Here are the early LoL Patch 25.08 notes

As the regular split for various League of Legends tournaments has started all around the world, the developers are getting ready with the 25.08 patch notes, coming with multiple buffs, nerfs, and adjustments for champions. 

The April Fools’ event is over in League, and it’s time to balance the scales. Esports teams are playing Fearless Drafts in their regional splits, which means that many underused champions are getting buffs to make them viable in the meta as the year slowly approaches the next international tournament. 

When does LoL Patch 25.08 release?

League updates usually release on Wednesdays, and Patch 25.08 is no different. It’s scheduled for April 16, 2025. While the official release times across all regions have yet to be confirmed, the expected release windows for each region are as follows:

• 3pm CT (NA)
• 5am GMT (EU West)
• 3am CET (EU North East)
• 8am KR (Korea)

What’s in LoL Patch 25.08?

League Patch 25.08 contains a ton of buffs for champions like Renekton, Blitzcrank, and many other forgotten champs. These buffs come with some nerfs to champions like Yorick, who received too much power in their wings through the last patch’s adjustments. 

Champion buffs

The following champions will all be receiving buffs in League Patch 25.08:

Blitzcrank

• [P] Mana Barrier: Mana ratio increased from 30 to 35 percent.
• [Q] Rocket Grab: Damage increased from 105-285 to 110-310.

Brand

• [P] Blaze: Passive Monster Damage modifier has been increased from 215 to 240 percent.

Hwei

• [P] Signature of the Visionary: Base damage has been increased from 35-180 to 35-230.
• [R] Spiraling Despair: Explosion base damage has been increased from 230/300/400 to 200/325/450.

Mel

Riot is adding more power to the Soul’s Reflection, but it’s doing it in places that are “less frustrating” to play against compared to other parts of her kit to increase her win-rate.

• Attack speed ratio: Increased from .4 to .625.
• Health has increased from 600 to 620.
• [P] Searing Brilliance: Attack damage per stack increased from 5-20 to 8-25.

Renekton

• [R] Dominus: Damage increased from 30-90 to 30-120.

Shen

• [Q] Twilight Assault: Moving away slow increased from 15-35 to 25-45 percent.
• [W] Spirit’s Refuge: Cooldown decreased from 18-12 to 16-10.

Singed

• [P] Noxious Slipstream: Per-target cooldown decreased from 10 to 8.

Sona 

• [Q] Hymn of Valor: Damage increased from 50-170 to 50-190.

Xerath

Xerath’s last week buffs didn’t help him much, so the developer is giving another buff to his ability and passive to make him viable for the meta.

• [P] Mana Surge: Cooldown refund per kill has been increased from 2.5 to 3.5.
• [Q] Arcanopulse: Damage has been increased from 70-230 to 75-235.

Zeri

• [R] Lightning Crash: Chain lightning damage has been increased from 25 percent total AD to 30 percent total AD.

Zoe

Zoe’s waveclear has been buffed to make her retain the tempo in the lane to push her into the mid lane meta.

• [Q] Paddle Star: Non-primary target damage reduction decreased from 20 percent to none.

Champion nerfs

The following champions will all be receiving nerfs in League Patch 25.08:

Gwen

Gwen’s power has been slightly reduced as she’s become a bit too dominant after her shift away from one-shot builds. She is one of the AP fighters who is keeping a check on the other overperforming champions.

• [E] Skip ‘n Slash: On-hit damage decreased from 12-20 to 8-20.

Lulu

• Health decreased from 595 to 565.

Tristana

Tristana has been slowly rising the ladder as a viable pick, but she is a bit overpowered. Riot is nerfing her ultimate to take some of the power back.

[R] Buster Shot

• Cooldown increased from 100 to 120-100.
• Damage decreased from 275-375 to 225-325.

Yone

• [W] Spirit Cleave: Target max HP damage has been reduced from 10-14 to 8-12 percent.

Yuumi

• [P] Feline Friendship: Base Heal decreased from 25-110 to 20-110.
• [E] Zoomies: Shielding decreased from 80-180 to 65-165.

Champion adjustments

The following champions will all be getting adjustments in League Patch 25.08.

Ahri

Ahri’s current Liandry’s + ROA build offers strong sustained damage and durability, which clashes with her intended role as a fragile, bursty, mobile mage. While maintaining multiple viable builds is tricky, this one stands out as misaligned with her core identity, according to Riot.

Armor growth has been reduced from 4.7 to 4.2.

[W] Fox-Fire

• Base Damage decreased from 45-145 to 40-120.
• AP Ratio increased from 30 to 40 percent.
• Cooldown increased from 9-5 to 10-6.

[E] Charm: AP ratio increased from 75 to 85 percent.

Annie 

Annie has received a PEN buff, which helps her better handle tanks without relying on one-shots through her Tibbers.

HP per level decreased from 102 to 96.

[Q] Disintegrate: AP ratio has been increased from 75 to 80 percent.

[W] Incinerate

• Damage increased from 70-250 to 70-270.
• Cooldown reduced from 8 to 7.

[R] Tibbers

• [NEW] Passively grants 10/12.5/15 percent magic penetration to Annie.
• Tibbers Flame Aura reduced from 20-40 (12 percent AP) to 8-16 (4 percent AP).
• Tibbers’ auto attack damage decreased from 50-100 (15 percent AP) to 30-60 (10 percent AP).

Syndra

Syndra players are predominantly preferring the MS kite builds, and the developer is nerfing that part by giving more damage and AP to her abilities.

[W] Force of Will: Slow has been adjusted from 25-45 to flat 25 percent.

[E] Scatter the Weak

• Base Damage has been decreased from 75-235 to 60-200.
• AP ratio has been increased from 45-60.

[R] Unleashed Power:

• Base Damage per sphere decreased from 100-180 to 90-170.
• AP ratio per sphere increased from 17 to 20 percent.

System buffs

The following items will all be getting buffs in League Patch 25.08.

Cryptbloom

Item Haste increased from 15 to 20.

Opportunity

• Lethality increased from 15 to 18.
• Lethality gained from eliminations has been reduced from 11/7 to 11/5.

Overload’s Bloodmail

• Bonus HP to AD has been slightly increased from 2 to 2.5 percent.
• The maximum percent AD based on missing health has been increased from 10 to 12 percent.

System adjustments

Dead Man’s Plate

Slow Resist has been reduced from 25 to 15 percent.