TFT patch 12.20 notes: Guild & Xayah nerfs, more Dragon changes

❘ Published: 2022-10-18T18:00:00

Riot Games

TFT patch 12.20 is here as Riot continues their assault on two big comps: Xayah and Dragons. The developers are taking a different approach to the former with Guild nerfs, while the latter sees a smattering of beefy units nerfed: here’s the patch notes.

TFT Set 7.5 is nearing its end, but there’s still balancing to be done in the lead-up to the Dragonlands Championship. TFT patch 12.20 doesn’t include many significant meta shifts, but it is primed to open up more comps.

Nerfs to high-cost boards like Xayah and Dragons could open up some lower-cost reroll options and power up some already strong teams like Olaf. Some crutch traits like Guild and its flexibility are also being targeted.

Here’s what you need to know about TFT patch 12.20, including the full patch notes.

What’s changing in TFT patch 12.20?

Guild-centric nerfs to hurt Xayah and Daeja flex comps

Xayah has been in the meta for all of TFT Set 7.5, standing up as a big four-cost threat with her feathers rending for plenty of damage. It’s been bolstered not by Ragewing but Guild, with the flexible stat-buffing trait being a big splash option in the comp.

However Guild-centric nerfs are set to hurt that, plus other flex teams like Daeja and more who build around the trait. Attack speed and omnivamp offered by the trait are being reduced, and the multiplier for having multiple Guild units is also being cut.

It’s not all bad news for Xayah ⁠— she’s receiving a buff at three-star, and 8 Ragewing is also being bolstered, but those are hard to hit. For the most part, expect Xayah to be just a little bit weaker due to these nerfs.

More Dragon nerfs to Ao Shin, Sy’fen, more

On top of Xayah, Dragons have once again dominated the discussion in the Dragonlands. It was opened up thanks to it becoming a stacking vertical trait, but the Dragons have been finding too much success.

With 4 Dragons ⁠— or even 6 Dragons with the Ascended buff ⁠— becoming a common late-game comp, Riot is reining in some individual power. Ao Shin, Daeja, Shi Oh Yu, Shyvana, Sohm, Swain, Sy’fen, and Terra are all being changed in some capacity.

Out of those eight, only Shyvana is getting buffed, and the buffs are only for her three-star variant. The rest are being nerfed slightly to substantially, potentially opening up more traditional champions as carries.

Reroll buffs to Ezreal, Wukong could diversify meta

Speaking of those traditional champions, Riot is trying to bring one and two-cost reroll back into the fold. Yone is the only reliable reroll comp currently, as well as arguably Dragonmancer Karma, but in TFT patch 12.20 there’ll be some more options for players.

Big buffs to Ezreal and Wukong at their three-star spikes could make them fringe carries in the right situations. Lillia, Lux, and Kai’Sa are also being buffed, opening up some more AP boards as well.

You can find the full TFT patch 12.20 notes below, courtesy of Riot.