Here is everything you need to know about LoL Patch 25.S1.3, the third update of the new 2025 League of Legends season.
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LoL Patch 25.S1.3 – Is Mel too powerful?
The new season has been live for nearly a month and the overall feedback seems to be positive. Aside from the initial complaints for the Feats of Strength, which was recently reworked, the gameplay has been increasingly skirmish-heavy, as teams are generally contesting objectives more often. It can be too snowbally at times, but there hasn’t been anything too game-breaking.
Even Mel, which was released in an overpowered state, got tuned down with a micro patch. Her win rate fell is close to 50% but more time might be needed to figure out her real power.
Champion diversity seems to be doing fine, with pick rates being spread across different champions and across different elos. The recent meta favors creating synergizing team compositions rather than abusing specific champions, which is also a great aspect for professional play.
In the latest patch preview, Riot Phroxzon explained Mel doesn’t need further adjustments in this patch as they think she is in a good spot.
On the other hand, they are looking to nerf the damaging support items and increase the attack speed cap to 3.0, which was previously set at 2.5.
Bounties are also getting adjusted when one player is exceptionally fed in a losing team to make comebacks likely to happen.
Two dragon souls are also getting changes: cloud and chemtech will receive changes. You can check out the planned champion changes below. Numbers will be provided as soon as they are available. If you’re into Swiftplay, we have those numbers covered as well.
Patch 25.S1.3 Release Date
The official patch schedule for 2025 has been confirmed, and Patch 25.S1.3 will be released on Feb. 5, 2025.
How will the upcoming patch shake the meta?
Given that there are no number changes announced, we’ll have to wait a little bit more to know what the meta will be like.
In the meantime, check out the tier lists for the current patch:
LoL Patch 25.S1.3
Champion changes in Patch 25.S1.3
Cassiopeia
Evelynn
Galio
Jax
Jayce (Tank Jayce)
Kayn (Blue)
Miss Fortune
Nasus
Quinn
Rakan
Rell
Samira
Skarner
Swain
Teemo
Thresh
Viego
Item Changes
System Changes
Attack speed cap
Bloodsong
Chemtech Soul
Cloud Soul
Domination Keystones
Void Grabus
Zaz’Zak’s Realmespike
Champion bounties (for losing team)
Swiftplay Changes
Fiddlesticks
Nidalee
Ivern
Zzoe
Yorick
Teemo
Gathering Storm
- Stat time threshold: 8 minutes ⇒ 7 minutes (10 on base SR)
Symbiotic Soles
- Upgrade distance: 150,000⇒ 120,000
Tear Item changes
- Tear mana per charge: 4.5 ⇒ 6.5
- Manamune mana per charge: 4.5 ⇒ 6.5
- Archangel’s Staff mana per charge: 7.5 ⇒ 9.5
- Winter’s Approach mana per charge :4.5 ⇒ 6.5
Teleport
- Upgrade timer: 10:00 ⇒ 8:00
Voidgrubs
- No longer grants double stacks per kill
- Turret damage per stack doubled
- Number of stacks to summon 1 grub: 4 ⇒ 2
Yun Tal Wildarrows
- Crit chance per stack: 0.2% ⇒ 0.5%
- Max stacks: 125 ⇒ 50
ARAM changes
Ashe
- W cooldown: 18 – 16 seconds ⇒ 18 – 14 seconds
Zilean
- P cooldown: 120 seconds ⇒ 90 seconds
- W cooldown: 16 – 6 seconds ⇒ 12 – 5 seconds
- E cooldown: 15 seconds ⇒ 13 seconds
- R AP ratio: 200% ⇒ 215%
Statikk Shiv
- Champion damage: 60 ⇒ 70
Upcoming skins
- Dumpling Darling Amumu
- Dumpling Darling Syndra
- Dumpling Darling Seraphine