League of Legends Patch 25.22 Notes: New Changes, Release Date, and More

Patch 25.22 is going to be yet another massive patch.

With the Worlds patch out of the way, Riot can focus on doing more meaningful changes, and meaningful changes are what are arriving in the upcoming patch.

Starting off with the system changes, quite a number of runes are getting changed this patch. These include buffs to Cash Back Guardian, Hail of Blades, Legends: Bloodline, Nimbus Cloak, and Triple Tonic. We are also getting buffs for the Movement Speed and Tenacity stat shards. As for the nerfs, two of the popular runes, Biscuit Delivery and Phase Rush, are getting nerfed.

For champion changes, there aren’t many this patch. However, Aurelion Sol, Yone, and a few other champions are getting buffed. Also, Akshan, LeBlanc and Talon are getting nerfed. There are also adjustments to Volibear and Skarner.

Aside from these, there’s also a bunch of other stuff coming in this patch. So, we have quite a bit to cover, so let’s jump into it.

When Will Patch 25.21 Be Released?

League of Legends Patch 25.22 is expected to be released on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

Release Time and Server Maintenance:

• North America: 3:00 AM PT
• Europe West: 5:00 UK time
• Europe Nordic & East: 3:00 CET

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Patch 25.22 Champion Changes

Here are all the champion changes arriving in this patch.

Champion Buffs

A decent number of champions are getting some much-needed buffs.

Aurelion Sol

Base Stats

• Base movement speed has been increased from 335 to 340.

Q – Breath of Light

• Burst base damage has been increased from 55-95 to 60-100.

Blitzcrank

E – Power Fist

• Cooldown has been reduced from 9/8/7/5 to 7/6.5/6/5.5/5.

Yone

Q – Mortal Steel

• Base damage has been increased from 20-120 to 25-125.

Champion Nerfs

Not many champions are getting nerfed this patch.

Akshan

Base Stats

• Base HP has been decreased from 630 to 610.

Q – Avengerang

• Cooldown has been increased from 8-5 to 9-5.

LeBlanc

Base Stats

• Health growth has been reduced from 111 to 108.
• Armor growth has been reduced from 4.7 to 4.2.

Talon

• Monster modifier has been reduced from 1.1x to 1.0x.

Champion Adjustments

Both Skarner and Volibear are getting some adjustments.

Skarner

Base Stats

• Attack damage growth increased to 4 from 3.

Q – Shattered Earth/Upheaval

• Bonus AD ratio increased to 90% bonus AD from 80%.
• Cooldown reduced to 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 seconds from 13 / 11.5 / 10 / 8.5 / 7.
• New Effect: Shattered Earth’s cooldown now restarts with each attack hit or upon Upheaval’s cast.

E – Ixtal’s Impact

• New Effect: Damage now also scales with 120% bonus AD.

R – Impale

• Cast time increased to 0.75 seconds from 0.65.

Volibear

Base Stats

• Base armor has been changed from 31 to 35. 
• Base AD has been changed from 60 to 62.

Q – Thundering Smash

• Minimum movement speed decreased from 12-28% to 12-26%. (Maximum movement speed remains 2X minimum)

E – Sky Splitter

• Total damage cap to minions and monsters has been changed from 650 to 190-650 (based on level).
• New Effect: Now has a 70% bonus AP ratio. 

Patch 25.22 System Changes

Here are all the system changes arriving in this patch.

System Buffs

A bunch of runes are getting buffed.

Cash Back

• Cash refund has been increased from 6% to 8%.

Guardian

• Shield has been increased from base 45-150 + 15% AP + 5% bonus HP to base 45-180 + 25% AP + 5% bonus HP. 

Hail of Blades

• Melee attack speed has been increased from 140% to 160%.

Legends: Bloodline

• Life steal per stack has been increased from 0.35% to 0.4%.
• Maximum life steal has been increased from 5.25% to 6%.

Movement Speed Shard

The Movement Speed has been increased by 2% to 2.5%.

Nimbus Cloak

Movement Speed (based on summoner CD) has been increased from 14/32/40% to 15/35/45%. 

Tenacity Shard

• Tenacity and Slow Eesistance have been increased from 10% to 15%.

Triple Tonic

• Elixir of Avarice gold has been increased from 40 to 60.
• Elixir of Force adaptive force has been increased from 20 to 30.  

System Nerfs

Biscuit Delivery and Phase Rush are getting nerfed.

Biscuit Delivery

• Minimum heal has been decreased from 20+2% max HP to 1.5% max HP (Max heal is still two times the minimum).

Phase Rush

Slow resist has been reduced from 75% to 50%. 

Patch 25.22 Skins

Two new Mecha Kingdoms skins for Wukong and Darius will be arriving in this patch. Additionally, Riot will be releasing a charity skin called Panda Pal Lux. Finally, Riot is releasing a Traditional skin for Victor called Machine Herald Viktor.

Machine Herald Viktor

• Rarity: Traditional
• Price: 1350 RP

Mecha Kingdoms Darius

• Rarity: Epic
• Price: 1820 RP

Mecha Kingdoms Wukong

• Rarity: Epic
• Price: 1350 RP

Panda Pal Lux

• Rarity: Epic
• Price: 1350 RP