With the League of Legends 25.19 Patch Notes being released to the live servers, it’s time to turn our eyes to the next update, LoL Patch 25.20, the official patch used for Worlds 2025.
LoL Patch 25.20 – More champion changes!
Patch 25.19 was filled with many changes that are going to set the base for the pro play meta at Worlds, including champions like Jax, LeBlanc, Ahri, and Diana getting some love with some good buffs. Riot has been trying to bring shifts to the jungle meta by bringing more AP junglers.
The trend continues with the continuous nerf of AD junglers. For this patch, Riot Phroxzon has confirmed nerfs coming to Warwick, Wukong, Volibear, and Briar. In particular, Wukong is the pro-play focused nerf, which Riot is hitting preemptively to put him on a similar level of power as other junglers.
The only jungle buff is to Pantheon, who has probably been hit a bit too hard over the past few months: “Pantheon was overnerfed last patch and it wasn’t our intention to remove him completely from the meta, so we’re looking to claw some of that back,” said the game designer.
While the dev team has stated they don’t want to change things drastically prior to the start of the biggest tournament of the year, they are planning out adjustments to two fan favorite pro picks: Azir and Camille. The top layer is getting a power neutral bump to increase viable options for 1v9 AD fighters while the DPS mage is getting a shift to remove power away in pro and make him perform better in regular play. Number changes will be added as soon as the information has been confirmed.
LoL Patch Notes 25.20 Preview
Champion Changes
Anivia
Azir
Briar
Camille
Fizz
Graves
Katarina
Malphite
Orianna
Pantheon
Veigar
Volibear
Warwick
Wukong
System Changes
No system changes announced yet.
What are the most impactful changes?
With no numbers released at the moment, it’s hard to make a deeper analysis on how the patch will impact the meta.
New Skins
- Flora Fatalis Soraka – 1350 RP
- Flora Fatalis Fiddlesticks – 1350 RP
- Flora Fatalis Lissandra – 1350 RP
- Trials of Twilight Xin Zhao – 1350 RP
When will LoL Patch 25.20 be released?
According to the official patch schedule, the League of Legends Patch 25.20 will go live on October 8, 2025.
