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Beyond champions, certain items including Fimbulwinter, Galeforce, and Moonstone Renewer are also on the slate to be nerfed in Patch 12.7. The only rune that Riot intends to nerf in the patch is Time Warp Tonic. <\/p>

League <\/em>Patch 12.7 is scheduled to release on Wednesday, April 13.<\/p>

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