League of Legends Patch 26.7 dropped March 31, 2026 — a deliberately lighter balance pass as the team prepares for the Season Two update. The support role gets its biggest systems shift in some time: Nami and Karma are toned down, Rell gets a meaningful boost, and the support farm gold penalty is disabled entirely. Cassiopeia and Kalista pick up targeted buffs, while Graves, Ornn, Singed, and Veigar take nerfs. Shyvana’s reworked fury generation is retooled. April Fools brings six new skins, the Swain’s Hot Chicken Rewards Program, and Chaos on the Rift. ARAM Mayhem also gets QoL and bugfix attention, and Demacia Rising wraps up its story. Written by Lilu “Riot Riru” Cabreros, Erika “Riot Cashmiir” Haas, and Steven “Riot sternest” Earnest.
Base mana raised for stronger early trades. Empowered E bonus damage scaling increased at ranks 2–5 to reward sustained DPS when she finds her angle.
Base Mana450→480
E Bonus Dmg r5112→120
KalistaBuff
E – Rend bonus AD scaling per extra spear stack improved across all ranks. Hits harder when she gets to stack up spears on a target.
E AD/extra stack r120% AD→20% AD
E AD/extra stack r540% AD→50% AD
RellBuff
E Full Tilt base and max move speed raised. R Magnet Storm damage buffed at ranks 1 and 3, rewarding clutch engages with more payoff.
E Base Move Speed10%→15%
E Max Move Speed25%→30%
R Damage r1120→150
R Damage r3280→350
KarmaNerf
Empowered E – Defiance shield values reduced. Enchanter builds were far outperforming mage ones, so Mantra options are brought closer to each other.
Mantra E Shield r150→45
Mantra E Shield r4200→165
AP Ratio+45% AP→+45% AP (unchanged)
NamiNerf
W Ebb and Flow bounce modifier adjusted. She now needs to decide more deliberately whether she wants the heal or the damage from a single W cast.
W Bounce Base-10%→-20%
W AP per 100+10%→+15%
GravesNerf
Base AD reduced to lower early clear and skirmish consistency following strong results since True Grit buffs — both crit and durability builds performing well.
Base AD68→66
OrnnNerf
W Bellows Breath Brittle proc damage reduced. The top lane Role Quest was accelerating his access to Masterworks, inflating his personal damage output.
W Brittle Dmg L110%→9%
W Brittle Dmg L1818%→17%
SingedNerf
R Insanity Potion bonus stats lowered at ranks 2 and 3. Singed collected too many free stats this season — free teleport, XP, Protoplasm, homeguards, weaker grubs.
R Bonus Stats r260→55
R Bonus Stats r395→85
VeigarNerf
R Primordial Burst cooldown extended at ranks 1–2 to blunt the early-mid spike in bot lane, where he snowballs more aggressively than in mid lane.
R Cooldown r1100s→120s
R Cooldown r280s→90s
ShyvanaChange
Fury rework: Ultimate haste no longer passively generates 0.015 fury per second. It now amplifies all fury generation by 1% per 1 point of ultimate haste — behaving more like ability haste for normal abilities. A Sylas micro-patch also fixed him double-dipping on her Q on-hit damage.
Ult Haste effect+0.015 fury/s→+1% fury gen amp per UH
Systems & Quality of Life
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Support Farm Penalty — Removed
The gold reduction that activated when supports killed too many minions quickly is fully disabled. It was added to prevent running two support items simultaneously, which is no longer possible. Riot will monitor how bot lane farming dynamics shift going forward.
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Autofill Matchmaking — All Regions
Following the Patch 26.5 update, Autofill and Secondary Matchmaking is now live in all regions. The system tries to pair autofill players against each other in the same role — for example, autofill jungle vs autofill jungle. Results are positive so far with better in-lane matchups reported.
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Learn Spell On Cast — New Setting
When enabled, pressing an unlearned ability key automatically learns that ability — no need to hold Ctrl. Note: the ability won’t cast on the first press. Be cautious in ARAM where players start with three skill points, as abilities could be levelled unintentionally mid-fight.
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Ranked — Full LP Refunds
When disruptive behaviour such as AFKing or trolling is detected in a ranked match, negatively impacted players now receive full LP refunds instead of partial refunds.
April Fools 2026
Six new skins launched April 1, 2026. Non-ranked Summoner’s Rift has special Chaos on the Rift effects active until Patch 26.8 on April 15. Here’s everything happening:
Dearest KarthusOn death, there’s a chance to automatically summon a Karthus ult on the enemy team.
Shiny Minions & MonstersSome minions and monsters drop gold coins on death that either team can collect.
Shiny ItemsCompleted items can roll Uncommon, Rare, Mythic, or Legendary — gaining small stat bonuses and a shiny border.
GP5 Items & Lucky Urf StatueGold-per-5 items return, including the Lucky Urf Statue which builds from them.
Hats on TakedownChampions collect hats when they score takedowns.
Disguised Minions & MonstersCertain minions and monsters appear in disguise — not everything is what it looks like.
New Skins — April 1, 2026
Fried Chicken King SwainBubble Bash BlitzcrankPug Trainer SejuaniChoncc KenchSurprise Party VexPrestige Money Miser Mordekaiser
Swain’s Hot Chicken — Milestone Tracker
Play games to unlock 8 free rewards before Patch 26.8 ends on April 15, 2026. Tap each milestone below to track your progress.
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“You Rang?” Icon
2
500 BXP
3
“Unseen Bite” Icon
4
“Mrrrow” Emote
5
“Chef’s Kiss” Emote
6
“Definitely Not” Emote
7
500 BXP
8
“Trois Baguettes” Emote
0 of 8 unlocked — tap to track
Hextech Fan Bundle — 250 RP (Limited Time)Includes a Hextech Chest, a Hextech Key, and the “I <3 Hextech Chests” Title.
ARAM Mayhem — April Fools & Bugfixes
The Howling Abyss gets its own April Fools treatment. Poros now have arms. Health bars are rainbow-coloured. Several gameplay and QoL improvements arrived too:
Vengeful PorosPoros now move and attack players who hoard Poro Snax, dealing 1 true damage repeatedly until one gets fed. Poro Snax now visually look like cheeseburgers.
Flash AfterimageFlash leaves behind an emoting afterimage. Party Favor item is in the shop — using it starts or joins a dance party.
Poro Blaster FixNow only knocks back enemies once when you have 5 Poros. Respawn timer reduced from 5s to 3.5s. Can no longer knock back untargetable champions.
Void Rift Adjustment0.75 second cooldown per target added to make its periodic damage less overwhelming.
Stat Anvil QoLAll champion abilities that directly interact with stats — such as Yasuo Q cooldown and Kai’Sa evolutions — now scale with stat anvils in Mayhem.
Augment RulesVampirism no longer offered if you have Warmog’s Armor. Draw Your Sword no longer offered if you have Runaan’s Hurricane.
Notable Bugfixes in ARAM Mayhem
Kayn no longer loses the ability to shop after choosing a form.
Yuumi no longer loses the ability to shop after attaching to an ally.
Shyvana no longer loses fury on death with Final City Transit.
Azir’s W soldier damage now correctly increased by Minionmancer.
Prom Queen’s charm no longer affects nearby champions and minions on death.
Dropkick no longer overrides a champion’s execute indicator if they already have one.
Ultimate Awakening cooldown fixed — was 35 seconds in practice, now correctly 20 seconds as described.
Viego with King Me no longer upgrades ALL items after exiting possession — only the correct one.
Demacia Rising — Final Chapter
Patch 26.7 delivers the final story update. The kingdom remains playable and upgradeable until the start of Patch 26.9.
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Chapters 7 & 8
16 new objectives. Complete Chapter 7 for the Lux’s Gambit icon. Complete Chapter 8 for the Class of 2026 Emote. Unlock all Research to earn the Demacia Rising banner.
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4 New Settlements
The Graygate (Heartland), Brenn Tor (Mountain), Wrenwall (Mountain), and Wrimvale (Border) are now capturable.
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Jarvan IV & Quinn
Jarvan IV is a front-line commander who empowers melee units with bonus attack damage. Quinn targets enemy back lines by sending Valor to strike ranged attackers.
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New Structures
Raptor Aviary sends Raptor Knights to defend settlements. Graykeep triggers a chain of 5 unique events with permanent kingdom changes. All Towns and Resource Generators (except Petricite Mills) now upgradeable to Level 5.
Patch 26.8 Preview
Patch 26.8 arrives April 15, 2026, with the following confirmed. LeBlanc, Poppy, and Braum changes that appeared in the PBE preview were reverted and are not going through.
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Yuumi Buffs
Passive base heal: 20–110 → 20–160
R base heal: 30–50 → 30–70
R best friend bonus heal: 30% → 30/35/40% at levels 6/7/13
Bug fix: R no longer heals best friend an extra time when healing an ally.
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New Skins
PROJECT: Command Line Yi — Sanctum only
Space Groove Zac — 1350 RP
PsyOps Vladimir — 1350 RP
PROJECT: Sivir — 1350 RP
Victorious Braum — Ranked Reward
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Dates
Patch 26.8: April 15, 2026
Patch 26.9: April 29, 2026
April Fools events and Hot Chicken rewards expire with Patch 26.8.
