Yunara Arrives! League of Legends Patch 25.14 Preview: Kled Rework, Azir Buffs, and More

9 Jul

Martin Arévalo-Östberg

Patch 25.14 will soon be upon us, and the time has come to go over some of the biggest changes coming to League of Legends. From Kled's rework to a long list of champion buffs and nerfs, the new patch will bring an important shift to the meta when it arrives.

Perhaps the biggest change of all, though, will be the addition of the game's newest champion, Yunara, who will arrive when Patch 25.14 goes live on Wednesday, July 16th.

Yunara Arrives!

It's time to welcome a new ADC to League of Legends! (Credit: Riot Games)

What better way to celebrate the arrival of a new patch than by welcoming a brand new champion to the game? Yunara, The Unbroken Faith, will join the ADC ranks of League of Legends when Patch 25.14 goes live on Wednesday, July 16th.

Hailing from Ionia, Yunara will represent a return to straightforward, Autoattack-focused AD carries. To find out more about Yunara's complete kit and playstyle, check out our guide HERE.

"After a string of spell-focused/non-AA oriented ADCs (Smolder, Akshan, Samira), we wanted to go back to basics with a simple, but deep champion." -Riot Phroxzon

Azir & Fizz on the Rise

Will Fizz become a problem in Patch 25.14? (Credit: Riot Games)

After being on the receiving end of considerable nerfs ahead of MSI, Azir currently holds one of the lowest win rates in the Mid Lane (45.97%). In order to fix this, the Emperor of the Sands will get buffs to his base HP and the AP scaling of his [W] Arise!, which should boost the champion's DPS considerably the longer a game goes.

Fizz, meanwhile, will likely see a large increase in pick rate with the coming patch. The Tidal Trickster is having the cooldown of his [W] Seastone Trident reduced to just 3 seconds once the ability is maxed, giving him more frequent access to burst damage. The AP ratio of his [E] Playful/Trickster is getting buffed as well, which will help Fizz's wave clear considerably.

Ziggs Returns to the Mid Lane?

Ziggs has set his eyes on the Mid Lane once more. (Credit: Riot Games)

For countless patches, Ziggs has terrorized ADC players down in the Bottom Lane. In an effort to see the mad bomber return to Mid Lane, Riot is tweaking the numbers across several of Ziggs' abilities in Patch 25.14.

All of his [Q] Bouncing Bomb, [E] Hexplosive Minefield, and [R] Mega Inferno Bomb will now deal less damage early on, but scale considerably better with levels and skill points moving forward. This will benefit Ziggs players who opt to take their talents to the Mid Lane the most, where they are not forced to share experience with their Support.

Kled Overhaul

After Naafiri and Rammus, Kled becomes the third champion to receive an overhaul in 2025. (Credit: Riot Games)

Patch 25.14 will deliver a thorough update to one of the game's least picked Top Laners: Kled. The update will bring changes to numbers and interactions across Kled's entire kit, and may well take a bit of time to adjust to.

The main goal of the rework is to direct Kled towards more of a fighter's build and playstyle, as opposed to that of an assassin. For that reason, many of the champion's abilities will begin scaling with bonus HP from now on. Likewise, the update will also clean up a long list of bugs relating to the champion and his unique mounting mechanic.

For a more thorough look, make sure to check out Riot Endstep's video regarding Kled's kit overhaul.

A Big Shift in the Meta

With the long list of champion buffs and nerfs to come, Patch 25.14 promises to deliver a considerable shift to the meta. This should prove to be true for the Mid Lane, in particular, with several fan-favorites climbing up and down the tiers.

From Kled's overhaul to the addition of a new ADC into the mix, there is plenty of change to be excited about once the new patch hits the game. For this reason, it's more important than ever to stay up to date.

All information about LoL Patch 25.14 was taken from an X (Twitter) post made by Matt "Phroxzon" Leung-Harrison, the Lead Gameplay Designer for League of Legends. If you'd like to have a look at the complete list of changes, make sure to check out the post!

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