The 25.S1.3 update in League of Legends has brought significant changes to the game balance, champion mechanics, runes, items, epic monsters, and overall gameplay. This is the first major patch in the 2025.S1 season aimed at improving balance, reducing snowballing, and adjusting mechanics.
Main Balance Changes in Champions
This is the first major patch this season. Jayce underwent many changes, shifted from a tank build to an attacking character. Cassiopeia received her second nerf.
Champions | Nerfs |
Cassiopeia | [Q] Damage: 75/110/145/180/215 (+70% AP) ⇒ 75/110/145/180/215 (+65% AP) [W] Damage per second: 20/25/30/35/40 (+15% AP) ⇒ 20/25/30/35/40 (+10% AP) |
Galio | Health: 632 ⇒ 600 |
Miss Fortune | Armor 28 ⇒ 25 Armor growth 4.2 ⇒ 4 |
Wukong | [W] Cooldown: 18/17/16/15/14 seconds ⇒ 20/19/18/17/16 seconds [E ] Attack speed: 40/45/50/55/60% ⇒ 35/40/45/50/55% |
Viego | Attack Power: 60 ⇒ 57 |
Teemo | [E] On-hit damage: 14/27/40/53/66 (+30% AP) ⇒ 9/23/37/51/65 (+30% AP) |
Skarner | Armor growth: 4.8 ⇒ 4.5. [E] Stun duration: 1.5 seconds ⇒ 1 second |
Rell | Armor growth: 4.3 ⇒ 4 Health: 640 ⇒ 620 |
Jayce | To the skies! [Q] Damage: 60/110/160/210/260/310 (+120% bonus AD) ⇒ 60/105/150/195/240/285 (+135% bonus AD) Shock Blast [Q] Damage: 60/115/170/225/280/335 (+125% bonus AD) ⇒ 60/110/160/210/260/310 (+140% bonus AD) Electric Field [W] Damage: 40/55/70/85/100/115 (+25% AP) ⇒ 35/50/65/80/95/110 (+25% AP) Transform [R] Mercury Hammer: Damage from enhanced auto-attack: 25/65/105/145 (based on level) (+25% bonus AD) ⇒ 25/60/100/130 (based on level) (+30% bonus AD) |
Galio | Health: 632 ⇒ 600 |
Buffing champions such as Swain is a great decision as the nerfs hit him hard. Improvements to Samira, who was more popular in the hands of players who mastered her, will give less experienced players a chance to try her out.
Champions | Buffs |
Evelynn | [E] Base damage: 55/70/85/100/115 (+3% (+1.5% AP) of target's max health) ⇒ 60/90/120/150/180 (+3% (+1.5% per 100 AP) of target's max health). Enhanced skill damage: 75/100/125/150/175 (+4% (+2.5% AP) of target's max health) ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+4% (+2.5% per 100 AP) of target's max health) |
Kayn | [Q] Damage: 75/95/115/135/155 (+85% bonus AD) ⇒ 75/100/125/150/175 (+85% bonus AD) |
Jax | Health growth: 100 ⇒ 103. Mana regeneration: 7.6 ⇒ 8.2. [R] Damage from every 3rd auto-attack: 70/120/170 (+60% AP) ⇒ 75/130/185 (+60% AP) |
Thresh | Health: 600 ⇒ 620 [E] Auto-attack damage: 1.5 per soul (up to 80/110/140/170/200% total AD) ⇒ 1.7 per soul (up to 90/120/150/180/210% total AD) |
Swain | Passive skill: Health per soul fragment: 12 ⇒ 15. [E] Damage: 80/120/160/200/240 (+60% AP) ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+70% AP) |
Samira | [E] Attack speed boost duration: 3 seconds ⇒ 5 seconds |
Nasus | Passive skill: Life steal: 9/15/21% (based on level) ⇒ 12/18/24% (based on level) |
Quinn | [W] Attack speed: 28/36/44/52/60% ⇒ 28/41/54/67/80% |
Rakan | [W] Cooldown: 16/14.5/13/11/11.5/10 seconds ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10 seconds |
Changes in Game Systems
Passive Bounty Reduction:
- The lead required to start passive bounty reduction has been reduced by 60%.
- The lead required to completely remove bounties from the losing team members has been reduced by 33%.
- Now, during bounty activations, bounties for the losing team members are completely removed.
Chemtech Soul
The Chemtech Dragon's soul is currently the least useful among all others. It has been buffed to make it more valuable.
- 11% increased damage dealt and less damage taken ⇒ 13% increased damage dealt and less damage taken
Cloud Soul
Soul nerf
Movement speed: 20% ⇒ 15%
Voidlings
- When the Voidlings first appear, their health and attack power are updated immediately, instead of at 6:04.
- Building damage per charge: 8/4 every second over 4 seconds ⇒ 6/3 every second over 4 seconds
Atrox
- Additional gold for participation in a kill: 40 ⇒ 25
- False Life now fully regenerates health. Previously it only restored the base amount.
- Stasis duration from False Life: 5.5 seconds ⇒ 15 seconds
Item Changes
Zaz’Zak’s Realmspike | Damage from the power of skills: 20% ⇒ 15% |
Bloodsong | Damage increase against champions: 10% (melee) | 5% (ranged) ⇒ 8% (melee) | 5% (ranged). Duration: 6 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds |
Swift Play
Summoner Spells | Runes | Minions |
Teleport: Upgrade time: 10 minutes ⇒ 8 minutes. | Gathering Storm: Stat gain intervals: 10 minutes ⇒ 7 minutes | Minion scaling: every 90 seconds ⇒ every 60 seconds. Attack power of melee minions per boost: reduced (now the same as in classic modes). Attack power of caster minions per boost: reduced (now the same as in classic modes) |
Sudden Death Rule
Added a sudden death rule.
- At 25:00 towers begin losing 35% of current armor and magic resistance per minute. This effect accumulates and applies to all towers.
- At 27:00 the message “After 3 minutes, the sudden death rule will begin!” appears.
- At 30:00 every reachable structure starts losing 3.3% of maximum health every 2 seconds. The message “The sudden death rule has begun!” appears.
- At 36:00 the nexuses explode and the game forcibly ends.
Epic Monsters
- Dragon respawn time: 4:30 ⇒ 5:00
- Rift Herald spawn time: 10:00 ⇒ 11:30
- Fixed a bug where the Rift Herald's damage increase (easy play rule) did not work when champion-controlled.
- Initial base charge damage: 1875 ⇒ 2250
Items
Symbiotic Soles | Required distance: 150,000 units ⇒ 120,000 units |
Tear of the Goddess | Mana per charge: 4.5 ⇒ 6.5 |
Manamune | Mana per charge: 4.5 ⇒ 6.5 |
Archangel’s Staff | Mana per charge: 4.5 ⇒ 6.5 |
Winter’s Embrace | Mana per charge: 4.5 ⇒ 6.5 |
Yun Tal Wildarrows | Critical strike chance per auto-attack: 0.2% ⇒ 0.5%. Maximum charge count: 125 ⇒ 50 |
Champions
Champions | Nerfs | Buffs |
Yorick | Reduced mist walker damage against structures: 50% ⇒ 70% | |
Fiddlesticks | [W] - healing: 25/32.5/40/47.5/55% ⇒ 35/42.5/50/57.5/65%. [E] - slow: 30/35/40/45/50% ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60 | |
Ivern | [E] - shield strength: 75/115/155/195/235 (+50% AP) ⇒ 75/115/155/235 (+60% AP). [E] - damage: 70/90/110/130/150 (+80% AP) ⇒ 70/100/130/160/190 (+80% AP) | |
Nidalee | Health growth: 109 ⇒ 124 [Q] - minimum damage: 70/90/110/130/150 (+50% AP) ⇒ 70/95/120/145/170 (+55% AP) | |
Zoe | [E] - damage: 70/110/150/190/230 (+45% AP) ⇒ 85/125/165/205/245 (+45% AP). [E] - cooldown: 16/15/14/13/13/12 seconds ⇒ 14/13.5/13/12.5/12/12 seconds |
ARAM
There are also changes for ARAM lovers
Champions
Briar
- Damage received: 100% ⇒ 95%.
- Healing efficiency: 120% ⇒ 105%
Zilean
- Passive ability cooldown: 120 seconds ⇒ 90 seconds
- [W] - cooldown: 14/12/10/10/8/6 seconds ⇒ 13/11/10/10/7/5 seconds
- [E] - cooldown: 15 seconds ⇒ 13 seconds
- [R] - healing from ability power: 200% ⇒ 250%
- Ability haste: 10 ⇒ 0
Ashe
- [W] - cooldown: 18/17.5/17/16.5/16 seconds ⇒ 18/17/16/15/14 seconds
- Attack speed: 3% ⇒ 0%
Additional Changes
New broadcast mode: players' names can now be hidden in the game, replaced with champion names. This will help streamers avoid stream sniping and harassment.
Update of easy mode:. Reduced pressure from epic monsters. Accelerated match conclusion.
Added Skins
Added Color Schemes
This patch also introduces color schemes for the skin line: Dumpling Darlings Amumu, Dumpling Darlings Syndra.
This update features important improvements that make the game even more engaging and intriguing for both beginners and experienced players. Champion balance, new mechanics, items, and system improvements, as well as new strategic options, open up new horizons for mastery and planning. With the enhancement of easy mode and the addition of colors for skins, players will have even more opportunities for customization and enjoyable gameplay.
Stay connected, practice, and adjust your game, as 2025.S1 is about to kick off, bringing many new and exciting breakthroughs.
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