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League of Legends Patch 25.23 – A Massive Update Drops This Week

Riot Games has officially revealed Patch 25.23, launching this week. The update brings major champion balance changes (especially for junglers), the return of Winter Rift, the release of the new champion Zaahen, and festive celebrations tied to the anniversary of the “Arcane” series. Players can expect new skins, returning legacy cosmetics, technical upgrades, and system changes across the game.

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Rainy Gwen and Rainy Tristana ☔

Two new seasonal skins arrive with the patch on November 19:

Rainy Gwen
Rainy Tristana

These skins carry a rainy winter theme, matching the festive atmosphere of the update and will be immediately available for purchase when the patch releases.

Winter Rift Returns ❄️

The Winter Summoner’s Rift is officially back, featuring:

Baron wearing mittens
Snow-covered trees
A warm and celebratory winter mood

Alongside the map’s return:

ALL legacy winter skins will be purchasable again until early 2026
New winter cosmetics will launch next patch (25.24)

Zaahen – The Unbreakable 🛡️

League’s newest champion, Zaahen, becomes available November 19.

Important details:

Zaahen’s Eternals will NOT be included in this patch, but will arrive in Patch 25.24
Riot delayed Eternal development because they didn’t want to reveal the champion before the official cinematic was released
Developers will now analyze player performance and gameplay feedback to determine what final Eternals should track

Players who purchase and play Zaahen early can directly influence the future Eternal stat paths.

“Arcane” Anniversary Event 🎥✨

One year has passed since the final episode of Arcane, and Riot is marking the occasion in-game:

Every Arcane skin from Seasons 1 and 2 is returning
Jinx’s Arcane skin has been fully reworked, now featuring:Enhanced VFX across all three forms
Redesigned Recall animations
Updated spawn animation
Reworked chomper animations
New intro animation for the start of a match

Players who already own the skins will receive all upgrades for free, but the original skin frame will NOT return.

Earnable Event Rewards

Completing event missions during Patch 25.23 unlocks:

“Jinx’s Butterfly” icon
“Screaming Caitlyn and Vi” emote
500 Battle Pass XP
“Salad Cat Jinx” emote
“Robot Mask” icon
Another 500 Battle Pass XP
“Heimerdinger with Guitar” emote
“Arcane Anomaly” title

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Each reward requires four matches
Playing in a group counts as two matches
All rewards are exclusive to Patch 25.23

Account Penalty Linkage System ⚠️

Riot is rolling out a new behavior enforcement system:

Penalties for toxicity, insults, and griefing will apply across ALL accounts owned by a player
Players will be notified whether the penalty applies:Only to one specific account
Or due to account linkage
The system launches with a limited set of violations, then expands over time

Essence Emporium Returns 💎

The Blue Essence Shop reopens:

November 19, 2025 – January 7, 2026
Includes:Skins
Icons
Cosmetics
An exclusive title for massive BE collectors

Champ Select Improvements ⏱️

Riot is reducing overall draft pick time:

Intro animation: 10 → 5 seconds
Champion viewing: 15 → 7 seconds
Bans: 30 → 25 seconds
Overall phase:3 minutes → 2.5 minutes (25 seconds per player)

Rollout schedule:

First: NA and OCE regions
Global rollout in Patch 25.24

Full Champion Changes (Unshortened) ⚔️

This patch contains major adjustments, particularly boosting jungle damage across multiple champions.

Aatrox

Passive max damage to monsters: 100 ⇒ 100–320 (scales by level)
Q: +40 monster damage

Ahri

W repeated-hit damage: 30% ⇒ 40%
Max damage to a single target:64/96/128/160/192 (+64% AP) ⇒ 72/108/144/180/216 (+72% AP)

Ambessa

Q monster damage: +125 ⇒ +150

Ashe

Q attack speed:25/37.5/50/62.5/75% ⇒ 20/30/40/50/60%

Caitlyn

Passive damage to champions:60/90/120% total AD ⇒ 60/80/100%
Damage to non-champions:110/115/120% ⇒ 110%

Cho’Gath

E monster damage fixed at:100/150/200/250/300 (+30% AP)

Dr. Mundo

E bonus AD from HP:2/2.2/2.4/2.6/2.8% ⇒ 2/2.3/2.6/2.9/3.2%
Fixed bug with damage trigger at 30% health

Fizz

Armor: 22 ⇒ 26
Passive: +10 monster damage
W: +60 monster damage
R cooldown:100/85/70 ⇒ 120/100/80

Jayce

Q (hammer): +50 monster damage
Q (cannon): +50 monster damage

Jhin

Base AD: 59 ⇒ 61
Passive movement speed:14% (+0.4% AD) ⇒ 14% (+0.44% AD)
W damage:60/95/130/165/200 ⇒ 70/105/140/175/210

Jinx

R damage:300/450/600 (+155% bonus AD) ⇒ 250/400/550 (+130% bonus AD)

Kai’Sa

Armor: 27 ⇒ 25
R cooldown:120/90/60 ⇒ 130/100/70

Kha’Zix

Base damage:20/40/60/80/100 ⇒ 20/35/50/65/80
Periodic damage:50/100/150/200/250 ⇒ 50/87.5/125/162.5/200
Total damage:70/140/210/280/350 ⇒ 70/122.5/175/227.5/280

Malphite

W monster damage modifier:1x ⇒ 2x

Mel

Passive damage:24–99 (+9% AP) ⇒ 24–150 (+15% AP)
E immobilization duration:1.25–2.25 sec ⇒ 1.2–1.6 sec

Miss Fortune

R damage per wave:75% AD ⇒ 80% AD

Ornn

W active damage to monsters:155–255 ⇒ 260–500
W passive damage:250 ⇒ 260–500

Rek’Sai

Passive healing:10–20% ⇒ 9–20%
Fury from minions:5 ⇒ 4

Riven

Passive damage to monsters:+50

Sion

Q damage modifier:150% ⇒ 165%

Skarner

AD growth:4 ⇒ 5
Q cooldown:8/7/6/5/4 ⇒ 8/6.75/5.5/4.25/3 sec
Target max-health damage:8% ⇒ 9%

Swain

E damage:80–240 (+70% AP) ⇒ 90–250 (+70% AP)
E mana:60–80 ⇒ 50–70

Tristana

AD growth:2.5 ⇒ 2.9

Vladimir

HP:607 ⇒ 600
Armor:27 ⇒ 24

Volibear

AD:62 ⇒ 65

Xayah

Passive damage to secondary targets:30/40/50% AD ⇒ 35/45/55%

Zeri

R movement speed per stack:0.5% ⇒ 1%

Item Changes 🛡️

Sunfire Aegis

Monster damage modifier:1.6x ⇒ 2x

Quality of Life Fixes & System Upgrades 🧩

Spectator Mode now hides names by default
Replay access shortcut added in match history
Riot API now supports direct replay viewing
Improved AFK detection logic

Bug Fixes 🐞

Resolved issues with:

Skarner
Ambessa
Dr. Mundo
Garen
Cassiopeia
Mel
Various VFX and skin artifacts

Patch 25.23 is one of the largest winter updates in recent years, combining festive events, systemic improvements, champion rebalances, and the long-awaited return of classic cosmetics—all setting the stage for the holiday season ✨.

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