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Teamfight Tactics
Teamfight Tactics
16.4|Feb 3, 2026
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Teamfight Tactics patch 16.4

4/5 Significant

Level 9 is now easier to reach with reduced XP costs, while 3-cost units receive a boost via improved Level 7 roll odds. Major balance passes hit Piltover, T-Hex, and several high-tier economy Augments to curb the frequency of 3-star 4-cost units.

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Key Changes

  • 1Level 8 to 9 XP cost reduced from 76 to 68, making 'Fast 9' strategies more accessible.
  • 2Level 7 roll odds for 3-cost units increased from 40% to 43% to support mid-game carries.
  • 3Massive balance pass on T-Hex and Piltover modules to improve build diversity.
  • 4Significant nerfs to economy Augments like ReinFOURcement, Three Threes, and Indecision.
  • 5New Augments: Gilded Steel (Gold) and Trials of Twilight II (Prismatic).
  • 6Ambessa reworked to deal bonus damage to Tanks but with reduced reset damage.
  • 7Aatrox and Aurelion Sol received major adjustments to their scaling and upgrade timings.
  • 8Shyvana heavily nerfed in the Festival of Beasts revival mode across HP and AD stats.
  • 9The World Runes Augment reenabled with a new XP-focused mechanic.
  • 10Fixed a major bug where Disruptor and Freljord damage amplification overlapped excessively.

All Changes

⚙️System Systems(5)

  • nerfLevel Cost Odds: Level 7 roll odds for 1-costs reduced from 19% to 16%
  • buffLevel Cost Odds: Level 7 roll odds for 3-costs increased from 40% to 43%
  • buffLeveling XP: XP required to go from Level 8 to 9 reduced from 76 to 68
  • buffKennen: Kennen unlock condition reduced from 8 Star Levels to 7
  • buffTahm Kench: Tahm Kench unlock condition reduced from 500 Serpents to 450

🧬Traits(8)

  • buffIonia: Ionia Path of Blades additional attack chance increased from 30/35/40% to 30/38/45%
  • buffGunslinger: Gunslinger Attack Damage increased from 20/35% to 22/40%
  • nerfPiltover: Piltover (2) Blast Shield reduced from 20% to 18% max HP
  • buffPiltover: Piltover (2) Tuned Oscillator bonus increased from 25% to 28%
  • buffPiltover: Piltover (2) Overclocked Capacitor increased from 22% to 25%
  • nerfPiltover: Piltover (4) Acceleration Gate refund reduced from 40% to 35%
  • buffPiltover: Piltover (4) Gigantification Ray health increased from 23% to 28%
  • buffPiltover: Piltover (4) Kinetic Barrier Resists increased from 60/20 to 65/30

🛡️Champions(18)

  • buffJhin: Ability Damage increased from 135/200/300 to 145/215/325 AD
  • nerfSona: Heal reduced from 40/50/80/110 to 30/40/65/100 AP
  • buffBard: Ability Damage increased from 120/170/240/320 to 130/185/255/325 AP
  • buffTristana: 3-star Ability Damage increased from 565 to 600 AD
  • buffXin Zhao: Heal amount increased from 95/135/170/245 to 105/145/200/280 AP
  • changeDarius: Fixed bug where casting stopped after execution; Bleed duration increased from 4s to 5s; DPS reduced from 15/25/40 to 12/18/30 AD
  • buffDraven: Base AD increased from 53 to 58
  • buffGwen: Primary Damage increased to 50/75/120 AP; Secondary Damage increased to 25/35/60 AP
  • changeJinx: Fixed bug causing lost attacks; Ability Damage reduced from 65/100/155 to 50/75/125 AD
  • changeAmbessa: Slam now deals 40/40/100% bonus damage to Tanks; Reset Damage reduced from 100% to 80%
  • buffLissandra: Primary Target Damage increased from 275/415 to 315/475 AP
  • nerfRift Herald: Ability Health Gain reduced from 350/450 to 300/425
  • nerfYunara: Ability Attack Speed reduced from 75% to 65% AP
  • buffAatrox: Omnivamp to AD Conversion increased from 100% to 150%; 2-star Ability Damage reduced from 200 to 185 AD
  • changeAurelion Sol: Stardust generation adjusted; True Damage and Meteor upgrades delayed; Black Hole upgrade requirement reduced from 1543 to 1444
  • buffOrnn: Additional HP increased from 250/450 to 350/600; Chill duration increased from 3s to 5s
  • buffSylas: Cataclysm Damage increased to 120/200 AP; Demacian Justice damage increased to 700/1050
  • changeT-Hex: Ability Damage increased to 160/265 AD; Missile damage reduced to 20%; Falloff increased to 35%; HexMech Fighter/Marksman/Tank/Assassin modules all buffed

⚔️Items(11)

  • buffGargoyle's Stoneplate: Base Armor/MR increased from 25 to 30
  • nerfNashor's Tooth: Ability Power reduced from 20 to 18
  • buffWarmog's Armor: Bonus Health increased from 15% to 18%
  • buffAegis of Dusk: HP increased from 200 to 300
  • buffAegis of Dawn: HP increased from 200 to 300
  • buffHullcrusher: Base Armor/MR increased from 50 to 60
  • buffMogul's Mail: Gold generation frequency improved from 12s to 11s
  • changeSniper's Focus: Now grants +3 Mana generation; AD & AP reduced from 25% to 20%
  • buffRadiant Gargoyle's Stoneplate: Radiant Base Armor/MR increased from 50 to 60
  • nerfRadiant Nashor's Tooth: Radiant Ability Power reduced from 40 to 35
  • buffRadiant Warmog's Armor: Radiant Bonus Health increased from 33% to 36%

✨Augments(20)

  • newGilded Steel: New Gold Augment: Gain 3 non-Tank 5-costs; fielding a 5-cost grants 1 to 4-costs 8% Durability
  • newTrials of Twilight II: New Prismatic Augment: Gain 2 Xin Zhaos and a Bloodthirster; Xin Zhao becomes an Attack Fighter; grants Champion Duplicators
  • changeThe World Runes: Reenabled and adjusted: Gain 2 Emblems; gain 2 XP per combat (increased to 4 XP with 4+ Region traits)
  • changeAscension: Damage Amp reduced from 60% to 45%; trigger time reduced from 15s to 12s
  • buffArtillery Barrage: Spell Damage increased from 27/40/60/80 to 32/48/72/96 AP
  • removeChaos Magic: Temporarily disabled
  • changeCommerce Core: Initial rerolls increased from 10 to 16; rerolls per turn reduced from 4 to 2
  • buffEfficient Shopper: Now additionally grants 4 gold
  • nerfEpic Rolldown: Rerolls reduced from 23 to 20
  • buffFlexible: Team health bonus increased from 20 to 40
  • nerfIndecision I: Gold reduced from 8g to 5g
  • nerfIndecision II: Gold reduced from 12g to 8g
  • nerfJeweled Lotus II: Team Critical Strike chance reduced from 35% to 25%
  • buffLiving Forge: Combat requirement reduced from 10 to 9
  • changeMax Build: Adjusted: Gain 10 rerolls now; gain Champion Duplicators on 4-5 and 6-1
  • changeOn a Roll: No longer offered on Stage 2-1
  • nerfReinFOURcement: Gold reduced from 12 to 5
  • nerfSpirit of Redemption: Heal reduced from 10% to 7.5%
  • nerfThree Threes: Gold reduced from 8 to 3
  • buffTwin Guardians: Bonus Armor and MR increased from 40 to 50

🐉Revival: Festival of Beasts(11)

  • nerfShyvana: HP gain on cast reduced to 15/20/25%; Base HP reduced to 700; Base AD reduced to 55
  • buffVladimir: Damage increased from 350/475/725 to 350/525/790
  • buffJarvan IV: Base HP increased from 800 to 850
  • buffKindred: Damage increased from 300/450/675 to 325/490/730
  • nerfOlaf: Attack Speed on cast reduced from 150/175/350% to 140/165/340%
  • buffZilean: Base Attack Speed increased from 0.75 to 0.8
  • buffAzir: Damage increased from 300/500 to 350/550
  • buffFortune (6): Average loot increased by approximately 3 gold
  • buffKeeper: Shield increased from 175/225/275/500 to 200/250/300/525
  • buffCultist Galio: 2-star Base AD increased from 75 to 85
  • buffSyphoner: Team Omnivamp increased to 15/30/60%; Individual Omnivamp increased to 50/110/135%

🐛Bug Fixes(5)

  • fixDisruptor: Fixed bug where Disruptor's Damage Amp was higher than intended when overlapping with Freljord
  • fixBard: Bard no longer counts 6 Piltover's Invention as a 3-star unit
  • fixGwen: Gwen's Scissors and Salvager no longer reset stacking items
  • fixDeadlier Blades: Deadlier Blades now correctly grants multiple stacks with multiple Deathblades
  • fixShyvana: Shyvana can no longer cast multiple times per fight with high mana regen

Summary

System & Leveling Overhaul

Patch 16.4 focuses on shifting the meta away from staying at Level 8 to fish for 3-star 4-costs. By reducing the XP required to reach Level 9 from 76 to 68, the 'Fast 9' strategy becomes more viable. Additionally, Level 7 roll odds for 3-cost units have been increased to 43% to help those compositions find their footing.

Trait & Unit Balance

Piltover and the T-Hex have received a massive sweep of adjustments to ensure all modules are viable. Noxus carries like Draven and Darius received buffs to make the vertical trait more flexible. Meanwhile, Sona and Yunara were nerfed to reduce their reliability as forceable carries.

Augment & Item Changes

Several economy-focused Augments like ReinFOURcement and Three Threes have had their gold rewards slashed to prevent players from snowballing too quickly into high-tier units. Two new Augments, Gilded Steel and Trials of Twilight II, have been added to the pool.

Festival of Beasts Revival

The first balance pass for the revival mode is here, featuring significant nerfs to Shyvana's survivability and buffs to underperforming units like Vladimir and Kindred.

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