The Worlds patch: Ambessa, Ashe, Cassiopeia, K'Sante and Yunara get nerfs, eleven champions get buffs, and Rocketbelt trades its haste for damage.
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Her passive hits for less, mostly at high levels and with bonus AD.
PDrakehound's StepAmbessa has been too reliable in her late game output for players with high mastery in all brackets, but especially pro-play.
Less attack damage per level, so less damage the longer the game goes.
Ashe is one of the premier marksmen in pro play at the moment, and we're seeing her output too much raw damage given her position as the highest utility marksman in the game.
Lower base health and mana make her early laning weaker.
Our changes two patches ago to Cassiopeia have been pretty good directionally, with most players being proportionally less impacted from those adjustments than pros. We're taking another swing at her early resources because of how dominant she still is in early laning, making her work a little harder to create an advantage.
Her W shield scales more with bonus health.
WPale CascadeWhile Diana's assassin build shines, her bruiser builds tend to be lagging a good bit behind. We want to inject a bit more power into that playstyle.
More attack speed after Lightning Rush at every rank.
ELightning RushStacking the odds a bit more in his favor with his signature spell (in Riftbound) and offsetting Rocketbelt changes that he'll be a bit less excited about.
Wolf hits monsters harder and the E slow lasts longer, but E no longer targets small monsters.
WWolf's Frenzy
EMounting DreadKindred is currently a bit weak, so we're giving them buffs in areas that won't make them much more overwhelming in early invades. Optimistically, they'd also make a pretty unique addition to the meta.
W costs more mana and blocks less damage.
WPath MakerWarding off this warden from being as reliable as a blind pick in coordinated play - hurting early mana and consistent W damage reduction, which should be skewed for elite audiences.
Her ultimate's sleep lasts longer at ranks 2 and 3.
RLilting LullabyLast patch we looked to inject a bit more power into the deer, but didn't quite see the movement we were looking for. We believe there is a bit more room for her to really prance around various levels of play so we are following up with another buff that'll really help her shine.
More attack damage per level.
Last patch's adjustment to help normalize mid and bot performance ended up landing as a nerf for bot lane, so we're following up with a buff to make up for the lost power.
Q scales harder from level 10 and Realm of Death comes back sooner at ranks 1 and 2.
QObliterate
RRealm of DeathWindows between Mordekaiser's ultimates make it hard to keep up with the pace of much of his opposition. His bread and butter (Q) can also feel less impactful as the pace of the game increases, so we think it can do more damage later on.
E deals more base damage and the empowered root lasts longer at early ranks.
ETangle-BarbsRocketbelt's adjustment this patch will probably land as a small nerf for Neeko, so we're giving her some minor compensation
Stacked passive damage goes up and his ultimate heals far more at ranks 2 and 3.
PDragon Practice
RMmooommmm!Smolder has lost quite a bit of power over the last few patches, with the Cleaver ranged nerf and bot lane meta changes disfavoring him significantly. We're further encouraging crit builds to bring his bruiser and full crit builds closer in power.
W hits harder and comes back sooner; a little more magic resist, a little less armor.
WVision of EmpireWe're giving Swain mid a moderate buff this patch while also making an adjustment that should help normalize his mid and bot lane performance.
Tongue Lash heals up to twice as much at max rank.
QTongue LashAs one of the tank supports with the lowest health regen, and many health scaling values on his abilities, Tahm Kench lost out on the recent adjustments to the support item. We're giving him compensation for that.
More health regen early and Tumble costs a flat 30 mana at every rank.
QTumbleVayne has settled into a fairly weak spot, and while we still aren't totally happy with her top vs bot skew, we're getting closer. We're adjusting her base stats to help in bot where she needs to weather harass, and reverting a mana cost to her Q that simply felt way too bad.
Less on-hit damage from Q and her W slow no longer stacks with other slows.
QCultivation of Spirit
WArc of JudgementYunara is the leading candidate for "handshake hyperscaler do nothing" and we want to avoid that becoming the dominant meta, especially heading into worlds.
Ranged champions get only half its attack speed and move speed now.
We've been fairly unhappy with how this item has played out for ranged users, especially as a first rush in top lane where it makes them too resilient to burst and too lethal during all ins.
Half the ability haste, but the active hits harder: an engage tool, less of an escape.
Rocketbelt continues to be used a bit too much as an escape compared to a risky engage tool, so we are pulling back on its generic value in favor of emphasizing aggressive action with it, especially for AP Bruisers who rely on it for all ins.
Bolts deal a little less attack damage.
This item was slightly overbuffed, so pulling back on that a bit.
These items no longer show their stacking numbers on the scoreboard.
Death's Dance
Haunting Guise
Liandry's Torment
Riftmaker
Kraken Slayer
Terminus
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Fiendhunter Bolts
Echoes of Helia
Dead Man's Plate
Spear of Shojin
Overlord's Bloodmail
Hullbreaker
Force of NatureOur recent systemic buff-bar clarity work moved a lot of numbers from buffs onto items. These numbers began terrorizing your scoreboards (thanks, Death's Dance). The scoreboard should show strategically relevant information, not noisy in-the-moment combat state, and we're hiding most item numbers on the scoreboard to reflect this principle. Strategically relevant item numbers, like Tear of the Goddess items and Mejai's Soulstealer, remain on the scoreboard icons.
Are you ready for MORE new old champions?! Because we are! This time around we've got an eclectic crew who have no business forming a band together. Everyone please welcome Aatrox, Caitlyn, Irelia, Karma, and Quinn to the Fields of Justice. As a note, the Act II Battle Pass will be arriving with Patch 26.21
Blood Well Aatrox's basic abilities damage himself to fill his Blood Well, which gives him bonus attack speed. If he's killed, he empties his Blood Well to revive on the spot.
Dark Flight Aatrox flies up and crashes down, damaging and knocking up enemies in the area.
Blood Thirst / Blood Price Toggle between Blood Thirst and Blood Price, each of which have bonus effects every three attacks. Blood Thirst heals Aatrox, increased when he's low on health. Blood Price deals bonus damage and self-damages.
Blades of Torment Aatrox fires out two projectiles that damage and slow all enemies they touch.
Massacre Aatrox damages all nearby enemy champions and gains bonus attack speed and attack range for several seconds.
Aatrox was just a baby, 3 patches old, when we chose to snapshot him for League Classic. He only ever had four balance changes before his rework in 2017 and subsequent rework in 2018, and we're excited to see how he'll perform again. He's an attack-focused fighter, damaging himself to gain attack speed and revive when he would be killed
Headshot Every few attacks, Caitlyn fires a headshot, dealing bonus damage. Headshot charges up faster while attacking from brush.
Piltover Peacemaker Catilyn fires a piercing shot that deals less damage to each subsequent target.
Yordle Snap Trap Caitlyn puts a trap on the ground that roots and damages the first enemy champion to walk over it. She can have up to 2 traps down at a time.
90 Caliber Net Caitlyn fires out a massive net, knocking herself back in the process. The net damages and slows the first enemy it hits.
Ace in the Hole Caitlyn channels then fires a single bullet at an enemy champion, which deals tons of damage, but can be intercepted by other enemy champions.
Classic's version of Caitlyn was live from 2011-2015. Did you know when she first came out, some players were upset that she was too similar to Miss Fortune?
Ionian Fervor Irelia gains bonus Tenacity based on how many visible enemy champions are nearby.
Bladesurge Irelia dashes to an enemy, dealing damage and applying on-hit effects. If it kills the target, Bladesurge's full cooldown and some of its mana cost are refunded.
Hiten Style Passively, Irelia restores some health with every attack. While active, her attacks deal bonus true damage and restore even more health.
Equilibrium Strike Irelia damages and slows a nearby enemy. If they have higher %HP than her, she stuns them instead..
Transcendent Blades Irelia sequentially fires out four blades in a line, each damaging all enemies they hit and restoring some health to Irelia. This is definitely not just a wave clear tool.
Welcome back the 2010-2018 version of Irelia! The original Trinity Force poster child is here to even the odds no matter how bad they look. She's been Q-max, W-max, and E-max at various points in time, so see what build order works for you! She's a fast but deceptively durable fighter who loves to be the underdog.
Inner Flame Karma gains bonus AP based on her missing health.
Heavenly Wave Karma fires out blades in a fan, err, cone in front of her, damaging all enemies it hits. If empowered with Mantra, it also heals all allies (herself included), scaling with their missing health.
Spirit Bond Karma bonds with another target, giving allies (herself included) move speed, slowing enemies, and creating a tether between the two. Any champion caught in the clothesline is hasted or slowed as if they were the initial target. Enemies who get caught in the clothesline are damaged. If empowered with Mantra, all move speed effects are doubled.
Soul Shield Karma shields a target. If empowered with Mantra, it also damages all enemies around her target.
Mantra Mantra is available at level 1 and can hold up to two charges. She can cast it to empower her next basic ability.
Karma came out just two patches after Caitlyn and was only live for just over two years before being reworked in early 2013. Karma is arguably League's first battlemage, rewarding her for getting in the thick of it and making her stronger the more health she's missing.
Harrier Valor periodically marks nearby enemies, whom Quinn can attack to deal bonus damage.
Blinding Assault Valor flies out to damage and blind enemies in an area.
Heightened Senses Passively gives Quinn bonus attack and move speed whenever she triggers Harrier. Activate to briefly reveal a large area around her.
Vault Quinn dashes to and then vaults off an enemy, damaging, knocking back, and slowing them. Valor then marks the target with Harrier.
Tag Team Quinn retreats from the battlefield, sending Valor in her place. Valor has substantial bonus move speed, permanently has an empowered version of Heightened Senses' attack speed buff, and casts modified versions of Blinding Assault and Vault. Re-casting (R) casts Skystrike, damaging all nearby enemies and returning Quinn to the battlefield.
Quinn and Valor have returned, having only existed in this form for just over two years, from 2013-2015. Quinn is a ranged and evasive auto-attacker, while her ultimate calls in Valor to fight as a blistering-fast melee skirmisher instead.
WRiposteFiora is still the game's most dominant top laner even after her last set of nerfs, so we're back for one more round. We don't want to take down her explosive ultimate any further, so we're just going for a generic damage nerf.
RCollateral DamageGraves came out swinging, being both wildly popular and arguably the game's strongest champion. We've got some feel-good changes to his animations, especially his critical strike one, and some less-feel-good nerfs as he desperately needs them. We're looking to preserve his bursty shotgunning and unique aspects as a tanky ADC, so that means we simply have to reduce his sustained damage.
QUrchin Strike
WSeastone TridentFizz came out right behind Graves as a super strong performer, but mostly as an AP assassin in mid lane. We want to preserve both his assassin and fighter playstyles, so we're skewing our nerfs toward his higher-AP builds. We're pulling in lighter versions of a couple of nerfs from 2013 and 2015, aimed at bringing his guaranteed burst down to size, since he has so much reliable damage already with Deathfire Grasp and 75% AP ratio Lich Bane.
WElectrical SurgeKennen hasn't quite reached the same heights as his other ninja compatriots and we're confident he isn't performing as well as he should. AD Kennen needs substantially more help than his other builds, so we're skewing his buffs in ways to help those players out most of all
PStaggering Blow
WTitan's WrathUnlike his other water-themed friends, Nautilus didn't come out swinging. Sometimes that anchor just weighs him down… Ultimately, he's weak in all three of his main roles (Support, Jungle, Top) and we'd like to help those latter two most of all. So we're fixing one major bug while pulling in buffs and reverting nerfs from early in his lifetime, giving him more reason to soak up experience and wade into the thick of the fight.
Several of our tank items are underperforming. It turns out, they've got too little health regen, so they're being increased. And we have a shop display bugfix for Banshee's Veil so you can find it when searching for health items.
Now shows up under Health in the shop filter.
Hello Mayhemers! This patch, we're giving some champions and Augments that need a little love some extra attention. For champions, we're introducing champion-specific buffs that strengthen their core play patterns while also making them more accessible and satisfying to play in Mayhem. For Augments, we're continuing to focus on usability improvements. For example, Missile Split will now split when the missile reaches its end or is recast, rather than on the first target hit. We also lowered the cooldown on Triggered Inferno to show the real Samira fantasy. Let us know how these changes feel, and thank you for playing. See you on the Bridge!
Normal damage taken and healing, but soul fragments restore less early.
Her ARAM damage and tenacity bonuses are gone.
In the store from October 7, 2026. Open any skin for the full splash art and its chromas.
Starting with this patch, you will only be able to access replays from matches you played in. Other players will no longer be able to download your replays, and third-party apps & sites will lose access to replay downloads entirely. We are making this change, alongside some restrictions on third party access to game memory, to close some security vulnerabilities that have recently been exploited by cheat developers and other bad actors to build unauthorized tools around League game data. You can read more about the full context in our Game Memory Removed for Third Party Apps Player Support article. Rest assured that this change will not impact your ability to VOD review your own matches by downloading and watching your replays directly in the League client!
In case you missed it, we've extended the queue windows for Ranked 5s from the previous 4pm-2am to 4pm-4am server time.
Riot Phroxzon previewed patch 26.20 on September 29, 2026. Riot's preview listed a Varus nerf and a Sylas adjustment. Neither is in the final notes.
Preview reported by GameRiv: LoL Patch 26.20 preview and AltChar: Patch 26.20 preview.
Patch 26.20 went live on October 7, 2026, following Riot's patch schedule. Riot published the notes on October 6, 2026.
Patch 26.21 is scheduled for October 21, 2026, according to Riot's patch schedule.
Diana, Kennen, Kindred, Lillia, Lucian, Mordekaiser, Neeko, Smolder, Swain, Tahm Kench, Vayne.
Ambessa, Ashe, Cassiopeia, K'Sante, Yunara.
Experimental Hexplate, Hextech Rocketbelt, Runaan's Hurricane, plus scoreboard cleanup.
Riot's preview listed a Varus nerf and a Sylas adjustment. Neither is in the final notes.
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