The League of Legends patch 15.22 preview is now live, and Riot Games will be focusing on adjusting some of the champions, along with many runes in the Systems category. Some of the biggest highlights of the patch will be the buffs hitting Aurelion Sol, Yone, Skarner, and Volibear. Nerfs will be making their way to LeBlanc, Akshan, and Talon, making them a bit less oppressive.
Apart from this, there will be a variety of system changes, with buffs hitting Hail of Blades, Nimbus Cloak, and Guardian. Ners will be hitting Phase Rush and Biscuit Delivery.
Below is a list of the changes that are expected to make their way to the Rift in LoL Patch 15.22.
League of Legends patch 15.22 pre-notes
Before moving on to the list of changes, it’s important to note that Riot will first test the tweaks out in the League of Legends PBE before shipping them with the official patch next week.
1) Champion Buffs
- Aurelion Sol
- Blitzcrank
- Skarner
- Volibear
- Yone
2) Champion Nerfs
- Akshan
- Jax
- LeBlanc
- Talon
When talking about the champion changes, Riot states,
“Aurelion has been a little worse for wear, barely hitting 50% winrate in certain spots. Yone was the recipient of several nerfs last patch, and we wanted his buff to be a bit more power positive. So we’re adding another buff in this patch. Last patch, we also mentioned that Skarner was still in a rough spot, so we’re trying to add some power back here that we won’t need to revert later. Finally, Voli’s builds have been decently fixed with the set of changes we made a few patches ago, but his Top lane is still quite weak, so these buffs are aimed there.”
3) System Buffs
- Cash Back
- Guardian
- Hail of Blades
- Legends: Bloodline
- Movement Speed Shard
- Nimbus Cloak
- Tenacity Shard
- Triple Tonic
4) System Nerfs
- Biscuits
- Phase Rush
When talking about all of the System changes, Riot states:
“Phase Rush is a bit too overbearing with its ability to resist slows to such a great degree. In mid-lane, especially, the counterplay removal on champs like Ryze, Ori, Taliyah when trying to pin them down is just a bit too strong, so we’re lowering its power there a tad. This is also a good time to make a variety of changes to some runes that have been on the weaker side. Most of the changes here speak for themselves, but Biscuits in particular have been particularly strong ever since we reworked them to be more health and less mana focused. While this change was overall positive, it resulted in a pretty large hampering of choice across the board and could be a little less powerful.”
League of Legends patch 15.22 release date
LoL patch 15.22 is expected to drop onto the Rift on November 6, 2025. It will be one of the updates leading to post-season 15.
