Date: January 8, 2025
What you need to know:
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Welcome to Noxus
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Beginning January 9, the influence of Noxus will invade Summoner’s Rift, bringing new art, music, structures, and a new in-game objective: Atakhan, Bringer of Ruin.
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Atakhan will spawn at the 20-minute mark on either the top or bottom side of the map in one of two distinct forms, bringing permanent terrain changes to the map and granting a permanent buff to the team that slays him.
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New runes, items, changes to Teleport, and a system called Feats of Strength, which grants access to newer, more powerful boots, will be added.
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As announced in November, this year will have only one Ranked reset, which will take place on January 9 at 12:00pm local time across regions.
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Season One will span eight patches and is split into two Acts that will each have their own Battle Pass with various Act-themed rewards, including skins, borders, and more.
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The Season One 2025 cinematic, “Welcome to Noxus,” released yesterday and is set to the original song “Bite Marks” featuring TEYA.
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Mel the Soul’s Reflection
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Mel Medarda, who players may have first seen in Arcane, will join the game’s roster of playable champions in this season’s next patch. Mel arrives with a new, Noxian-inspired appearance, reflecting her embrace of her Noxian roots and heritage at the end of the final season of Arcane. She brings a new type of gameplay to the roster: projectile reflection. Her Rebuttal ability enables her to reflect targeted abilities back at their original caster and non-targeted abilities back in the enemy’s direction.
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In celebration of the launch of the Season of Noxus, Mel will be unlockable for free through one of the seasonal missions.
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Players can explore her backstory further in the upcoming novel Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, releasing in February.
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Narrative Expansions
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As Season One progresses, more in-game thematic narrative expressions, like the Reckoning Pits of Noxus, will make their way into League of Legends like in the game mode Arena in Act Two, as well as out-of-game media like motion comics and mini-games.
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A new mini-game will debut later this season, aiming to continue bringing the world of Runeterra to life and connecting in-game and out-of-game experiences.
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A visual update for LeBlanc will be released this season and will be followed by another champion update later this year.
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The League of Legends team also revealed that season thematics will be open to alternate universes in addition to the core Runeterra universe.
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Cosmetics
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Season One will release many skins focused on Noxus, with the first set being the Masque of the Black Rose skins: Masque of the Black Rose Samira, Masque of the Black Rose Renata Glasc, Masque of the Black Rose Ezreal, Masque of the Black Rose Vladimir, Masque of the Black Rose Elise, and Prestige Masque of the Black Rose Katarina.
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These will be the first Battle Pass reward skins of the Season. Elise will be earnable with the free pass. Samira, Renata Glasc, and Vladimir will be earnable with the paid version, with Katarina as the Prestige capstone for the paid Act One Battle Pass. Ezreal will be available through direct purchase.
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The Prestige skins for Katarina and Darius will be available through their Battle Pass, while upcoming Prestige skins for Cassiopeia and Qiyana will be available for Mythic Essence.
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Beyond skins tied to Season One, fan-favorite skin thematics, such as Cafe Cuties, will return and completely new thematics for skins will make their debut.
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Three Victorious skins will release this year, remaining their own thematic outside of the Season to which they’re tied.
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Radiant Serpent Sett will release as the first Exalted skin of the season to celebrate the Year of the Snake. The second Exalted skin of the season will be for Mordekaiser, with its specific theme to be announced at a later date.
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Esports
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Full Fearless Draft, which bans champions used in previous games in a best-of series, will debut in Split 1 to encourage creativity and adaptability.
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The First Stand Tournament, held March 10-16 at LoL Park in Seoul, Korea, will feature best-of matches between the top teams from Split 1, showcasing the best international play of the early season of LoL Esports. The winning team will secure a second bye for their region at MSI 2025, allowing them to advance directly to the bracket stage.
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MSI 2025 will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from June 27 to July 12, while Worlds 2025 will be hosted across iconic cities in China, starting with Play-Ins and the Swiss Stage in Beijing, Quarterfinals and Semifinals in Shanghai, and Finals in Chengdu.
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In 2026, First Stand will be hosted in Brazil, MSI in Korea, and Worlds in North America. In 2027, First Stand will be hosted in Southeast Asia, MSI will return to Europe, and Worlds will be in Korea.
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Game Modes
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All Random URF will be active during Act One, and Act Two will bring back Arena with a Noxian update, featuring a Noxus map themed after the gladiator pits with its own map-specific mechanic. Additionally, a system called Guests of Honor will be introduced across all Arena maps, where players will vote on which famous Noxian they would like to alter the rules of each game. New items and augments will also be added to Arena, along with changes to maps like Koi Pond, based on player feedback.
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