26.22|Nov 3, 2026
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4/5 Significant
Mel receives a significant midscope rework alongside the announcement of a standalone TFT client and major balance shifts for Yasuo, Locke, and Corki.
Key Changes
- 1Mel Midscope Rework: W now destroys projectiles and Q gains a cooldown refund mechanic
- 2TFT Standalone Client announced for November 4th, allowing for separate game downloads
- 3Locke and Yasuo nerfed to reduce their early-game dominance and high ban rates
- 4Corki and Rumble receive significant scaling buffs to improve their non-pro performance
- 5Doran's Bow AD reduced to encourage marksmen to diversify starting items
- 6Overlord's Bloodmail base AD increased to 40 while Retribution scaling is slightly reduced
- 7ARAM: Mayhem event adds final missions and returns Butcher's Bridge to the map pool
- 8Thresh base AD and ultimate damage nerfed to reduce his support dominance
- 9Aurelion Sol Singularity (E) damage and AP ratio buffed to reward E-max builds
- 10One Hit Wonder augment added to ARAM, converting Ability Haste into raw damage
All Changes
⚙️Systems(2)
- newTFT Standalone Client: TFT is moving to a standalone client starting November 4th, 2026, allowing players to opt-out of TFT downloads in League patches.
- changePatch Download: Patch 26.22 download size is increased to accommodate the technical infrastructure for the client separation.
👤Champions(26)
- buffAurelion Sol: Singularity (E) damage increased from 50-150 (+60% AP) to 50-170 (+60-80% AP).
- buffCorki: Missile Barrage (R) base damage increased from 90-250 to 100-280 and AD ratio increased from 85% to 90%.
- buffCorki: Missile Barrage (R) Big One damage increased from 180-500 (+170% AD) to 200-560 (+180% AD).
- buffKayle: Radiant Blast (Q) cooldown reduced from 12-8s to 10-8s.
- buffKayle: Divine Judgment (R) cooldown reduced from 160-80s to 140-80s.
- nerfLocke: Ritual Nails (Q) stack bonus damage reduced from 18-50 to 15-43.
- nerfLocke: Soul Ignition (W) duration reduced from 6s to 5s.
- buffMaokai: Bramble Smash (Q) target maximum health damage increased from 2-4% to 2.5-4.5%.
- changeMel: Base health and mana adjusted to favor late-game scaling; base AD reduced from 54 to 52.
- changeMel: Searing Brilliance (Passive) early damage reduced; minion damage penalty reduced from 50% to 45%.
- changeMel: Radiant Volley (Q) multi-hit damage and ratios increased, but first-hit damage and missile speed reduced.
- buffMel: Radiant Volley (Q) now refunds 0.5s-1.0s cooldown when hitting an enemy champion.
- changeMel: Rebuttal (W) reworked: Now a nova that destroys projectiles/shields, grants MS/Shields, and retaliates with damage.
- changeMel: Solar Snare (E) root duration now scales with distance (0.8-2.2s) and slow amount increased to 20-40%.
- buffMel: Golden Eclipse (R) cooldown reduced at later ranks from 120-80s to 120-60s.
- buffNaafiri: Darkin Daggers (Q) heal increased from 45-105 (+40% AD) to 55-115 (+45% AD).
- buffNaafiri: The Call of the Pack (W) bonus AD increased from 20% to 22%.
- buffRumble: The Equalizer (R) AP ratio per second increased from 35% to 40%; max AP ratio increased from 175% to 200%.
- buffShen: Twilight Assault (Q) monster damage modifier increased at early ranks from 100-200 to 120-200.
- buffSmolder: ACHOOO! (W) explosion damage increased from 10-110 to 25-125.
- nerfThresh: Base AD reduced from 56 to 54.
- nerfThresh: The Box (R) damage reduced from 250-550 to 200-500.
- buffViktor: Health growth increased from 100 to 105 per level.
- buffViktor: Arcane Storm (R) conjure damage AP ratio increased from 50% to 60%.
- nerfYasuo: Steel Tempest (Q) total AD ratio reduced from 105% to 100%.
- buffZaahen: The Darkin Glaive (Q) cooldown reduced at early ranks from 10-6s to 8-6s.
⚔️Items(3)
- nerfDoran's Bow: Attack Damage reduced from 8 to 7.
- buffOverlord's Bloodmail: Base Attack Damage increased from 30 to 40.
- nerfOverlord's Bloodmail: Retribution passive AD bonus reduced from 0-12% to 0-10% based on missing health.
❄️ARAM: Mayhem(9)
- nerfHecarim: Ability Haste reduced from 10 to 0.
- nerfArmored Impact: Armored Impact damage and armor ratio reduced.
- nerfBEES!!!: BEES!!! base damage scaling reduced and hive travel time increased from 0.75s to 1.1s.
- changeBrass Blast: Brass Blast cooldown reduced from 75s to 50s; minion damage removed.
- changeCrimson Cobalt: Mark VFX is now only visible to the augment owner.
- newOne Hit Wonder: New effect: Abilities gain damage based on Ability Haste but no longer benefit from Ability Haste cooldown reduction.
- buffRavenous Bind: Base heal and bonus health heal ratio increased.
- changeARAM Maps: Butcher’s Bridge and Koeshin’s Crossing maps have returned to the rotation.
- newJourney to Stardom: Final page of Journey to Stardom missions and rewards are now accessible.
Summary
Patch 26.22 introduces a massive technical shift with the announcement of the Teamfight Tactics standalone client, allowing players to opt-out of TFT downloads in the future. The gameplay highlight is the Mel Midscope Adjustment, which reworks her W into a projectile-destroying nova and shifts her power toward late-game scaling.
On Summoner's Rift, several pro-play staples like Corki, Rumble, and Viktor receive buffs to their scaling, while high-ban champions Locke and Yasuo see nerfs to their early-game dominance. Additionally, the ARAM: Mayhem event continues with the return of Butcher's Bridge and Koeshin's Crossing, alongside a sweep of augment balance changes to improve tank survivability.