LoL Patch 25.08 Preview – what’s coming next?

Here is everything you need to know about LoL Patch 25.08, the eighth update for the 2025 League of Legends season.

With April Fools behind us, the LoL community is heading into the next two months with only a few expected announcements on their way. That said, LoL will keep on evolving like it has always done, and despite the new patch being a few days out, Riot has been working on the upcoming update.

So far, we only have a few leaks from game designer Spideraxe, as Aatrox is getting a few buffs on his kit. His E is getting additional healing with 0.1% added per 100HP. While it may not seem like a substantial buff, for a champion that is all about sustain, this change could be much stronger than anticipated. Other changes include Annie and Yorick.

Riot will finally release the Victorious Twisted Fate skin, the ranked reward for the LoL community. The champion is currently not a priority pick, but we might see his play rate go up a little as players will be tempted to try him out. Additionally, players will also get three “Fate” skins in Malzahar, Taric, and Nasus, as well as the revamped Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser skin, which was previously blocked from release following major backlash over the skin’s quality. Check out the remaining changes in the section below.

The official patch schedule for 2025 has been confirmed, and LoL Patch 25.08 will be released on Apr. 16, 2025.

Lots of champion changes in this patch: Annie, Ahri, and Syndra all seem to be quite impactful for the mid lane meta. Zoe, in particular, might be more relevant with the Q change that should allow her to push minion waves much faster. Hwei is also getting some love, and it might be worth keeping an eye on him.

Meta champions like Yone, Gwen, and Lulu are getting tuned down while the main buff I’m looking at for the patch is Brand. The 25% damage increase to the monster will greatly accelerate his clear speed, potentially pushing him back into the jungle. In the meantime, check out our tier lists:

• Top lane tier list
• Jungle tier list
• Mid lane tier list
• ADC tier list
• Support tier list

Champion changes in Patch 25.08

1. Aatrox – removed from patch

• W damage changed from magic to physical
• E vamp health ratio: 0.9% per 100 HP ⇒ 1% per 100 HP

2. Ahri

• Armor growth: 4.7 ⇒ 4.2
• W base damage: 45 – 145 ⇒ 40 – 120
• W AP ratio: 30% ⇒ 40%
• W cooldown: 9 – 5 seconds ⇒ 10 – 6 seconds
• E AP ratio: 75% ⇒ 85%

3. Annie

• Health growth: 102 ⇒ 96
• Q base damage: 70 – 210 ⇒ 70 – 220
• Q AP ratio: 75% ⇒ 80%
• W base damage: 70 – 250 ⇒ 70 – 270
• W AP ratio: 85% ⇒ 90%
• W cooldown: 8 seconds ⇒ 7 seconds
• R now passively grants 10% – 15% magic pen
• Tibbers attack damage: 50 – 100 ⇒ 30 – 60
• Tibbers AD AP ratio: 15% ⇒ 10%
• Tibbers base damage per second: 20 – 40 ⇒ 8 – 16
• Tibbers AP ratio per second: 12% ⇒ 4%

4. Blitzcrank

• Passive mana ratio: 30% ⇒ 35%
• Q damage: 105 – 285 ⇒ 110 – 310

5. Brand

• Passive monster damage mod: 215% ⇒ 240%

6. Gwen

• E on-hit damage: 12 – 20 ⇒ 8 -20

7. Hwei

• Passive base damage: 35 – 180 ⇒ 35 – 230
• R explosion base damage: 200/300/400 ⇒ 200/325/450

8. Lulu

• HP: 595 ⇒ 565

9. Mel

• Attack speed ratio: 0.4 ⇒ 0.625
• HP: 600 ⇒ 620
• Passive attack damage per stack: 5 – 20 ⇒ 8 – 25

10. Renekton

• R damage: 30 – 90 ⇒ 30 – 120

11. Shen

• Q moving away slow: 15 – 35% ⇒ 25 – 45%
• W cooldown: 18 – 12 seconds ⇒ 16 – 10 seconds

12. Singed

• Passive per-target cooldown: 10 seconds ⇒ 8 seconds

13. Sona

• Q damage: 50 – 170 ⇒ 50 – 190

14. Syndra

• W slow: 25 – 45% ⇒ 25%
• E base damage: 75 – 235 ⇒ 60 – 200
• E AP ratio: 45% ⇒ 60%
• R base damage per sphere: 100 – 180 ⇒ 90 – 170
• R AP ratio per sphere: 17% ⇒ 20%

15. Tristana

• R cooldown: 100 seconds ⇒ 120 – 100 seconds

16. Xerath

• Passive cooldown refund per kill: 2.5 seconds ⇒ 3.5 seconds
• Q damage: 70 – 230 ⇒ 75 – 235

17. Yone

• W target max HP damage: 10 – 14% ⇒ 8 – 12%

18. Yorick

• Ghoul minion damage reduction: 60% ⇒ 40%
• Ghoul monster damage reduction: 60% ⇒ 0%
• E now deals 10% max HP, increased by 3% per 100 AP instead of flat damage (Old E base damage is now minimum damage vs minions)
• E damage capped vs monsters at 50 – 150 + 100% AP
• Maiden no longer marks non-champs

19. Yuumi

• Passive base heal: 25 – 110 ⇒ 20 – 110
• E shield: 80 – 180 ⇒ 65 – 165

20. Zeri

• R chain lightning damage: 25% total AD ⇒ 30% total AD

21. Zoe

• Q cleave damage: 80% ⇒ 100%

System Changes

Cryptbloom

• Haste: 15 ⇒ 20

Dead Man’s Plate

• Slow resist: 25% ⇒ 15%

Opportunity

• Lethality: 15 ⇒ 18
• OOC lethality gained: 11/7 ⇒ 11/5

Overlord’s Bloodmail

• Bonus HP to AD: 2% ⇒ 2.5%
• Max %AD based on missing HP: 10% ⇒ 12%

Upcoming skins

• Fatebreaker Malzahar – 1350RP
• Fatebreaker Taric – 1350RP
• Fatemaker Nasus – 1350RP
• Victorious Twisted Fate – Ranked Reward
• Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser