WARNING: This is a live PBE preview. Everything may change, and this post will be updated as new changes are added.
Patch 26.09 - Summary:
- Ezreal receives major AP buffs
- Zeri adjusted (more range, lower scaling)
- Shyvana is getting adjusted/reworked
- New starter items and boots added
- Statikk Shiv reworked
- New two runes introduced
ITEMS
New Items
- Doran’s Bow – AD, attack speed, omnivamp starter
- Doran’s Helm – Tank starter item
- Gluttonous Greaves – Boots with scaling omnivamp
- Immortal Path – Upgraded boots with 5% increased damage, 15% increased healing bonus effects
Item Changes
- Dusk and Dawn – Reduced stats, now heals based on AP and bonus health
- Voltaic Cyclosword – Passive reworked, now triggers on abilities
- Axiom Arc – Lower cooldown refund, improved lethality scaling
- Staff of Flowing Water – Reduced stats, now grants additional passive ability haste
- Statikk Shiv – Reworked (AD + AP + attack speed, chain lightning effect)
- Hubris - Passive base AD reduced from 15 to 12
New Statikk Shiv chain effect.
RUNES
- Deathfire Touch – New rune (damage over time)
- Stormraider’s Surge – New rune replacing Phase Rush
- Arcane Comet – Reduced base damage, now scales with distance
- Hail of Blades – Reduced attack speed, now deals bonus true damage
REMOVED
- Opportunity
- Trailblazer
- Phase Rush
SYSTEMS / GAMEPLAY
- WASD movement option added
- Toplane quest – Slight XP nerf, bonus XP on takedowns
- Midlane quest – No more empowered recall, now grants AD/AP
- Botlane quest – Reduced gold bounty
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CHAMPION CHANGES
Ezreal
Q: Strong AP buff
• AP 15%→40%
• AP 15%→40%
W: AP scaling increased
• AP 70–90%→90%
• AP 70–90%→90%
R: Mixed changes (AP buff, base nerf)
• AP 90%→110%
• Minion base 175–375→150–350
• Minion AD 50%→100%
• Minion AP 45%→110%
• AP 90%→110%
• Minion base 175–375→150–350
• Minion AD 50%→100%
• Minion AP 45%→110%
Kennen
P: Crit interaction added
• Damage can now critically strike for 140% + 40% bonus crit damage
• Damage can now critically strike for 140% + 40% bonus crit damage
E: Duration scaling with crit
• Duration increased by 1s per crit
• Max duration capped at 4s
• Duration increased by 1s per crit
• Max duration capped at 4s
Teemo
E: AD scaling added
• On-hit: +10% bonus AD
• DoT: +5% bonus AD
• On-hit: +10% bonus AD
• DoT: +5% bonus AD
Xin Zhao
P: Heal scaling adjusted
• Heal AP 65%→50–75%
• Heal AP 65%→50–75%
W: Slow duration scaling added
• Slow +0.5% AP
• Slow +0.5% AP
E: Strong AP buff, weaker AS
• AP 60%→120%
• AS 40–80%→38–70%
• Scaling: +10%/100 AP, +1%/5% AS
• AP 60%→120%
• AS 40–80%→38–70%
• Scaling: +10%/100 AP, +1%/5% AS
Zeri
Base: Range buff, weaker AD scaling
• Range 500→550
• AS→AD 70%→60%
• Range 500→550
• AS→AD 70%→60%
Q: Base damage buff, weaker scaling
• Dmg 15–23→21–37
• AD 104–120%→102–110%
• Dmg 15–23→21–37
• AD 104–120%→102–110%
W: AP scaling buff
• AP 25%→50%
• AP 25%→50%
E: More damage, longer duration, weaker early CD
• Dmg 17–25→22–30
• Dur 3 hits→5s
• CD 22–18→24–18
• Refund: Q + charged only
• Dmg 17–25→22–30
• Dur 3 hits→5s
• CD 22–18→24–18
• Refund: Q + charged only
R: Less damage, more movement speed
• AD 100%→60%
• MS 10%→15%
• Stack 1%→1.5%
• Dur 1.5s→2.5s
• AD 100%→60%
• MS 10%→15%
• Stack 1%→1.5%
• Dur 1.5s→2.5s
P: Better waveclear
• Exec 60–150 (18%)→70–160 (20%)
• Exec 60–150 (18%)→70–160 (20%)
Shyvana
Base: Stats adjusted
• AD growth 3→4
• Base AS 0.625→0.638
• AS ratio 0.699→0.638
• AD growth 3→4
• Base AS 0.625→0.638
• AS ratio 0.699→0.638
Q: AP shift, weaker reset
• CD refund 1s→0.5s
• Passive AP scaling removed
• Active AP 25%→30%
• CD refund 1s→0.5s
• Passive AP scaling removed
• Active AP 25%→30%
W: Tank + AP focus, AD removed
• Shield 60–140→75–155
• HP scaling 5% max HP→12% bonus HP
• AD ratio removed
• AP 20%→65%
• CD 14–12→13–9
• Shield 60–140→75–155
• HP scaling 5% max HP→12% bonus HP
• AD ratio removed
• AP 20%→65%
• CD 14–12→13–9
Dragon W: Heal reworked
• Base heal 75–200→60–100
• AD/AP scaling removed
• Now scales with 4–8% missing HP
• Missing HP bonus removed
• Base heal 75–200→60–100
• AD/AP scaling removed
• Now scales with 4–8% missing HP
• Missing HP bonus removed
E: Major rework (less AD, more AP + utility)
• Base dmg 50–200→50–110
• Bonus AD scaling removed
• AP 70%→75–95%→60–80%
• Now deals 5% max HP (cap 200 vs monsters)
• Slow 20–40%→30%
• CD 12–10→12–8
• Subsequent dmg 50%→40%
• Base dmg 50–200→50–110
• Bonus AD scaling removed
• AP 70%→75–95%→60–80%
• Now deals 5% max HP (cap 200 vs monsters)
• Slow 20–40%→30%
• CD 12–10→12–8
• Subsequent dmg 50%→40%
Udyr
Q: Damage nerf, more HP scaling
• On-hit base 5–45→6–36
• HP ratio 1.5%→1.2–2%
• Bonus AD 25%→20%
• Now scales with 1.5% max HP
• Active AD 4%→3.5%
• Empowered AD 7%→5%
• Empowered now scales with +1% / 100 bonus HP
• Lightning AP 0.8%→0.6%
• On-hit base 5–45→6–36
• HP ratio 1.5%→1.2–2%
• Bonus AD 25%→20%
• Now scales with 1.5% max HP
• Active AD 4%→3.5%
• Empowered AD 7%→5%
• Empowered now scales with +1% / 100 bonus HP
• Lightning AP 0.8%→0.6%
W: AD scaling added
• Shield now scales with 50% bonus AD
• Empowered shield 100% bonus AD
• Empowered heal 50% bonus AD
• Shield now scales with 50% bonus AD
• Empowered shield 100% bonus AD
• Empowered heal 50% bonus AD
E: AD scaling added
• Speed +5% / 100 bonus AD
• Empowered speed +10% / 100 bonus AD
• Speed +5% / 100 bonus AD
• Empowered speed +10% / 100 bonus AD
Zoe
W: Damage nerf
• Base dmg 20–60→15–55
• AP 15%→10%
• Base dmg 20–60→15–55
• AP 15%→10%
E: Higher CD, refund added
• CD 16–12→18–14
• Refund 16–30% on hit
• CD 16–12→18–14
• Refund 16–30% on hit
Ambessa
R: Slower cast time
• Cast time 0.55s→0.7s
• Cast time 0.55s→0.7s
Briar
Base: Health growth nerf
• HP per level 100→95
• HP per level 100→95
Gragas
W: Stronger damage reduction
• Damage reduction 10–18%→10–26%
• Damage reduction 10–18%→10–26%
Tahm Kench
E: Stronger grey health
• Grey health stored 45–100%→55–100%
• Grey health stored 45–100%→55–100%
R: More move speed
• Move speed 40%→60%
• Move speed 40%→60%
Taliyah
Q: Base damage buff
• Dmg 50–120→55–125
• Dmg 50–120→55–125
Warwick
P: Base damage buff
• Dmg 6–46→6–55
• Dmg 6–46→6–55
NEW PBE 26.09 SKINS:
LOL | PBE Preview: Demoncursed Vayne & Pandemonium Skins!
This post will contain all new League of Legends 26.09 PBE content: Demoncursed Vayne, Pandemonium Shaco, Annie & Kindred skins, New Icons & Emotes.

