League of Legends Patch 25.17 officially marks the start of Season 3, and there’s plenty for the community to explore.
Season 3’s greatest highlight is Xin Zhao, along with a fresh battle pass with plenty of rewards. There are plenty of buffs and nerfs, along with the return of the regular Summoner’s Rift map. With new builds for your favorite characters and plenty to master, let’s look at all the key changes.
Complete League of Legends 25.17 Patch notes
The new patch officially commences Season 3, and the Act 1 battle pass lets you grind for plenty of valuable rewards. There are 48 levels of rewards to unlock, but you can get more items by completing Repeating Missions once you’re done with the main path. While the pass will allow you to get plenty of resources, this major patch has more key changes.
Season 3 Ranked
The patch officially starts Season 3 Ranked, available on Aug. 27 (server reset time). While ranked LP progression will be retained, you’ll have to grind through the new Victorious Mission to get fresh skin.
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao has a new model, fresh animations, ability icons, and more. In short, he has been given a new coat of paint while the abilities and role remain the same. However, once the update is live, his Commando and Imperial skins will cost more RP.
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You’ll also get to enjoy an updated lore as you go through his development through the different seasons. The events of the third season, just like those of its two predecessors, are all directly connected to the developments of Arcane (for those who enjoyed the Netflix series).
Doom Bots and Trials of Doom
The new patch also marks the return of the Doom Bots mode with certain changes. This PvE gamemode will allow you to take on Veigar and his army. Survive the bots for 15 minutes, and then take on Veigar while protecting your nexus.
While the core gameplay remains the same, there are new bots, curses, and a difficulty level. This version of Domm Bots will also have something called Trials of Doom. Here, you’ll get to enjoy specific challenges required to defeat Veigar. You’ll find different challenges based on the first three patches before they are all reactivated.
The first trial is Veigar’s Evil, where all the boots receive Veigar’s passive: Phenomenal Evil. The enemies will gain Adaptive Force whenever they hit you with a spell, and Veigar’s spells will remain active for the entire time. In short, prepare your dodging spells if you and your allies want to survive the 15 minutes.
League of Legends Patch 25.17 improvements
Riot continues to make new improvements to the gameplay for the community to enjoy, and here are some major ones in the latest patch.
- Changes to the third-party app policy will prevent you from enjoying a few features from external apps. Some of these features could eventually be added to the official version so that everyone has equal access.
- Basic and Advanced minimap views allow you to track what’s happening around you. You can view different timers to track what’s emerging in the jungle, and when you should move in for a potential gank on the enemy.
- Ultimates and recently used spells will be communicated better to help you analyze the gameplay. Any spells targeting you will be pinged and shown to help you understand what happened.
- Death Recap has been moved out of the way to show how much damage you dealt, your contribution to the fight, and more.
Plenty of updates are being made to the champions in the latest patch, and we will update them soon in this guide.
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