Compared to the previous League of Legends patches, Patch 12.5 is relatively light with only a few nerfs, buffs, and, of course, new skins!

Table Of Content

Champions
Items
VFX Update
Mythic Content Overhaul Preparation
Freljord Clash
Personalization
Bugfixes & QOL Changes
Upcoming Skins & Chromas

Champions

Ahri

W base damage decreased; mana cost increased. E mana cost increased.

W – FOX-FIRE

DAMAGE ~~60/85/110/135/160 (+30% AP)~~ ⇒ 50/75/100/125/150 (+30% AP)
MANA COST 25 ⇒ 30

E – CHARM

MANA COST 50 ⇒ 60

Gwen

Passive damage against monsters decreased. E bonus attack range decreased.

PASSIVE – THOUSAND CUTS

MAXIMUM DAMAGE AGAINST MONSTERS ~~10 (+25% AP)~~ ⇒ 10 (+15% AP)

E – SKIP ‘N SLASH

BONUS ATTACK RANGE ~~100~~ ⇒ 50

Kennen

W full stack bonus damage on basic attacks increased.

W – ELECTRICAL SURGE

BASIC ATTACK BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE AT FULL STACKS ~~20/30/40/50/60 (+60/70/80/90/100% bonus AD) (+25% AP)~~ ⇒ 35/45/55/65/75 (+80/90/100/110/120% bonus AD) (+35% AP)

Master Yi

Q damage and bonus crit damage decreased; each mark now applies on-hit effects; on-hit cooldown reduction now scales with Ability Haste. E and R now pause during his Q and both can now be activated during Q. E base damage decreased late.

Q – ALPHA STRIKE

DAMAGE ~~25/60/95/130/165 (+90% AD), reduced by 75% for subsequent hits on the same target~~ ⇒ 30/60/90/120/150 (+60% AD), reduced by 75% for subsequent hits on the same target

BONUS DAMAGE FROM CRITICAL STRIKES ~~60% (+ bonus critical strike damage %)~~ ⇒ 50% (+ bonus critical strike damage %)

NEW MANY FOES, MANY STRIKES Each mark of Q – Alpha Strike now applies on-hit effects including his E – Wuju Style (on-hit effects from subsequent hits are also reduced by 75%)

UPDATED SLOWER BUT STILL STEADY Q – Alpha Strike’s cooldown reduction upon attacks now scales down with Ability Haste. For example, if Master Yi has 100 Ability Haste, each on-hit now reduces its cooldown by 0.5 seconds (instead of 1).

UPDATED TAKE YOUR TIME Q – Alpha Strike’s cast time no longer counts against his E – Wuju Style and R – Highlander active durations (similar to W – Meditate)

UPDATED WUJU BELIEVE THAT Master Yi can now activate E – Wuju Style and R – Highlander during his Q – Alpha Strike

E – WUJU STYLE

TRUE DAMAGE ~~30/40/50/60/70 (+35% bonus AD)~~ ⇒ 30/38/46/54/62 (+35% bonus AD)

Miss Fortune

W passive movespeed on respawn increased.

W – STRUT

UPDATED I AM SPEED Miss Fortune now spawns with the maximum amount of movespeed granted by Strut’s passive

Samira

Health growth and armor growth increased. R cooldown decreased.

BASE STATS
HEALTH GROWTH 88 ⇒ 94
HEALTH AT LEVEL 18 ~~2026~~ ⇒ 2128
ARMOR GROWTH 3 ⇒ 3.5
ARMOR AT LEVEL 18 77 ⇒ 85.5

R – INFERNO TRIGGER

COOLDOWN ~~8 seconds~~ ⇒ 5 seconds

Seraphine

W mana cost decreased late; cooldown increased early and decreased late; shield decreased and now scales with rank; ally shields now equal Seraphine’s; heal scaling adjusted. E cooldown decreased early.

W – SURROUND SOUND

MANA COST ~~50/70/90/110/130~~ ⇒ 50/60/70/80/90
COOLDOWN ~~26/25/24/23/22 seconds~~ ⇒ 28/26/24/22/20 seconds
SHIELD ~~75-225 (levels 1-18) (+45% AP)~~ ⇒ 60/80/100/120/140 (+40% AP)
ALLY SHIELDS ~~50-150 (levels 1-18) (+30% AP)~~ ⇒ 60/80/100/120/140 (+40% AP) (Note: Allies now receive the same shield amount as Seraphine)
HEALING (IF ALREADY SHIELDED) ~~5% (+1.125% per 100 AP) of missing health per ally in range~~ ⇒ 5/5.5/6/6.5/7% (+0.75% per 100 AP) of missing health per ally in range

E – BEAT DROP

COOLDOWN ~~13/12/11/10/9 seconds~~ ⇒ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 seconds

Xin Zhao

E cooldown increased. R invulnerability duration decreased.

E – AUDACIOUS CHARGE

COOLDOWN ~~11 seconds~~ ⇒ 12 seconds

R – CRESCENT GUARD

INVULNERABILITY DURATION ~~5 seconds~~ ⇒ 4 seconds

Items

Hullbreaker

PASSIVE – BOARDING PARTY
BONUS ARMOR AND MAGIC RESIST ~~20-60 (levels 1-18)~~ ⇒ [20-60 (levels 1-18) for melee/10-30 (levels 1-18) for ranged]
SIEGE AND SUPER MINION BONUS ARMOR AND MAGIC RESIST ~~60-180 (levels 1-18)~~ ⇒ [60-180 (levels 1-18) for melee/30-90 (levels 1-18) for ranged]

VFX Update

Elise

BASE ELISE Complete overhaul
DEATH BLOSSOM ELISE Same as new base
VICTORIOUS ELISE Same as new base
BLOOD MOON ELISE Same as new base
SKT T1 ELISE Same as new base
SUPER GALAXY ELISE Minor changes; new VFX for Spider Form E – Rappel
BEWITCHING ELISE Minor changes
WITHERED ROSE ELISE Minimal tweaks

Related Patch Notes: Patch 12.23, Patch 12.6, Patch 12.3, Patch 12.2, Patch 12.1

Mythic Content Overhaul Preparation

“The Mythic Content Overhaul begins next patch! 12.5 is your last chance to spend your 2020 Prestige Points! Unlike Gemstones, Prestige Points won’t convert to Mythic Essence. USE ‘EM NOW IF YOU’VE GOT ‘EM!

Also, as mentioned last patch, once patch 12.5 releases, you’ll no longer be able to claim OG ownership of 2018 and 2019 Prestige skins by obtaining them from loot drops or rerolls. The skins will still appear in drops and rerolls during 12.5, but only those who earned them pre-12.5 will receive a special version of these skins. Prestige and Gemstone skins will be removed from loot drops and rerolls when the Mythic Content Overhaul begins.”

Freljord Clash

Team formation for the first weekend of the Freljord Cup starts on March 14, and the tournaments are on March 19 and 20! Team formation for the second weekend starts on March 28, and the tournaments will be on April 2 and 3 during patch 12.6.

Personalization

RANKED BORDERS AND DIVISIONS
Based on feedback, an updated look for ranked borders will be hitting the loading screen in patch 12.5. In addition, Ranked divisions will be visible in game lobbies, hovercards, loading screens, and profiles.

Bugfixes & QOL Changes

Fixed a bug where the Magical Footwear rune would grant Viego duplicate Slightly Magical Boots
Fixed a bug where Viego would permanently gain move speed from Taliyah’s Passive – Rock Surfing after possessing her
Fixed a bug where Caitlyn’s Q – Piltover Peacemaker would not deal damage if she had a spell shield created by Edge of Night or Banshee’s Veil
Fixed a bug where Predator and Commencing Stopwatch’s cooldowns were not showing correctly in the scoreboard
Fixed a bug where Yorick’s Maiden of the Mist would not display an icon on the minimap
Fixed a bug where Sona’s Passive – Power Chord empowered basic attacks were not being consumed or applied when attacking allies while Berserk
Fixed a bug where Rumble’s Overheated state would visually disappear faster than it should if triggered by his E – Electro Harpoon
Fixed a bug where the Maiden of the Mist and Ghouls summoned by Yorick’s R – Eulogy of the Isles would not disappear when he died
Fixed a bug where Ornn could not use Passive – Living Forge to upgrade items for an allied Viego that had possessed an enemy champion earlier that game
Fixed a bug where Karthus could leave spawn before the barrier dropped at 15 seconds
Fixed a bug where casting Vel’Koz’s R – Lifeform Disintegration Ray would cause game replays to crash
Fixed a bug where champions who go Berserk from Renata’s R – Hostile Takeover would not deal bonus true damage with their Cheap Shot rune
Fixed a bug where Sett was unable to cast basic abilities if Renata died during his R – Showstopper while he was Berserk
Fixed several bugs where champions with certain items and runes would incorrectly receive kill credit and gold for killing their allies while Berserk
Fixed a bug where active item cooldown timers were not correctly displaying for teammates
Fixed a bug where Rek’Sai’s Q – Queen’s Wrath cast bar did not appear correctly
Fixed a bug where the “Thanks for Playing in the Cup!” notification did not appear in the last completed match of Clash tournaments
Fixed a bug where Clash leaders could not see the tier and lanes on requests from free agents
Fixed a bug where players would not see the honors they received in the post-game lobby while they were still being processed
Fixed a bug where accounts above level 500 were defaulting to the Level 1 border. They can now be customized by selecting any prestige border instead.