League of Legends patch 25.20 preview: Pantheon buffs, Orianna nerfs, and more

The League of Legends patch 25.20 preview is now out. While several jungle champions, such as Briar, Volibear, and Warwick, are receiving nerfs, Pantheon is getting some enhancements, as it was overnerfed in the earlier patch. Also, Azir, Graves, Wukong, and more prominent characters' kits are being adjusted, somewhat shaping up the Worlds 2025 meta.

Here are all the upcoming changes shared on the League of Legends patch 25.20 preview notes.

All changes in League of Legends patch 25.20 preview

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Here are the changes included in the League of Legends patch 25.20 preview:

Champion buffs

1) Anivia

Q cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 → 11/10/9/8/7
E Damage: 50-150 (+55% AP) → 55-155 (+55% AP)

2) Katarina

Armor: 28 → 32

3) Malphite

Armor: 37 → 40
E base damage: 70-230 → 80-240

4) Pantheon

Q monster mod: 0.75x → 0.8x
W minion/monster cap: 120 → 150

5) Veigar

W Damage: 85-305 (+60/70/80/90/100% AP) → 85-305 (+70/80/90/100/110% AP)

Also read: League of Legends patch 25.19 notes

Champion nerfs

1) Briar

P Max Stacks: 7 → 5

2) Orianna

W damage: 70-270 + 70% → 70-230 + 80%

3) Volibear

P Damage: 11-60 (+50% AP) → 11-60 (+45% AP)
E Damage: 80-240 (+80% AP) → 80-240 (+70% AP)

4) Warwick

AD growth: 2.75 → 2.5
AS growth: 2.3% → 2%

Champion adjustments

1) Azir

W AP ratio: 40-60% → 30-70%
W extra target damage mod: 25/50/75/100% at 1/6/11/16 → 20% at 1-8, 28-100% at 9-18
W recharge rate: 10-6 → 12-6
E damage: 60-220 + 40% → 70-230 + 60%

2) Camille

Armor growth: 5 → 4.5
W CD: 17-11 → 15-11
W flat base damage: 50-150 → 60-160

3) Fizz

W passive damage over time: 20-60 + 30% → 30-90 + 25%
No longer DoTs structures
DoT display is now cumulative
W active base damage: 50-130 + 45% → 50-150 + 45%
W on-hit damage: 10-30 + 35% → 20-40 + 30%
Minimum R damage: 150/250/350 + 80% → 180/300/420 + 60%
Maximum R damage: 300/400/500 +120% → 270/450/630 + 90%

4) Graves

Q1 damage: 45-125 + 80% → 50-150 + 65%
Q2 damage: 85-225 + 40-140% → 80-260 + 55-115%
Q total: 130-350 + 120-220% → 130-410 + 120-180%

5) Wukong

Q bonus AD ratio: 55% → 50%
W CD: 20-16 → 22-18
W damage: 35-55% → 30-50%
E damage: 80-200 → 80-240

The official League of Legends patch 25.20 will hit the live server on October 8, 2025.

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