> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.surrenderat15.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # LEAGUE CLASSIC Patch Preview #1: Buffs, Nerfs & New Legacy Champions (Akali, Kennen, Shen) - URL: https://www.surrenderat15.com/league-classic-patch-preview-1-buffs-nerfs-new-legacy-champions-akali-kennen-shen/ - Published: 2026-08-10T16:07:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-01T16:10:36.000Z - Description: League Classic Patch 26.16 arrives Aug 12, 2026 with champion buffs, nerfs, and new legacy champions Akali, Kennen & Shen. Full breakdown inside. - Author: FF15 - Tags: LEAGUE CLASSIC *Patch 26.16 brings a wave of champion balance changes, jungle and gold economy adjustments, and three brand-new (or rather, throwback) champion kits to League of Legends Classic. Here's everything coming in this update.* ## NEW CHAMPIONS! ### Akali (kit from June 2012) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/f0/f7f034b8-dd29-4600-b912-25df9490ed52/content/images/2026/09/Akali_OriginalSkin_old.jpg) - **Passive:** Spell vamp from bonus AD and on-hit damage from bonus AP. - **Q:** Single-target nuke; marks the target for 5 seconds. Attacking the mark deals bonus damage and refunds energy. - **W:** Throws smoke and grants invisibility (revealable by Vision Wards), plus bonus armor and magic resistance. Also slows enemies inside the cloud. - **E:** Slashes around her, dealing physical damage that scales with both AD and AP. - **R:** Single-target dash and damage, stores up to 3 charges. ### Kennen (kit from July 2013) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/f0/f7f034b8-dd29-4600-b912-25df9490ed52/content/images/2026/09/Kennen_OriginalSkin_old.jpg) - **Passive:** Same as the modern kit. - **Q:** Same as the modern kit. - **W:** Passive — every 5th auto attack deals bonus magic damage on-hit and applies a mark. Active — damages marked enemies and adds another mark. - **E:** Grants bonus movement speed, armor, and magic resistance; colliding with enemies applies a mark and deals damage. - **R:** Summons a storm that zaps enemies at random inside its radius, repeatedly up to a cap per enemy. Zap frequency scales with ability rank. Only hits champions. ### Shen (kit from April 2013) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/f0/f7f034b8-dd29-4600-b912-25df9490ed52/content/images/2026/09/Shen_OriginalSkin_old.jpg) - **Passive:** Deals bonus damage (based on bonus HP) and refunds energy on his next auto attack. 9-second cooldown; attacks refund 1 second of cooldown. - **Q:** Single-target damage and mark. Shen or allies attacking the marked target heal over time. Works on minions. Last-hitting with Q grants a third of the heal's value. - **W:** Grants a shield that scales with AP. While the shield persists, the passive's energy refund is doubled. - **E:** Dashes and taunts enemies collided with, and reduces physical damage taken for the duration. Deals damage and refunds energy. - **R:** Same as the modern kit. ## LEAGUE CLASSIC BALANCE CHANGES ## Champion Buffs **Alistar** - E Healing for Allies: 50% → 75% **Amumu** - P MR Shred: 15/20/25 (Levels 1/7/13) → 15/25/35 - P Duration: 3s → 4s - Q Base Damage: 80/130/180/230/280 → 80/140/200/260/320 **Dr. Mundo** - W Base Damage: 35/50/65/80/95 → 40/55/70/85/100 - W CC Reduction Modifier: 10/15/20/25/30% → 15/20/25/30/35% - R Regen: 40/50/60% → 40/55/70% **Garen** - Base HP5: 8.2 → 9 - P Regen: 0.4% per 100 max Health → 0.5% per 100 max Health - R Cooldown: 160/120/80s → 140/110/80s **Lux** - Move Speed: 330 → 340 - R AP Ratio: 75% → 85% - R Cooldown: 80/65/50s → 80/60/40s **Miss Fortune** - W Maximum Stacks: 5 → 4 - W Duration: 4s → 6s - R AD Ratio: 35% AD → 40% AD **Olaf** - Q Minimum Cast Range: 400 units → 250 units - W Cooldown: 16s → 12s - E no longer scales with bonus AD - R no longer grants Lethality **Skarner** - Q Slow: 20/25/30/35/40% → 25/30/35/40/45% - W Cooldown: 18s → 14s - E Missile Width: 70 units → 120 units **Soraka** - W Armor Buff: 25/45/65/85/105 → 25/50/75/100/125 - W Buff Duration: 3s → 5s **Veigar** - Q AP Ratio: 60% → 65% - Q Mana Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 → 50/55/60/65/70 ## Champion Nerfs **Blitzcrank** - Q Base Damage: 80/135/190/245/300 → 60/120/180/240/300 - Q Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16s → 22/21/20/19/18s - W Cooldown: 15s → 20s - R Active Base Damage: 250/375/500 → 200/300/400 **Heimerdinger** - Q Base Damage: 30/38/46/54/62 → 28/36/44/52/60 - W Base Damage: 85/135/185/235/285 → 70/120/170/220/270 - E Cooldown: 13/12/11/10/9s → 14/13/12/11/10s **Janna** - Base AD: 51.95 → 49 - AD Growth: 2.95 → 3 - R Mana Cost: 100/150/200 → 200/275/350 **Jarvan IV** - Armor Growth: 3.6 → 3 - W Shield per nearby enemy Champion: 20/30/40/50/60 → 20/25/30/35/40 - E Mana Cost: 55 → 55/60/65/70/75 **Katarina** - R Max Daggers: 12 → 10 **Nasus** - P Lifesteal: 14/17/20% (Levels 1/6/11) → 10/15/20% - W Mana Cost: 80 → 100 **Tryndamere** - Q AD per Stack: 5 → 3 - Q Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8s → 14/12.5/11/9.5/8s - E Cooldown: 8s → 9s **Twitch** - Base AD: 52 → 50 - W Missile Speed: 1400 → 1300 - E Mana Cost: 50/60/70/80/90 → 70/75/80/85/90 - R Missile Speed: 5000 → 4000 **Warwick** - Attack Speed Ratio: 0.678 → 0.644 ## System Adjustments **Visual Map Changes** More green and improved lighting across the rift. **Influence Points** - 6,000 IP available through 4 missions, each requiring one game played - Bonus IP Weekend: +150 IP per win **Runes** - New runes added: Energy Flat Glyphs and Energy Regen Seals (both flat and regen quints) - Blank runes: 66% → 80% - HP5 Quint: +0.05 per 5 seconds **Jungle Camp Changes** Monster HP: +0–25% by level. **Gold** - +\~200g passively - \-1g per CS **Homeguard** Removed for the first 15 minutes. **Respawn** Respawn timers 2 to 1 second faster until level 7. **Turrets** +500 HP.