there is already enough conversation topics for Patch 12.18, a Redditor seemingly discovered Akali quality-of-life changes that do not only help her identify stealthed targets but also allow her to recast the spell on invisible targets.

Akali, who wasn’t mentioned in the patch notes at all, received a cutting-edge QoL update that now gives her Shuriken Flip True Sight. Additionally, Akali can now recast Shuriken Flip on invisible/camouflaged Targets just like Lee Sin can with his Sonic Wave/ Resonating Strike.

In the past, Akali’s Shuriken Flip did reveal enemies in Fog of War or brushes, but it never revealed stealthed targets, let alone allowed Akali to recast the spell on invisible targets.

Since these changes are no joke and will definitely have a great impact on Akali’s winrate, Riot should have mentioned these quality-of-life changes in the patch notes to spread awareness of this new mechanic and its interactions. It will be interesting to see how things progress now the buff is in the game.


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Izabela Tomakic
Staff Writer & World of Warcraft lead. Izabela has a long history with writing and games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Fortnite, and The Sims. Before finding her home at Dot Esports in 2021, Izabela was an English teacher and a freelancer at Hotspawn, GGRecon, and Gameranx. In her free time, you’ll find her writing novels, wandering Azeroth, or inting on Summoner’s Rift.