League of Legends patch 25.S1.4 is coming soon and is bringing major balance changes to champions. A number of champions will receive buffs and nerfs depending on their roles. This will help switch the meta in LoL and bring new gameplay improvements in the competitive aspect. Some champions are currently overpowered such as Diana and Elise. They will be toned down in patch 25.S1.4.
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Here’s everything you need to know about League of Legends Patch 25.S1.4 and all champions change with buffs and nerfs.
League of Legends Patch 25.S1.4 Release date
Patch 25.S1.4 in LoL will bring tons of balance changes to champions with buffs and nerfs to shift the meta. These are massive changes across a level of champions to have a more balanced competitive queue.
Patch 25.S1.4 is set to arrive on Feb. 20, 2025. This is confirmed by Riot Games’ official patch release schedule.
Patch 25.S1.4 Champion Buffs
A group of champions will receive performance enhancements for different roles through buffs.
Here are the key changes:
Ashe
Q – Ranger’s Focus
- The damage per flurry now scales at 111 / 117 / 123 / 129 / 135% AD compared to the previous scaling at 110 / 115 / 120 / 125 / 130% AD.
R – Enchanted Crystal Arrow
- The basic attack damage values changed to 250 / 450 / 650 from the previous values of 200 / 400 / 600.
- AP ratio rose from 120% AP to 150% AP.
- Removed: The ability now inflicts full damage to secondary targets instead of reduced damage.
Ekko
Q – Timewinder
- The base outgoing damage values for Ekko’s Q ability Timewinder have been adjusted to 80 / 95 / 110 / 125 / 140 from the previous values of 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130.
Jayce
W2 – Hyper Charge
- The bonus attack speed has been raised to 1000% from its previous 300%.
Yasuo
Passive – Way of the Wanderer
- Removed: The critical damage penalty of 10% that Yasuo previously experienced has been removed.
Patch 25.S1.4 Champion Nerfs
The game developers are reducing the power of multiple champions because their dominance in the current meta needs to be balanced.
Kalista
W – Sentinel
- Mark damage has been decreased to 10% / 12% / 14% / 16% / 18% of an opponent’s maximum health from its previous levels of 14% / 15% / 16% / 17% / 18%.
Kog’Maw
Q – Caustic Spittle
- Kog’Maw’s Q ability Caustic Spittle now deals 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 base damage instead of 90 / 140 / 190 / 240 / 290.
Patch 25.S1.4 Champion Adjustments
Riot Games are making extensive changes to some champions for better game balance.
Diana
Passive – Moonsilver Blade
- Cleave monster damage now deals 200% instead of 300%.
Q – Crescent Strike
- The base damage has been increased to 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 from its original values of 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200.
W – Pale Cascade
- The base damage per orb now reaches 20 / 32 / 44 / 56 / 68 which is an increase from the previous 18 / 30 / 42 / 54 / 66.
- The base damage values changed from 54 / 90 / 126 / 162 / 198 to 60 / 96 / 132 / 168 / 204.
Elise
Passive – Spider Queen
- Spiderling base damage now stands at 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 whereas it was previously at 8 / 14 / 20 / 26.
W1 – Volatile Spiderling
- The base damage values have changed to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from the previous numbers of 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240.
- The AP ratio was decreased from 95% AP to 75% AP.
W2 – Skittering Frenzy
- Cooldown reduced to 8 seconds from 10.
- Duration increased to 5 seconds from 3.
- The bonus attack speed values have been updated to 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120% from their previous 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100% settings.
Mel
Q – Radiant Volley
- Cast range reduced to 950 from 1000.
- Bolt speed reduced to 4500 from 5000.
W – Rebuttal
- The skill duration now lasts 0.75 seconds instead of 1 second.
- The base damage modifier now stands at 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% as opposed to the previous settings of 40 / 47.5 / 55 / 62.5 / 70%.
E – Solar Snare
- Orb root duration has been adjusted to new values of 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 seconds from previous values of 1.75 / 1.875 / 2 / 2.125 / 2.25.
- The orb damage values were adjusted to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 from their original 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220.
- The Orb AP ratio rose from 50% AP to 60% AP.
R – Golden Eclipse
- Per-stack Active Ability ratio now gives 3.5% AP instead of 2.5% AP.
These changes will be beneficial for competitive lobbies and professional players to help learn according to the new shift in champions meta.
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That’s all you need to know about League of Legends Patch 25.S1.4 and all champions buffs and nerfs coming.