League of Legends Patch 25.11 Notes: New Changes, Release Date, and More

Fahim Shahriar
By Fahim Shahriar
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Patch 25.11 has arrived, and here’s everything you need to know.

Riot just revealed the upcoming changes arriving in the Patch 25.11, and it’s looking like yet another massive patch.

Starting with balance changes, a number of champions are getting buffed in this patch. Diana, Rengar, Sivir, Ryze, to name a few. There are also some nerfs arriving in this patch. Smolder and Cho’Gath, who were overbuffed last patch, are getting some of their numbers tweaked. In addition, Elise and Luician are getting nerfed.

Now let’s go over the adjustments, both Aatrox and Garen are getting some massive changes in this patch. Garen is getting a massive overhaul to his builds and playstyle. Riot is nerfing his Crit/Assassin playstyle in favor of a Bruiser playstyle, while Aatrox is getting some much-needed quality of life changes.

As for skin, there unfortunately will not be any new skins arriving this patch. However, the Masque of the Black Rose skins are getting updated. In addition to these changes, there are plenty more that we haven’t talked about. So, without further ado, let’s look at the Patch 25.11 changes.

Read More: Masque of the Black Rose Skin Updates Arriving in Patch 25.11

When Will Patch 25.11 Be Released?

League of Legends Patch 25.11 is expected to be released on May 28, 2025.

Release time and server maintenance:

  • NA: 3:00 AM PT
  • EUW: 5:00 UK time
  • EUNE: 3:00 CET

Patch 25.11 Champion Changes

Here are all the champion changes arriving in this patch.

Champion Buffs

Quite a number of champions are getting buffed in this patch.

Diana

Passive – Moonsilver Blade

  • Cleave monster damage increased to 260% from 225%.

Rengar

R – Thrill of the Hunt

  • Cooldown reduced to 100 / 90 / 80 from 110 / 100 / 90.

Ryze

Q – Overload

  • Spell Flux bonus damage increased to 40 / 60 / 80 / 100% (based on  Realm Warp’s rank) from 10 / 40 / 70 / 100%.

Sivir

W – Ricochet

  • AD ratio increased to 40 / 42.5 / 45 / 47.5 / 50% AD from 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% AD.

Twisted Fate

W – Wild Cards

  • Base damage increased to 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 from 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240.

Twitch

E – Contaminate

  • AP ratio per stack increased to 35% AP from 30% AP.
  • Maximum AP ratio increased to 210% AP from 180% AP.

Udyr

R – Wingborne Storm

  • Base damage per basic attack increased to 10 – 40 (based on level) from 10 – 30 (based on level).
  • AP ratio per basic attack increased to 35% AP from 30% AP.
  • Base damage per tick increased to 10 / 18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50 from 10 / 17 / 24 / 31 / 38 / 45.
  • Total base damage increased to 80 / 144 / 208 / 272 / 336 / 400 from 80 / 136 / 192 / 248 / 304 / 360.

Champion Nerfs

Smolder and Cho’Gath were overbuffed last patch, thus, they are tuning down some numbers. In addition, Lucian and Elise are getting nerfed.

Cho’Gath

W – Feral Scream

  • Base damage reduced to 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 from 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280.
  • Silence duration changed to 1.8 seconds at all ranks from 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.8 / 1.9 / 2

Elise

Passive – Spider Queen

  • On-hit AP ratio reduced to 15% AP from 20% AP.

Lucian

E – Relentless Pursuit

  • Cooldown increased to 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 from 16 / 15.5 / 15 / 14.5 / 14.

Smolder

Base Stats

  • Base health regeneration reduced to 3.75 from 4.5.
  • Base armor reduced to 24 from 26.

Champion Adjustments

Garen and Aatrox are getting some massive changes this patch.

Aatrox

Passive – Deathbringer Stance

  • Damage health ratio reduced to 4% – 8% (based on level) of the target’s maximum health from 4% – 12% (based on level).
  • New Effect: Empowered basic attack is now uncancellable.

Q – The Darkin Blade

  • Sweetspot bonus damage increased to 70% from 60%.
    • First cast sweetspot base damage increased to 17 / 42.5 / 68 / 93.5 / 119 from 16 / 40 / 64 / 88 / 112.
    • Second cast sweetspot base damage increased to 21.25 / 53.125 / 85 / 116.875 / 148.75 from 20 / 50 / 80 / 110 / 140.
    • Third cast sweetspot base damage increased to 25.5 / 63.75 / 102 / 140.25 / 178.5 from 24 / 60 / 96 / 132 / 168.
    • Maximum base damage increased to 63.75 / 159.375 / 255 / 350.625 / 446.25 from 60 / 150 / 240 / 330 / 420.
    • First cast sweetspot AD ratio increased to 102 / 119 / 136 / 153 / 170% AD from 96 / 112 / 128 / 144 / 160% AD.
    • Second cast sweetspot AD ratio increased to 127.5 / 148.75 / 170 / 191.25 / 212.5% AD from 120 / 140 / 160 / 180 / 200% AD.
    • Third cast sweetspot AD ratio increased to 153 / 178.5 / 204 / 229.5 / 255% AD from 144 / 168 / 192 / 216 / 240% AD.
    • Maximum AD ratio increased to 382.5 / 446.25 / 510 / 573.75 / 637.5% AD from 360 / 420 / 480 / 540 / 600% AD.

Infernal Chains

  • Damage type changed from magic to physical.

Annie

Base Stats

  • Base armor increased to 23 from 19.
  • Armor growth reduced to 4 from 4.7.

W – Incinerate

  • Base damage reduced to 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 from 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270.
  • AP ratio reduced to 80% AP from 85% AP.

Garen

Passive – Perseverance

  • Bug Fix: Tooltip now correctly displays the health scaling.

W – Courage

  • Damage reduction changed to 25 / 29 / 33 / 37 / 41% from 30% at all ranks.
  • Cooldown reduced to 22 / 19.5 / 17 / 14.5 / 12 from 23 / 21 / 19 / 17 / 15.
  • Removed: No longer grants 10% bonus armor and 10% bonus magic resistance at maximum stacks.
  • Bug Fix: Tooltip now shows the amount of bonus armor and magic resistance before explaining the stacking mechanic.

E – Judgment

  • AD ratio per spin increased to 36 / 38 / 40 / 42 / 44% AD from 36 / 37 / 38 / 39 / 40% AD.
  • Base critical damage reduced to 140% from 150%.
  • Cooldown reduced to 9 / 8.25 / 7.5 / 6.75 / 6 from 9 at all ranks.
  • Removed: No longer has an additional base damage per spin of 0 – 8.2 (based on level).
  • Removed: Recast no longer reduces its cooldown by its remaining duration.
  • Removed: No longer deals 150% damage against non-epic monsters.
  • Bug Fix: Duration can no longer extend past 3 seconds.
  • Bug Fix: Cooldown can no longer be greater than 9 seconds.
  • Bug Fix: Tooltip now correctly displays critical damage.

R – Demacian Justice

  • Base damage reduced to 150 / 250 / 350 from 150 / 300 / 450.

Kassadin

Base Stats

  • Base armor increased to 21 from 19.

E – Force Pulse

  • Base damage increased to 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190 from 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180.

R – Riftwalk

  • AP ratio per stack reduced to 7% AP from 10% AP.
  • Maximum AP ratio has been reduced to 78% AP from 90% AP.

Samira

Q – Flair

  • Life steal effectiveness reduced to 80% from 66.6%.

W – Blade Whirl

  • Bonus AD ratio per hit reduced to 50% bonus AD from 60% bonus AD.
  • Maximum bonus AD ratio has been reduced to 100% bonus AD from 120% bonus AD.

R – Inferno Trigger

  • Life steal effectiveness increased to 80% from 66.6%.

Patch 25.11 System Changes

Not many system changes are included in this patch, apart from the buff to Horizon Focus.

System Buffs

Horizon Focus is getting some much-needed buffs.

Horizon Focus

  • Total cost reduced to 2800 from  2900.
  • Combine cost has been reduced to 250 from  350.
  • Ability power increased to 150 from 110.

Patch 25.11 Skins

Unfortunately, no new skins are arriving in this patch. However, some of the Masque of the Black Rose skins are getting updated.

Masque of the Black Rose Elise

New Splash Art

Masque of the Black Elise V2

Old Splash Art

Masque of the Black Rose Elise
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Masque of the Black Rose Renata Glasc

New Splash Art

Patch 25.11 Masque of the Black Rose Renata Glasc
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Old Splash Art

Masque of the Black Rose Renata Glasc
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Masque of the Black Rose Samira

New Splash Art

Patch 25.11 Masque of the Black Rose Samira V2
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Old Splash Art

Masque of the Black Rose Samira Old
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Masque of the Black Rose Vladimir

New Splash Art

Patch 25.11 Masque of the Black Rose Vladimir
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Old Splash Art

Masque of the Black Rose Vladimir
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By Fahim Shahriar League of Legends Writer
Shahriar is a League of Legends writer at GameRiv. He enjoys playing Video Games, watching Anime, and browsing the internet for outdated memes.