Major Season Changes Coming to League of Legends in 2025: What's New in Season 1

Major Season Changes Coming to League of Legends in 2025: What's New in Season 1

By Marcus Chen

December 2, 2024 at 10:47 AM

Season 2025 brings significant changes to League of Legends, transforming into three distinct seasons that align with Runeterra's regions. Each season will influence gameplay, skins, and champions, with map colors reflecting regional themes.

League Season Timeline 2024

League Season Timeline 2024

Key Changes:

  • Client interface streamlined for better navigation
  • Battle passes extended to 4 months (from 2)
  • Free pass includes skins, emotes, and blue essence
  • Premium pass adds prestige skin, borders, and more rewards

League of Legends game interface screenshot

League of Legends game interface screenshot

System Updates:

  • Honor shop now rewards skins directly
  • Masterwork chests removed
  • Champion mastery simplified with milestone missions
  • New runes replace Domination tree options
  • Nexus turrets now respawn

Bioforge Darius with glowing green axe

Bioforge Darius with glowing green axe

Gameplay Innovations:

  • New objective spawns at 20 minutes
  • Swiftplay mode replaces Quickplay for faster matches
  • Respawning nexus turrets add comeback potential
  • Rune system updated with new options including Axiom Arcanist

These changes aim to streamline the player experience, offer more rewards, and create more dynamic matches. The new seasonal structure promises fresh content tied to Runeterra's rich lore while maintaining competitive integrity.

Corki riding dragon in flight

Corki riding dragon in flight

Corki, a flying yordle pilot

Corki, a flying yordle pilot

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