LoL Patch 25.10 notes: All buffs, nerfs, and system changes

League of Legends players are settling in well with the spirits in Ionia, and the developer is looking to set its sights on mage items in Patch 25.10.

This League patch has the regular buffs, nerfs, and adjustments to items, but it also brings a huge focus on overhauling the ability power items aimed at balancing different AP archetypes. It also looks to keep a check on popular items like Liandry’s, while balancing other items to keep the meta healthy for all types of players. According to the developer, the previous patch landed well in terms of items and system changes. 

When does LoL Patch 25.10 release?

League updates usually release on Wednesdays and will stay the same with the upcoming patches. The update is scheduled for May 14, 2025. While the official release times across all regions have yet to be confirmed, the expected release windows for each region are as follows:

• 3pm CT (NA)
• 5am GMT (EU West)
• 3am CET (EU North East)
• 8am KR (Korea)

What’sWhat’sL Patch 25.10?

League Patch 25.10 consists of a mana items rework for the mages, and also brings a buff all around the board to make the mage items stronger across all the champions. After the items, the developer is also looking to give AP classes distinct power curves where Assassins/fighters can purchase cheaper first items, with lower scaling. Control/artillery mages have to buy pricier but get a stronger two-item spikes, and the usual ADCs spike at three items.

Champion buffs

The following champions will all be receiving buffs in League Patch 25.10:

Senna

The AD bot Senna is underperforming, so the developer is buffing the Soul drop mechanic from minions to help balance her build.

Soul drop rate from minion/monster kills has been increased from 8.4 percent to 14 percent.

• [P] Absolution: Crit per 20 souls has been increased from 8 to 10 percent.
• [Q] Piercing Darkness: Heal AP ratio has been reduced from 60 to 50 percent.

Smolder

[Q] Super Scorcher Breath

• Damage per stack has been increased from 0.3 to 0.4.
• Max HP burn damage per 100 stacks has been increased from 0.4 to 0.5 percent.

[E] Flap, Flap, Flap: Damage per stack has been increased from .1 to .12

Champion nerfs

The following champions will all be receiving nerfs in League Patch 25.10:

Kayn 

HP Growth has been reduced from 109 to 103.

Lulu

• Armor/level has been reduced from 4.9 to 4.6.
• [R] Wild Growth: Cooldown has been increased from 100-80 to 120-80.

Naafiri

Still too dominant in jungle, so the developer is giving light nerfs here, while mid remains stable.

[P] We Are More: Monster mod has been reduced from 155 to 135 percent.

Xin Zhao

Armor/level has been reduced from 5 to 4.4.

Yuumi

Base heal per hit has been decided from 35/50/65 to 30/40/50.

Champion adjustments

The following champions will all be receiving adjustments in League Patch 25.10:

Cho’Gath

Cho’Gath has been performing pretty well in the mid lane, so the buffs are made to uplift his performance in the top lane, where players prefer his attack speed.

Base Attack Speed has been increased from 0.625 to 0.658.

• [Q] Rupture: Magic damage has been decreased from 80-320 (+100 percent AP) to 80-300 (+100 percent AP).
• [E] Vorpal Spikes: Magic damage has been increased from 20/40/60/80/100 (+ 30 percent AP) (+ 2.5/2.75/3/3.25/3.5 percent (+ 0.5 percent per Feast stack) of target’s maximum health) to 20/40/60/80/100 (+ 30 percent AP) (+ 3/3.25/3/3.5/3.75/4 percent (+ 0.5 percent per Feast stack) of target’s maximum health).

Fiddlesticks (Support) 

The support role for Fiddlesticks is rising in popularity so giving him small buffs to help players pick him.

[Q] Terrify

• Fear Duration has been reduced from 1.25-2.25 to 1.2-2.
• Damage is getting adjusted from 5-9 percent+ 2 percent per 100 AP to 4-6 percent+ 3 percent per 100 AP (empowered is double).

[W] Bountiful Harvest: Damage per second has been increased from 60-180 +35 percent AP to 60-180 +40 percent AP.

Vi

Vi’s damage is being slightly nerfed to balance her power.

[Q] Vault Breaker

• Maximum damage has been increased from 90-290+1.6 to 100-300+1.5.
• Minimum damage has been reduced from 45-145+ .8 to 40-120+ .6.

[R] Cease and Desist

• Damage has been reduced from 150/275/400 to 150/250/350.
• Mana cost is now flat from 100/125/150 to 100.

System Buffs

Unsealed Spellbook

Base recharge time has been reduced from 5m to 4m.

System adjustments 

Mage Items

• Cryptbloom: Now AP Haste-focused (counterpart to Void Staff). Easier to build, but less burst due to lower Magic Pen.
• Rocketbelt: Buffed for assassins—HP reduced from 350 to 300 to better suit squishy champs.
• Stormsurge: Repositioned as a cheaper, snowball-oriented second item with mobility, less burst than Shadowflame.