Read up on all the new PBE changes to get up to date on the upcoming Patch 25.S1.3. Highlights include new Dumpling Darling skins, an increase to the Attack Speed Cap, and a nerf to False Life!
These changes appeared on PBE on the 22nd of January, 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 - Dumpling Darling
The three Dumpling Darling skins that were added to the PBE server on the 7th of January will be coming to the live servers on Wednesday. Seraphine, Syndra, and Amumu are each getting an Epic tier (1350 RP) skin in this theme. All three also come with seven Chromas you can acquire for 290 RP a pop, or all together in a bundle, which comes with an eighth, Ruby Chroma as well.

Game Changes
Attack Speed Cap Increase
Attack Speed, the statistic that denotes a champion’s basic attack rate, is being changed. Up until now, your Attack Speed could not exceed 2.5 (1 attack every 0.4 seconds). As of next week, this cap will be increased to 3.003. Champions that rely on Attack Speed, chiefly various Marksmen, will be feeling the effects of this change to be sure.

Champion Kill Bounty Changes
Two changes are being made to the way champions kill bounties work. First, the disadvantage threshold required for kill bounties to devaluate is now 60% less.
Second, Shut Down gold rewards are now suppressed if the team at a disadvantage activates an objective bounty.
Streamer Mode Added
A new option has been added to the settings under Interface > Health and Resource Bars. If you activate Streamer Mode, all player names will be replaced with the names of their champions for the in-game client only. This will affect the loading screen, announcements, chat, etc.
Objective Changes (Turrets & Neutral Buffs)
The Fortification passive that each turret has is getting changed. Normally, Fortification gives turrets 50% damage reduction from all sources for the first five minutes of the game, causing turrets to be extra durable. Now, this benefit will increase to 80% damage reduction instead.
Several Neutral buffs have been adjusted.
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Chemtech Dragon Soul
While below 50% maximum health, gain 11% increased damage and damage reduction. |
| â–˛ Damage while below the threshold increased to 13% from 11%.
â–˛ Damage reduction while below the threshold increased to 13% from 11%. |
Cloud Dragon Soul
Gain 20% bonus movement speed, increased to 60% for 6 seconds after casting your ultimate ability (30 second cooldown). |
| â–Ľ Base bonus movement speed reduced to 15% from 20%. |
False Life (Voracious Atakhan)
Upon taking lethal damage, enter resurrection for 5.5 seconds, during which you are in stasis. While in stasis, you are rendered untargetable and invulnerable, but also become unable to move, declare basic attacks, cast abilities, use summoner spells, or activate items.
After 2 seconds into the duration, you blink to your summoning platform. If taken to lethal damage by an enemy champion, they instead gain 1 stack of An icon representing Bloody Petals Bloody Petals and An icon representing Gold 200. The regular kill bounty is not dispensed, and on-kill/takedown effects do not trigger. |
| â–Ľ Stasis duration increased to 15 seconds from 5.5.
â–Ľ Permanent bonus gold per takedown reduced to 25 gold from 40 gold. |
Touch of the Void
Gain a Touch of the Void stack for each Voidgrub slain, up to a maximum of 6. Your basic attacks against structures are empowered to apply a burn for 4 seconds that deals ( 4 – 24 / 2 – 12) (based on stacks) true damage every 0.5 seconds, for a total of ( 32 – 192 / 16 – 96) (based on stacks). The duration refreshes on subsequent attacks. |
| ▼ Damage per tick reduced to ( 3 – 18 / 1.5 – 9) (based on stacks) from ( 4 – 24 / 2 – 12) (based on stacks). |
â–˛ Champion Buffs

Ambessa | Drakehound’s Step NEW EFFECT If an Attack command has been queued during an ability lockout and both 1) the player issues a Hold (default J) or Stop (default S) command and 2) the acquired target is within Ambessa's attack range after the end of the lockout, then Ambessa's dash will cancel. |
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Evelynn | Whiplash (E) - Base damage increased to 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 from 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 / 115.
Empowered Whiplash (E) - Base damage increased to 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 from 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175. |
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Jax | STAT CHANGE - Health growth increased to 103 from 100. - Base mana regeneration increased to 8.2 from 7.6.
Grandmaster-At-Arms (R) - On-hit base damage increased to 75 / 130 / 185 from 70 / 120 / 170. |
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Kayn | Reaping Slash (Q) - Base damage increased to 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 from 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 / 155. |
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Nasus | Soul Eater (Passive) - Life steal increased to 12 / 18 / 24% (based on level) from 9 / 15 / 21% (based on level). |
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Quinn | Heightened Senses (W) - Bonus attack speed increased to 28 / 41 / 54 / 67 / 80% from 28 / 36 / 44 / 52 / 60%. |
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Rakan | Grand Entrance (W) - Cooldown reduced to 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 from 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10.
Battle Dance (R) - Cooldown reduced to 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 from 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12. |
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Samira | Wild Rush (E) - Attack speed duration increased to 5 seconds from 3. |
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Swain | Ravenous Flock (Passive) - Health per Soul Fragment increased to 15 from 12.
Nevermove (E) - AP ratio increased to 70% AP from 60% AP. |
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Thresh | STAT CHANGE - Base armor increased to 35 from 32.
Death Sentence (Q) - Base damage increased to 100 / 155 / 210 / 265 / 320 from 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300. - AP ratio increased to 100% AP from 90% AP. |
â–Ľ Champion Nerfs

Cassiopeia | Noxious Blast (Q) - Total AP ratio reduced to 65% AP from 70% AP.
Miasma (W) - AP ratio per second reduced to 10% AP from 15% AP. |
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Galio | STAT CHANGE - Base health reduced to 600 from 632. |
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Miss Fortune | STAT CHANGES - Base armor reduced to 25 from 28. - Armor growth reduced to 4 from 4.2. |
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Rell | STAT CHANGES - Base health reduced to 620 from 640. - Armor growth reduced to 4 from 4.3. |
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Skarner | STAT CHANGES - Armor growth reduced to 4.5 from 4.8.
Ixtal’s Impact (E) - Stun duration reduced to 1.1 seconds from 1.5. |
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Teemo | Toxic Shot (E) - On-hit base damage reduced to 9 / 23 / 37 / 51 / 65 from 14 / 27 / 40 / 53 / 66. |
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Viego | STAT CHANGES - Base attack damage reduced to 57 from 60. |
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Wukong | Warrior Trickster (W) - Cooldown increased to 20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 from 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14.
Nimbus Strike (E) - Bonus attack speed reduced to 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55% from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60%. |
â–¶ Champion Adjustments

Jayce | To The Skies! (Q) - Base damage reduced to 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 / 285 from 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 / 310. - Bonus AD ratio increased to 135% bonus AD from 120% bonus AD.
Shock Blast (Q) - Base damage reduced to 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 / 310 from 60 / 115 / 170 / 225 / 280 / 335. - Bonus AD ratio increased to 140% bonus AD from 125% bonus AD.
Lightning Field (W) - Base damage per tick reduced to 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 from 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 / 115. - Total magic damage reduced to 140 / 200 / 260 / 320 / 380 / 440 from 160 / 220 / 280 / 340 / 400 / 460.
Transform Mercury Cannon (R) - On-hit base damage reduced to 25 / 60 / 95 / 130 (based on level) from 25 / 65 / 105 / 145 (based on level). - On-hit bonus AD ratio increased to 30% bonus AD from 25% bonus AD. |
Item Changes
▲ BUFF | ▼ NERF | ▶ ADJUSTMENT | ♦ NEW

| â–Ľ Bloodsong - Expose Weakness duration reduced to 4 seconds from 6. - Expose Weakness bonus damage for melee champions reduced to 8% from 10%. |
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| ▼ Zaz’Zak’s Realmspike - Void Explosion cooldown increased to 11 seconds from 10. - Void Explosion base damage reduced to 5 from 10. |
Rune Changes
▲ BUFF | ▼ NERF | ▶ ADJUSTMENT | ♦ NEW

| â–˛ Dark Harvest Domination Keystone - Base damage increased to 30 from 20. - Bonus damage per Soul increased to 11 from 9 |
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| ▲ Electrocute Domination Keystone - Base damage increased to 70 – 240 (based on level) from 50 – 190 (based on level). |
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| â–˛ Hail of Blades Domination Keystone - Cooldown reduced to 10 seconds from 12. - Bonus attack speed for melee champions increased to 140% from 110%. |