Notes published Aug. 25, 2026, live on servers Aug. 26, 2026
Patch 26.17 is a League Classic patch with a Summoner's Rift undercard. Classic gets its second content update and it's a big one: two more rune pages, cheaper runes, a lot more Influence Points and Classic XP, champion and role swapping in Champion Select, the first Council vote, and an art pass that pushes the Rift back toward the way it used to look. On the live Rift it's quieter. Irelia, Yasuo and Yone all get nudged toward scaling instead of snowballing, Vayne gets pulled out of top lane, and Xerath answers for that ban rate. Stormrazor and Sundered Sky both get touched. Two new skin lines land on the 26th, Heartsong Seraphine and Ocean Song Soraka and Jinx.
Last patch's mage adjustments left him on the losing end of the trade. He gets cheaper casts early and a shorter flight cooldown, which also makes it clearer which of his two skills is worth maxing second.
Mana Cost Per Second:35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55⇒30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50
Hail of Blades and Rocketbelt nerfs took the sting out of his early game. Riot's handing some of that damage back for the windows where he actually gets his autos off.
E - Vorpal Spikes
Base Damage (x3 attacks):20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+30% AP) (+2.5% - 3.9% (+.5% Per Feast) Target Max HP)⇒30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 (+30% AP) (+2.5% - 3.9% (+.5% Per Feast) Target Max HP)
GravesNerf
A run of indirect buffs has left him snowballing harder than Riot would like. The bonus AD scaling comes down, so a big lead converts a little slower.
She's one of the sharpest snowballers in the game and one of the worst carries once it goes long. These are scaling numbers, aimed at giving her something to do in a game she didn't already win.
Damage Reduction Ability Power Ratio:7% per 100 AP (Halved for Magic Damage) (reduced to 75% value for Magic Damage in Arena)⇒8% per 100 AP (Halved for Magic Damage) (reduced to 75% value for Magic Damage in Arena)
R - Vanguard's Edge
Ability Power Ratio:70%⇒100% (It is already 100% in Arena, so this is standardizing the value)
LeBlancBuff
The Statikk Shiv build that justified her strange attack speed numbers isn't in the game anymore, so they move back toward a normal champion's. She picks up some AP scaling with the room that frees.
Top lane Nasus has been eating well since his stacking changed. His lifesteal drops a step.
Passive - Soul Eater
Life Steal:12 / 18 / 24%⇒10 / 15 / 20%
NocturneNerf
He's been strong at every level of play for a while now. He's a little easier to kill before his ultimate comes online, so the wait costs him something real.
Base Stats
Armor:38⇒36
Health:655⇒640
QiyanaBuff
Her play has drifted out of mid and into the jungle, and Riot wants mid back. Her damage to champions goes up and her damage to monsters comes down.
He's survived as a utility pick on the strength of his pillar and his ultimate. His attack speed curve gets much steeper now, so the clubbing part of the plan works too.
Riot wants her out of top lane without wrecking her in bot, so these hit hardest where she's strongest. Her early trading costs more mana and her percent-health damage starts lower, while her base durability shifts a little earlier.
He came out of last patch's mage pass ahead of everyone else, and his ban rate in some regions shows it. A little health and a little damage come off the top.
Same diagnosis as Irelia: he snowballs, or he does nothing. He keeps more of his crit damage, which pays him for building toward a long game.
Passive - Way of the Wanderer
Critical Strike Damage Reduction:-10%⇒-5%
YoneBuff
The same crit change as his brother, for the same reason, in the same shape. Riot kept the two of them in step.
Passive - Way of the Hunter
Critical Strike Damage Reduction:-10%⇒-5%
Items
StormrazorBuff
It nearly found a home earlier this year and never got there. More attack speed is the nudge.
Attack Speed:20%⇒25%
Sundered SkyNerf
Last patch's cut was pointed the right way but landed light. Health and attack damage both come down again.
Health:450⇒400
Attack Damage:45⇒40
Classic
League Classic's second content patch is the biggest thing in 26.17. Riot's loosened the rune economy a long way, added swapping to Champion Select, run the first Council vote, and given the Rift an art pass aimed squarely at how it looked the first time around.
Rune Pages: Everyone has been given 2 additional Rune Pages for free
Influence Points: IP gained per game has more than doubled
Classic XP: Classic XP gained per game has doubled
Bug Fix: Players no longer gain party XP/IP bonuses when solo queued
Quintessence IP Cost:1250⇒1000
Minor Rune IP Cost:650⇒500
Quintessence of Health Regeneration
Health Regeneration per 5 seconds:+1.5⇒+3.0
Systems
Champion Swapping
NEW Champion Swap: Enabled during the Loadout phase.
NEW Swap Request: Players can request to swap champions, and players can accept swap requests. Lanes stay the same.
NEW Champion Pick Order Swapping: Players can swap champion pick order.
The Inaugural Council Vote
NEW Voting Topics: Players can see and vote on multiple topics during active voting.
NEW Voting Results: Players can see the results for the topics that were voted on.
Ranked Loading Screen Borders
REMOVED Modern Ranked Borders: Removed from the Classic loading screen.
Art
Art Updates: Added missing foliage and decals, removed an unintended prop, updated decals and map details, and corrected affected walls, ground, and mesh normals.
Lighting Updates: Updated lighting at both spawn locations and on the purple diamond torches to look closer to the original.
Bugfixes
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Fixed a bug where Exhaust reduced true damage.
Fixed bugs where Iceborn Gauntlet, Kayle’s Reckoning, and Shaco’s Two-Shiv Poison ignored Master Yi’s Highlander’s slow resistance and Morgana’s Black Shield.
Fixed bugs where many spells did not trigger Call for Help and therefore did not provoke minion aggro.
Fixed a bug where moving a stacked Tear item over another Tear item could copy the number of stacks to the other Tear items.
Fixed a bug where Vayne’s Condemn (E) granted 8 Tear stacks instead of 4.
Fixed a bug where placing Red Trinket, Sight Ward, or Vision Ward canceled Recall.
Fixed a bug where Statikk Shiv triggered before a ranged projectile landed on an enemy unit.
Fixed a bug where Sivir’s Spell Shield (E) did not block Leona’s Zenith Blade (E).
Fixed a bug where the client could display an empty content area after the XP Results screen.
Fixed bugs where Nidalee’s Bushwhack/Pounce (W) tooltip omitted the trap duration, displayed debug text for Cougar Form damage values, and displayed incorrect spacing and text colors.
Fixed a bug where Lulu’s Faerie Companion (Passive) glowing model VFX disappeared after disconnecting and reconnecting.
Fixed a bug where Amumu’s Despair (W) VFX disappeared and its SFX remained at Amumu’s last location after disconnecting and reconnecting.
Fixed a bug where Leona’s Zenith Blade’s missile hitbox was too narrow.
Fixed a bug where Akali’s AD/AP particles were misaligned on her hands for Classic skins.
Fixed a bug where Akali’s Q mark did not display its Heal VFX if her passive was active.
Fixed a bug where Anivia’s Q tooltip did not show the slow duration.
Fixed a bug where Kassadin’s Passive tooltip did not accurately reflect that Kassadin gains Attack Speed based on damage mitigated.
Fixed a bug where Lee Sin’s Q tooltip did not clarify its damage cap to monsters.
Fixed a bug where Leona’s Q tooltip did not show the accurate stun duration.
Fixed a bug where Soraka’s W tooltip did not show the accurate Armor buff duration.
Fixed various bugs where tooltip values and ability data were hardcoded instead of referencing the appropriate data values.
Fixed a bug where Fiddlesticks’s Dark Wind could interrupt his attack animation every time it bounced
Fixed a bug where Amumu’s Bandage Toss didn’t scale with Cooldown Reduction.
Fixed a bug where the Strength of Spirit Mastery required players to invest 3 points into Expanded Mind.
Fixed a tooltip bug with Energy Regeneration Seals not mentioning that it was per 5 seconds.
Fixed multiple text box bugs in the Classic Home Page.
Fixed sorting bugs with Portraits in the Classic Store.
ARAM: Mayhem
Mayhem keeps working on the fighter experience. Two new fighter Augments arrive in Ultra Hydra and Upgrade Death's Dance, and a few of the louder marksman Augments come down.
Fixed a bug where Squishy Slappy Grab triggered immediately after Sion died instead of refreshing after 35 seconds.
Fixed a bug where Stuck in Here With Me triggers after Mordekaiser’s (R) ended.
Fixed a bug where Echo Cast clone will cast spells in the wrong direction after reconnecting.
Fixed a bug where Archmage put ammo spells on cooldown when casting other spells.
Fixed a bug where teammates' burn and damage over time also grant Gold after Blood Money Burn triggers.
Fixed a bug where High Roller failed to trigger on certain champions.
Arena
Arena takes another pass at its outliers, both the champions nobody could find a home for and the ones crowding everyone else out. It also moves to odd-numbered patches from here.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where this was giving twice as much Lethality.
Staff of Flowing Water
Heal and Shield Power:14%⇒10% (removed Arena Mod)
Sword of Blossoming Dawn
Ability Power Ratio:7%⇒10%
Augments
Serve Beyond Death
Duration:3s / 6s⇒4s / 8s
Updated System Requirements
Riot updated the minimum and recommended macOS specs this patch. Nothing changed on the Windows side.
Bugfixes & QoL Changes
NEW Added controller preset for spectator camera movement, giving users smoother control of camera views when ReplayAPI is enabled. Instructions for getting started with the ReplayAPI can be accessed here.
Fixed a bug where Jayce's EQ damage was not properly displayed as enhanced damage.
Fixed a bug where Diana's E dash speed was slower than intended in certain cases.
Fixed a bug where Akali's Shuriken (E) could travel across the map, allowing her to hit and dash to targets at unintended distances.
Fixed a bug with Swiftmarch’s tooltip where it stated it provided more Slow Resist than it did.
Fixed a bug where Vladimir P would not properly convert AP from runes.
Fixed a bug in Blind Pick (Custom Games) where junglers would be locked out of their starting items in very rare cases.
Upcoming Skins & Chromas
The following skins will be released in this patch
Aurelion SolBuff
Cho'GathBuff
GravesNerf
IreliaBuff
LeBlancBuff
NasusNerf
NocturneNerf
QiyanaBuff
ThreshNerf
TrundleBuff
VayneNerf
XerathNerf
YasuoBuff
YoneBuff
StormrazorBuff
Sundered SkyNerf
Ahri
Annie
Ashe
Blitzcrank
Dr. Mundo
Evelynn
Ezreal
Garen
Gragas
Heimerdinger
Jax
Kayle
Lux
Miss Fortune
Sivir
Tristana
Tryndamere
Twitch
Innervating Locket
Ardent Censer
Lord Dominik's Regards
Mortal Reminder
Redemption
Serylda's Grudge
Spectral Cutlass
Staff of Flowing Water
Sword of Blossoming Dawn
