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17.6|Jun 23, 2026
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Teamfight Tactics Patch 17.6: Augment Balance

3/5 Moderate

Augments get a broad balance pass, Meeple (7) loses cloning gold, and Pengu’s Party adjusts Demacia, Honeymancy and other traits.

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Key Changes

  • 1Patch 17.6 makes a broad pass on Augments, including disabling Critical Success.
  • 2Pengu’s Party receives balance changes, including nerfs to Demacia, Honeymancy and Storyweaver Kayle.
  • 3Meeple (7) gold per 2-cost cloned decreases from 5 to 3.
  • 4Shepherd (7) Tail Sweep damage increases from 200 AP to 275 AP.
  • 5Shen always gains his Attack Speed bonus after casting, even if his ability does not hit him.
  • 6Pengu’s Party Ixtal 920 and 1000 cashouts now grant their associated loot.

All Changes

🧬Traits(9)

  • changeAnima Squad: Anima Squad (6) removes the 15g and 3x 4-cost cashouts, adds 5g to the 2x Lesser Duplicator cashout, and is more likely to give Component or Emblem rewards.
  • buffArbiter: Arbiter's Rerolled Last Turn input raises Attack Speed from 35/55% to 40/65%, Resists from 45/70 to 55/80, Shield from 44/66% to 48/70%, and Gold from 30% to 35%.
  • buffArbiter: Arbiter Output's combat-start shield duration increases from 8s to 10s.
  • buffN.O.V.A: N.O.V.A (5) raises Caitlyn Headshot damage from 40% to 50%, Akali damage from 12/18/24/30% AD to 15/22/28/34% AD, and Kindred Damage Amp from 10% to 15%.
  • nerfMeeple: Meeple (7) gold per 2-cost cloned decreases from 5 to 3.
  • buffMecha: Mecha AD/AP at the final listed breakpoint increases from 35% to 40%.
  • nerfMecha: Mecha AD/AP at the middle listed breakpoint decreases from 45% to 40%.
  • buffShepherd: Shepherd (5) Tail Sweep damage increases from 200 AP to 230 AP, and its Stage 4-6 health multiplier increases from 6.5/7.25/8.5x to 6.75/7.8/9.5x.
  • buffShepherd: Shepherd (7) Shield increases from 430 AP to 460 AP, Tail Sweep damage from 200 AP to 275 AP, and its Stage 4-6 health multiplier from 6.5/7.45/9.5x to 6.75/8/10x.

⚔️Units(12)

  • buffTwisted Fate: Twisted Fate's minimum ability damage increases from 190/285/430/730 AP to 205/305/460/800 AP, and maximum damage from 380/570/860/1460 AP to 410/610/920/1565 AP.
  • nerfGnar: Gnar's base AD decreases from 50 to 48.
  • buffMordekaiser: Mordekaiser's initial shield increases from 350/425/550 to 350/450/625, and Shield Channel from 75/90/105 to 75/100/115.
  • buffViktor: Viktor's ability damage increases from 190/290/500 to 200/300/530.
  • buffLulu: Lulu's Altar spell damage increases from 150/225/375 AP to 160/240/400 AP, and Serpent spell damage from 140/210/335 AP to 150/225/360 AP.
  • buffAurelion Sol: Aurelion Sol's non-Mech spell damage increases from 320/480 AP to 335/505 AP.
  • buffKarma: Karma's split damage increases from 570/855 AP to 630/945 AP.
  • buffLeBlanc: LeBlanc's passive damage increases from 62/93 AP to 66/99 AP, and Sigil damage from 85/130 AP to 95/145 AP.
  • buffMorgana: Morgana's health gain increases from 525/625 AP to 600/700 AP, and ally healing from 100/150 AP to 125/185 AP.
  • buffMaster Yi: Master Yi's spell damage increases from 50/75 AD to 55/85 AD.
  • buffNami: Nami's primary spell damage increases from 440/660 AP to 460/690 AP, and secondary damage from 110/165 AP to 125/185 AP.
  • buffShen: Shen always gains his Attack Speed bonus after casting, even if his ability does not hit him, and his own bonus no longer decays; allies still receive the decaying buff.

✨Augments(36)

  • changeLoot Singularity: Loot Singularity removes cashouts 17-20, rearranges rewards at 30, 70, 150 and 300 Matter, and changes cashout 16's threshold from 555 to 777 and its reward to Ahri’s Aura/Varus’ Obsession/Soraka’s Miracle + 3 Removers.
  • buffBand of Thieves II: Band of Thieves II turn delay decreases from 8 to 6.
  • buffBand of Thieves II+: Band of Thieves II+ turn delay decreases from 6 to 5.
  • changeBest Friends I/II: Best Friends I/II now grants Magic Resist as well as Armor, with Armor/Magic Resist changing from 13/22 to 9/14.
  • changeBirthday Reunion: Birthday Reunion initially grants 3 gold and grants a 2-star 2-cost champion at Level 5.
  • buffBlood Offering: Blood Offering's HP loss decreases from 20% to 15% max HP, and its granted stats increase from 10% AD to 12% AP and AD.
  • nerfBlood Offering: Blood Offering's shield decreases from 30% to 20% max HP.
  • buffBodyguard Training: Bodyguard Training base Resists increase from 10 to 15.
  • buffBuild-a-Bud: Build-a-Bud gold increases from 8 to 10.
  • buffContract Killer: Contract Killer (Pyke) bonus tank damage increases from 60% to 75%.
  • removeCritical Success: Critical Success is disabled.
  • buffDeadlier Caps: Deadlier Caps Rabadon Deathcaps also grant 1 Mana Regen.
  • nerfEarly Learnings: Early Learnings initial AD/AP decreases from 8 to 5.
  • nerfExpedition: Expedition gold decreases from 20 to 15 and the Augment is made mutually exclusive to 1 player.
  • changeForged in Strength: Forged in Strength's health threshold decreases from 35 to 30.
  • nerfForward Thinking: Forward Thinking rounds increase from 5 to 6 and gold decreases from 70 to 62.
  • buffGoing Long: Going Long initial gold increases from 13 to 16.
  • buffGolden Gamble: Golden Gamble gold increases from 1 to 2.
  • buffGolden Gamble+: Golden Gamble+ gold increases from 2 to 3.
  • buffHeat Death: Heat Death (Mordekaiser) active ability damage increases from 50/75/115 AP to 55/82/140 AP.
  • buffHigh Voltage: High Voltage bonus damage increases from 20% to 25%.
  • changeLate Game Specialist: Late Game Specialist is no longer exclusive with Level Up!, but its gold decreases from 30 to 27.
  • nerfLiving Forge: Living Forge rounds increase from 8 to 9.
  • buffLucky Gloves: Lucky Gloves' 2-1 version also grants 4 gold.
  • nerfPilfer: Pilfer gold for TG decreases from 21 to 19.
  • buffRecombobulator: Recombobulator also grants 3 free rerolls.
  • buffReinFOURcement: ReinFOURcement gold increases from 5 to 7.
  • nerfRestart Mission: Restart Mission is mutually exclusive with Expedition, Clear Mind and AFK, and its 2-star 2-costs decrease from 3 to 2.
  • removeRetribution: The notes list Retribution as removed, while also listing its bonus Crit Chance as increased from 15% to 25%.
  • nerfSelf-Destruct: Self-Destruct (Gragas) ability damage decreases from 250/375/600 AP to 225/335/550 AP.
  • nerfShimmerscale Essence: Shimmerscale Essence rounds increase from 6 to 7.
  • buffTimestream: Timestream also grants all allies 100 Health, and Attack Speed per reroll increases from 0.25% to 0.3%.
  • buffTreasure Hunt: Treasure Hunt gold per chest increases from 16g to 18g, and the 5th Treasure Chest always contains 1 Artifact Anvil + 4 Gold.
  • nerfTwo Tanky: Two Tanky Health decreases from 450 to 375, and Shield Amount from 40% to 35%.
  • nerfUrf’s Gambit: Urf’s Gambit gold decreases from 6 to 3.
  • nerfWise Spending: Wise Spending gold decreases from 3 to 1.

🐧Pengu’s Party(9)

  • buffNitro: Nitro bonus HP per stage on R-0B0T and T-H3X increases from 100 to 150 at Stage 3 and from 300 to 380 at Stage 4; T-H3X laser damage increases from 580 AP to 610 AP.
  • buffThe Crew: The Crew's base rocket damage increases from 95 to 105, and upgraded rocket damage from 120 to 130.
  • nerfHoneymancy: Honeymancy damage per bee decreases from 12 to 10 at Bronze and from 25 to 21 at Prismatic.
  • nerfDemacia: Demacia mana reduction per rally decreases from 8% to 7%, Armor/MR decreases from 15 to 12 at Bronze and 20 to 15 at Prismatic, and Galio's ally shield decreases from 400/550/2000 %AP to 360/500/2000 %AP.
  • buffOverlord: Prismatic Overlord AD/AP gain increases from 35 to 40.
  • buffMountain: Prismatic Mountain permanent HP per round increases from 60 to 70.
  • buffPyro: Pyro Attack Speed per 5 Cinders increases from 2.0% to 2.25%.
  • buffCoven: Prismatic Coven mana given when an ally casts increases from 8 to 10.
  • nerfStoryweaver Kayle: Storyweaver Kayle's active damage changes from 125/250/390/730 AP to 125/250/390/700 AP, and passive damage from 15/35/45/85 to 15/35/45/80.

🐛Bug Fixes(6)

  • fixSoraka’s Blessing of Prosperity: Fixed incorrect numbers on the God Prop tooltip for Soraka’s Blessing of Prosperity.
  • fixTwo Tanky: Fixed Two Tanky creating an additional copy of the Shepherd Summon.
  • fixIxtal: Pengu’s Party Ixtal 920 and 1000 cashouts now grant their associated loot.
  • fixNitro: Fixed Pengu’s Party Nitro showing R-080T's splash as T-H3X on mobile.
  • fixOverlord: In Pengu’s Party, Overlord now chomps allies before piloting the SuperMech when the Overlord is also the Mech-Pilot.
  • fixDraven's Axe: In Pengu’s Party, Shimmerscale Draven's Axe now shows stacks during the planning phase.

📅Coming Soon(1)

  • removeStarting July 22nd, TFT will end support for 2GB/3GB mobile devices.

Summary

Balance

Augments receive extensive adjustments: Critical Success is disabled, Restart Mission has new exclusions, and Loot Singularity cashouts are rearranged. Shepherd, Arbiter and several units are buffed, while Gnar and Meeple (7) are nerfed.

Pengu’s Party and fixes

Demacia, Honeymancy and Storyweaver Kayle are nerfed, while several other traits are buffed. Ixtal's 920 and 1000 cashouts now grant their associated loot, and Two Tanky no longer creates an extra Shepherd Summon.

Schedule

Patch 17.6 lasts three weeks, with 17.7 coming July 15th. Support for 2GB/3GB mobile devices ends July 22nd.

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