League of Legends Patch 26.21 Notes

Prestige True Damage Know My Name Ekko, True Damage Know My Name Akali, True Damage Know My Name Qiyana, True Damage Know My Name Senna, and True Damage Know My Name Yasuo will be available October 21, 2026.

Starting during Patch 26.21, replay downloads will be limited to 10 per hour. You will still be able to download your own replays, as well as replays from your friends and other players.

This change is necessary to prevent large-scale abuse of downloaded replays by bad actors using vibecoded apps to scrape thousands upon thousands of replays. We opted for a time-based limit to still allow creators to make content, while preventing mass exploitative downloads. We’ll continue to monitor how many replays are downloaded to ensure players have access to this important feature while preventing clear misuse.

Welcome to the latest ARAM Mayhem release - “Journey to Stardom”. The stars have certainly come out to play as each game of Mayhem will now feature a Headliner performance that applies a unique twist to the rules of each game. Each iconic band will be playing their music while you battle, so make sure you enable your sound and turn up the volume! 

STAGE CREW ANNOUNCEMENT: It’s taking a little longer to set up the concert stages on Butcher’s Bridge and Koeshin’s Crossing, so expect those maps to be unavailable in Mayhem queues for this patch but return next patch. 

Along with our Headliners, we have a TON of new augments for you to enjoy. With this release we’ll also be removing some augments and wishing them a fond farewell. But who knows? Maybe they’ll be back some day for an encore. 

We also have a brand new progression experience where you’ll be completing missions from members K/DA, Pentakill, and other bands. Completing these missions unlocks awesome rewards like Augments, emotes, orange essence, and more! Playing games and completing missions will move you up Superstar Ranks that unlock new bands and new missions. Go from a Newbie to a Superstar performing on the Worlds stage!

Headliners

• K/DA: Collect 4 K/DA Cards to earn an extra Augment!
• HEARTSTEEL: Augments can come with unique modifiers making them extra strong.
• True Damage: Takedowns and destroying towers can drop Anvils for your team.
• Pentakill: Increase the power of one of your abilities at the start of the game and at level 18.
• Disco: Dance under the disco ball to earn Gold for everyone.
• Cafe Cuties: Health relics are especially powerful.
• Bees: Collect the honey pots and avoid the bees that fly across the map.
• Command Line: Reroll one of your augments to be a higher tier in every selection.
• And more to come????

New Augments

Silver Blue Barrier

• Gain a Shield whenever you cast an Ability based on the mana cost.

Flow of Spirit

• Using a specific ability grants you stacking Attack Speed.

Fruitify

• Enemy Champion takedowns create Fruit that can be picked up by you and your allies for healing.

Gift of the Drowned

• All Bonus Health from your items is converted to Lethality.

Hands Off The Talent

• Your Attacks deal extra damage if fired from max range.

Lich Brain

• Gain Ability Power based on your Bonus Health.

Lonely Warrior

• Gain Armor, Magic Resistance, and Attack Speed for every enemy Champion around you.

No Mana, No Problem

• All mana from your items is converted to Ability Power.

Sound Barrier

• Your shields grant Move Speed.

Ultimate Recursion

• Gain 50 Ultimate Ability Haste.

Gold Arcane Axiom

• Takedowns refund a portion of your Ultimate Cooldown.

Armored Impact

• Using an Ability causes your next Attack to deal additional damage based on your Armor.

BEES!!!

• Your abilities occasionally fling an exploding beehive at your enemies that deals damage, slows, and applies On-Hit effects.

Brass Blast

• Gain a Summoner Spell that allows you to charge up a horn blast to knock back and damage your enemies.

CRIMSON COBALT

• One of your Abilities marks enemy champions; consuming the mark deals extra damage and reduces the cooldown of your Ability.

Double Time

• Damaging enemy champions with two separate abilities in quick succession grants permanent Mana and deals additional damage.

Enchanting Butterflies

• Healing and Shielding allies summons butterflies. Once you have enough butterflies, they’ll fly at enemies you damage, dealing additional damage.

Get Jinxed

• Gain a Summoner Spell that allows you to jump on a destructive rocket and drive it into your enemies.

Heavy Is The Crown

• Gain Attack Damage, Ability Power, and Attack Speed but decrease your own Move Speed. Every Takedown increases this effect and dying decreases the effect.

Jeweled Bracelet

• Your Ultimate Ability can now critically strike.

Recoil

• One of your abilities will launch you backwards when you fire it.

Salvation

• Falling to low Health pushes back enemies and heals allies.

Sap Magic

• Every 10 seconds, your next Attack deals additional damage and heals you.

Still Here

• Gain Attack Damage, Ability Power, and Lifesteal based on how low your Health is.

Take’em Down Down Down

• Damage an enemy champion five times with Attacks and Abilities to gain a burst of healing and extra damage.

The Boom and the Bass

• After casting an Ability, your next attack deals bonus damage and grants you a burst of Move Speed.

Tickle Monster

• All Attack Damage from your items is converted to Attack Speed.

Upgrade: Stormsurge

• When Stormsurge applies Squall, it now detonates in an area, dealing additional damage and marking enemies with a secondary Squall.

Weapon Of Destiny

• The first Legendary Item you buy gets stronger stats with every takedown.

Prismatic Big Shot

• A large percent of your Attack Speed is converted to Critical Strike Damage.

Bouncing Bees

• After using an ability, your next Attack bounces to nearby enemies, prioritizing enemy champions. Complete the quest by bouncing your Attacks to enemy champions to gain additional bounces and Attack Damage.

Group Hug

• One of your Abilities that heals or shields also heals or shields nearby allies.

Mosh Monster

• Using your Ultimate Ability grants you increased Health and creates a zone around you that slows Enemy Champions. Takedowns increase the amount of Bonus Health you get and the size of the slow zone.

Third Times The Harm

• Attacking an enemy champion three times deals a burst of damage and grants you a burst of Attack Speed.

Totentanz

• Gain a Summoner Spell that lets you “Dance with Death”, granting you immortality for 5 seconds, but if you don’t get a takedown during that time, you’ll get dragged to the underworld.

Removed Augments

• Combusting Interest
• Crit 'n Cast
• Critical Missile
• Dimension Shift
• DropBear
• Dropkick
• Fan the Hammer
• Hide on Bush
• High Roller
• Our Healing
• Poro Stampede
• Spiritual Purification
• Ult Bot

While we announced that Classic will be rotating out in January, that doesn’t mean we’re done bringing back the good old days this year. This patch we’re bringing in four more ghosts from the past (or more, if you count their ultimates). We’ll also have multiple champions dropping in .22 and .23, so we’ve got a few more historic additions before everything’s all said and done. 

We’re also reverting all of Kassadin’s nerfs this patch, so he’s back to full 90% ban rate power. And Atma’s Impaler is back to 2%, so for all you Metagolem enjoyers, now’s your time!

Champions

  NEW   - Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser is back with his kit from 2010-2015! Would you like to eat every single possible minion wave, plus both your and your enemy’s Wraith camps? Mordekaiser is the champion for you. All his abilities cost health, but damaging enemies generates a shield, so you can keep fighting no matter how low you go. And when it’s time to win a fight, your ultimate can turn it into a 6v4. Beat them with their own AD Carry!

Passive - Iron Man

• Mordekaiser converts damage dealt by his abilities into a decaying shield.

Q - Mace of Spades

• Mordekaiser’s next attack damages multiple nearby enemies. If his target is isolated, he deals extra damage to them.

W - Creeping Death

• Mordekaiser buffs an ally with a swarm of shrapnel that grants bonus armor and MR and damages nearby enemies over time.

E - Siphon of Destruction

• Mordekaiser deals magic damage to enemies in a cone. That’s it. That’s the tooltip.

R - Children of the Grave

• Mordekaiser curses an enemy champion, dealing damage over time and stealing their stats. If the target dies while cursed, Mordekaiser raises their spirit as a controllable ghost.

  NEW   - Yorick

Ghostman yannik cannot compete to mojo style master yu, but he can do the babushka trick to make him double the champion and unleash omen of smell and omen of battle. If that didn’t make any sense to you, you missed out on an all-timer of a forum post. 

Yorick is back to his original version from 2011-2016, summoning ghouls with every ability he casts and cloning or temporarily reviving his teammates. If you want a quick jumpstart to playing Yorick to his frustratingly immovable best, consider maxing Omen of Famine and getting an early Chalice of Harmony so that you’ll never run out of mana as you constantly drain your opponents and heal while doing so.

Passive - Unholy Covenant

• Yorick takes reduced damage and his attacks deal bonus damage for every summon he has active. This counts his Q, W, E, and R.

Q - Omen of War

• Yorick’s next attack deals bonus damage and summons a Spectral Ghoul. Spectral Ghouls have bonus attack damage and movement speed, and give Yorick bonus movement speed while they live.

W - Omen of Pestilence

• Yorick summons a Decaying Ghoul in an explosion that damages and slows all nearby enemies. Decaying Ghouls continue to slow enemies around them.

E - Omen of Famine

• Yorick summons a Ravenous Ghoul, damaging an enemy and healing himself in the process. Ravenous Ghouls heal Yorick every time they attack an enemy.

R - Omen of Death

• Yorick conjured the revenant of an allied champion, who can attack for a portion of their total attack damage. If the ally dies while the revenant is active, they are temporarily revived to fight at full power.

  NEW   - Hecarim

Hecarim was released in 2012 and hasn’t changed that much over the years, only undergoing some minor mechanical updates to his Q and W. Overall, he goes fast, dives in, and has strong sustained damage while galloping alongside his foes.

Passive - Warpath

• Hecarim is ghosted and gains Attack Damage based on his bonus Move Speed.

Q - Rampage

• Hecarim cleaves nearby enemies. If he hits an enemy with it, the cooldown of the next cast will be reduced.

W - Spirit of Dread

• Hecarim damages nearby enemies over time and heals based on damage dealt to enemies in the area.

E - Devastating Charge

• Hecarim gains Move Speed and causes his next attack to deal bonus damage and knock the target back.

R - Onslaught of Shadows

• Hecarim charges forward, summoning spectral riders that damage enemies they hit. Hecarim inflicts fear on all nearby enemies when ending his charge.

  NEW   - Lucian

Lucian is the newest champion to grace League Classic, as he was released in the back half of 2013, but we couldn’t release a bunch of Shadow Isles champions without having our old pal back to keep them in check. There are a few small differences to Lucian here compared to the one you may have played recently. Most notably, he has 550 attack range, which makes him an extremely potent laner.

Passive - Lightslinger

• After casting an ability, Lucian’s next attack fires twice.

Q - Piercing Light

• Lucian fires a piercing shot that damages enemies in a line.

W - Ardent Blaze

• Lucian fires a cross-shaped missile that damages and marks enemies. Damaging marked enemies gives Lucian bonus move speed.

E - Relentless Pursuit

• Lucian dashes and removes all slows affecting him. Unlike the modern version of this spell, it doesn’t reset his attack timer and its cooldown is only refreshed by champion kills during his R.

R - The Culling

• Lucian rapidly fires shots in a straight line. He can move and cast Relentless Pursuit while firing.

Aatrox

Aatrox isn’t doing so well, especially in top lane, so we’re delivering some level-scaling buffs and overall tankiness buffs to help top lane more than jungle. These are buffs from 2014 and 2015, before his first minor rework in 2017.

Passive - Blood Well

• Cooldown: 225s ⇒ 225 / 200 / 175 / 150s (Levels 1 / 6 / 11 / 16)

Irelia

Say it with me now, “Better nerf Irelia!” Indeed, she’s come out too powerful, so we’re here to bring her down to size. We’re making her weaker by reverting some buffs from back in 2012, making her less outright durable and forcing her to rely on her high mobility and clever target selection. We’re also adjusting her passive to stack with Mercury Treads like it used to, which is a nerf whenever she builds Tenacity items.

Base Stats

• Base Health: 546 ⇒ 515
• Health Regeneration: 8.15 ⇒ 6.5

Passive - Ionian Fervor

• Stacking with Tenacity Items: Additive ⇒ Multiplicative

Karma

Karma is doing poorly, especially in support. As we want her to be viable in both of her primary roles in mid and support, we’re delivering buffs especially skewed toward her low-income role. We’re also delivering a large buff to Spirit Bond, as it can be rather hard to use on teammates.

Q - Heavenly Wave

• Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 / 270 ⇒ 85 / 125 / 165 / 205 / 245 / 285
• Base Mantra Heal: 35 / 55 / 75 / 95 / 115 / 135 ⇒ 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130 / 150

W - Spirit Bond

• Base Damage: 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 / 305 ⇒ 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 / 260 / 300
• Move Speed: 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20% ⇒ 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20%

Kassadin

Kassadin has continued to be one of the more-banned champions but at this point, it’s clear he just isn’t his old 90% ban rate self. So we’re reverting every nerf we gave him ahead of launch. Go forth and enjoy your full power self! Make your enemies regret leaving him up!

Q - Null Sphere

• Base Damage: 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 ⇒ 80 / 130 / 180 / 230 / 280
• Silence Duration: 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2s ⇒ 1 / 1.4 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 2.6s

R - Riftwalk

• Ability Power Ratio: 70% ⇒ 80%

Items

Atma's Impaler

This patch we’re continuing to relive the glory days by returning peak Atma’s Impaler, as it hasn't had the same impact it historically used to.

• Critical Strike Chance: 15% ⇒ 18%
• Maximum Health to Bonus Attack Damage Conversion: 1.5% ⇒ 2%

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug where Rammus’ Powerball (Q) trail VFX remained visible beyond its intended duration after hitting an enemy unit or after the ability ended.
• Fixed a bug where Force of Nature used its modern item icon in-game instead of its Classic icon.
• Fixed a bug where Quinn’s Valor Form (R) wasn’t tagged as a champion.
• Fixed a bug where Aatrox’s model outlines did not cover his entire model.
• Fixed bugs where The Brutalizer’s Onslaught (P) cooldown reduction stacked when multiple copies of The Brutalizer were owned.
• Fixed a bug where Zilean’s Chronoshift (R) removed the Hand of Baron buff when reviving a champion.
• Fixed a bug where Sivir’s Spell Shield (E) did not block Ezreal’s Mystic Shot (Q).

Welcome back to another Arena patch! This time around we're making a larger set of changes with a couple of goals.

We're looking to lower the power level of some of the strongest augments and increase the power of some of the weakest, as well as reduce the sharpness of some of the "one augment combos" so that the champions who're able to high roll with them require a little bit of extra juice to reach their potential.

We're also looking to bring some of the champion outliers in power (both high and low) closer to the center. One of the ways we're doing that is through more non-standard changes that allow players the opportunity to use their champions in different ways, and to take advantage of different augments and items.

Overall, we've shifted power in ways that we hope will change up the meta a bit and provide some fresh new build options and experiences.

Champions

Bel'Veth

Q - Void Surge

• Attack Damage Ratio: 105% ⇒ 95%

R - Endless Banquet

• Bonus Attack Damage Ratio per Stack: 1% ⇒ 0.5%

Briar

Q - Head Rush

• Stun Duration: 0.85s ⇒ 0.5s

E - Chilling Scream

• Full Charge Ability Power Ratio: 100% ⇒ 150%
• Full Charge Wall Hit Ability Power Ratio: 240% ⇒ 350%
• Total Maximum Ability Power Ratio: 340% ⇒ 500%

Elise

E - Cocoon

• Cooldown: 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6s ⇒ 10s

W - Skittering Frenzy

• Spiderlings: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 ⇒ 4 / 6 / 8 / 10
•   REMOVED   Old Spider Damage Buff: Removed.

Ezreal

R - Trueshot Barrage

• Bonus Attack Damage Ratio: 100% ⇒ 150%
• Cooldown: 50 / 40 / 30s ⇒ 40 / 30 / 20s

Fiora

Passive - Duelist's Dance

• Bonus Attack Damage Ratio: 3% per 100 bonus AD ⇒ 2% per 100 bonus AD

Q - Lunge

• Ability Power Ratio: 0 ⇒ 25%

Galio

W - Shield of Durand

• Passive Shield Health Ratio: 7.5 - 15% ⇒ 6 - 10%
• Fully-Channeled Taunt Duration: 1.5s ⇒ 1s

R - Hero's Entrance

• Knockup Duration: 1.5s ⇒ 1s

Gangplank

W - Remove Scurvy

• Ability Power Ratio: 90% ⇒ 135%
• Cooldown: 22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14s ⇒ 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10s

R - Cannon Barrage

• Cooldown: 130 / 110 / 90s ⇒ 100 / 80 / 60s

Gnar

W - Hyper

• Duration: 4s ⇒ 2s
• Movement Speed: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 ⇒ 40 / 80 / 120 / 160

R - GNAR!

• Ability Power Ratio: 100% ⇒ 150%

Kayn

Passive - The Darkin Scythe

• Transformation Progress: Increased rate.

Katarina

R - Death Lotus

• On-Hit Ratio: 20 / 25 / 30% ⇒ 25% flat
• Ability Power Ratio per Dagger: 26% ⇒ 35%

Lee Sin

E - Tempest

• Ability Power Ratio: 0 ⇒ 75%

Malzahar

W - Void Swarm

• Maximum Voidling Charges: Can now store up to 6 charges.

Milio

Q - Ultra Mega Fire Kick

• Cooldown: 8s ⇒ 10s
• Ability Power Ratio: 120% ⇒ 200%

R - Breath Of Life

• Cooldown: 160 / 145 / 130s ⇒ 180 / 150 / 130s

Miss Fortune

Q - Double Up

• Ability Power Ratio: 55% ⇒ 70%

R - Bullet Time

• Ability Power Ratio: 35% ⇒ 40%

Morgana

Q - Dark Binding

• Cooldown: 12s ⇒ 14s

E - Black Shield

• Cooldown: 26 / 23.5 / 21 / 18.5 / 16s ⇒ 30 / 27.5 / 25 / 22.5 / 20s

Nidalee

W - Bushwhack

• Trap Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10s ⇒ 8s

R - Aspect of the Cougar

• Cougar Ability Cooldowns: 6s ⇒ 4s

Rengar

W - Battle Roar

• Ability Power Ratio: 95% ⇒ 120%
• Empowered Ability Power Ratio: 105% ⇒ 120%

Renata Glasc

R - Hostile Takeover

• Cooldown: 150 / 130 / 110s ⇒ 170 / 150 / 130s

W - Bailout

• Cooldown: 28 / 27 / 26 / 25 / 24s ⇒ 32 / 31 / 30 / 29 / 28s

Skarner

Q - Shattered Earth

• Bonus Attack Damage Ratio: 90% ⇒ 150%

W - Seismic Bastion

• Cooldown: 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s ⇒ 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4s
• Ability Power Ratio: 80% ⇒ 120%

Teemo

E - Toxic Shot

• Initial Hit Attack Damage Ratio: 5% ⇒ 10%
• Damage over Time Attack Damage Ratio: 10% ⇒ 20%

Urgot

W - Purge

• On-Hit Effectiveness: 50% ⇒ 75%

Varus

E - Hail of Arrows

• Cooldown: 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10s ⇒ 14 / 12 / 10 / 8 / 6s
• Ability Power Ratio: 0 ⇒ 50%

Yone

R - Fate Sealed

• Bonus Attack Damage Ratio: 80% ⇒ 100%
• Cooldown: 70 / 60 / 50s ⇒ 60 / 50 / 40s

Yuumi

W - You and Me!

• Heal and Shield Power: 10 - 25% ⇒ 4 - 8%

Zaahen

Passive - Cultivation of War

• Bonus Attack Damage per Stack: 1 - 2% ⇒ 1%

Items

Turbo Chemtank

• Restore: 4% ⇒ 20% Maximum Health

Galeforce

• Maximum Dash Range: 600 ⇒ 900

Night Harvester

• Cooldown: 10s ⇒ 8s
• Movement Speed Duration: 1.5s ⇒ 1s
• Movement Speed: 40% ⇒ 60%

Mirage Blade

• Cooldown Refund: 20% ⇒ 15%

Moonflair Spellblade

• Cooldown Refund per Attack: 0.5 ⇒ 0.3
• Number of Enhanced Attacks: 2 ⇒ 3

Augments

Big Brain

• Out-of-Combat Timer: 3s ⇒ 5s

Castle

• Cooldown: 12s ⇒ 10s

Chroma Flux

• Cooldown: 10s ⇒ 8s

Courage of the Colossus

• Cooldown: 5s ⇒ 6s

Dawnbringer's Resolve

• Healing: 25 / 30 ⇒ 35 / 40

Dual Wield

• On-Hit Effectiveness: 40 / 50 / 60% ⇒ 40 / 45 / 50%

Flashy

• Charges: 2 / 3 ⇒ 4 / 6

Hive Mind

• Starting Bees: 2 / 4 / 6 ⇒ 3 / 6 / 9

Minionmancer

• Increased Minion Power: 40 / 55 ⇒ 55 / 70

Nesting Doll

• Maximum Revives: 1 / 2 / 3 ⇒ 0 / 1 / 2

Rite of the Forge God

• Item Stat Amplification: 40% ⇒ 60%

Spin to Win

• Damage Amplification: 25 / 35% ⇒ 35 / 45%

Trueshot Prodigy

• Base Damage: 175 / 350 / 525 ⇒ 175 / 275 / 375
• Attack Damage Ratio: 100% ⇒ 50%
• Cooldown: 10 / 8 / 6s ⇒ 12 / 10 / 8s

As a heads up, during Patch 26.22, we’ll be making changes to the Mythic Shop so that each player will start to see offerings unique to them, rather than everyone having the same selection at a given time. We're hoping this will open up the possibility in the future to allow for you to see more relevant content. 

In preparation for this, we’ll be making some changes during 26.21 so the rotation timings of the Bi-weekly, Weekly, and Daily sections of the Mythic Shop are better aligned. Keep a close eye on the rotation timings so you don’t miss anything.

We’ve shipped an improvement to how our patch launcher works. This improvement uses a software library that requires SSE 4.2, which results in us increasing our AMD minspec by one version. Please reference our article on minimum and recommended system requirements for more information: https://support.riotgames.com/en-us/league-of-legends/performance/minimum-and-recommended-system-requirements-league-of-legends

• Fixed an issue where Zaahen (Q) would fail to complete if he does into Revive mid attack.
• Fixed a bug where Summoner Teleport’s channel VFX was visible for enemies when cast in brush.
• Fixed a bug where Titanic Hydra’s cooldown timer would not be displayed after use.
• Fixed a bug where Zoe can get a 1000 damage smite from a minion drop earlier than expected.
• Fixed a bug where Hail of Blades does not trigger on auto resets if the first attack was cancelled.
• Fixed a bug where Nidalee’s (Q) spear damage could go through spell shields at max range.
• Updated SFX to use the base skin’s ult SFX for Briar, Kled, and Sion when playing against them to improve clarity.

The following skins will be released in this patch:

The following chromas will be released this patch: