LoL patch 25.S1.2 will be out on Jan. 23. Check out all of the details here.
LoL patch 25.S1.2 is coming out on Jan. 23. Some minor changes were already made in the emergency patch launched on Jan. 10 regardless of the Feats of Strength. However, Riot Games' team is not over with fixing some new mechanics and monsters that arrived with the newest season. Swiftplay also had some updates.
LoL patch 25.S1.2: System changes
Atakhan
According to RiotPhroxzon, the lead gameplay designer, Voracious Atakhan was "showing up in less than 15% of games." This is supposed to increase to 25%. His effect’s power will be reduced and the withdrawal kill reward will go from 100 gold and one bloody petal to 200 gold and one bloody petal. Even though Voracious Atakhan has been showing in some competitive LoL games and many people called it "extremely overpowering," there are still no more updates on Atakhan. "We’ll continue monitoring," RiotPhroxzon stated.
Bloody roses
The bloody roses will also be nerfed. "They’re not a core part of what’s driving gameplay depth in the new package, so trying to put them at the minimum power level that’s still satisfying for them to be picked up," RiotPhroxzon added. Base XP per petal will go from 25 to 23 and the adaptive force per stack minimum will go from 39 to 34 stacks.
System nerfs
- Bloody Roses: Base XP per petal: 25 → 23 - Adaptive Force per Stack Minimum: 39 stacks → 34
- Voracious Athakan: Withdraw "Kill" Reward: 100 + 1 Bloody Petal → 200 + 1 Bloody Petal
System adjustments
- Feats of Strength (named changed to Feats of Warfare): First Blood → First to Three Kills
- Voracious Athakan: More frequent (15% of the games → 25% of the games)
Threshold
- Threshold in Normal/Ranked Games: Reduced by around 20%
- Threshold in Swiftplay Games: Reduced by around 20%
Blue Essence, XP, and Homeguard
In the upcoming patch, Blue Essence will be compensated to players — the changes became unviable and were heavily criticized by the community.
- Total Blue Essence From Milestones Increased: 4750 → 9000, starting with Act 2
- One-time Compatible Mission for 4250 BE to make up for the difference in Act 1, live with this patch, until the end of this Act
- Blue Essence From Repeatable Milestones Increased: 50 → 750 BE, live with this patch
- Changing the Last Champion Capsule in the Pass to a Glorious Champion Capsule, starting with Act 2
- Account XP gains increased by 40%, live this patch
Homeguard, the passive that increases the champion's movement speed while on the spawn in Summoner's Rift, will also change to cover the entire platform. However, its duration will be changed from 7 seconds to 6 seconds.
Mel Medarda release
Mel Medarda is finally coming to the game. Here is her entire kit explained. Her first skin, Arcane Councilor Mel, will also be released on Jan. 23. It will cost 1,350 RP.
Alongside Mel's skin, the Mythmaker skin line will also be out. It features Jhin, Nami, Jarvan IV, and Prestige Mythmaker Cassiopeia. After the honor system changes, Shen will be the first champion to receive a Three Honors skin.
LoL patch 25.S1.2: Champions buffs and nerfs
Nerfs
 Cassiopeia Passive: Serpentine Grace - Triumphant Move Speed per level: 6 → 5 - Default Serpentine Grace Move Speed unchanged. |  Irelia W: Defiant Dance - Minimum Damage: 10/25/40/55/70 (+40% Total AD) → 10/20/30/40/50 (+40% Total AD) - Maximum Damage: 30/75/120/165/210 (+120% Total AD → 30/60/90/120/150 (+120% Total AD) E: Flawless Duet - Damage: 80/125/170/215/260 (+80% AP) → 70/110/150/190/230 (+80% AP) R: Vanguard's Edge - Damage: 125/250/375 (+70% AP) → 125/200/275 (+70% AP) |  Tahm Kench Q: Tongue Lash - Damage: 80/130/180/230/280 (+Passive) → 75/120/165/210/255 (+Passive) |  Viktor Q: Siphon Power - Empowered Attack Bonus Damage: 20/45/70/95/120 (+100% AD) (+60% AP) → 20/45/70/95/120 (+100% AD) (+50% AP) R: Arcane Storm - Damage per tick: 65/105/145 (+45% AP) → 65/105/145 (+35% AP) |
Buffs
 Evelyn E: Whiplash - Move Speed: 30% → 30/35/40/45/50% R: Last Caress - Unempowered AP Ratio: (+65% AP) → (+75% AP) - Empowered AP Ratio: (+156% AP) → (+180% AP) |  Kayn (blue) Passive: The Darkin Scythe - Shadow Assassin Bonus Magic Damage: 15 - 45% (based on level) → 25 - 45% (based on level) |  Malzahar W: Void Swarm - Voidling damage now updates when Malzahar levels up - Updated tooltip to show total Voidling attack damage |  Master Yi Base Stats - Attack Damage Growth: 2.5 → 2.8 E: Wuju Style - On-hit True Damage: 20/25/30/35/40 (+30% Bonus AD) → 20/25/30/35/40 (+35% Bonus AD) |  Smolder Q: Super Scorcher Breath - Damage scales up to Critical Strike Multiplier based on Critical Strike Chance, allowing Smolder's Q to benefit from Infinity Edge |  Yummi Passive: Feline Friendship - Heal: 25 - 110 (based on level) (+15% AP) → 25 - 110 (based on level) (+25% AP) - Cooldown: 20 - 10 (based on level) (by level 11) → 20 - 8 (based on level) (by level 13) R: Final Chapter - Damage: 75/100/125 (+20% AP) → 75/125/175 (+25% AP) - Max Damage over 5 waves: 75 - 250 (+40% AP) → 75 - 350 (+50% AP) |
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Runes and Items
In LoL patch 25.S1.2, some items will have changes, especially the ADC ones to manage some problems with tank champions in-game.
 Lord Dominik's Regards Total Gold Cost: 3000 Gold → 3100 Gold Armor Penetration: 35% → 40% |  Mortal Reminder Total Gold Cost: 3200 Gold → 3300 Gold Armor Penetration: 30% → 35% |  Yun Tal Attack Damage: 50 → 55 Attack Speed: 25% → 35% Total Gold Cost: 2900 Gold → 3000 Gold |
Runes
 Deep Ward Yellow Trinket Duration: 30 - 120s (based on average champion level) → 45 - 150s (based on average champion level) |  Grisly Mementos Trinket Haste for each Memento: 4 (2 for Summoner Haste) → 6 (3 for Summoner Haste) Max Mementos: 25 → 18 |  Sixth Sense Cooldown: 300s Melee / 360s Ranged → 275s Melee / 350s Ranged |
Swiftplay
The first major Swiftplay balance patch is aimed at cleaning up some systemic issues and otherwise addressing champion balance outliers. Overall, Riot Games will bring down the late-game scaling from overpowering champions as late-game XP and gold values are much more guaranteed, so those who are normally held down by weaker early games no longer have these weaknesses.
They're making it so that extra gold earned from champion mechanics does not trigger enemy gold comebacks/bounty adjustments.
These sources of gold:
- Are increased by your rubberbanding
- Do not contribute to enemy rubberbanding
- Do not count when calculating your rubberbanding
List of abilities affected
- Gangplank: Q
- Pyke: R
- Akshan: W
- Draven: Passive
- Twisted Fate: Passive
- Senna: Passive
Champions changes on Swiftplay
 Kayle Q Damage: 60/100/140/180/220 → 60/95/130/165/200 Slow: 26/32/38/44/50% → 26/30/34/38/42% | Malzahar Armor Growth: 4.7 → 4.2 W Damage: 5 - 64.5 (based on level) (+12/14/16/18/20) (+20% Bonus AP) → 5 - 64.5 (based on level) (+12/14/16/18/20) (+15% Bonus AP) R Damage: 125/200/275 (+80% AP) →125/200/275 (+60% AP |  Nilah Attack Speed Growth: 3% → 2.4% |  Qiyana Health: 590 → 620 E Damage: 50/90/130/170/210 (+50% Bonus AD) → 50/90/130/170/210 (+70% Bonus AD) |  Rengar Health: 590 → 620 Health Growth: 104 → 110 Attack Damage Growth: 3 → 3.5 |  Singed Q Damage over two seconds: 40/60/80/100/120 (+85% AP) → 40/60/80/100/120 (+75% AP) |  Sivir Attack Speed Growth: 2% → 2.5% |  Teemo R Damage: 200/350/450 (+50% AP) → 200/300/400 (+45%) |  Trundle Attack Speed Growth: 2.9% → 2.2% |  Urgot Armor Growth: 5 → 4.5 Q Damage: 25/70/115/160/205 (+70% Total AD) → 25/65/105/145/185 (+70% Total AD) |  Yorick Armor: 39 → 35 E eight hit Damage Amp: 20% → 15% |  Zyra Passive Damage: 15 - 75 (based on level) (+20% AP) → 15 - 75 (based on level) (+15% AP) |
Aram
Hello, ARAMers! In this patch, Riot Games is focusing on shifting modifiers to champion spells for two beloved champions: Sett and Sona. On Sett, some of the W damage will be redistributed to other skills so they can also be used. As for Sona, some of her Ability Haste will be increased by reducing the effects of her passive while restoring some of her damage and shielding power.
Aram champion adjustments
 Sona Passive Max Stack Ability Haste: 60 → 30 Q Cooldown: 8 → 10 W Cooldown: 10 → 13 W Heal: 30/45/60/75/90 (+30% AP) → 45/60/70/80/90 (+20% AP) W Shield: 25/45/65/85/105 (+25% AP) → 65/75/85/95/105 (+20% AP) Removed Damage, Damage Taken, Heal, Shield, and Ability Haste nerfs |  Sett W Max Health Storage: 50% → 40% Q Bonus Speed: 30% → 35% Removed Damage, Damage Taken, Heal, and Shield Nerfs |  Karma R + Q Bonus Magic Damage: 40/100/160/220 (+30% AP) → 40/90/140/190 |
Aram champion buffs
 Kai'sa Damage Taken: 95% → 90% |  Soraka Ability Haste: 0 → 10 |
ARURF
ARURF is back for those in the back who asked for it! It will take place on the Noxus map with some changes to make up for the increased URF pace.
EUW, EUN, RU, TR and ME1
- Jan. 23 at 8 a.m. PT
All other Riot regions (OCE, JP, NA, LAN, LAS, BR, KR, VN, TW, PH, TH, SG)
- Jan. 23 at 12 p.m. PT
Mythic shop
Now available in the shop:
- Prestige Mythmaker Cassiopeia
- Prestige Mythmaker Sivir
- Prestige Porcelain Lissandra
- Prestige Heavenscale Ezreal
- Prestige Ocean Song Seraphine
- Prestige Mecha Kingdom Garen
- Firecracker Vayne Prestige Edition
- Hextech Sejuani
- Crystalis Motus Leona
- Porcelain Lissandra (Golden Tiger)
- Heavenscale Ezreal (Lustrous)
- Mythmaker Sivir (Gilded)
- Firecracker Vayne (Golden Tiger)
- Crystalis Motus Leona (Reclaimed)
- Mythmaker Galio (Gilded)
- Mythmaker Garen (Gilded)
- Mythmaker Irelia (Gilded)
- Mythmaker Zyra (Gilded)
- Heavenscale Wealth Icon
- Heavenscale Prosperity Icon
- Mecha Kingdoms 2020 Icon
- Lunar Revel 2022 Icon
- Heavenscale Focus Icon
- Mecha Kingdoms 2020 Ward
- Lunar Revel 2023 Ward
Some bugs will be fixed in LoL patch 25.S1.2. as well.
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