League of Legends Patch 25.05 Early Notes: New Changes, Release Date, and More

COSMIN · February 25, 2025

Patch 25.05 is here and everything you need to know about the upcoming patch.

Riot Phroxzon has announced the upcoming changes arriving in Patch 25.05 and here is an overview of all the changes arriving in the patch.

Before we go into the details, we need to talk about the patch naming scheme change. Riot has yet again changed the patch naming scheme and now the patches will no longer have the name of the season in the middle. Thus the patch name has been changed from Patch 25.S2.1 to Patch 25.05.

As for the balance changes, there are fewer changes compared to previous patches. Since this will be the patch that the new international tournament “First Stand” will be played on, thus Riot has kept changes to a minimum. That said, there are still some important changes arriving in this patch. Ambessa, Aurora, Ashe, and K’Sante are all getting nerfs and Aphelios is getting some buffs. Also, Riot is making some massive changes for Lane Swapping and thus we won’t have to witness constant lane swapping in the tournament.

There are still a lot of changes to cover, so without further ado let’s get into the Patch 25.05 changes.

Read More: Honor Changes and The Removal of Honor Capsules

When Will Patch 25.05 Be Released?

League of Legends Patch 25.05 is expected to be released on March 5, 2025.

Patch 25.05 release time and server maintenance:

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

Patch 25.05 Champion Changes

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

Champion Buffs

Aphelios, Mundo, Seraphing, and Zed are getting some buffs in this patch.

Aphelios
Mundo
Seraphine
Zed

Champion Nerfs

A bunch of champions, including Aurora, Elise, Ashe, and Ambessa are getting nerfed in this patch.

Ambessa
Ashe
Aurora
Cho’Gath
Elise
K’Sante
Skarner
Yorick (Jungle)

Champion Adjustments

Riot is trying to shift Poppy from Support to Top/Jungle.

Poppy

Patch 25.05 System Changes

System Buffs

Sixth Sense and Unflinching are getting some much-needed buffs.

Sixth Sense
Unflinching

System Nerfs

Axiom Arcanist has been one of the strongest runes for quite a while now, so Riot is finally nerfing it.

Axiom Arcanist

System Adjustments

Riot is making some drastic changes to remove lane-swapping.

Turrets/Anti-Lane Swap Changes

Here’s a list of all the Anti-Lane Swap changes,

The fortification buff has been removed for all turrets.
If two non-Jungle enemy champions appear in the Top or Mid lane, the Outer Turrets now gain 95% damage reduction.
Outer Turrets deals 1000% damage to minions.
Outer Turrets also deal 1000% damage against enemy champions.
Enemy champion gold and XP reduced to 50%.
Top Lane turret now grants the defending champ a 50% Damage Reduction.
Defending Minion and Turret kills will redirect all gold to the nearest allied champion.
Detection starts at 1:30 and ends at 3:30 for the Top lane and 2:25 for the Mid lane.
Detection linger duration is 20 seconds for the Top lane and 8 seconds for the Mid lane.

Here’s a visual indicator for the detection range. The detection range covers quite a lot of Top lane and Mid lane. If the aggressor is detected, they will be given the debuff that will last about 20 seconds for the Top lane and 8 seconds for the Mid lane.

Patch 25.05 Skins

The new Act Two Battle Pass Grand Reckoning skins are set to arrive in this patch. Similar to the previous Battle Pass skins, there will be five reward skins and a purchasable Epic skin. Additionally, the Moredekaiser Exalted skin Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser will be arriving in the Sanctum starting March 5.

Finally, the Dumpling Darlings Seraphine which was delayed due to some issues will also be released.