League of Legends 25.08 patch notes: All nerfs, buffs, and champion skins

Riot Games is dropping its latest patch notes in preparation for League of Legends' season two launch. There are a few changes aimed at disrupting the metagame that you'll want to know if you're looking to climb the game's ranked ladder. There's also a handful of gorgeous skins on the horizon that you'll want to spend your hard-earned cash on if you're a fan of any of these characters, as well as a few system changes. So let's break down Patch 25.08. Table of contents Everything coming in LoL Patch 25.08 Summoner’s Rift Ranked Season 1 end Champion changes Item changes Cryptbloom Dead Man's Plate Opportunity Overlord's Bloodmail All Patch 25.08 champion skins Everything coming in LoL Patch 25.08 The highlights. Image via Riot Games Summoner’s Rift Ranked Season 1 end SR Ranked season one will end on April 29 at midnight, regional local time, which is the last day of Patch 25.08. Ranked progression will not reset with the start of season two (Patch 25.09), but the Ranked Reward Mission will be refreshed. You also only have a little while to complete the Victorious Twisted Fate missions, which asks you to win 15 ranked games before the season ends. The ranked rewards will then appear in your inventory sometime during Patch 25.09. Champion changes This is a quick summary of the main changes made to each change in the patch. For more in-depth looks on the specific numbers, you can check them out here. The ARAM and Arena changes will also be included in the link for those looking for those specific game modes. Ahri Armor Growth decreased. W damage adjusted, and cooldown increased. E damage increased. Annie Health Growth decreased. Q damage increased. W damage increased, cooldown decreased. R new magic pen passive, and damage decreased. Blitzcrank Passive Shield Increased. Q damage increased. Brand Passive damage per tick to monsters increased. Gwen E damage decreased. Hwei Passive damage increased. R damage increased. Lulu Base Health decreased. Mel Attack Speed and Base Health increased. Renekton R damage increased at higher ranks. Shen Q slow increased. W cooldown decreased. Singed Passive per target cooldown decreased. Sona Q Bolt damage increased at higher ranks. W heal increased. Syndra W Slow reduced at higher ranks. E damage adjusted. R damage adjusted. Tristana R damage decreased. Xerath Passive cooldown refund increased. Q damage increased. Yorick Passive monster damage taken and damage to monsters increased. E damage formula adjusted. R mark only affects champions. Yuumi Passive Heal decreased at lower levels. E Shield decreased. Zeri R chain lightning damage increased. Zoe Q secondary damage falloff removed. Item changes Cryptbloom Cryptbloom has fallen completely behind Void Staff for mages. As a result, Riot are delivering a light buff to Cryptbloom that should help to keep it distinct based on what you’re looking for. Dead Man's Plate The slow resistance stat on Dead Man's Plate has been too effective at covering a few champion's core weaknesses lately and Riot feels like this is a good time to reduce the potency of the slow resistance. Opportunity Opportunity has dropped in popularity over time and could use a buff to make it a more competitive option in the Lethality item space. Additionally, Riot are lowering the passive Lethality gain on the ranged split so ranged users don't benefit quite as much from the base stat buffs as melee users do. Overlord's Bloodmail Riot are looking to buff it into a position where it's clearly better than some other items for heavier fighters. All Patch 25.08 champion skins Image via Riot Games Five new skins are coming as part of this patch, these include: Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser Victorious Twisted Fate Fatebreaker Taric Fatebreaker Malzahar Fatemaker Nasus The following chromas will be released this patch: Fatebreaker Taric Fatebreaker Malzahar Fatemaker Nasus Victorious Twisted Fate (Ranked) High Noon Samira (Paragon) Withered Rose Elise (Paragon) Grand Reckoning Draven (Paragon) Battle Bunny Prime Riven (Paragon) The post League of Legends 25.08 patch notes: All nerfs, buffs, and champion skins appeared first on Destructoid.

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Riot Games is dropping its latest patch notes in preparation for League of Legends' season two launch. There are a few changes aimed at disrupting the metagame that you'll want to know if you're looking to climb the game's ranked ladder.

There's also a handful of gorgeous skins on the horizon that you'll want to spend your hard-earned cash on if you're a fan of any of these characters, as well as a few system changes. So let's break down Patch 25.08.

Everything coming in LoL Patch 25.08

patch 25.08 patch notes highlights — The highlights. Image via Riot Games

Summoner’s Rift Ranked Season 1 end

SR Ranked season one will end on April 29 at midnight, regional local time, which is the last day of Patch 25.08. Ranked progression will not reset with the start of season two (Patch 25.09), but the Ranked Reward Mission will be refreshed.

You also only have a little while to complete the Victorious Twisted Fate missions, which asks you to win 15 ranked games before the season ends. The ranked rewards will then appear in your inventory sometime during Patch 25.09.

Champion changes

This is a quick summary of the main changes made to each change in the patch. For more in-depth looks on the specific numbers, you can check them out here. The ARAM and Arena changes will also be included in the link for those looking for those specific game modes.

Ahri

Armor Growth decreased. W damage adjusted, and cooldown increased. E damage increased.

Annie

Health Growth decreased. Q damage increased. W damage increased, cooldown decreased. R new magic pen passive, and damage decreased.

Blitzcrank

Passive Shield Increased. Q damage increased.

Brand

Passive damage per tick to monsters increased.

Gwen

E damage decreased.

Hwei

Passive damage increased. R damage increased.

Lulu

Base Health decreased.

Mel

Attack Speed and Base Health increased.

Renekton

R damage increased at higher ranks.

Shen

Q slow increased. W cooldown decreased.

Singed

Passive per target cooldown decreased.

Sona

Q Bolt damage increased at higher ranks. W heal increased.

Syndra

W Slow reduced at higher ranks. E damage adjusted. R damage adjusted.

Tristana

R damage decreased.

Xerath

Passive cooldown refund increased. Q damage increased.

Yorick

Passive monster damage taken and damage to monsters increased. E damage formula adjusted. R mark only affects champions.

Yuumi

Passive Heal decreased at lower levels. E Shield decreased.

Zeri

R chain lightning damage increased.

Zoe

Q secondary damage falloff removed.

Item changes

Cryptbloom

Cryptbloom has fallen completely behind Void Staff for mages. As a result, Riot are delivering a light buff to Cryptbloom that should help to keep it distinct based on what you’re looking for.

Dead Man's Plate

The slow resistance stat on Dead Man's Plate has been too effective at covering a few champion's core weaknesses lately and Riot feels like this is a good time to reduce the potency of the slow resistance.

Opportunity

Opportunity has dropped in popularity over time and could use a buff to make it a more competitive option in the Lethality item space. Additionally, Riot are lowering the passive Lethality gain on the ranged split so ranged users don't benefit quite as much from the base stat buffs as melee users do.