LoL Patch Notes 26.8

Notes published April 14, 2026, live on servers April 15, 2026

Buffs 4

Nerfs 4

Adjusteds 2

Also in this patch

Ranked Season 1 End Champion Specific Keybinds Discord Integration ARAM: Mayhem ARAM Arena ARAM Clash - Ixtal Cup Bugfixes & QoL Changes Upcoming Skins & Chromas

Ranked Season 1 End

Date and Time: Regional local server time midnight (23:59:59) on April 28.
Date and Time: Regional local server time noon (12:00:00) on April 29.
For all regions, Ranked mission (win 15 ranked games) will be reset with the Season 2 start.
End of S1 ranked reward will be granted on 26.09.
Shard transfer services will be temporarily disabled during season transition until the reward grant is completed.

Champion Specific Keybinds

Riot explains this one in its notes: Champion Specific Keybinds on leagueoflegends.com.

Discord Integration

Invite Discord friends straight to your party, no alt-tabbing needed!
Copy a party link and share it in your favorite server, no more manually inviting friends one by one.
See which of your friends play other Riot games and jump into parties faster.

Champions

Dr. MundoNerf

Q - Infected Bonesaw

Monster Damage Cap: 300 / 375 / 450 / 525 / 600 ⇒ 250 / 325 / 400 / 475 / 550

E - Blunt Force Trauma

Monster Damage Cap: : 200% ⇒ 140%

HweiBuff

Passive - Signature of the Visionary

Base Damage: 35 - 230 (Levels 1 - 18) ⇒ 40 - 285 (Levels 1 - 18)
Comboing Slows: Slows from Hwei's abilities now stack with diminishing values.
Bugfix: Slows from Hwei's QE and R abilities no longer stack with slows from other champions / items.

KarmaNerf

Base Stats

Base AD: 51 ⇒ 49
AD Growth: 3.3 ⇒ 3.0

E - Inspire

Mana Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 ⇒ 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

LilliaNerf

Passive - Dream-Laden Bough

Monster Damage Cap: 65 ⇒ 70-180 (based on level)

LucianBuff

E - Relentless Pursuit

Cooldown: 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 ⇒ 16 / 15.5 / 15 / 14.5 / 14
Mana Cost: 40 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 0 ⇒ 32 / 24 / 16 / 8 / 0

MelNerf

Q - Radiant Volley

Initial Explosion Damage: 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 60% AP) ⇒ 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+ 55% AP)

W - Rebuttal

Cooldown: 35 / 32 / 29 / 26 / 23 ⇒ 38 / 35 / 32 / 29 / 26 seconds
Bonus Movement Speed Duration: 1.5 ⇒ 0.75 seconds

Tahm KenchBuff

Passive - An Acquired Taste

Damage: 6 - 48 (Levels 1 - 11) (+1.5% AP per 100 Bonus HP) (+4.5% Bonus HP) ⇒ 5 - 60 (Levels 1 - 12) (+1.25% AP per 100 Bonus HP) (+4% Bonus HP)

YuumiBuff

R - Final Chapter

Heal Per Wave: 30 / 40 / 50 (+10% AP) ⇒ 30 / 50 / 70 (+12% AP)
Best Friend Enhanced Heal: 30% More Healing ⇒ 30 - 60% More Healing (Levels 6 - 12)
Bugfix: The attached ally is no longer healed an additional time whenever Final Chapter heals another ally
Bugfix: Final Chapter's overhealing shield now takes into account Heal/Shield power as well as Grievous Wounds

ZileanAdjusted

W - Rewind

W Level Up: No longer can level W at level 1.

ZyraAdjusted

W - Rampant Growth

W Level Up: No longer can level W level

ARAM: Mayhem

Champions

Mel

Rebuttal W Cooldown: 35 / 32 / 29 / 26 / 23 ⇒ 45 / 44 / 43 / 42 / 41

Items

Immortal Shieldbow

Cooldown: 75 ⇒ 60 seconds

Locket of the Iron Solari

Cooldown: 90 ⇒ 75 seconds

Maw of Malmortius

Cooldown: 75 ⇒ 60 seconds

Protoplasm Harness

Cooldown: 90 ⇒ 60 seconds

Randuin's Omen

Cooldown: 90 ⇒ 60 seconds

Shurelya's Battlesong

Cooldown: 75 ⇒ 60 seconds

Sterak's Gage

Cooldown: 75 ⇒ 60 seconds

Augments

Fan the Hammer

Per Missile Damage: 10 - 52.5 (+ 15% bonus AD) ⇒ 8 - 51 (+ 14% bonus AD)

Giant Slayer

Movement Speed: 30% ⇒ 20%

Grandma's Chili Oil

Will no longer heal allied minions.

Movement Speed Stat Anvil

18% ⇒ 15%

Homeguard

Time to regain bonus movespeed after taking damage: 3 ⇒ 6 seconds

Quantum Computing

Outer damage: 200 - 350 (+65% bonus AD) (+ 40% AP) ⇒ + (75% Bonus AD) (+ 45% AP)
No base damage change

Red Envelopes

Movement Speed from pickup: 150 ⇒ 100
Movement Speed duration: 4 ⇒ 3 seconds

With Haste

Movement Speed from Ability Haste: 100% ⇒ 70%
??? (Missing Ping)
Healing towards allies will not be affected by Howling Abyss Buff's heal cut

Bugfixes

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Fixed a bug where Train of the Dead changed directions with champions that have a zombie effect.
Fixed a bug where Crack Open That Egg VFX did not persist correctly on subsequent shields after the initial expiration in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug that caused Karma’s R cooldown to be reduced by the Firefox augment.
Fixed a bug that caused Aphelios to not work with Marksmage.
Fixed a bug where Marksmage Hextech did not trigger additional damage when purchasing Ability Power items on Aphelios in Mayhem ARAM.
Fixed a bug where Graves dealt higher than intended damage with Marksmage in Mayhem ARAM.
Fixed a bug that caused Illaoi’s E clone to gain the effects of the Final Form.
Fixed a bug where Quantum Computing was doing more than double damage on the inside circle.
Fixed a bug where Infernal Conduit dealt higher than intended base damage and scaling in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Droppybara incorrectly triggered certain champion passives in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Archmage did not affect abilities with deferred cooldowns in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Harmful Summoner Spell was not cast when hit by Dash/Mark while Snowball Roulette was equipped in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Slow and Steady contained a syntax error in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Devil on Your Shoulder did not apply to all target-sourced damage over time effects in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Bard did not benefit from Stackosaurus’s set bonus when collecting chimes in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Kai’Sa could not evolve her W after gaining Ability Power from Stat Anvil in Mayhem ARAM.
Fixed a bug where Fan the Hammer dealt less of its displayed damage in Mayhem ARAM.
Fixed a bug where Dropkick triggered on turrets and crystals in Mayhem ARAM.
Fixed a bug where selecting Biggest Snowball Ever followed by Pinball caused Pinball to lose its true damage in Mayhem ARAM.
Fixed a bug where Void Immolation’s Immolate effect could stop working shortly after activation in Mayhem.
Fixed a bug where Augments that added an item to your inventory could accidentally consume components of the item without properly compensating you.
Fixed a bug where stat augments could grant two prismatic stat options instead of three in Mayhem.

ARAM

Champions

Mel

Rebuttal W Cooldown: 35 / 32 / 29 / 26 / 23 ⇒ 45 / 44 / 43 / 42 / 41

Items

Locket of the Iron Solari

Cooldown: 90 ⇒ 75 seconds

Protoplasm Harness

ARAM: Cooldown: 90 ⇒ 75 seconds

Randuin's Omen

Cooldown: 90 ⇒ 60 seconds

Arena

Champions

Tristana

Rocket Jump: 50% AP ⇒ 80% AP
Explosive Charge: 50% AP ⇒ 80% AP
Buster Shot: 100% AP ⇒ 150%

Sivir

Boomerang Blade: 60% AP ⇒ 80% AP
Spell Shield: 50% AP ⇒ 120% AP

Jarvan IV

Demacian Standard: 100% AP ⇒ 140% AP

Senna

Piercing Darkness: Damage 50% AP ⇒ 80% AP
Piercing Darkness: Slow 10% AP ⇒ 15% AP
Curse of the Black Mist: MS 5% AP ⇒ 7% AP
Dawning Shadow: Damage 70% AP ⇒ 100% AP
Dawning Shadow: Shield 50% AP ⇒ 70% AP

Sion

Soul Furnace: Shield 40% AP ⇒ 60% AP
Soul Furnace: Damage 40% AP ⇒ 60% AP

Vex

Shadow Surge: Cooldown 140/120/100 ⇒ 110/90/70

Seraphine

High Note: Damage 50% AP ⇒ 65% AP
Encore: Cooldown 160/140/120 ⇒ 100/80/60

Vel’Koz

Life Form Disintegration Ray: Cooldown 100/90/80 ⇒ 80/70/60

Viktor

Arcane Storm: Cooldown 120/100/80 ⇒ 100/80/60

Camille

Tactical Sweep: Damage 2.5% per 100 bonus AD ⇒ 3% per 100 bonus AD
Hookshot: Cooldown 16/15/14/13/12 ⇒ 14/13/12/11/10

Kled

Chaaaaaaaarge!!!: Cooldown 140/125/110 ⇒ 60/45/30

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug that caused Zilean’s Laugh and Taunt VO to not play correctly.

ARAM Clash - Ixtal Cup

Registration Begins: April 13 @ 11:00 AM (Local Time)
Tournament Dates: April 18 and 19 (~4-7 PM Local Time, varies by region)

Bugfixes & QoL Changes

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug that caused Zilean’s Laugh and Taunt VO to not play correctly.
Fixed a bug that caused Shyvana’s progress towards her ultimate to not display correctly when pinged.
Fixed a bug that caused Mel’s Q to go on cooldown when blocking Zac’s Q with her W.
Fixed a bug that caused Katarina’s ultimate to be cancellable by pressing the recall button.
Fixed a bug where Yuumi fails to be healed or gain the Homeguard buff upon entering the fountain while attached to Ally Champion.