How Long Does League of Legends Maintenance Last? Regional Patch Schedule Guide

By LOLValue Team · November 17, 2025

Ask any ardent League of Legends gamer, and they'll tell you nothing hits you quite like when maintenance catches you off-guard. The last thing you want to see is 'Scheduled maintenance in progress’. That’s especially true if you are about to queue up for the next game. It stings even more if you are climbing ranked in the mid lane.

There’s nothing we can do about it but plan ahead. Riot Games has to push these updates to make sure LoL is up to date. They patch League every two weeks or so to prop up content, rehash champions, and, of course, zap any bugs.

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Riot has already put out a tentative patch schedule for the year (a.k.a season 15). One thing they go to great lengths to avoid is giving the by-the-minute length of the server downtimes. It doesn't help that their patches can last anywhere from three all the way to six hours.

So, how long should you expect to be locked out of League of Legends during maintenance?

The 2025 League of Legends patch schedule (updated dates)

As with most developers, Riot Games publishes a tentative year-long schedule for game patches sometime around January. For Season 15, they scheduled 24 patches, with updates dropping every two weeks, except for holidays and at-home events. Thankfully, we are 22 patches into 24 planned releases, so just two more to go.

| Patch Version | Release Date |

| --- | --- |

| 25.23 | November 19, 2025 |

| 25.24 | December 3, 2025 |

We love that they have ditched their awkward patch naming system for something easier on a tired brain. Now they use a year-and-patch format, so 25.04 means the fourth patch of 2025. It's cleaner and a cinch to recall if you missed an update.

The majority of patches and updates land on Wednesdays (Pacific Time) but so far, three have come on a Thursday so far. Riot recommends checking their official schedule a day or two before a patch day to catch any last-minute changes. 

What time do LoL patches get released?

Riot switches off LoL servers at staggered times across the world to fish out any glitches and bugs before they hit all regions at once. The overall sense is that they schedule patch releases during off-peak times (read: the middle of the night in your region).

From what we’ve seen, here are the approximate times patches go live in each region:

• North America - around 3:00 AM PT
• Europe West - roughly 5:00 AM CET
• EU Nordic & East - expect early shutdown at about 3:00 AM CET

If you're in New Zealand and Oceania, expect to be the first in line to get the patches. China and Korea get the second privilege (or hurt, pun intended), followed by the EU and the US.

One thing to keep in mind is that Riot stops matchmaking about 30 minutes before the patches actually go live. At this point, you will see a banner pop up in the client telling you that a patch release is on its way, so wrap up or get booted out.

How long do League of Legends updates last?

The timelines for League of Legends patches and maintenance aren't cut and dried. In fact, Riot itself won't say how long a patch update will last. Not a big deal, though, because most standard patches clock in around three hours of downtime.

We have seen backend updates and minor patches wrap up in under 90 minutes. Most simple hotfixes take an hour or two, according to Riot Games. One nasty sting is that bigger updates (think pre-season patches and new champions) could see you locked out of the game for upwards of seven hours (ouch!)

Once the maintenance is done, you only need about 5 to 15 minutes to download and install the patch through the client. It all comes down to your internet speed and the size of the patch.

When does League of Legends maintenance end?

Like go-live times, endings of LoL maintenance are a bit of a dart throw in the dark situation. But we can give you some ballpark end times:

• Brazil, Latin America, and North America servers mostly come back from 8:00 AM through 1:00 PM CT
• European servers often ping back between 2:00 AM and 5:00 AM UTC
• Central Europe - servers make a comeback roughly from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM CEST
• Asia-Pacific (think South Korea, China, Vietnam, and India): expect servers to return between 2:30 AM and 4:30 AM IST

How long does League of Legends emergency maintenance last?

Of course, not all LoL maintenance and patches are planned. Sometimes a bug slips through, or an exploit pops up that Riot needs to shut down on the fly. That's when emergency maintenance happens, and it catches everyone by surprise.

Emergency patches are usually shorter than scheduled ones because Riot is only fixing one specific problem instead of rolling out a full update. Most emergency maintenance wraps up in one to two hours. The trade-off is that you get a zero warning. 

Wrapping up: How to keep up with LoL maintenance and patches

Almost all graphics-heavy games are not one-and-done, and they need patches on a rolling basis. That's especially true for games like League of Legends, Fortnite, and PUBG. The same goes for titles on platforms like Roblox or gaming communities like Valve. The same thing applies not only to video games but also to casino ones. Online casino platforms often release regular updates to improve security, or introduce possibly the best online casino bonuses and promotions.

Like any live-service game, LoL needs regular updates to fix bugs, add fresh content, and rebalance the champions. The best way to stay on top of these downtimes is to check status page at Riot Games before you settle in for a gaming session.

Riot also announces the upcoming patches and emergency maintenance across their social channels. Keep an eye on their Discord server, along with their X, TikTok, and Facebook pages. They're pretty good at announcing the moment servers come back online, so you won't waste time refreshing your client.

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