TFT Patch 12.17: the arrival of set 7.5
Available for two weeks on the PBE, the set 7.5 finally arrives on the live servers with the TFT patch 12.17. Let’s discover together all the novelties of this important update which reinforces the importance of dragons in compositions with an overhaul of the Dragon trait. On the program: additions, but also deletions of champions and traits, as well as buffs, nerfs and adjustments for augments and items.
TFT patch 12.17: trait changes
To view in detail the features added and removed by this TFT patch 12.17, I refer you to our article dedicated to the changes of the 7.5 set of TFT. The same for the Complete overhaul of the Dragon trait, which now works in synergy to be able to stack them. As for the changes to the existing traits, there are a lot of them due to a lot of tier changes, which will create brand new comps.
Trait buffs
Features | Patch 12.17 TFT Trait Buffs |
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Assassin |
Critical hit damage increased from 5/25/45% to 10/25/75% and critical hit chance from 15/30/45% to 20/40/75%. |
The trait nerves
Line adjustments
Features | Patch 12.17 TFT trait adjustments |
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Gunner |
Cannoneer champions now have 175/350/550% bonus area damage with cannonball. Tiers go from 2/3/4/5 to 2/4/6. |
Fighter |
HP bonus increased from 200/325/500/800 to 180/350/600/1000. |
Cosmic |
At the end of each fight, you now receive a cosmic orb, the quality of the content of which is increased by the star level of your champions. Cosmic champions now gain 10/30/75 power and tiers changed from 3/6/9 to 3/5/8. |
Dragonmancer |
Tiers changed from 3/6/9 to 2/4/6/8. The Dracomancer’s Blessing grants a bonus of 250/600/900/1200 HP and 18/30/50/75 Ability Power, which is buffed by 10% per star level of your champions of this trait. |
Sorcerer |
Tiers change from 2/4/6 to 2/3/4 and Sorcerers gain 4/6/8 mana when casting a skill. |
Furial |
Tiers changed from 3/6/9 to 2/4/6/8 and provide 50/100/175/250% attack speed and 15/30/50/75% omnivampirism to Furywing champions . |
Guardian |
Tier 8 added to Guardians and shield bonus based on HP changed from 30/50/75% to 25/40/70/125%. |
Guild |
Guild Tiers are now 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 and Power Bonus changed from 100/120/140/160/180/200/225% to 100/110/120/130/ 140/150/165/180%. Sejuani’s bonus increased from 100 to 130 HP, Twitch’s from 10% to 13% attack speed. For his part, Jayce gives a bonus of 5 points of attack damage and power, while Zippy offers 8 points of armor and magic resistance, which are multiplied by 3 thanks to his triple trait Guild. |
Jade |
Tiers changed from 3/6/9/12 to 3/5/7/9 and summon 1/2/3/4 Jade Statues, which provide 10/25/45/88% bonus attack speed and regenerates 2/3/5/8% of max HP every 2 seconds. |
Shapeshifter |
Tier 6 is removed and Metamorph champions give a bonus of 50/125 PV at the time of transformation. |
Murmur |
Tier 8 is removed and Whisper champions give a stacking damage bonus of 1/3/5/8 to 1/3/6. The Whisper emblem is no longer available in augments or tomes. |
Storm |
Lightning true damage bonus changed from 5/20/35/50% to 5/15/25/35%, but no longer gives attack speed. However, lightning now increases the damage of Storm champions by 10/30/60/120%. |
Viftireur |
Tiers go from 2/4/6 to 2/3/4/5 and provide 10/15/25/35% bonus attack speed per hex. |
TFT patch 12.17: champion changes
Just like the traits, I redirect you to our dedicated article to consult the exhaustive list of champions added and removed with the arrival of the TFT set 7.5. As for the changes to champions in TFT patch 12.17Dragons are almost all getting stat nerfs, but this is just a balancing to counteract the ability to stack them which makes them much more powerful.
Champion buffs
The nerves of champions
Champion Adjustments
TFT patch 12.17: changes to Augments
On the side of TFT Patch 12.17 Augmentsthere are also several additions detailed in the table below and the removed seven optimizations : Improvised Armor, Artificial Vanguard, Assassin’s Emblem, Furiawing’s Emblem, Cosmic Heart, Whisper Crown, Meditation.
Augment buffs
Augments nerfs
Augment Adjustments
TFT patch 12.17: item changes
Finally, let’s end with the TFT patch 12.17 item changes. Among the major changes, the Frozen Heart is replaced by the Protector’s Vow, as are the Assassin and Furiawing emblems, which are replaced by the Lagoon and Viftireur emblems respectively.
Item buffs
The nerves of items
Items | Patch 12.17 TFT item nerfs |
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Morellonomicon |
The HP threshold to trigger the damage bonus has been increased from 2200 to 1900. |
Item adjustments
That’s all for the TFT patch 12.17 changes. With so many changes, the meta may take time to stabilize and it will probably be necessary to wait for the next patch to reduce the impact of combinations of traits, champions, augments and items that are too powerful. To stay informed of the news of the game and take advantage of our advice and tips, I invite you to consult our page dedicated to Teamfight Tactics.