Riot Games announced update 25.04 for League of Legends. The patch will bring changes to various game systems, champions, and items. Details of the update were published on the game's official website.

Main Features of the Update

Honor System Revamp

• Honor Levels: a certain number of games without penalties ⇒ Dynamic evaluation based on recent honorable behavior.
• Rewards and content: depend on the current honor level.
• Honor system checkpoints and honor level reset at the start of the season: removed!
• Honor level demotion warnings: will be displayed before a reduction occurs.
• Penalties related to honor levels: depend on games. The number of games required to clear a penalty is indicated in the profile, as well as ranked game restrictions.
• Honor Tokens: with the release of update 25.06, all level 5 honor tokens in the "Loot" tab will be converted into 1050 orange essence.
• Progress: honor orbs and capsules replaced by battle pass experience.
• Rewards: upon reaching level 5 honor for the first time after the release of update 25.04, you will receive "Champion of Honor" skins for Malzahar, Shen, and Akshan, as well as the "Grey Warwick" and "Medieval Twitch" skins with chromas for them.

Champion Changes

Elise

• Reduction of damage in human form from 60-240 (+95%) to 60-220 (+75%).
• Increased damage in spider form from 8-26 (+15%) to 10-40 (+15%).
• Reduction of cooldown in spider form from 10 to 6 seconds.

Diana

• Passive ability modifier for monsters reduced from 3x to 2.25x.
• Increase in Q damage from 60-200 to 70-210.
• Increase in W damage from 54-198 to 60-204.

Mel

Radiant Volley [Q]

• Range: 1000 ⇒ 950.
• Projectile Speed: 5000 ⇒ 4500.

Mirror Shield [W]

• Duration: 1 second ⇒ 0.75 seconds.
• Mana Cost: 60/45/30/15/0 ⇒ 80/60/40/20/0.
• Reflected Damage: 40/47.5/55/62.5/70% ⇒ 40/45/50/55/60%.

Solar Trap [E]

• Snare Duration: 1.75/1.88/2/2.13/2.25 seconds ⇒ 1.25/1.5/1.75/2/2.25 seconds.
• Direct Hit Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 (+50% AP) ⇒ 60/105/150/195/240 (+60% AP).

Golden Eclipse [R]

• Stun Damage per Charge: 4/7/10 (+2.5% AP) ⇒ 4/7/10 (+3.5% AP).

Ashe

Ranger's Focus [Q]

• Total Volley Damage: 110/115/120/125/130% AD ⇒ 111/117/123/129/135% AD.

Volley [W]

• Bonus AD Damage Ratio: 100% ⇒ 110%.

Enchanted Crystal Arrow [R]

• Damage: 200/400/600 (+120% AP) ⇒ 250/450/650 (+120% AP).
• Bonus Damage to Secondary Targets: 50% ⇒ 100%.

Hwei

Creator's Signature (passive skill)

• Damage: 35-180 (depending on level) (+35% of skill power) ⇒ 35-180 (depending on level) (+30% of skill power).

Crippling Discharge [QW].

• Damage: 80/100/120/140/160 (+25% of skill power) ⇒ 60/85/110/135/160 (+25% of skill power).

Soaring Lights [WE].

• Damage: 25/35/45/55/65 (+20% of skill power) ⇒ 20/30/40/50/60 (+15% of skill power).

Ekko

Timewinder [Q]

• Damage: 70/85/100/115/130 (+30% AP) ⇒ 80/95/110/125/140 (+30% AP).

Gangplank

Base Stats

• Attack Damage Growth: 3.7 ⇒ 4.2.

Nautilus

Dredge Line [Q]

• Damage: 70/115/160/205/250 (+90% AP) ⇒ 85/130/175/220/265 (+90% AP).

Sion

Base Stats

• Armor: 32 ⇒ 36.
• Health Regeneration: 7.5 ⇒ 9.

Teemo

Toxic Shot [E]

• Damage to Monsters: 125% ⇒ 145%.

Yasuo

Way of the Wanderer (Passive)

• Critical Damage Reduction: 10% ⇒ REMOVED.

Jayce

W – Hyper Charge

• Attack Speed: 2.67 ⇒ 3.0.

Kalista

Sentinel's Warding [W]

• Target Max Health Damage: 14/15/16/17/18% ⇒ 10/12/14/16/18%.

Kog'Maw

Caustic Spittle [Q]

• Damage: 90/140/190/240/290 (+70% AP) ⇒ 80/125/170/215/260 (+80% AP).

Lulu

Whimsy [W]

• Bonus Attack Speed: 25/27.5/30/32.5/35% ⇒ 20/22.5/25/27.5/30%.
• Cooldown: 17/16.5/16/15.5/15 seconds ⇒ 18/17.5/17/16.5/16 seconds.

Help, Pix! [E]

• Base Damage/Shield Strength: 80/125/170/215/260 ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240.

Warwick

Jaws of the Beast [Q]

• Mana Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 ⇒ 80/85/90/95/100.

Clash

• Early game player encounters yield double the points. This gradually reduces to the standard value over the first 14 minutes.
• Multiple early kills will yield significantly more points, and with each additional one, this number will start to decrease.
• Tower diving is tense and risky, so kills near towers will earn much more points.
• Threshold changes: Given how significantly we have altered the points, the threshold between Voracious and Lethal Clash stages will also change.

2025 Clash Schedule

Clash Tournament Rewards:

• Random Icon: 100 VP (no changes).
• "Clash Fighter of Season 2025" Title: 200 VP (no changes).
• "Fighter" Banner: 1000 VP ⇒ 500 VP.
• Random Summoner Icon: 2000 VP ⇒ 1000 VP.
• "Clash Conqueror of Season 2025" Title: 3000 VP ⇒ 1500 VP.
• "Conqueror" Banner: 4000 VP ⇒ 2000 VP.
• Random Icon: 5000 VP ⇒ 3000 VP.
• "Clash Champion of Season 2025" Title: 6000 VP ⇒ 3500 VP.
• "Champion" Banner: 7000 VP ⇒ 4000 VP.

ARAM Changes

• Map balancing for improved gameplay.
• New mechanics for winning matches.
• Changes to champions, items, and runes.

A.R.U.R.F.

• Enhanced tournament mechanics with unique rules.
• New tournament format for more dynamic matches.
• Champion changes.

Easy Game

• Easy levels for quick game mastery.
• New tutorial modes.
• Champion changes.

Future Skins

The update announced new skins for the champions including Yone, Lucian, Senna, and Zed.

Along with the patch, the mythical store assortment will be updated and interface color schemes improved. Additionally, developers will fix many minor bugs. Patch 25.04 for LoL will be available on February 21.