25.23|Nov 18, 2025
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5/5 Game-Changing
Zaahen joins the roster alongside the return of Winter Rift and a massive expansion of the jungle pool including Aatrox, Fizz, and Malphite.
Key Changes
- 1New Champion: Zaahen, The Unsundered, joins the roster
- 2Winter Rift map skin returns with festive visuals and Baron decorations
- 3Account-wide penalties now link bans across all accounts owned by a player
- 4Major Jungle Expansion: Aatrox, Fizz, Cho'Gath, Jayce, and Malphite receive massive monster damage buffs
- 5Ashe, Caitlyn, Jinx, and Kai'Sa nerfed to shake up the ADC meta
- 6Arcane Anniversary event adds a rewards track and upgrades for Arcane Fractured Jinx
- 7Hwei QE waveclear nerfed to encourage more laning interactivity
- 8Blue Essence Emporium returns for the remainder of the year
All Changes
⚔️New Champion(2)
- newZaahen: Zaahen, The Unsundered, released as a new playable champion.
- changeZaahen: Zaahen's Eternals are delayed until patch 25.24 to collect more gameplay data.
❄️Maps(1)
- newSummoner's Rift: Winter Rift map skin returns with snow, festive decorations, and holiday-themed Baron Nashor.
👤Champions(24)
- buffAatrox: Passive monster damage cap increased from 100 to 100-320 based on level.
- buffAatrox: Q deals 40 flat bonus damage to monsters (multiplied by sweetspots/multicasts).
- buffAhri: W subsequent hit damage increased from 30% to 40%; max single-target damage increased at all ranks.
- buffAmbessa: Q monster damage increased from +125 to +150.
- nerfAshe: Q attack speed reduced from 25-75% to 20-60%.
- nerfCaitlyn: Passive Headshot champion damage reduced from 60-120% to 60-100% total AD.
- nerfCaitlyn: Passive Headshot non-champion damage reduced from 110-120% to 110% total AD.
- buffCho'Gath: E monster damage changed from % max HP (cap 200) to flat 100-300 damage.
- buffDr. Mundo: E bonus AD from maximum health increased from 2-2.8% to 2-3.2%.
- fixDr. Mundo: Fixed a bug where E was granting maximum damage at 30% missing HP instead of 70% (effective nerf to burst).
- buffFizz: Base armor increased from 22 to 26.
- buffFizz: Passive damage reduction increased by 10 against jungle monsters.
- buffFizz: W active and on-hit damage deals +60 damage to monsters.
- nerfFizz: R cooldown increased from 100-70s to 120-80s.
- buffJayce: Hammer Stance Q deals 50 flat bonus damage to monsters.
- buffJayce: Cannon Stance Q deals 50 flat bonus damage to monsters.
- buffJhin: Base AD increased from 59 to 61.
- buffJhin: Passive movement speed on crit scaling increased from 0.4% to 0.44% AS.
- buffJhin: W base damage increased by 10 at all ranks.
- nerfJinx: R maximum base damage reduced from 300-600 to 250-550; bonus AD ratio reduced from 155% to 130%.
- nerfKai'Sa: Base armor reduced from 27 to 25.
- nerfKai'Sa: R cooldown increased from 120-60s to 130-70s.
- changeHwei: QE hit damage and DoT base damage reduced; AP ratios increased to compensate (net nerf to waveclear).
- buffMalphite: W monster damage modifier increased from 1x to 2x.
🎁Events(3)
- newArcane Anniversary: Arcane Anniversary event features a mini rewards track with 8 rewards including icons, emotes, and BP XP for playing 4 games.
- changeArcane Fractured Jinx: Arcane Fractured Jinx skin receives free upgrades: new spawn animation, visual updates for all forms, and new recalls.
- newBlue Essence Emporium: Blue Essence Emporium returns through the end of the year.
🛡️Systems(2)
- changeAccount Penalties: Disruptive gameplay and text penalties are now linked across all accounts owned by a player.
- changeChampion Select: Added Quality of Life improvements to speed up the Champion Selection process.
🎨Skins(2)
- newSkins: Rain Shepard Gwen and Rain Shepard Tristana skins released.
- newSkins: All Winter legacy skins return to the shop for a limited time.
Summary
Patch 25.23 is a massive update featuring the release of the new champion Zaahen, The Unsundered, and the long-awaited return of the Winter Rift map skin. The update introduces a significant meta shift by injecting ten new champions into the jungle role through monster-specific damage buffs. Additionally, Riot is implementing a new account-wide penalty system that links bans across all owned accounts for disruptive behavior. The Arcane Anniversary event also kicks off, offering a rewards track and visual upgrades for Arcane Fractured Jinx.