26.7|Mar 31, 2026
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4/5 Significant
April Fool's 2026 arrives with the 'Swain's Hot Chicken' event alongside significant support meta shifts including Karma and Nami nerfs and Rell buffs.
Key Changes
- 1April Fool's 2026 event 'Swain's Hot Chicken' with free milestone rewards
- 2Support minion gold reduction penalty has been completely disabled
- 3Autofill and Secondary Matchmaking parity enabled globally for all regions
- 4Karma Mantra E shield and Nami W bounce effectiveness significantly nerfed
- 5Rell buffed with increased movement speed on E and higher R damage
- 6Non-ranked Summoner's Rift features 'Shiny' minions and rarity-tiered items
- 7Kalista E scaling increased from 40% to 50% AD per additional stack
- 8Veigar R cooldown increased by 20 seconds at rank 1
- 9Six new April Fool's themed skins including Prestige Mordekaiser
- 10ARAM Mayhem updates including Poro Blaster rework and Vengeful Poros
All Changes
⚔️Champions(13)
- buffCassiopeia: Base mana increased from 450 to 480.
- buffCassiopeia: Twin Fang (E) bonus magic damage increased from 20-112 to 20-120.
- nerfGraves: Base attack damage reduced from 68 to 66.
- buffKalista: Rend (E) total AD scaling on bonus damage per additional stack increased from 20-40% to 20-50%.
- nerfKarma: Mantra (R) Empowered E (Defiance) primary and secondary shield reduced from 50-200 to 45-165.
- nerfNami: Ebb and Flow (W) bounce modifier adjusted from -10% (+10% per 100 AP) to -20% (+15% per 100 AP) per bounce.
- nerfOrnn: Bellows Breath (W) Brittle proc damage reduced from 10-18% to 9-17% based on level.
- buffRell: Full Tilt (E) movement speed increased from 10% (25% empowered) to 15% (30% empowered).
- buffRell: Magnet Storm (R) base damage increased from 120-280 to 150-350.
- changeShyvana: Ultimate Haste now amplifies all fury generation by 1% per 1 haste instead of providing flat passive fury.
- fixSylas: Fixed Sylas interaction where stealing Shyvana Q applied on-hit damage twice (effective nerf to Sylas).
- nerfSinged: Insanity Potion (R) bonus stats reduced from 25-95 to 25-85.
- nerfVeigar: Primordial Burst (R) cooldown increased at early ranks from 100/80/60s to 120/90/60s.
🤡April Fool's Event(4)
- newSwain's Hot Chicken: Swain's Hot Chicken Rewards Program added with 8 milestones for free icons, emotes, and BXP.
- newSummoner's Rift: Non-ranked Summoner's Rift now features Dearest Karthus, Shiny Minions, and GP5 items.
- newHextech Fan Bundle: Hextech Fan Bundle added for 250 RP including a Chest, Key, and exclusive emote.
- newShiny Items: Completed items in non-ranked SR have a chance to be Shiny (Uncommon to Legendary) with bonus stats.
❄️ARAM: Mayhem(5)
- changePoro Blaster: Poro Blaster knockback behavior changed to once only at 5 poros; respawn time reduced from 5s to 3.5s.
- nerfVoid Rift: Void Rift now has a 0.75 second cooldown per target.
- buffShyvana: Fury generation increased from 1.25 to 2.5.
- newVengeful Poros: Vengeful Poros added that attack players who hoard poro snax for 1 true damage.
- newARAM Shop: New 'Party Favor' and 'Custom Healthbars' items added to the ARAM shop.
⚙️Gameplay Systems(3)
- buffSupport Items: Completely disabled the gold reduction penalty for support players who kill too many minions.
- changeMatchmaking: Autofill and Secondary Matchmaking parity (matching autofill vs autofill) enabled in all regions.
- buffStat Anvils: Champion abilities interacting with stats (Yasuo Q, Kai'sa Evolutions) now scale with stat anvils in Mayhem.
🎨Skins(2)
- newSkins: Fried Chicken King Swain, Bubble Bash Blitzcrank, and Pug Trainer Sejuani available April 15.
- newSkins: Choncc Kench, Surprise Party Vex, and Prestige Money Miser Mordekaiser available April 15.
🐛Bug Fixes(3)
- fixAzir: Fixed Azir W soldier damage not being increased by Minionmancer.
- fixViego: Fixed Viego with King Me upgrading all items after exiting possession.
- fixShaco: Fixed Shaco clone remaining at 0 health indefinitely with Hextech Vampirism.
Summary
April Fool's 2026
This patch introduces the 'Swain's Hot Chicken Rewards Program,' a limited-time milestone track offering free icons and emotes. Non-ranked Summoner's Rift features 'special chaos' including shiny minions that drop gold, rarity-tiered items, and the 'Dearest Karthus' mechanic.
Champion Balance
The balance focus is on the support role, targeting high-skill overperformers like Karma and Nami while revitalizing Rell. Mid-lane scaling mages like Cassiopeia and Veigar also receive adjustments to their early-game consistency and mana pools.
ARAM: Mayhem & Systems
ARAM receives a suite of April Fool's themed updates, including muscular 'Vengeful Poros' and healthbar scaling. Systemically, the gold reduction penalty for supports farming minions has been completely disabled, and Autofill/Secondary Matchmaking parity is now live globally.