Patch 25.06 for League of Legends introduces significant gameplay adjustments, including champion balance changes, a midscope update for Naafiri, and alterations to bounty suppression and lane-swap penalties. The Vanguard anti-cheat system now refunds LP lost to cheaters, and reporter feedback notifications have been implemented.  Numerous champions and items have been tweaked for balance, and the Arena game mode sees adjustments to champions, augments, and items.

Patch 25.05 brings significant changes to the game, introducing the second act with a new Battle Pass and the return of Arena mode featuring a Noxian theme. This update focuses on professional play by implementing mechanics to discourage early lane swapping, alongside balance adjustments for several champions like Ambessa, K'Sante, and Cho'Gath. Furthermore, the patch overhauls the Hextech Chest system. 

Patch 25.04 focuses on balancing the game League of Legends, adjusting champions, items, and systems. Champion adjustments include buffs to Ashe, Diana, and Ekko, whilst nerfs affect Hwei, Kalista, and Lulu. Item changes target tank items like Fimbulwinter and Heartsteel, while Infinity Edge becomes cheaper. The honour system receives a revamp with a focus on rewarding positive behaviour. 

Key changes include nerfing dominant junglers, buffing the Domination rune tree, and increasing the attack speed cap. Swiftplay mode receives updates to shorten game times and ease epic monster pressure, including a "sudden death" mechanic after 30 minutes. Champion adjustments affect numerous characters, with some receiving buffs and others nerfs, alongside alterations to items and runes to promote build diversity. Bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements are implemented.

Patch 25.S1.2 notes for League detail numerous gameplay updates, including champion adjustments, item and rune changes, and Swiftplay balance modifications. The patch also introduces the new champion Mel and implements the Vanguard anti-cheat system on Mac. Furthermore, the notes announce in-game fundraisers for wildfire relief in Southern California and address previous errors in Blue Essence and Account XP acquisition. 

<li><strong>What's with the new patch naming system?</strong> Riot is changing how patches are named. "25.S1.1" breaks down as follows: "25" signifies the year (2025); "S1" indicates Season 1, as there will be three uniquely themed seasons throughout the year; and ".1" denotes the specific patch number within that season. We will likely shorten the patch name to "S1.1".</li> <ul> <li><strong>What are the new tier 3 boots, and how do you get them?</strong> Tier 3 boots are new upgrades for existing boots. To access them, you need at least two legendary items, your team must have "Nox's Blessing" (obtained by completing Feats of Strength: being the first to get two out of First Blood, First Turret, or three Epic Monsters) and pay 750 gold. There are different versions:</li> <li><strong>Armored Advance</strong> (Plated Steelcaps): grants extra armor, movement speed, and a physical damage shield on receiving physical damage from champions.</li> <li><strong>Chain Lanced Crushers</strong> (Mercury's Treads): grants extra magic resist, movement speed, and a magic damage shield on receiving magic damage from champions.</li> <li><strong>Crimson Lucidity</strong> (Ionian Boots of Lucidity): grants additional ability haste, movement speed and provides movement speed upon healing/shielding allies, damaging enemies with abilities, or using summoner spells.</li> <li><strong>Forever Forward</strong> (Synchronized Souls): grants additional movement speed and out of combat movement speed.</li> <li><strong>Gunmetal Greaves</strong> (Berserker's Greaves): grants extra attack speed, movement speed, and movement speed when basic attacking a champion.</li> <li><strong>Spellslinger Shoes</strong> (Sorcerer's Shoes): grants extra magic penetration and movement speed.</li> <li><strong>Swift March</strong> (Boots of Swiftness): provides movement speed and a bonus to total movement speed. Due to these changes, Zephyr has been removed from the game.</li> <li><strong>What's new with items?</strong> There's a new legendary item called <strong>Bloodletter's Curse</strong>, a magic damage item with ability power, health, and ability haste. It has a passive called Vile Decay that applies a stacking magic resist reduction. Also, <strong>Abyssal Mask</strong> now causes enemies to take increased magic damage instead of reducing their magic resistance and can now be built alongside other blight items. <strong>Heartsteel's</strong> passive base damage is reduced, but the bonus health scaling is changed, making it more effective overall at one item completion. <strong>Unending Despair</strong> has a new, less efficient build recipe, reduced armor, and nerfed damage. <strong>Warmog's Armor</strong> has had its build recipe altered and the passive severely nerfed with increased activation requirements.</li> <li><strong>What are the new runes, and how will they impact the game?</strong> Four new runes are being added:</li> <li><strong>Axium Archinist</strong> (replacing Nullifying Orb in the Sorcery tree): increases ultimate damage and reduces ultimate cooldown on takedowns.</li> <li><strong>Deep Ward</strong> (replacing Eyeball Collection in the Domination tree): grants increased vision duration and health to wards placed in the enemy jungle.</li> <li><strong>Grizzly Mementos</strong> (replacing Ghost Poro in the Domination tree): grants trinket haste on champion takedowns.</li> <li><strong>Sixth Sense</strong> (replacing Zombie Ward in the Domination tree): tracks untr