Riot Games has unveiled details for the upcoming patch 25.S1.2 for League of Legends, emphasizing adjustments to Atakhan, domination runes, ADC items, and several other elements. The changes are aimed at balancing the meta and enhancing player interaction with new features.
Atakhan: More Frequency, Less Power
Developers noted that Voracious Atakhan appears in less than 15% of games, making it too rare. In the patch, it will appear more frequently, but its impact will be diminished to balance its effect on the game. Here are the changes expected for Atakhan in the new patch:
Summoners Rift Atakhna | Nerfs |
Voracious Atakhan | Withdraw "Kill" Reward: 100 + 1 Bloody Petal → 200 + 1 Bloody Petal |
More frequent (15% of games → 25% of games) | |
SWIFTPLAY Atakhan | ADJUSTMENTS |
Atakhan Side Select | Top more likely (40% of games → 50% of games) |
Ruinous Atakhan | More frequent (30% of games → 75% of games) |
Additionally, Riot Games addresses complaints from players calling it "too strong." However, the team wants to give players time to learn countermeasures, such as trading objectives and waiting. A nerf to Bloody Roses is also expected, as they aren’t a core element adding depth to gameplay.
Changes to Domination Runes
Players using runes from the Domination branch felt a reduction in power due to changes in minor runes. This branch will receive a boost in the patch, but not fully, to encourage players to explore other options, such as Sorcery or First Strike.
Grisly Mementos | Trinket Haste per Takedown: 4 → 6, Max Mementos: 25 (100 Haste) → 18 (108 Haste), Mode-based Summoner Haste: 2 → 3 |
Deep Ward | Trinket Duration Increase: 30-120 → 45-150 |
Sixth Sense | Melee CD: 300 → 275, Ranged CD: 360 → 350 |
Improvement of ADC Items and Tank Balancing
Amid discussions about the power of tanks, Riot Games plans to make ADCs more effective against them. Specifically, items like Yun Tal and Lord Dominic’s Regards will be enhanced for a clearer role in tank destruction. This will help differentiate this build compared to items like Collector, which focuses on damage to vulnerable targets.
Yun-Tal Wildarrows | Price: 2900 → 3000, Attack Speed: 25% → 35% |
Lord Dominik’s Regards | Price: 3000 → 3100, Armor Penetration: 35% → 40% |
Mortal Reminder | Price: 3200 → 3300, Armor Penetration: 30% → 35% |
Champion Buffs and Nerfs
Riot Games has made changes to the strength of some champions to balance their impact on the game.
Tahm Kench continues to perform well with a win rate above 50%, making him an annoying opponent. He will be slightly weakened in the patch.
Cassiopeia, not using Feats due to the lack of legs, received a preliminary buff that turned out to be too strong. This buff will be reduced in the patch to match the actual rewards of Feats.
Buffs:
Evelynn | E Move Speed: 30% + 30-50% → AP Ratio: 65 → .75 |
Master Yi | AD Growth: 2.5 → 2.8, E Bonus AD Ratio: .3 → .35 |
Malzahar | W Damage: Now updates for live Voidlings when Malzahar levels up, Tooltip updated to show full damage |
Kayn Shadow Assassin | Passive Damage Amp: 15-45% → 25-45% |
Smolder | Q now scales with critical strike damage (Infinity Edge) |
Yuumi | P CD: 20-10 → 20-8, P AP Ratio: .15 → .25, R Damage AP Ratio: .2 → .25 |
Nerfs:
Cassiopeia | Passive MS from Feats: +2/1lvl → +1/1lvl |
Irelia | W Damage: 30-210 + 120% tAD → 30-150 + 120% tAD, E Damage: 80-270 → 70-230, R Damage: 125/250/375 → 125/200/275 |
Tahm Kench | Q Damage: 80-280 + Passive → 75-255 + Passive |
Viktor | Q Attack AP Ratio: .5 → .35 |
Riot Games continues to monitor the effectiveness of changes and adjust the balance to improve the gaming experience for all players.
Changes in Swiftplay Mode
In the Swiftplay mode, developers faced challenges in balancing champions due to the specificity of this mode's mechanics. Therefore, Riot Games plans to continue buffs and nerfs to ensure a more balanced and comfortable gameplay experience for all participants.
Champion Buffs:
Pyke, Gangplank, Twisted Fate | Champion kit Gold (Pyke, GP, TF) will no longer interact with Rubber Banding |
Qiyana | Health +30 → E AD Ratio: .5 → .7 |
Rengar | Health +30 → Health Growth +6 |
Sivir | AS Growth +0.5% |
Champion Nerfs:
Kayle | Q Damage: 60-220 → 60-200, Q Slow: 26-50% → 26-42%, Kayle had micropatch nerfs during 25.1.1 |
Malzahar | Armor Growth -0.5, W AP Ratio: .2 → .15, R Beam AP Ratio: .8 → .6 |
Nilah | Attack Speed Growth -0.6% |
Singed | Q AP Ratio: 85% → 75% |
Teemo | R Damage: 200/325/450 + 50% AP → 200/300/400 + 45% AP |
Trundle | Attack Speed Growth -0.7% |
Urgot | Armor Growth -0.5, Q Damage: 25-205 + 70% Total AD → 25-185 + 70% Total AD |
Yorick | Armor -4, E Mist Walker Amp: 20% → 15% |
Zyra | Plant AP Ratio: .2 → .15 |
System Changes
The developers of League of Legends continue to seek the perfect balance between new mechanics and gameplay. In the upcoming patch 25.S1.2, Riot Games will make several systemic adjustments aimed at enhancing player interaction with new features and balancing their impact on the game.
System Nerfs:
- Bloody RosesBase XP per Petal: 25 → 23Adaptive Force per Stack Minimum: 39 stacks → 34 stacks
System Adjustments:
- Feats of StrengthFirst Blood → First to Three Kills
Changes in Swiftplay:
- Homeguard Range now covers entire fountain platform Duration: 7 → 6 seconds
Patch 25.S1.2 focuses on balancing individual game elements and addressing issues identified by players. Riot will continue to monitor the effectiveness of changes and make adjustments to maintain the game's dynamics.
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