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Patch 26.11 – Summary:

  • Main focus is balancing ranged vs melee supports in bot lane
  • Statikk Shiv slightly buffed for AD users
  • Hexplate nerfed on ranged champions (mainly Varus, Vayne top)
  • Heartsteel buffed to restore lost power and tank fantasy
  • Deathfire Touch now deals only magic damage to reduce Black Cleaver synergy
  • Brand & Smolder adjusted due to Deathfire Touch interaction (Smolder still needs follow-up nerfs, especially crit builds)
  • Heimerdinger QoL buffs so turrets function better after minion changes
  • Teemo lightly nerfed due to strength + item buffs (Statikk Shiv)
  • Quinn Jungle heavily buffed to make the pick viable again

CHAMPION CHANGES

⬆️ Champion Buffs

Diana

P - Moonsilver Blade:
• Monster dmg 230% to 270%
W - Pale Cascade:
• Bonus HP ratio 9% to 11%
• Full orb detonation 18% to 22%

Ekko

P - Z-Drive Resonance:
• Cooldown per target 5s to 4s

Heimerdinger

Q - H-28G Evolution Turret:
• Turret range 530 to 550
• +50 range vs minions
E - CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade:
• Vision duration 1s to 1.25s

Kassadin

Q - Null Sphere:
• CD 10–8 to 9–7
W - Nether Blade:
• Passive dmg 20 (+10% AP) to 25 (+10% AP)

Quinn

P - Harrier:
• Monster dmg 50 to 75
Q - Blinding Assault:
• Monster dmg 150% to 200%

⬇️ Champion Nerfs

Brand

Base Stats:
• Armor 27 to 24

Smolder

P - Dragon Practice / Q - Super Scorcher Breath:
• Bonus magic dmg 40–60% to 25–55% of passive stacks
P - Dragon Practice / E - Flap, Flap, Flap:
• Bonus magic dmg 12% to 8–12% of passive stacks

Teemo

E - Toxic Shot:
• On-hit scaling +10% bAD to +5% bAD
• Poison scaling +20% bAD to +10% bAD
Base Stats:
• Armor growth 4.95 to 4.5

🔄 Champion Adjustments

AP Xin Zhao

P - Determination:
• Damage now gains +5/10/15/20% AP
• Healing AP ratio 50/65/90% to 45/55/80%

⬆️ System Buffs

Aftershock

• Bonus resists 35 (+80%) to 45 (+75%)

Guardian

• Cooldown 90–40 to 75–40
• Shield 45–180 (+25% AP) to 40–150 (+20% AP)

Heartsteel

• HP conversion 8% to 10%

Knight's Vow

• Damage reduction 12% to 14%
• Healing ratio 10% to 12%

Locket of the Iron Solari

• Armor & MR 25 to 30

Zeke's

• Storm effect can wait up to 5s after ultimate cast

⬇️ System Nerfs

Dreammaker

• Blue Bubble DR 75–255 to 50–194
• Purple Bubble dmg 50–170 to 40–160

Echoes of Helia

• Damage stored 35% to 30%

Moonstone Renewer

• Starlight Grace no longer double dips with Heal/Shield Power and Grievous Wounds

Summon: Aery

• Shield 30–100 to 20–100

🔄 System Adjustments

Grubs

• Structural DoT increased
• Summoned grub HP 60% to 100% of melee minions

Hexplate

• Ranged AS 50% to 35%
• Ranged MS 20% to 14%

Imperial Mandate

• Reworked item
• Cost 2400g
• Grants 65 AP, 15 AH, 150% mana regen
• Immobilizing abilities gain +15 AH
• Immobilize applies 6% Vulnerable for 4s

Deathfire Touch

• Now deals Magic Damage

Statikk Shiv

• AD 40 to 45

WHEN DOES LOL PATCH 26.11 COME OUT?

League of Legends Patch 26.11 will be reaching the live servers on May 28, 2026, according to the official patch schedule. After the release, players will have to wait two more weeks before a new update.

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