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Patch 25.08 PBE Preview

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Read up on all the new PBE changes to get up to date on the upcoming Patch 25.08. Highlights include new Fate skins, a first look at the upcoming Victorious Skin, and the upcoming release of Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser!

These changes appeared on PBE on the 3rd of April, but have been slowly shifting over the past week, and may continue to do so. As such, keep in mind that not all of these changes may make it to the live patch. If you’d like to check any of the following changes out before Wednesday, hop on PBE and queue up!

New Cosmetics - Fatemaker & Fatebreaker

A brand new skinline is being added to League of Legends next Wednesday. You can acquire the colourful Fatemaker Nasus (1350 RP), Fatebreaker Malzahar (1350 RP), and Fatebreaker Taric (1350 RP) Epic skins in the store as of Patch 25.08. Each skin comes with seven Chromas that you can purchase for 290 RP apiece, as well as an eigth Ruby Chroma if you purchase the entire Chroma bundle for RP.

New Ranked Reward - Victorious Twisted Fate

The first split of the 2025 Season is nearing its end, and PBE has been blessed with the presence of Victorious Twisted Fate. If you reach at least Gold rating in any ranked queue before the split ends on the 30th of April, you’ll be able to obtain this skin, as well as up to nine Chromas corresponding to the rank you achieved—from Bronze to Challenger.

New Sanctum Skin - Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser

Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser joins Arcane Fractured Jinx and Radiant Serpent Sett as the third Exalted Skin in the game. Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser was planned to come out with the other Grand Reckoning skin at the beginning of the second act of the Noxus Season, but, after receiving quite a bit of negative community feedback, Riot had decided to postpone the skin until the quality reached the same heights that the Jinx and Sett skins had.

Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser can be acquired only through the Sanctum by spending Ancient Sparks. Each Ancient Spark costs 400 RP and each roll has a 0.5% chance to yield the Exalted skin. After rolling 80 times, you are guaranteed to unlock Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser, making the cost of the skin between 400 and 32000 RP.

▲ Champion Buffs

Blitzcrank

Mana Barrier (Passive)

Mana ratio increased to 35% maximum mana from 30%.

Rocket Grab (Q)

Base damage increased to 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 / 310 from 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 / 285.

Brand build guides

Brand

Blaze (Passive)

Ablaze monster damage increased to 240% from 215%.

Hwei build guides

Hwei

Signature of the Visionary (Passive)

Base damage increased to 35 – 230 (based on level) from 35 – 180 (based on level).

Spiraling Despair (R)

Explosion base damage increased to 200 / 325 / 450 from 200 / 300 / 400.

Mel build guides

Mel

STAT CHANGE

Base health increased to 630 from 600.

Searing Brilliance (Passive)

Projectile base damage increased to 8 – 25 (based on level) from 5 – 20 (based on level).

Renekton

Dominus (R)

Base damage per second increased to 60 / 150 / 240 from 60 / 120 / 180.

Shen build guides

Shen

Twilight Assault (Q)

Slow increased to 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% from 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35%.

Spirit’s Refuge (W)

Cooldown reduced to 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10 seconds from 18 / 16.5 / 15 / 13.5 / 12.

Singed build guides

Singed

Noxious Slipstream (Passive)

Per-target cooldown reduced to 8 seconds from 10.

Sona build guides

Sona

Hymn of Valor (Q)

Bolt base damage increased to 50 / 85 / 120 / 155 / 190 from 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170.

Xerath build guides

Xerath

Mana Surge (Passive)

Cooldown reduction per kill increased to 3.5 seconds from 2.5.

Arcanopulse (Q)

Base damage increased to 75 / 115 / 155 / 195 / 235 from 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230.

Zeri build guides

Zeri

Lightning Crash (R)

Chain lightning damage increased to 30% AD from 25% AD.

Zoe build guides

Zoe

Paddle Star (Q)

Secondary target damage increased to 100% from 80%.

▼ Champion Nerfs

Gwen build guides

Gwen

Skip ‘n Slash (E)

On-hit base damage reduced to 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20 from 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20.

Lulu build guides

Lulu

STAT CHANGES

Base health reduced to 565 from 595.

Tristana build guides

Tristana

Buster Shot (R)

Base damage reduced to 225 / 275 / 325 from 275 / 325 / 375.

Yone build guides

Yone

Spirit Cleave (W)

Target health ratio reduced to 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12% of target's maximum health from 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14%.

Yorick build guides

Yorick

Shepherd of Souls (Passive)

Ghoul monster damage increased to 70% from 60%.

Mourning Mist (E)

NEW EFFECT Now deals 6 / 6.5 / 7 / 7.5 / 8% (+ 3% per 100 AP) of the target's maximum health damage. This is capped at 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (+ 100% AP) against monsters and has a minimum damage of 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+ 100% AP) against minions.

REMOVED No longer deals 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+ 70% AP) base damage.

Eulogy of the Isles (R)

REMOVED The Maiden can no longer mark non-champion units.

Yuumi build guides

Yuumi

Feline Friendship (Passive)

Base heal reduced to 20 – 110 (based on level) from 25 – 110 (based on level).

Zoomies (E)

Base shield reduced to 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 / 165 from 80 / 105 / 130 / 155 / 180.

▶ Champion Adjustments

Ahri build guides

Ahri

STAT CHANGE

Armor growth reduced to 4.2 from 4.7.

Fox-Fire (W)

- Initial flame base damage reduced to 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 from 45 / 70 / 95 / 120 / 145.

- Initial flame AP ratio increased to 40% AP from 30% AP.

- Cooldown increased to 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 seconds from 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5.

Charm (E)

AP ratio increased to 85% AP from 75% AP.

Annie build guides

Annie

STAT CHANGE

Health growth reduced to 96 from 102.

Disintegrate (Q)

- Base damage increased to 70 / 107.5 / 145 / 182.5 / 220 from 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210.

. AP ratio increased to 80% AP from 75% AP.

Incinerate (W)

- Base damage increased to 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270 from 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250.

- AP ratio increased to 90% AP from 85% AP.

- Cooldown reduced to 7 seconds from 8.

Summon: Tibbers (R)

NEW EFFECT Now passively grants 10 / 12.5 / 15% magic penetration.

- Tibbers attack damage reduced to 30 / 45 / 60 from 50 / 75 / 100.

- Tibbers attack damage AP ratio reduced to 10% AP from 15% AP.

- Tibbers aura damage per second reduced to 8 / 12 / 16 from 20 / 30 / 40.

- Tibbers aura AP ratio per second reduced to 4% AP from 12% AP.

Syndra build guides

Syndra

Force of Will (W)

Slow reduced to 25% at all ranks from 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45%.

Scatter the Weak (E)

- Base damage reduced to 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 from 75 / 115 / 155 / 195 / 235.

- AP ratio increased to 60% AP from 45% AP.

Unleashed Power (R)

- Base damage per sphere reduced to 90 / 130 / 170 from 100 / 140 / 180.

- AP ratio per sphere increased to 20% AP from 17% AP.

Item Changes

▲ BUFF | ▼ NERF | ▶ ADJUSTMENT | ♦ NEW

	▲ Cryptobloom Ability haste increased to 20 from 15.

	▼ Dead Man’s Plate Unsinkable slow resist reduced to 15% from 25%.

	▲ Opportunity - Lethality increased to 18 from 15. - Preparation lethality for ranged champions reduced to 5 from 7.

	▲ Overlord’s Bloodmail - Tyranny health ratio increased to 2.5% bonus health from 2%. - Retribution health ratio increased to 0% – 12% (based on missing health) from 0% – 10% (based on missing health).