LoL Patch 25.16 Preview (Updated)
Let's take a look at the League of Legends 25.16 (formerly 15.16) Patch Notes preview. What buffs and nerfs does the upcoming update hold for us?
The preview of the League of Legends changes for patch 25.16 (formerly 15.16) is out! Some champions will face buffs, nerfs, and adjustments. Same goes for tuning items and in-game systems. The preview of the patch notes reveal a lot about the way Ranked will look like when the update is officially released.
Having said that, let's take a look at the latest patch notes preview and see what Riot Games has prepared for us.
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League of Legends 25.16 Patch Notes
It seems like this patch will be huge - lots of buffs, nerfs, and adjustments are on the horizon. It's all due to the feedback that the game is starting to feel 'too balanced' at its current state. This is making Riot Games push towards some champions being vialble in two or more roles. We will take a look at some of the upcoming League of Legends Patch 25.16 adjustments as presented by @RiotPhroxzon, here.
Champion Buffs
Gnar
Boomerang Throw
- Cooldown: 20-10 ⇒ 16-10
Illaoi
Prophet of an Elder God (P)
- Total AD Ratio: 105% ⇒ 110%
Test of Spirit (E)
- Cooldown: 20-7.25 ⇒ 18-7
Kalista
Base Stats
- AD Growth: 4 ⇒ 4.25
Rend (E)
- E1 AP Ratio: 20% ⇒ 65%
- E2+ AP Ratio: 20% ⇒ 50%
Rek'Sai
Base Stats
- Base Attack Damage: 58 ⇒ 62
Nautilus
Riptide (E)
- Monster Modifier: 1.5x damage ⇒125-285 +50% AP on first hit
Qiyana
Elemental Wrath / Edge of Ixtal (Q)
- Damage: 60-180 ⇒ 70-190
Terrashape (W)
- Bonus Attack Speed: 5-25% ⇒ 15-35%
Sylas
Petricite Burst (P)
- Now deals 150% damage to monsters
Sion
Soul Furnace (W)
- Base Health Cost per Tick: 2.3-24.4 ⇒ 2-19
Roar of the Slayer (E)
- Armor Reduction: 20% ⇒ 25%
Unstoppable Onslaught (R)
- Bonus AD Ratio: 40-80% ⇒ 60-120%
Brand
Blaze (P)
- Tick Monster Mod: 240% ⇒ 260%
Sear (Q)
- Stun Duration: 1.5 ⇒ 1.75
Pyroclasm (R)
- Cooldown: 110-90 ⇒ 100-80
Master Yi
Alpha Strike (Q)
- Now works with Kraken Slayer and Terminus
Morgana
Tormented Shadow (W)
- Minimum DPS: 12-56 + 17% AP ⇒ 14-70 +20% AP
- Maximum DPS: 32.4-151.2 + 45.9% AP ⇒ 28-140 +40% AP
Singed
Poison Trail (Q)
- No longer deals less damage on red side
- Debuff refresh rate: 0.5s ⇒ 0.25s
Zyra
Grasping Roots (E)
- Damage: 60-180 ⇒ 70-190
Stranglethorns (R)
- Damage: 180-350 ⇒ 200-400
Champion Nerfs
Yuumi
Prowling Projectile (Q)
- Empowered Damage: 80-380 ⇒ 80-355
You and Me! (W)
- Heal/Shield Power: 5-15% ⇒ 4-8%
- On-hit Heal: 3-11 +4% AP ⇒ 3-7 + 3% AP
Jarvan IV
Base Stats
- Armor Growth: 5.2 ⇒ 4.6
Lulu
Help, Pix! (E)
- Cooldown: 8 ⇒ 10-8
- Damage: 80-240 ⇒ 70-230
- Shield: 80-240 +55% AP ⇒ 70-230 +50% AP
Nocturne
Base Stats
- Armor Growth: 4.7 ⇒ 4.2
Duskbringer (Q)
- Bonus AD: 20-60 ⇒ 15-55
Shaco
Backstab (P)
- Bonus AD: 30 ⇒ 25
Deceive (Q)
- Bonus AD Ratio: 65 ⇒ 60
- Cooldown: 12-10 ⇒ 13-11
Rell
Ferromancy (W)
- Shield: 20-100 (+13% max HP) ⇒ 20-100 (+11% max HP)
Trundle
Frozen Domein (W)
- Attack Speed: 30-110% ⇒ 30-90%
- Cooldown: 16-12 ⇒ 18-14
Xin Zhao
Base Stats
- Health: 640 ⇒ 620
- Damage per hit: 20/35/50/65/80 ⇒ 15/30/45/60/75
Champion Adjustment
Mordekaiser
Obliterate (Q)
- Bonus AD Ratio: 0% ⇒ 120%
Rumble
Flamespitter (Q)
- No longer deals less damage to champions on red side
- Maximum Duration: 3s ⇒ 3.5s
- Now damages untargetable enemies if already debuffed
- Deals damage to enemies 700+u away if already debuffed
- Damage per 3s: 60-180 +110% AP + 6-9.2% target max HP ⇒ 60-180 +100% AP+ 6-8% target max HP
The Equalizer (R)
- No longer deals less damage to champions on red side
- R zone is now consistently 4.5s across the whole zone
Varus
Piercing Arrow (Q)
- Max Damage: 90-370 ⇒ 80-360
Blighted Quiver (W)
- On-hit Damage: 6-30 ⇒ 6-38
Hail of Arrows (E)
- Damage: 60-220 +100% bonus AD ⇒ 60-180 +90% bonus AD
Viego
Base Stats:
- AS Growth: 2.5 ⇒ 2.25
Blade of the Ruined King (Q)
- Damage: 15-75 ⇒ 25-85
- Crit Multiplier: 100% ⇒ 75%
- Bonus Monster Damage: 15 ⇒ 0
- Mark Minion Healing: 50% ⇒ 100%
- Mark Monster Healing: 145% ⇒ 125%
- Mark Champion Healing: 135% ⇒ 150%
Warwick
Base Stats
- Base AD: 60 ⇒ 65
Eternal Hunger (P)
- On-hit Damage: 12-46 ⇒ 16-46
System Buff
Experimental Hexplate
- Overdrive Attack Speed: 50% ⇒ 30%
- Overdrive Move Speed: 15% ⇒ 20%
System Adjustment
Nashor Baron
- HP5 per minute: 1,875 ⇒ 0
- Base HP: 11,500 ⇒ 11,800
- HP per minute: 180 ⇒ 190
And that concludes what we can expect to change in the next patch as presented by the League of Legends devs.
