League of Legends Patch 26.4 Notes
Patch 26.4 introduces the Petals of Spring skin line and delivers a massive balance sweep to 20 champions, including significant nerfs to Gwen, Kassadin, and Jinx.
Key Changes
- 1Gwen burst damage significantly reduced across Q and R
- 2Kassadin durability and E slow scaling nerfed to address late-game dominance
- 3Braum R damage and cooldown nerfed to reduce teamfight initiation power
- 4Kennen R cooldown increased to a flat 120s, creating larger windows of vulnerability
- 5Lux and Annie received multiple buffs to base stats and ability cooldowns
- 6Aphelios Passive bonus AD reduced to lower his overall damage output
- 7Jinx armor growth reduced to make her more punishable when caught
- 8Lee Sin W2 reworked to grant Omnivamp for more consistent healing
- 9New Petals of Spring skin line and Divine Architect Aurelion Sol added
- 10Jungle clear speed buffs for Brand, Darius, Fizz, and Maokai
All Changes
⚔️Champions(24)
- nerfAmbessa: Q monster bonus damage reduced from 150 to 125.
- buffAnnie: Q base damage increased from 80-240 to 80-260; E cooldown reduced from 12-10s to a flat 10s.
- nerfAphelios: Passive bonus AD reduced from 5-30 to 4-24.
- buffBrand: Passive monster damage increased from 265% to 270%; non-epic monster damage cap increased from 40 to 50.
- nerfBraum: R base damage reduced from 150-450 to 150-350; R cooldown increased from 120-80s to 130-100s.
- buffCamille: E Hookshot now grants attack speed whenever Camille dashes off a wall, even if she does not hit an enemy champion.
- buffDarius: Passive monster damage modifier increased from 2x to 2.5x.
- buffFizz: W bonus monster damage increased from 60 to 90.
- buffGraves: E Armor per stack increased from 4-16 to 7-19; MR per stack increased from 2-8 to 3.5-9.5.
- nerfGwen: Q base damage per snip reduced from 10-30 to 10-24; R base damage per needle reduced from 35-95 to 30-70.
- buffGwen: Q minion damage modifier increased from 0.75x to 0.8x.
- buffHwei: WW maximum shield value increased from 100-200 to 100-260; ally shield modifier increased from 75% to 85%.
- buffHwei: R cooldown reduced from 140-80s to 120-80s.
- buffIllaoi: Passive tentacle base damage increased from 9-180 to 9-200 based on level.
- nerfJinx: Armor growth reduced from 4.7 to 4.2.
- nerfKassadin: Health growth reduced from 119 to 113; E slow reduced from 50-90% to 50-70%.
- nerfKayle: Q base damage reduced from 60-220 to 60-180.
- nerfKennen: R cooldown increased from 120-80s to a flat 120s.
- changeLee Sin: W2 Iron Will now grants Omnivamp instead of Life Steal/Spell Vamp, applying to minions, monsters, and champions.
- changeLux: Base mana reduced from 480 to 440; starting mana regen increased from 7 to 9.
- buffLux: Q cooldown reduced from 11-9s to a flat 10s; W cooldown reduced from 14-10s to 12-10s.
- buffMaokai: Q bonus monster damage increased from 120-160 to 140-180.
- nerfNaafiri: Base health regen reduced from 7.5 to 6; health regen growth reduced from 0.7 to 0.6.
- nerfNaafiri: Q mana cost adjusted from 55-75 to 50-90.
🎨Skins & Cosmetics(3)
- newPetals of Spring: New Petals of Spring skins released for Camille, Jayce, Katarina, Lillia, and Yasuo.
- newAurelion Sol: New Divine Architect Porcelain Aurelion Sol skin released.
- newWinter Sports Skins: Limited-time return of Winter Sports skins including Curling Veigar, Ice Toboggan Corki, and Vancouver Amumu.
🕹️Game Modes(1)
- newARAM: Ionia Cup Clash event taking place on ARAM during this patch.
Summary
Lunar Revel & Skins
Patch 26.4 celebrates the Lunar Revel with the new Petals of Spring skin line for Camille, Jayce, Katarina, Lillia, and Yasuo, alongside the Divine Architect Porcelain Aurelion Sol. Additionally, eight classic Winter Sports skins are returning to the store for a limited time.
Champion Balance
This is a larger-than-average balance patch targeting outliers from the new season. High-performers like Gwen, Kassadin, Jinx, and Aphelios are receiving direct nerfs to their scaling and burst. Conversely, struggling champions like Annie, Hwei, and Lux are receiving buffs to improve their viability in both mid and support roles.
Jungle Adjustments
A major focus of this update is tuning "flex" junglers. Champions like Brand, Darius, Fizz, and Maokai are receiving increased monster damage modifiers to improve their clear speeds, while Ambessa is being toned down to balance her performance across roles.