Patch Note 2.2.12 is live in the Advanced Server and it is a big update. The patch introduces the new mage hero Dori, 17 hero adjustments covering buffs, nerfs and full revamps, major battlefield rule changes, 67 new emotes, 4 new avatar borders, 2 new event icons, and fresh assets for Kagura’s upcoming Legend skin. If you follow Mobile Legends news on Advanced Server, this patch changes both heroes and how the map works.
New Mage Hero Dori Enters Advanced Server
The main highlight of patch 2.2.12 is the new mage Dori. She is now available for testing in the Advanced Server. The full gameplay, skills and mechanics breakdown is already covered in a separate video. Dori is positioned as a new mid lane mage with a unique kit, and more details will be finalized before the original server release.
17 Hero Adjustments in Patch 2.2.12
This patch focuses on two goals: rebuilding heroes who still do not work properly and tuning heroes who became too strong after last week. Here are all 17 adjustments.
Major Revamps: Olus and Argus
- Olus: Passive revamped. After dealing skill damage to any unit, he gains enhanced basic attacks for 2 seconds, extendable up to 4 seconds. These attacks fire in a line, restore HP, slow enemies and gain extra attack range. Damage increased from 135 + 15 per hero level to 200 + 20 per hero level. Skill 2 first phase no longer grants hybrid lifesteal on hit, it now stuns. Second phase can be cast even if phase one misses. Both phases of his ultimate now slow enemies.
- Argus: Complete rework. Passive now grants initial crit chance and every critical hit adds a demonic slash that ignores part of physical defense, deals damage and restores HP. Skill 1 throws his demonic hand to damage and slow enemies, then pulls Argus to the location. Recast to dash and perform a wide slash. Skill 2 is now a charged sword thrust that damages and stuns. Hitting an enemy hero also grants attack speed. New ultimate removes all debuffs, deals massive area damage with extra damage based on max HP, and grants 4 seconds of death immunity. Damage dealt to enemy heroes during this state converts to HP when it ends. If ultimate is ready when Argus takes fatal damage, it activates automatically with no opening damage but still gives 4 seconds of immunity.
Mid Lane and Jungle Tuning
- Harith: Longer cooldowns but stronger casts. Skill 1 max level rises from 8 to 9, cooldown changes from 9 to 5.5 seconds to 10 to 6 seconds. Skill 2 also goes from level 8 to 9 and damage rises from 150 to 255 + 65% extra physical attack to 165 to 285 + 75% extra physical attack.
- Hanzo: Tank builds weakened, physical attack builds rewarded. Skill 1 recovery against turtle, lord or enemy heroes changes from 10 to 20% HP to 200 to 500 + 80% total physical attack. At max Pinnacle Ninja form, extra damage changes from 15 + 2% extra physical attack to 12 + 3%. Ultimate recovery after returning to body changes from 16% HP to 400 to 600 + 100% total physical attack.
- Lucas: Small late game nerf. Pulverizer maximum damage drops from 580 to 550. Starting damage remains 280.
- Kalea: Passive healing buffed from 40 + 10% max HP + 60% total magic power to 60 + 12% max HP + 80% total magic power.
- Atlas: Skill 2 cooldown increased from 12 to 10 seconds to 13 to 11 seconds after his last movement speed nerf.
- Yan: Skill 1 cooldown adjusted from 12 to 7 seconds to 12 to 9 seconds, reducing early game mobility.
Marksman, Fighter and Support Changes
- Miya: Moonlight Shadow damage reduced from 30 + 25% total physical attack to 25 + 20% total physical attack. Last week only the split arrow damage from her passive was reduced.
- Sun: Buffed overall. Passive recovery rises from 12% of doppelganger attack to 15%. Skill 1 and Skill 2 base damage increased from 200 to 400 to 280 to 480. Doppelganger damage increased from 55 to 60% and enhanced doppelganger damage from 70 to 90% to 80 to 100%.
- Aldous: Stack gain slowed. Siege minions and non-hero kills give 12 or 5 stacks down from 15 or 6. Enemy hero hits or kills give 5 or 12 down from 6 or 15. Nearby allied siege minions and non-hero kills give 6/2 down from 7/3.
- Hayabusa: Skill 2 phantom shuriken damage against heroes increased from 0.8 to 1.0 with better tracking when cast downwards.
- Edith: Can now generate Wrath by dealing skill damage while inside Phylax. During ultimate, gains extra movement speed and can pass through walls, but knockback no longer damages nearby enemies.
- Kagura: Umbrella movement speed during Skill 1 now scales with distance traveled, making long repositions more responsive.
- Hanabi: Repeated bouncing blades hitting the same target now deal 40% less damage after the first hit.
- Karina: Skill 1 cooldown reduced from 7 seconds to 6 at all levels. Enhanced basic attack damage increased from 150 to 225 + 55% total magic power to 180 to 330 + 65% total magic power.
- Bruno: Skill 2 now applies crowd control to enemies during the dash.
Battlefield Rule Changes
- Enhanced basic attacks and turrets: Enhanced basic attacks created by a hero’s own skills can now hit turrets and trigger HP recovery effects, unless the skill description says otherwise. This applies to Sun, Gusion, Thamuz, Dyrroth and Masha. Quantum Charge will not activate on turrets and Inspire will give attack speed and defense ignore but no HP recovery.
- Ranged basic attack pursuit: After hitting an enemy hero, repeatedly tapping basic attack for a short period will prioritize chasing that same hero instead of switching to minions, unless a higher priority enemy enters range.
- Redesigned Healing Turtle: Entering an allied turtle healing range grants a turtle companion. When an enemy turret enters range, the companion detaches, charges the turret and deals heavy burst damage. Each allied turtle provides up to three companions, max one per hero. Allied turtles now take slightly more damage from turrets.
- Golden Turret Test: To slow snowball, extra team gold from inner turret drops from 80 to 60 while bonus HP rises from 4000 to 4500.
67 New Emotes, 4 New Avatar Borders and Visual Updates
This patch also adds cosmetic content. There are 6 new battle emotes highlighted, including an Eudora emote linked to a new skin, a 67 emote, Hayabusa holding a gold medal, an overload crying emote, a band time emote and a special 10th anniversary birthday cake emote. The complete batch includes 67 new emotes in total.
Other additions include 4 new avatar borders, 2 new event icons, and optimized splash art for X.Borg’s Tesla Maniac 11 skin with no model change yet.
Surveys and Upcoming Skins
- Silvanna Queen Frost Collector revamp: Three design themes were surveyed. Theme 1 keeps the royal queen look with grander crown and weapon, Theme 2 is more warrior-like with a dragon-shaped spear, Theme 3 is slimmer with blue-purple details and a modern style. Theme 3 won the WhatsApp poll.
- Turret surveys: Two new turret designs featuring a skeleton playing the violin. Theme 1 with dark skeleton is leading by votes.
- KAGU LEGEND ASSETS: Kagura’s upcoming Legend skin Feast of Eternity now has a complete design with a new avatar border and dynamic portrait. The dark gothic design looks different from her usual skins. It may release as a limited-time Legend. Event tokens and icons were also added.
- Aspirants 5.0: Featuring Obsidia and Selena is now tested in Advanced Server with new chat bubble, gravity effects, tokens and event icons.
- Starlight portrait variants: Hayabusa Kitsune Shadow and Kalea Coral Glow Sailor received new portrait variants plus additional painted art for Hayabusa.
What This Patch Means
Patch 2.2.12 combines a new hero launch with a wide hero balance pass and system changes. If you play Olus or Argus, their playstyle is completely different. Fighters like Hanzo and marksmen like Miya and Sun see clear build direction changes. The turret interaction rule for enhanced basic attacks and the turtle companion mechanic will affect pushing and defense strategies for all roles.
FAQ
Is the new mage Dori available now?
Dori is currently live only in the Advanced Server under patch 2.2.12. She is not yet released on the original server.
How many heroes were adjusted in patch 2.2.12?
17 heroes were adjusted, including 2 major revamps for Olus and Argus, plus balance changes for Harith, Hanzo, Lucas, Kalea, Atlas, Yan, Miya, Sun, Aldous, Hayabusa, Edith, Kagura, Hanabi, Karina and Bruno.
What are the KAGU LEGEND ASSETS?
They are the new assets for Kagura’s upcoming Legend skin Feast of Eternity, including finished artwork, avatar border, dynamic portrait and event tokens.
What is new with emotes and avatar borders?
The patch batch contains 67 new emotes including the 67 emote and birthday cake emote, along with 4 new avatar borders and 2 event icons.
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