League of Legends Patch 25.S1.4 Notes: New Changes, Release Date, and More

February 12, 20251 yr

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Patch 25.S1.4 is bringing some much-needed Tank itemization changes and nerfs to Mel.

Riot has announced the upcoming changes arriving in Patch 25.S1.4 and from the looks of it there are going to be quite a lot of changes in this patch.

Starting with the most important change, the tank itemization. One of the biggest problems since the release of Season 15 AKA Patch 25.S1.1 was the Tank itemization. In the patch, Riot buffed a bunch of tank items including Unending Despair, Abyssal Mask, and Heartsteel. This resulted in most tank champions being quite strong, not only that, damage champions like Jayce started abusing tank items.

This is why RIot is finally nerfing tank itemization. Abyssal Mask, Fimbulwinter, Heartsteel and Unending Despair are all getting nerfed. Not only that, Riot is also introducing some massive changes for Mel. Her early game is getting nerfed quite a bit, however, she is getting some buffs targeted toward her late-game scaling.

Other than these, there are a lot more changes arriving in the patch. So, without further ado, let’s go over these changes.

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When Will Patch 25.S1.4 Be Released?

League of Legends Patch 25.S1.4 is expected to be released on February 20, 2025.

Patch 25.S1.4 release time and server maintenance:

NA: 3:00 AM PT
EUW: 5:00 UK time
EUNE: 3:00 CET

Patch 25.S1.3 Champion Changes

Here are all the champion changes arriving in the upcoming patch,

Champion Buffs

Champions such as Ashe, Ekko, and Yasuo are getting some buffs in this patch.

Ashe

Q – Ranger’s Focus

Damage per flurry increased to 111 / 117 / 123 / 129 / 135% AD from 110 / 115 / 120 / 125 / 130% AD.

R – Enchanted Crystal Arrow

Base damage increased to 250 / 450 / 650 from 200 / 400 / 600.
AP ratio increased to 150% AP from 120% AP.
Removed: No longer deals 50% less damage to secondary targets.

Ekko

Q – Timewinder

Base outgoing damage increased to 80 / 95 / 110 / 125 / 140 from 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130.

Jayce

W2 – Hyper Charge

Bonus attack speed increased to 1000% from 300%.

Yasuo

Passive – Way of the Wanderer

Removed: No longer grants Yasuo a critical damage penalty of 10%.

Champion Nerfs

There are also some nerfs to Kalista and Kog’Maw.

Kalista

W – Sentinel

Mark damage reduced to 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18% of target’s maximum health from 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18%.

Kog’Maw

Q – Caustic Spittle

Base damage reduced to 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 from 90 / 140 / 190 / 240 / 290.

Champion Adjustments

Diana, Elise support and Mel are getting some massive adjustments.

Diana

Passive – Moonsilver Blade

Cleave monster damage reduced to 200% from 300%.

Q – Crescent Strike

Base damage increased to 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 from 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200.

W – Pale Cascade

Base damage per orb increased to 20 / 32 / 44 / 56 / 68 from 18 / 30 / 42 / 54 / 66.
Total base damage increased to 60 / 96 / 132 / 168 / 204 from 54 / 90 / 126 / 162 / 198.

Elise

Passive – Spider Queen

Spiderling base damage increased to 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 from 8 / 14 / 20 / 26.

W1 – Volatile Spiderling

Base damage reduced to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240.
AP ratio reduced to 75% AP from 95% AP.

W2 – Skittering Frenzy

Cooldown reduced to 8 seconds from 10.
Duration increased to 5 seconds from 3.
Bonus attack speed increased to 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120% from 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100%.

Mel

Q – Radiant Volley

The cast range was reduced to 950 from 1000.
Bolt speed reduced to 4500 from 5000.

W – Rebuttal

Duration reduced to 0.75 seconds from 1 second.
Base damage modifier reduced to 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% from 40 / 47.5 / 55 / 62.5 / 70%.

E – Solar Snare

Orb root duration reduced to 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 seconds from 1.75 / 1.875 / 2 / 2.125/ 2.25.
Orb damage increased to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 from 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
Orb AP ratio increased to 60% AP from 50% AP.

R – Golden Eclipse

Active per-stack AP ratio increased to 3.5% AP from 2.5% AP.

Here are all the system changes arriving in the upcoming patch,

System Buffs

Mercury Trends is getting its cost reduced while Symbiotic Soles is getting its movement speed increased.

Mercury’s Treads

Total cost reduced to 1250 from 1300.
Combine cost was reduced to 550 from 600.

Symbiotic Soles

Movement speed increased to 40 from 35.

System Nerfs

Most of the overpowered tank items are getting nerfed in this patch.

Abyssal Mask

Magic resistance was reduced to 45 from 50.

Fimbulwinter

Everlasting base shield reduced to 100 at all levels from 100 – 180 (based on level).
Increased base shield reduced to 180 from 180 – 324 (based on level).

Heartsteel

Colossal Consumption bonus health reduced to 8% of damage dealt from 10%.
Bonus health reduced to 5.6 (+ 0.48% maximum health from 7 (+ 0.6% maximum health).

Plated Steelcaps

Plating damage reduction was reduced to 10% from 12%.

Unending Despair

Removed: Anguish no longer deals 8 – 15 (based on level) base damage.

System Adjustments

Infinity Edge is getting some adjustments to its cost and damage.

Infinity Edge

Total cost reduced to 3450 from 3600.
Combine cost was reduced to 675 from 825.
Attack damage was reduced to 65 from 70.

Patch 25.S1.4 Skins

Riot is introducing a new skin line called Masked Justice and it will come with three brand-new skins. Additionally, they are also releasing a new Mythic Variant for Galaxy Slayer Zed called Quantum Galaxy Slayer Zed.