League of Legends 25.05 patch reduces hero prices by 50%

Riot Games has officially announced that the upcoming 25.05 patch for League of Legends will include major adjustments to the hero unlocking mechanism, reducing the price of heroes’ blue essence (BE) by 50%.

Currently, League of Legends has launched 170 heroes, each with unique skills and gameplay. However, for new players, unlocking a large number of heroes has always been a challenge that requires a lot of time and resources.

Although the game provides some free heroes for players to get started, it often takes months or even years to collect all the heroes. In the long-term game experience, players need to continuously accumulate blue essence and gradually unlock the heroes they want to use. This process is undoubtedly a high threshold for novices.

The community has been calling on Riot Games to reduce the difficulty of unlocking heroes for many years, because the existing price system prolongs the time it takes for new players to integrate into the game and affects their gaming experience. Now, Riot has finally responded to the players' demands and officially adjusted the hero prices in this update.

According to the official announcement, the price of blue essence for all heroes will be reduced by 50%. For example, the price of heroes with an original price of 6300 BE will be reduced to 3150 BE after the update, which greatly reduces the time cost for players to accumulate essence.

This price reduction applies to all heroes, which means that whether you are a new player who is just getting started with the game or an old player who wants to enrich his hero pool, you can unlock more heroes at a lower price and expand your tactical options.