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LoL patch 25.S1.4 notes and release date: Mel, Elise, tank items, and more

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What time will the next League of Legends update be released? Find out about the upcoming changes in the League of Legends Patch 25.S1.4 notes below.

Approaching soon, the latest update for League of Legends (LoL) is on the horizon! Lead gameplay designer Matt “Riot Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison shared a sneak peek of it on social platforms. For details about the League of Legends patch 25.S1.4, as well as its release date, keep reading below. This update is also recognized as the League of Legends patch 25.4 notes.

LoL patch 25.S1.4 notes

In this article, you’ll find the previews for League of Legends (LoL) patch 25.S1.4, which are expandable by tapping or clicking on them to get a closer look. The updates focus mainly on boosting the power of Ashe, Ekko, Gangplank, Jayce, Nautilus, Rakan, Sion, Teemo, and Yasuo. Conversely, some champions like Garen, Hecarim, Kalista, Kog’Maw, Lulu, and Warwick will receive adjustments to reduce their effectiveness. Regarding champion modifications, these changes affect Mel, Diana, Elise, and Twitch. Furthermore, there are tweaks made to Infinity Edge, as well as some system enhancements and penalties. It’s also worth noting that Swiftplay’s Yorick will be subjected to a nerf.

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“Here are the teased updates for LoL patch 25.S1.4. You can tap or click on them to zoom in. They include buffs to Ashe, Ekko, Gangplank, Jayce, Nautilus, Rakan, Sion, Teemo, and Yasuo. Meanwhile, nerfs go to Garen, Hecarim, Kalista, Kog’Maw, Lulu, and Warwick. As for champion adjustments, they go to Mel, Diana, Elise, and Twitch. There are a couple of system buffs and some system nerfs as well — alongside an adjustment to Infinity Edge. As for Swiftplay specifically, Yorick gets a nerf.

  • Buffs
    • Ashe
    • Ekko
    • Gangplank
    • Jayce (W Attack Speed buff)
    • Nautilus
    • Rakan
    • Sion
    • Teemo (Jungle buffs)
    • Yasuo
  • Nerfs
    • Garen
    • Hwei
    • Kalista
    • Kog’Maw
    • Lulu
    • Warwick (top)
  • Adjustments
    • Mel
    • Diana
    • Elise
    • Twitch (bugfix)
  • System buffs
    • Merc Treads
    • Symbiotic Soles
  • System nerfs
    • Abyssal Mask
    • Fimbulwinter
    • Heartsteel
    • Plated Steelcaps
    • Unending Despair
  • System adjustments
    • Infinity Edge
  • Swiftplay nerfs
    • Yorick

LoL patch 25.S1.4 notes include Mel adjustments

Riot Phroxzon disclosed information about forthcoming modifications, specifically concerning Mel’s attributes. The scope of her reach and the dependability of her abilities will be decreased, while her W’s leniency period for successful execution will be reduced, and the duration of her Rank 1 root effect will become shorter.

On her initial game, Mel’s win percentage is quite modest, but it significantly improves as she plays more matches,” he noted about X.

On Reddit, Myles “Riot Emizery” Salholm provided more details about Mel’s update.

Q – Radiant Volley

  • [NERF] Cast Range :: 1000 >>> 950
  • [NERF] Projectile Speed :: 5000 >>> 4500

W – Rebuttal

  • [NERF] Duration :: 1s >>> 0.75s
  • [NERF] Mana Cost :: 60/45/30/15/0 >>> 80/60/40/20/0
  • [NERF] Reflected Damage :: 40/47.5/55/62.5/70% >>> 40/45/50/55/60%

E – Solar Snare

  • [NERF] Root Duration :: 1.75/1.88/2/2.13/2.25s >>> 1.25/1.5/1.75/2/2.25s
  • [BUFF] Direct Hit Damage :: 60/100/140/180/220 + 50% AP >>> 60/105/150/195/240 + 60% AP

R – Golden Eclipse

  • [BUFF] Damage per Overwhelm Stack :: 4/7/10 + 2.5% AP >>> 4/7/10 + 3.5% AP

LoL patch 25.4 notes

Additionally, Riot Phroxzon disclosed information regarding Elise, armor pieces, footwear options, and the upper limit for attack speed.

Elise

  • Elise is a champion who’s had a dramatic rise in the support role. We’re not looking to swat her out of there too quickly, but her jungle has been slightly weak and we’re looking to distribute a bit of power into that role without removing her from support

Tank items

  • After an extended period last year of being quite weak and unsatisfying, tank items have found their footing in a strong way, especially for normal play but also in high levels for some of them
  • A lof of tanks in those times were opting into things like Thornmail 2nd item (in particular), which indicated that they don’t really have any good item choices
  • Being able to opt into specialized items like Thornmail 2nd sometimes is OK, but it feels pretty unsatisfying when it’s the option in most games, especially when playing against magic damage compositions
  • Unending Despair was reworked to be this 2nd baseline item to allow players to pivot off this foundation if an option is better (eg. MR heavy vs magic, AR heavy vs phys)
  • From our player surveys, champs like Mundo, Kench, Skarner, K’Sante, etc. who prominently use these items and are high on “perceived strength” will be nerfed

Boots

  • We’re also doing a small pass to the boot options to ensure they are better balanced; these and the changes above will also systemically help ADC’s do more damage in most games
  • Steelcaps in particular has been a bit too good at shutting down these types of damage

Attack Speed Cap

  • With the buffs to attack speed cap last patch, Kog has been pretty happy with that
  • A bit too happy, so we’re taking him down a peg

Riot Phroxzon

LoL patch 25.S1.4 release date

The upcoming League of Legends (LoL) patch 25.4 is scheduled to arrive on February 20th. This information comes directly from Riot Games’ official patch release schedule, and the new format for the schedule is “year.season.patch-number,” which explains why there’s an “S1” part in LoL patch 25.4 now.

  • Season 1:
    • LoL Patch 25.S1.4 – Feb. 20
    • LoL Patch 25.S1.5 – March 5
    • LoL Patch 25.S1.6 – March 19
    • LoL Patch 25.S1.7 – April 2
    • LoL Patch 25.S1.8 – April 16
  • Season 2:
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.1 – April 30
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.2 – May 14
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.3 – May 28
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.4 – June 11
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.5 – June 25
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.6 – July 16
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.7 – July 30
    • LoL Patch 25.S2.8 – Aug. 13
  • Season 3:
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.1 – Aug. 27
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.2 – Sept. 10
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.3 – Sept. 24
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.4 – Oct. 8
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.5 – Oct. 22
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.6 – Nov. 5
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.7 – Nov. 19
    • LoL Patch 25.S3.8 – Dec. 10

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