The big day for League of Legends fans is just around the corner. Riot Games has lifted the veil on the first season of 2025. Between surprises and big changes, here's what to remember.
At the end of 2024, the second season of Arcane swept away everything in its path. The conclusion exceeded all expectations and Riot Games obviously took advantage of it to reboot the machine. Certainly League of Legends hasn't managed to retain as many new players as expected, but the Californian studio has big ambitions for its MOBA. A unified universe that goes beyond the game and whose story will touch everyone, both die-hard LoL fans and Arcane fans who can't wait to discover the next series. Now everything is connected and it's time for Riot to implement its new vision for its flagship title and the changes that come with it.
Everything you need to know about League of Legends Season 1 2025
League of Legends Season 1 of 2025 releases this Thursday, January 9, 2025 and it is placed under the sign of change. As a reminder, Riot will do some review of its copy at the beginning of the year. From now on The MOBA is divided into several seasons focuses on specific themes, each of which is divided into several acts. To launch this new seasonal model, It is therefore Noxus who will lead the battle with a first season that will bring a lot major gameplay updates, Themed cosmetics Highlighted in detail in the latest trailer and, above all, a new champion that will delight even fansArcane will love it. Note that this first season will span eight patches and be divided into two Acts, each with its own Battle Pass with different thematic rewards such as Skins, Edges and more.
Mel d'Arcane joins the fight
A pretty familiar face to anyone watching Arcane as it will be Mel Medarda, decked out in a brand new Noxus-inspired appearance. Pretend you're surprised, because the magician's arrival had already been leaked some time ago, just a few hours before it was officially announced. It will, in fact, bring an entirely new type of gameplay to League of Legends: Skill Recommendationwhich is what Maddie paid the price for in the series (cheh). Additionally, his Refutation ability allows him to return targeted skills to the original caster and return non-targeted skills to an enemy. As if to give the Arcane fans a thumbs up, Mel can be unlocked for free through one of the seasonal missions.
Atakhan, a new big monster
Starting January 9th, Noxus will invade Summoner's Rift, introducing new music, textures, art and THE big new thing: Atakhan, the herald of doom. This new large target monster will add energy to games by appearing at the top or bottom of the map after 20 minutes (depending on where there were the most eliminations before the 14th minute of play), in two possible forms that permanently alter the terrain. Even more interesting, He grants a permanent bonus to the team that defeats him first. This new League of Legends demon will therefore manifest itself in two possible manifestations, determined by the amount of damage inflicted on champions and the eliminations carried out before its arrival.
When the action is intense, it's the cataclysmic Atakhan that will give you a hard time, with the permanently enhanced effects of all epic monster buffs for the entire team and a grove of bloody roses for everyone to pick. Note that this new plant type serves as a small and permanent bonus, granting a small amount of XP and a cumulative adaptive power buff. During a quieter game of League of Legends, it is the ravenous Atakhan who bares his fangs. This gives the winning team a temporary, one-time revive bonus, essentially similar to the Guardian Angel passive except that you respawn at your base. Additionally, in the event of a champion's elimination, your team will permanently receive an increase in PO received.
New modes for this Season 1 of League of Legends
This first 2025 season of League of Legends will also be marked by the arrival of New runes, new items, changes to teleportation and a new system called Power Featswhich replaces the current gold rewards for early game objectives such as First Blood and First Turret. A third feat is also added, the elimination of the first monsters (dragons, etc.). The first team to achieve two of the three achievements will receive a permanent bonus, allowing them to upgrade their boots twice during the game. Finally, As announced in November, there will only be one ranked mode reset this season this yearwhich will therefore take place on January 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.
As League of Legends Season 1 progresses, additional forms of storytelling will emerge, including Noxus Arenas and a game mode arena in Act 2. Some extra-game content is also planned, such as comics and mini-games, which will serve to continue to bring the world of Runeterra to life and connect in-game and external experiences with League of Legends. Furthermore, theThe League of Legends team has confirmed that the season's themes will include alternate universes in addition to the main Runeterra universe. Which could explain the skins of certain characters, for example.
League of Legends Season 1 Cosmetics
Random URF mode is active in the first act, while the second brings the arena back to lifewith a Noxus-themed update that includes a Noxus map inspired by gladiator arenas and features mechanics unique to the map. A so-called “guest of honor” system will also be introduced on all arena maps. Players can then choose which famous Noxian they want to change the rules for each game. New items and optimizations will also be added to the arenaAdditionally, changes will be made to maps such as Koi Pond based on player feedback.
For the rest of League of Legends Season 1: A visual update for LeBlanc is also planned for this first season, which will be followed by a champion update later in the year. The cosmetic items will arrive on January 8, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. For the record:
- Samira Black Rose Masquerade Ball
- Renata Glasc Black Rose Masquerade Ball
- Ezreal Black Rose Masquerade Ball
- Vladimir Masquerade Ball of the Black Rose
- Elise Black Rose Masquerade Ball
- Katarina Masquerade Ball of the Prestige of the Black Rose
Elises can be obtained with the free pass, the others with the paid one, knowing that Katarina will be the main reward in the first act of the paid battle pass. Ezreal will be available for direct purchase.
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