Summary
- Patch 25.16 brings massive jungle meta changes alongside significant nerfs to top champions like Trundle, Nocturne and Xin Zhao.
- Introduced major system updates, including Baron Nashor health adjustment, Battle Pass improvements, and buffed Experimental Hexplate item.
- This concludes Ranked Season 2 on August 26, 2025, before transitioning to Season 3 on August 27.
Another season is yet to meet its end in League of Legends. The multiplayer online battle arena introduced massive meta changes in Patch 25.16, changing the competitive gameplay. Here’s everything you should know about League of Legends Patch 25.16.
Major Jungle Meta Overhaul
Junglers get hits the most in the recent Patch 25.16 after the nerfs to several overpowered champions. Previous meta’s overpowered champions received significant decreases, affecting the gameplay. Among them are Nocturne, Trundle, and Xin Zhao, who all face major reductions to their skills.
Nocturne
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- Decreased armor growth to 4.2
- Duskbringer bonus AD is down to 15/25/35/45/55
- Affects the simultaneous buff to his core item, Experimental Hexplate.
Trundle
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- Decreased attack speed scaling on Frozen Domain
- Increased cooldown on Frozen Domain
Xin Zhao
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- Removes base health and damage on the Three Talon Strike ability
With these changes, other jungle champions become viable picks at all skill levels. On the other hand, several champions received buffs in patch 25.16, like Rek’Sai and Illaoi:
Rek’Sai
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- Gains base attack damage to 62
- Bug fixes for Queen’s Wrath and Tunnel abilities
Illaoi
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- Receives enhanced passive damage
- Reduce spawn cooldowns
Support and Mage Adjustments
Meanwhile, some support and mage heroes received adjustments, including Morgana, Lulu, and Nautilus. Morgana and Nautilus earned substantial buffs to their ability while Lulu faced a nerf in the current patch.
Morgana
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- Increased Tormented Shadow’s minimum damage to 70/140/210/280/350
- Improved AP scaling, making her viable across all three of her potential roles
Nautilus
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- Enhanced monster damage on Riptide ability
- Brings back the tank jungler archetype.
Lulu
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- Increased cooldown for Help, Pix! ability
- Reduced Help, Pix! ability damage
- Weaker shield values
- Creates a window for aggressive plays against her protected carries
Champion Adjustments and Build Diversity
On the other hand, several champions receive adjustments to expand their build options and power between roles. Patch 25.16 reduced the jungle power of Viego while Master Yi and Mordekaiser received improvements.
Viego
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- Reduced jungle power
- Gained strength in solo lanes through modified Q ratios
- Healing adjustments
- Removed his bonus damage to monsters
- Enhanced his champion and minion interactions
Master Yi
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- His Alpha Strike now stacks both Kraken Slayer and Terminus
Mordekaiser
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- Received bonus AD ratio on Obliterate ability to 120%
- Enables AD-focused builds and items like Sterak’s Gage
Technical Improvements and Bug Fixes
On the technical side, patch 25.16 fixed technical issues affecting champion performances in League of Legends. They fixed red-side disadvantages, causing reduction or delayed damage to champions for Rumble and Singed. Moreover, it includes power adjustments to maintain balance.
Meanwhile, Brand received quality-of-life improvements and damage buffs to his ability. It includes extended Ablaze stun duration and reduced Pyroclasm cooldown. It also gains jungle viability through improved monster damage.
System Changes and Season Transition
Besides the champions, several gameplay elements also received major changes in Patch 25.16. Baron Nashor earns another health adjustment to increase his base health to 11,800. However, he completely loses health regeneration per minute after the patch.
Season 3 will feature a simpler battle pass system by reducing core milestones to 48 tiers. Still, it will retain the total rewards and required experiences. Also, the Experimental Hexplate received buffs to Overdrive state, increasing attack speed to 50%. The movement speed also increases by 20% beyond the traditional Nocturne synergy.
Ranked Season Conclusion
Players have a few weeks left to grind their rankings in League of Legends. The Summoner’s Rift Ranked Season 2 will officially end on August 26, 2025. Meanwhile, its Season 3 began the following day at noon, retaining the current rank and LP progression. However, the 15-game ranked reward missions will reset in the upcoming new season.
Final Thoughts
That’s all the details to keep in mind following the Patch 25.16 in League of Legends. It’ll reshape the current meta, potentially introducing new jungler favorites and team compositions. Previous underperforming champions may finally get a chance following the major buffs to their abilities. Which champions do you think will reign in Season 3?
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