Seraphine buffs imminent! Here's what to expect in the LoL patch 25.05 notes. This patch is going to be the one for the First Stand 2025 event and focus more on the professional scene.
The next League of Legends (LoL) patch draws near. On Feb. 24, lead gameplay designer Matt “Riot Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison posted teasers of what players can expect in the update. A couple of days later, on Feb. 26, he also revealed the full preview! Finally, on March 4, the full patch notes were revealed! Read on for these LoL patch 25.5 notes plus the LoL patch 25.05 release date.
LoL patch 25.05 release date
Patch 25.5, also known as “LoL patch 25.05,” is set to arrive on March 5. This is confirmed by Riot Games’ official LoL patch release schedule. Riot Games recently changed the patch format. It went from the “year.season.patch-number” structure to the “year.patch-number” version.
| Patch | Scheduled Date (PT) |
|---|---|
| 25.05 | March 5, 2025 |
| 25.06 | March 19, 2025 |
| 25.07 | April 2, 2025 |
| 25.08 | April 16, 2025 |
| 25.09 | April 30, 2025 |
| 25.10 | May 14, 2025 |
| 25.11 | May 28, 2025 |
| 25.12 | June 11, 2025 |
| 25.13 | June 25, 2025 |
| 25.14 | July 16, 2025 |
| 25.15 | July 30, 2025 |
| 25.16 | August 13, 2025 |
| 25.17 | August 27, 2025 |
| 25.18 | September 10, 2025 |
| 25.19 | September 24, 2025 |
| 25.20 | October 8, 2025 |
| 25.21 | October 22, 2025 |
| 25.22 | November 5, 2025 |
| 25.23 | November 19, 2025 |
| 25.24 | December 10, 2025 |
LoL patch notes 25.05
Below are some LoL patch 25.05 highlights. While champion buffs go to Aphelios, Mundo, Seraphine, and Zed, nerfs go to Ambessa, Ashe, Aurora, Cho’Gath, Elise, K’Sante, Skarner, and Yorick. The full list of updates can be found on Riot Games’ official website. Notably, this update is the patch for the upcoming First Stand 2025 tournament!
25.05 – 10 Hextech Chests and Keys — 8 on the free Pass, 2 additional with Honor (up to 60/year) – Chests from both the Pass and from Honor will be the exact same Chests as the ones you got through Champ Mastery. The 2 Hextech Chests from Honor will be coming in Patch 25.06.
25.05 – Hextech Chests will be replacing the free Battle Pass skin.
25.05 – The Blue Essence cost of all champions will be reduced by 50%.
25.05 – Adding 25 Mythic Essence to the paid Battle Pass to replace one paid pass skin.
25.05 – Clash is going back to a monthly cadence.
Lane Swap Detection
From 1:30 to 3:30, if two enemy champions, both of whom don’t have a jungle item, are in top/mid lane or surrounding areas.
If the team has no junglers, the above rule is disabled.
if the team has two or more junglers, junglers will now be included in the check.
Champions who are about to trigger Lane Swap Detection will get a warning ping as well as a text warning that they’re about to trigger lane swapping penalties.
Champions who trigger Lane Swap Detection will have a debuff, an icon over their champion, and repeated text warning them that they’re taking lane swap penalties.
While Detected
Defending turret has 95% damage reduction. Fortification no longer reduces damage if lane swaps are not detected.
Defending turret deals 1000% damage to minions.
Defending turret and minions give gold and XP from their kills to the nearest allied champion in the lane.
Offending champions gain 50% less gold and XP from minions. This will linger for 20 seconds in the top lane, and 6 seconds for mid lane.
In Top Lane only, the defending turret will also deal 1000% damage to champions and the defending champion has a 50% damage reduction under their turret.
Ambessa
E – Lacerate
Damage: 40/65/90/115/140 (+60% bonus AD) ⇒ 40/60/80/100/120 (+60 bonus AD)
Aphelios
Base Stats
Attack Speed Ratio: .640 ⇒ .658
Ashe
R – Enchanted Crystal Arrow
Damage: 250/450/650 ⇒ 200/400/600
Aurora
E – The Weirding
Damage: 70/110/150/190/230 (+80% AP) ⇒ 70/110/150/190/230 (+70% AP)
R – Between Worlds
Border Collision Slow: 75% ⇒ 50%
Cho’Gath
Q – Rupture
Damage: 80/145/210/275/340 (+100% AP) ⇒ 80/140/200/260/320 (+100% AP)
W – Feral Scream
Damage: 80/135/190/245/300 (+70% AP) ⇒ 80/130/180/230/280 (+70% AP)
E – Vorpal Spikes
Damage: 20/40/60/80/100 (+3% (+0.5% per stack) of target’s maximum health) ⇒ 20/40/60/80/100 (+2.5/2.75/3/3.25/3.5% (+0.5% per stack) of target’s maximum health)
Elise
Human Q – Neurotoxin
Damage: 40/75/110/145/180 (+4 % of targets health)(+3% per 100 AP)) ⇒ 40/70/100/130/160 (+4 % of targets health)(+3% per 100 AP))
Spider Q – Venomous Bite
Damage: 60/90/120/150/180 (+8 of targets missing HP (+3% per 100 AP)) ⇒ 50/80/110/140/180 (+8 of targets missing HP (+3% per 100 AP))
K’Sante
Passive – Dauntless Instinct
Mark Damage: 20 (+1-2% (based on level) target’s max HP) ⇒ 12 (+1-2% (based on level) target’s max HP)
W – Path Maker
All Out Bonus True Damage: 10-100% (based on channel duration) ⇒ 10-80% (based on channel duration)
Dr. Mundo
Base Stats
Health: 613 ⇒ 640
Poppy
Base Stats
HP Growth: 104 ⇒ 110
Passive – Iron Ambassador
Shield: 13/15.5/18% max HP at level 1/7/13 ⇒ 11-20% max HP (based on level)
E – Heroic Charge
Max Damage: 100/140/180/220/260 (+100% bonus AD) ⇒ 80/120/160/200/240 (+120% bonus AD)
Seraphine
Q – High Note
Maximum Champion Bonus Damage: 60% ⇒ 75%
Skarner
Q – Shattered Earth
Slow Duration: 1.25 seconds ⇒ 1 second
Final Attack Bonus Damage: +10% of target’s maximum health ⇒ +8% of target’s maximum health
E – Ixtal’s Impact
Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16 ⇒ 22/21/20/19/18
Yorick
R – Eulogy of the Isles
Maiden Mark Monster damage cap: 100 ⇒ 50
Zed
E – Shadow Slash
Damage: 65/90/115/140/165 (+65% bonus AD) ⇒ 70/95/120/145/170 (+80% bonus AD)
Ahead of the March 4 reveal, Riot Phroxzon shared details on X about Atakhan, lane swaps, pro balance, and runes, too. Below is the breakdown of it all.
- Atakhan: Riot Games increased the occurrence rate of Ruinous in pro play in patch 25.4. Around half of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) games have been Ruinous. The goal is for 60% of pro games to be Ruinous while keeping it available in Solo Q.
- Lane Swaps: Lane swaps penalties are getting adjusted to address edge cases like deep proxying and lane shift strategies. Riot Games is increasing the mid penalty time to 3:30 to prevent early-game exploits — especially during the upcoming First Stand 2025 tournament. A warning system is getting added to notify players before they hit penalty zones as well.
- Pro Balance: Riot Games is focusing on heavier nerfs this patch such as scaling back changes to Ashe. The company is also maintaining the current ADC meta. Some high-presence pro picks are also being adjusted for a more diverse meta ahead of the First Stand 2025 tournament.
- Runes: Weaker runes are getting buffed, including Sixth Sense and Unflinching. Meanwhile, Riot Games is reducing Axiom’s overall power. Finally, discussions are continuing around balancing true damage and damage amplification.
On Feb. 26, he also talked about Tahm Kench, Zed, Yorick, Cho’Gath, and some pro-focused nerfs.
- Tanks: Riot Games is monitoring the impact of recent tank item changes. Mundo is getting buffs because of his drop in performance. Meanwhile, Tahm Kench isn’t getting buffs because “he consistently rates among the highest frustration on our surveys and his gameplay often feels some of the least interactive of the group.”
- Melee Crit: Melee Crit carries have lacked a strong first-item option, and while Yun Tal isn’t the best fit, it is the most viable choice for now.
- Zed: Zed has been underperforming compared to Season 14. Therefore, Riot Games is giving him a small buff. In particular, his frequent bruiser builds show that his assassin role isn’t working well in Riot Games’ eyes.
- Yorick: Jungle Yorick’s Liandry’s third-item build has become too powerful in lower-skill matches. Therefore, Riot Games wants to tone this down.
- Cho’Gath: Mid-lane Cho’Gath has been rising in popularity. Riot Games is planning targeted nerfs to him without heavily affecting his performance the top lane.
- Pro-focused Nerfs: According to Riot Phroxzon, a bunch of pro-focused nerfs are on the horizon to increase game diversity — especially in the first games of a series.
Hextech Chests and more in LoL patch 25.05 notes
Meanwhile, developers Andrei “Meddler” van Roon and Paul “Pabro” Bellezza revealed a significant update on Feb. 26. The update pertained to the return of Hextech Chests starting in patch 25.05, updates to the Noxus Act 2 Battle Pass, and more.
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