Riot Games has kicked off a new patch notes preview series for League of Legends, and the inaugural video focuses on the first patch of 2011. Tamat and Phreak of the community team sat down with Lead Champion Designer Ryan “Morello” Scott to find out what the patch will add to the game when it launches tomorrow, Jan. 4.

Scott says that the theme of this patch is all about buffing things. The last few patches have included some nerfs and other game fixes, so the team decided to implement some long-awaited buffs in this week's patch. Check out the video after the jump to find out what's happening to Exhaust, Cassiopeia, Garen, Zhonya's Ring and more.