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LoL Patch Notes 26.13

Notes published June 23, 2026, live on servers June 24, 2026

Patch 26.13 (Pandemonium) is here and it's a big one: Locke, The Ashen Exorcist, joins the Rift as the newest champion, launching alongside the new Broken Covenant and High Noon skin lines. On the balance side, eight champions get toned down, led by Bard, Brand, and K'Sante, while nine pick up buffs, with Aphelios, Draven, and Kai'Sa headlining the glow-up. Last Hit Indicators are also rolling out to Normal Draft, a nice quality-of-life boost for anyone still learning to farm.

Patch 26.13 highlights

Locke

Passive - Silver Stake

  • Locke's attacks deal additional magic damage On-Hit, increased based on enemy missing Health.

Q - Ritual Nails

  • Locke readies a set of Soul Nails to throw, dealing damage to and marking enemies hit. Locke can consume the marks to deal bonus damage with his attacks.

W - Soul Ignition

  • Locke ignites his soul, gaining Attack Speed and Move Speed, and dealing damage to himself. At the end of the duration, Locke will heal back a portion of the damage he takes during the effect.

E - Ashen Pursuit

  • Locke teleports to a location before dashing to attack his next target, dealing damage to enemies passed through.

R - Purgatory

  • Locke throws a binding artifact that deals damage and potentially executes enemies hit. Locke gains additional power for sealing away enemy champions.
  • Locke Champion Spotlight here!

Champions

ApheliosBuff

Calibrum

  • Passive Mark Damage: 15 (10% bonus AD) ⇒ 15 (15% bonus AD)

Severum

  • Q - Onslaught Damage: 19 / 24.25 / 29.5 / 34.75 / 40% Total AD Dmg per attack ⇒ 20 / 25.25 / 30.5 / 35.75 / 41% Total AD Dmg per attack

Infernum

  • Q - Duskwave Damage: 20 - 110 (Level 1 - 18) (10 - 16% bonus AD) ⇒ 20 - 110 (Level 1 - 18) (15 - 21% bonus AD)

Crescendum

  • Q - Sentry Damage: 35 - 125 (Level 1 - 18) (30 - 48% bonus AD) ⇒ 35 - 125 (Level 1 - 18) (34 - 52% bonus AD)

BardNerf

Passive - Traveler's Call

  • Damage Per Meep: 35 (+10 per 5 Chimes) (+40% AP) ⇒ 30 (+6 per 5 Chimes) (+40% AP)

BrandNerf

Base Stats

  • Base Mana Regeneration: 9 ⇒ 11

Passive - Blaze

  • Passive
  • Detonation Damage: 8 - 12% (Levels 1 - 17) (+2% per 100 AP) ⇒ 6 - 12% (Levels 1 - 18, scaling above 18) (+2% per 100 AP)

E - Conflagration

  • Mana Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 ⇒ 90

CassiopeiaNerf

Base Stats

  • Health per level: 104 ⇒ 98

DravenBuff

E - Stand Aside

  • Cooldown: 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14s ⇒ 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12s

R - Whirling Death

  • Damage Reduction on Enemy Hit: -8% multiplicatively, down to 40% (at 11 hits) ⇒ -5%, down to a minimum of 50% (at 14 hits)

Kai'SaBuff

W - Void Seeker

  • Cooldown: 22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 ⇒ 20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14

R - Killer Instinct

  • Shield: 70 / 90 / 110 (+90 / 135 / 180% AD) (+120% AP) ⇒ 100 / 150 / 200 (+90 / 135 / 180% AD) (+120% AP)

K'SanteNerf

E - Footwork

  • Shield: (80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240) (+15% bonus health) ⇒ (70 / 112.5 / 155 / 197.5 / 240) (+13.5% bonus health)

LeBlancBuff

R - Mimic

  • RQ1 / RE1 Damage: 70 / 140 / 210 ⇒ 70 / 150 / 230
  • Mark / Root Damage: 140 / 280 / 420 ⇒ 140 / 300 / 460
  • RW Damage: 150 / 300 / 450 ⇒ 150 / 315 / 480

OlafBuff

Q - Undertow

  • Monster Bonus Physical Damage: 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 ⇒ 20 / 45 / 70 / 95 / 120

PoppyBuff

Q - Hammer Shock

  • Monster Damage Cap: 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 ⇒ 75 / 105 / 135 / 165 / 195

QiyanaBuff

Q - Edge of Ixtal

  • Monster Damage: 155% ⇒ 175%

Rek'SaiNerf

E - Furious Bite / Tunnel

  • Physical Damage: 80 / 108 / 136 / 164 / 192 (64% bonus AD) ⇒ 70 / 95 / 120 / 145 / 170 (60% bonus AD)
  • Bonus True Damage: 125% ⇒ 120%

RumbleNerf

Q - Flamespitter

  • Damage: 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (100% AP) ⇒ 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (105% AP)

SennaNerf

Passive - Absolution

  • Soul Drop Chance (Senna Kill): 10% ⇒ 5%
  • Soul Drop Chance (Ally Kill): 28% ⇒ 32%
  • Crit Damage: -10% (180% / 27% with IE) ⇒ -15% (170% / 25.5% with IE)

Q - Piercing Darkness

  • Cooldown Refund: On Hit ⇒ On Attack

SionNerf

Q - Decimating Smash

  • Min Damage: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 ⇒ 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 / 90

W - Soul Furnace

  • Mana: 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 ⇒ 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 / 95

VexBuff

E - Looming Darkness

  • Cooldown: 13s ⇒ 12s

R - Shadow Surge

  • Reset Time Window: 6s ⇒ 8s

ZaahenBuff

W - Dreaded Return

  • Cooldown: 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 ⇒ 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12

Items

Doran's HelmBuff

  • Armor and Magic Resistance: 10 ⇒ 8
  • Health: 140 ⇒ 150

Imperial MandateAdjusted

  • Build Path: Blasting Wand (850g) + Bandleglass Mirror (900g) + 650g ⇒ Amp Tome (400g) + Bandleglass Mirror (900g) + Amp Tome (400g) + 700g
  • Ability Power: 65 ⇒ 60
  • Unique - Control: 15 AH For Immobilizing Abilities ⇒ 20 AH For Immobilizing Abilities
  • Unique - Command: 6% Vulnerable ⇒ 7% Vulnerable

Last Hit Indicators

Riot explains this one in its notes: Last Hit Indicators on leagueoflegends.com.

ARAM: Mayhem

Augments

Archmage

  • Tier: Gold ⇒ Prismatic

Combusting Interest

  • Percent Gold from Damage: 1% ⇒ 0.75%

From Down Town

  • Added restrictions to the largest Area of Effect size.

Glass Cannon

  • True Damage Percent: 15% ⇒ 25% / 15% melee / ranged

Pin Cushion

  • Damage per Nail: 20 - 30 ⇒ 20 - 60

Pressure Cooker

  • Total Burn Damage: 2% max Health ⇒ 1.5% max Health

Quickstep

  • Tier: Prismatic ⇒ Gold

Spirit Bomb

  • Shield Duration: 4s ⇒ 2s

Tooth Fairy

  • Burst Threshold: 20% ⇒ 25%
  • Lethality and Magic Penetration: 5 ⇒ 4

Twinfire

  • Critical Chance: 15% ⇒ 25%

Void Immolation

  • Added Passive Desolate: Killing an enemy deals magic damage around them.

Youch My Coins

  • Coin Drops: 16 ⇒ 9

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug where The Biggest Snowball Ever was dealing double damage to the target.
  • Fixed a bug where missing Health damage was calculated incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug where two players having Pat on the back can result in infinite shields

Arena

Augments

Buff Buddies

  • Now counts as a burn source when gaining Red Buff from an ally leveling this augment.

Calculated Risk

  • Disabled.

Chain Lightning

  • Disabled.

Chroma Flux

  • Autocast Cooldown: 15s ⇒ 10s

Despoil

  • Curse Move Speed Ratio: 10% ⇒ 20%

Dust To Diamonds (Silver)

  • NEW When removed, gain 2 Prismatic Stat Anvils.

Final Form

  • Max Health Shield: 30% / 45% ⇒ 30% / 60%
  • Omnivamp: 15% / 20% ⇒ 15% / 25%
  • Buff Duration: 5s ⇒ 7.5s

Hivemind

  • Base Damage: 40 - 100 ⇒ 60 - 120

Hone Shardblade (Gold)

  • Can now only appear if you have Shardblade.
  • Instantly grants a Stat Anvil and now grants another Stat Anvil every round.

Juiced

  • Max Level Mana Threshold: 400 ⇒ 300

Nesting Doll

  • Tier: Gold ⇒ Prismatic

Overflow

  • Max Level Mana Threshold: 400 ⇒ 300

Quest: Rite Of The Forge God

  • Stat Amp: 35% ⇒ 40%

Quest: Void Immolation

  • Area of Effect Damage: True damage ⇒ Magic damage
  • Health Scaling: 1.5% total Health ⇒ 3.5% bonus Health
  • Added Hollow Radiance-style on-kill burst.

Spellcraft

  • Base Damage: 50 ⇒ 100
  • Slow per Blue Sticker: 40% ⇒ 45%

Upgrade Collector

  • Level 2 Gold Gained: 500 ⇒ 300
  • Level 2 Execution Threshold per stack: 1.5% ⇒ 1.25%
  • Max Execute: 27.5% ⇒ 23.75%

Champions

Elise

  • Passive Damage: 12 - 42 ⇒ 15 - 45
  • Passive Health on Hit: 6 - 12 ⇒ 10 - 25
  • Human E Stun Duration: 1.6 - 2.4 ⇒ 1.9 - 2.5
  • Spider E Damage and Healing Amp: 40% - 100% ⇒ 60% - 120%

Gnar

  • W Base Damage: 0 - 40 ⇒ 20 - 60
  • E Cooldown: 18 - 8 ⇒ 12 - 8

Kayn (Shadow Assassin)

  • Combat Empowered Duration: 3s ⇒ 4s
  • Bonus Magic Damage: 20 - 40% ⇒ 35 - 55%
  • Out of Combat Requirement: 8s ⇒ 4s

Renata Glasc

  • W Cooldown: 22 - 18 ⇒ 28 - 24

Samira

  • R Base Damage: 5 / 10 / 15 ⇒ 10 / 15 / 20

Swain

  • R Healing: 15 / 30 / 45 ⇒ 10 / 15 / 20

Zeri

  • Q Attack Speed to Attack Damage over cap: 60% ⇒ 80%
  • W Ability Power Ratio: 50% ⇒ 100%
  • E Cooldown Reduction on Passive or Q hit: 0.5 ⇒ 0.75
  • E Ability Power Ratio: 20% ⇒ 30%
  • R Base Bonus Move Speed: 15% ⇒ 20%
  • R Move Speed per stack: 1.5% ⇒ 2%

Zilean

  • Removed Arena-specific Q overrides.
  • Q Base Damage: 100 - 360 ⇒ 75 - 300
  • Q Ability Power Ratio: 100% ⇒ 90%

Items

2 Random Stat Shards (Gold)

  • Grants 2 random Gold Stat Shards.
  • Only offered to those dedicated to their craft.

2 Random Stat Shards (Silver)

  • Grants 2 random Silver Stat Shards.
  • Only offered to those dedicated to their craft.

Eclipse

  • Attack Damage: 50 ⇒ 60
  • Ability Haste: 10 ⇒ 15
  • Max Health Damage: 8% / 5.3% ⇒ 10% / 6.6%

Hellfire Hatchet

  • Attack Damage: 35 ⇒ 40
  • Per Target Cooldown: 10s ⇒ 8s

Opportunity

  • Lethality while out of combat: 15 ⇒ 20

Perplexity

  • Maximum Damage Amp Threshold: 2500 ⇒ 3000

Wordless Promise

  • Now counts as a burn for pyromancer's cloak and burn augments
  • Cooldown: 60s ⇒ 15s

Dragon Heart

  • Shared Ability Power and Ability Haste: 15% ⇒ 10%
  • Cooldown: 60s ⇒ 15s

Guests of Honor

Kindred

  • Lamb Revives: 2 ⇒ 1

Locke

  • New Guest of Honor.
  • During each Augment offering, one Augment is offered at a higher tier but is Fractured.
  • Fractured augments break into a Stat Anvil after 2 losses.
  • Winning 3 rounds with a Fractured augment removes the Fractured keyword.

Lux

  • Out of Combat Timer: 5 ⇒ 3
  • Shield per level value: 20 ⇒ 25
  • Shield per round loss: 75 ⇒ 100

Nocturne

  • Now grants wall walking while inside the darkness zones.
  • Number of zones: 1 - 3 ⇒ 3

Systems

Round 15

  • Round Type: Gold round ⇒ Augment round

Reporting Direct Messages

Riot explains this one in its notes: Reporting Direct Messages on leagueoflegends.com.

Ranked 5s

Riot explains this one in its notes: Ranked 5s on leagueoflegends.com.

Discord Integration

Riot explains this one in its notes: Discord Integration on leagueoflegends.com.

Bugfixes & QoL Changes

  • Fixed a bug where Baron Nashor's max stacks of Void Corruption was higher than intended.
  • Fixed a bug where Serpent's Fang's Shield Reaver damage applied Omnivamp.
  • Fixed a bug where Diana's R VFX may not play properly around different areas of the map.

Skins

Riot explains this one in its notes: Skins on leagueoflegends.com.

Upcoming Skins & Chromas

The following skins will be released in this patch

Broken Covenant Jhin, Broken Covenant Aurora, & Broken Covenant Shen

The following chromas will be released this patch

Every patch

Source: Riot's official Patch 26.13 notes.