Major Noxus Changes Coming to LoL With Season 25.S1 Update
League of Legends Season 25.S1 introduces significant changes to Summoner's Rift with a Noxus-themed update. The season runs from January 9th to April, marking the first of three unique seasonal map variations planned for 2025.
Key Map Changes:
- Noxus-themed red color scheme throughout Summoner's Rift
- Updated visuals for minions and turrets with new animations
- Familiar terrain layout with no major structural changes
Map of Noxus
Important Turret Update:
- Nexus turrets now respawn after 3 minutes
- Provides comeback opportunities and prevents backdooring
- Helps reduce drawn-out matches
New Epic Monster: Atakhan
- Spawns in top or bottom lane based on kill distribution
- Two variants: Ruinous (high-kill games) and Voracious (low-kill games)
Dark winged demon with red eyes
Atakhan Buffs:
- Ruinous: 25% increase to epic monster rewards and Blood Rose drops
- Voracious: 40 extra gold per champion kill and 150-second death mitigation
- Blood Roses provide permanent stacking XP and adaptive force bonuses
Darius champion splash art from League
Objective Timing Changes:
- Rift Herald: Now spawns at 16 minutes
- Baron Nashor: Delayed until 25 minutes
- Dragon spawn times remain unchanged
Additional Updates:
- Teleport rework
- New item changes
- Champion balance adjustments
- Boot upgrade system
Viktor from League of Legends
Three soldiers in red Noxian wasteland
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