LoL Patch Notes 25.S1.1: All Champion Changes – Buff & Nerf

League of Legends is launching Season 1 on January 9, 2025, and with it comes Patch 25.S1.1. This update brings significant changes to several marksmen champions, adjusting their early and late-game power.

The changes focus on making the laning phase more interactive while giving champions different strengths throughout the game. Let’s look at exactly what’s changing and how it affects your games so without wasting any more time let’s dive into LoL Patch 25.S1.1.

LoL 25.S1.1 Patch Champion Changes

Ashe

• Passive (Frost Shot)
  • Damage reduced: 115% + Crit% → 100% + Crit%
  • NEW: Damage bonus now applies always instead of only on slowed targets
• Q (Ranger’s Focus)
  • Damage increased: 105/110/115/120/125% → 110/115/120/125/130%
  • Attack speed bonus increased: 25/32.5/40/47.5/55% → 25/35/45/55/65%
• W (Volley)
  • Damage formula changed: 20/35/50/65/80 + 100% total AD → 60/95/130/165/200 + 100% bonus AD

Kalista

• Base Stats
  • Mana regeneration growth doubled: 0.4 → 0.8
• Passive (Martial Poise)
  • Base attack speed increased by approximately 8%
  • Movement speed calculation improved: Now multiplied by (0.2% total movement speed + 0.28)
  • Minimum movement multiplier set to 48%
  • Dash animation restored when basic attacking
• Q (Pierce)
  • Base damage decreased: 20/85/150/215/280 → 10/75/140/205/270
  • Mana cost increased: 50/55/60/65/70 → 60/65/70/75/80
• E (Rend)
  • Damage per additional stack reduced: 8/12/16/20/24 → 7/14/21/28/35
  • AD scaling reduced: 25/30/35/40/45% total AD → 20/25/30/35/40% total AD

Twitch

• W (Venom Cask)
  • Slow Amount: 30/35/40/45/50% (+5% per 100 AP) ⇒ 30/35/40/45/50% (+6% per 100 AP)

Varus

• Base Stats
  • Base mana reduced: 360 → 320
• Q (Piercing Arrow)
  • Mana cost reduced: 65/70/75/80/85 → 50/55/60/65/70
• W (Blighted Quiver)
  • On-hit damage adjusted: 8/13/18/23/28 → 6/12/18/24/30
• E (Hail of Arrows)
  • Mana cost increased: 80 → 90

What These Changes Mean for You

These updates mainly focus on making early laning phase more interactive and less punishing. Varus players will need to be more careful with mana management, especially when using E.

For AP Twitch fans, this is a nice little buff that makes your W slows more impactful. The change helps make up for previous nerfs while keeping the champion balanced.

Remember, these changes are meant to make the game more enjoyable for everyone. Early-game mistakes won’t be as punishing, but good play will still be rewarded, especially in the later stages of the game.

Ready to try out these changes? Jump into a game and see how they feel for yourself. Good luck on the Rift!