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League of Legends Patch 25.16 is already looking like one of the biggest updates in recent months. Riot is sweeping up the stagnant meta with jungler buffs and nerfs, including some champions that have been underplayed for too long and some champions that have been chosen far too often in every queue recently.
The patch is on August 13 and has three brand new skins, but of course, it's also about all the impactful balance changes that will spice things up in competitive and other modes. League of Legends Patch 25.16 releases on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Below is a schedule that details when maintenance will begin in different regions:
- North America: 3:00 AM PT
- Europe West: 5:00 AM UK time
- Europe Nordic & East: 3:00 AM CET
Champion Buffs in Patch 25.16
A range of champions receive buffs to improve jungle diversity and overall performance:
- Brand: Increased monster damage and reduced ult cooldown.
- Gnar: Lower cooldown on Q.
- Illaoi: Better tentacle damage and passive cooldown scaling.
- Kalista: Higher AD growth and improved AP scaling on Rend.
- Master Yi: Q can now trigger Kraken Slayer and Terminus.
- Morgana: Buffed W damage and scaling.
- Nautilus: Jungle clear boosted via E bonus damage on first monster hit.
- Qiyana: Increased Q and W base damage and attack speed.
- Rek’Sai: Higher base AD.
- Singed: Multiple bug fixes and better poison reapplication logic.
- Sion: Reduced passive health drain and improved ult damage scaling.
- Sylas: Passive now deals 150% damage to monsters.
- Zyra: Lower E cooldown and stronger R base damage.
Champion Nerfs
To shift the meta, Riot is targeting several popular champions with nerfs:
- Jarvan IV: Reduced armor growth.
- Lulu: Weaker shielding, damage, and higher cooldowns on E.
- Nocturne: Lower base armor and reduced Q damage.
- Rell: Reduced W shield scaling.
- Shaco: Lower AD scaling on Q and Deceive, increased cooldown.
- Trundle: Weaker W attack speed and higher cooldown.
- Xin Zhao: Decreased base health and Q damage.
- Yuumi: Reduced empowered Q damage, healing, and AP scaling on W.
Champion Adjustments
These champions receive mixed changes for fine-tuning:
- Mordekaiser: Q now scales with bonus AD.
- Rumble: Reduced AP scaling, updated debuff mechanics on Q and R.
- Varus: Nerfed Q and E damage, buffed W on-hit damage.
- Viego: Adjusted healing and monster damage; removed bonus active monster damage.
- Warwick: Higher base AD, but lower passive damage at early levels.
System Changes in Patch 25.16
System Buffs:
Experimental Hexplate:
- Overdrive attack speed increased to 50% (from 30%).
- Overdrive movement speed increased to 20% (from 15%).
System Adjustments:
Baron Nashor:
- Base health increased to 11,800.
- Health per minute increased.
- Health regen per minute removed.
New Skins in Patch 25.16
Three new skins are arriving with this patch:
- Block Toy Corki
- Bowling League Lillia
- Victorious Fiora
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