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League of Legends Patch 25.10 brings substantial changes to the item system while specifically focusing on AP itemization improvements. Riot plans to remove items that give excessive survivability benefits alongside burst enhancements for mage champions.
The update enhances burst damage items like Rabadon's Deathcap and Lich Bane while reducing effectiveness of sustained damage items such as Liandry’s Torment and Seraph’s Embrace.
The LoL Patch 25.10 aims to establish a midlane that is more responsive to player interactions through counterplay strategies.
System Buffs
Riot is enhancing multiple magic damage items to enable burst mages to compete more effectively.
- Bloodletter’s Curse now provides players with more health and AP along with enhanced MR shred properties.
- Lich Bane features a more affordable build path and reduced cost.
- Luden’s Companion – Total cost reduced.
- Malignance – Slight AP increase.
- Morellonomicon – Lower combine cost.
- Nashor’s Tooth – Now cheaper overall.
- Rabadon’s Deathcap now costs less which makes it easier to acquire.
The changes are designed to encourage players to build high-risk builds which deliver high reward AP damage.
Bloodletter’s Curse
- Health increased to 400 from 350.
- Ability power increased to 65 from 60.
- Vile Decay magic resistance reduction per stack increased to 7.5% from 5%.
- Vile Decay maximum stacks reduced to 4 from 6.
Lich Bane
- New Recipe: Sheen + Aether Wisp + Blasting Wand + 250 = 2900.
- Old Recipe: Sheen + Aether Wisp + Needlessly Large Rod + 200 = 3200.
- Ability power reduced to 100 from 115.
Luden’s Companion
- Total cost reduced to 2750 from 2850.
- Combine cost has been reduced to 450 from 550.
Malignance
- Ability power increased to 90 from 85.
Morellonomicon
- Total cost reduced to 2850 from 2950.
- Combine cost has been reduced to 400 from 500.
Nashor’s Tooth
- Total cost reduced to 2900 from 3000.
- Combine cost has been reduced to 500 from 600.
Rabadon’s Deathcap
- Total cost reduced to 3500 from 3600.
- Combine cost has been reduced to 1100 from 1200.
System Nerfs
The game system now reduces sustained AP damage items.
- With reduced attack damage scaling Liandry’s Torment generates less overall damage.
- Seraph’s Embrace no longer provides shield protection and features modified mana scaling.
Cryptbloom
- New Recipe: Blighting Jewel + Fiendish Codex + Amplifying Tome + 650 = 3000.
- Old Recipe: Blighting Jewel + Fiendish Codex + 900 = 2850.
- Ability power increased to 70 from 60.
- Magic penetration increased to 35% from 30%.
- Life From Death heal AP ratio reduced to 15% AP from 25% AP.
Hextech Rocketbelt
- New Recipe: Hextech Alternator + Fiendish Codex + Ruby Crystal + 300 = 2650.
- Old Recipe: Hextech Alternator + Kindlegem + 700 = 2600.
- Health reduced to 300 from 350.
- Ability power increased to 70 from 60.
- Ability haste increased to 20 from 15.
- Supersonic no longer forces Quick Cast.
Horizon Focus
- New Recipe: Fiendish Codex + Fiendish Codex + Blasting Wand + 350 = 2900.
- Old Recipe: Fiendish Codex + Fiendish Codex + Amplifying Tome + 600 = 2700.
- Ability power increased to 110 from 75.
- Removed: Hypershot no longer applies a debuff that amplifies damage dealt to revealed enemies by 10% for 6 seconds (reduced to 3 seconds when applied via Focus).
Stormsurge
- Total cost reduced to 2800 from 2900.
- Combine cost has been reduced to 800 from 900.
- Movement speed increased to 6% from 4%.
- Removed: Stormraider no longer grants 25% bonus movement speed for 1.5 seconds upon applying Squall.
- Removed: Squall no longer awards 30 if the afflicted champion died before the lightning struck them only.
Unsealed Spellbook
- Cooldown reduced to 240 – 90 (based on unique swaps) seconds from 300 – 150 (based on unique swaps)
Items that provide both excessive defensive benefits and steady damage output will receive nerfs.
System Adjustments
The developers at Riot are changing the structure and effects of multiple in-game items.
- The Cryptbloom item has received adjustments to its recipe and AP but now features a decreased healing ratio.
- The Hextech Rocketbelt now features a new recipe which increases its AP output while reducing its health benefits.
- The Horizon Focus item now features a new recipe that eliminates the damage amplification debuff.
- The Stormsurge item now offers better affordability and quicker response times yet delivers reduced power in specific situations.
The systemic changes introduced in Patch 25.10 have the potential to shift the game meta to favor burstier mages and more strategic item builds. New item combinations will appear for midlane and support positions.
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