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18.5|Oct 20, 2026
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Teamfight Tactics Patch 18.5: Balance and Wisps

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Choncc or Treat runs until November 17, while Kha’Zix and Hand of Justice receive mid-patch nerfs and Wisp filtering changes.

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Key Changes

  • 1Choncc or Treat brings new encounters to Choncc’s Treasure until November 17.
  • 2The October 27 mid-patch update further reduced Kha’Zix’s base damage from 250/345/500 to 230/310/450 AP.
  • 3Wisp filtering now counts benched itemized champions and uses the last combat for role-based filters.
  • 4Hand of Justice omnivamp fell from 15% to 12%, and Radiant omnivamp fell from 30% to 25% on October 27.
  • 5Blackthorn’s 6-piece enhanced bonus fell from 60% to 50%.
  • 6Tristana’s mana requirement fell from 60 to 50 and her ability damage per attack increased.
  • 7AD- or AP-focused Augments are less likely to appear when a player is building the other type of composition.
  • 8Various server crashes were fixed through code cleanup.

All Changes

🎃Choncc or Treat(1)

  • newChoncc or Treat: Choncc or Treat, a new version of Choncc’s Treasure with new encounters including everyone starting with a unique Avatar Lux, is live until November 17.

✨Traits(6)

  • nerfBlackthorn: Blackthorn’s 6-piece enhanced bonus decreased from 60% to 50%, and base AP sacrifice damage amplification decreased from 12% to 10%, with 2 Mana Regen unchanged.
  • nerfElderwood: Elderwood (9) summon bonus health decreased from 140% to 125%.
  • buffFae: Fae (2/4) healing increased from 2.5/4% to 3/5%, and the fourth, fifth and sixth Pixie thresholds decreased from 30000/70000/110000 to 25,000/60,000/100,000.
  • nerfFlora Fatalis: Flora Fatalis max health healing decreased from 8% to 7%.
  • nerfRapidfire: Rapidfire attack speed per attack changed from 3/5/8/12% to 3/5/7/10%.
  • nerfRiftbeast: Riftbeast (7) AD/AP decreased from 6% to 5%.

⚔️Champions(22)

  • buffCaitlyn: Caitlyn empowered auto damage increased from 190/285/470 AD to 200/300/490 AD.
  • nerfAzir: Azir ability damage decreased from 46/69/110 AP to 43/65/105 AP.
  • nerfKha’Zix: Kha’Zix unisolated damage fell from 255/360/515 AP to 250/345/500 AP in 18.5, then base damage fell to 230/310/450 AP on October 27; isolated damage fell from 285/410/605 AP to 280/390/590 AP, then to 250/350/530 AP.
  • fixMama Beak: Mama Beak’s mana lock now ends when Tiny Beaks start to despawn rather than finish, reducing total mana lock time by ~1 second.
  • nerfMama Beak: Mama Beak ability attack damage decreased from 22/33/52 AD to 20/30/50 AD.
  • buffMaster Yi: Master Yi’s AD form starting attack damage increased from 60 to 63, and AP form ability damage increased from 125/190/285 AP to 135/200/320 AP.
  • buffTristana: Tristana’s mana changed from 0/60 to 0/50, and ability damage per attack increased from 10/15/25 AD to 12/18/28 AD.
  • changeBrambleback: Brambleback’s Alpha Mark heal increased from 4% to 5% in 18.5, then returned to 4% on October 22.
  • buffBrambleback: Brambleback’s armor ignore increased from 20% + 25% AP to 25% + 25% AP in 18.5; on October 27, base armor ignore increased from 25% to 30%.
  • nerfBrambleback: Brambleback’s armor ignore AP ratio decreased from 25% to 10% on October 27.
  • buffMalphite: Malphite’s shield increased from 700/850 AP to 735/885 AP.
  • buffMorgana: Morgana’s initial curse damage increased from 60/90 AP to 70/105 AP, and curse bonus damage increased from 22/33 AP to 25/38 AP.
  • nerfSentinel: Sentinel’s stun duration decreased from 1s to 0.5s.
  • buffSentinel: Sentinel’s shield increased from 350/450 AP to 375/475 AP.
  • buffSett: Sett’s heal AP amount increased from 225/275 AP to 250/300 AP.
  • buffSivir: Sivir’s ability damage increased from 200/300 AD to 220/330 AD.
  • nerfSivir: Sivir’s bounce damage decreased from 20% to 18% of initial damage.
  • buffSoraka: Soraka’s initial star damage increased from 225/335 AP to 235/355 AP, and additional star damage increased from 100/150 AP to 110/165 AP.
  • buffAlune: Alune’s Moonshard damage increased from 55/83 AP to 58/88 AP, and attack speed increased from 0.8 to 0.85.
  • nerfAlune: Alune’s Attuned Durability decreased from 7% to 5%.
  • buffAshe: Ashe’s DoT damage increased from 9/14 AD to 11/16 AD.
  • buffTaric: Taric’s resists increased from 65 to 70, and ability empowered two attacks damage increased from 100/150 AP to 130/200 AP.

🛡️Items(3)

  • nerfHand of Justice: Hand of Justice omnivamp decreased from 15% to 12%, and Radiant omnivamp decreased from 30% to 25% on October 27.
  • nerfAdaptive Helm: Radiant Adaptive Helm mana regeneration decreased from 7 to 6, and non Tank/Fighter AD/AP decreased from 40 to 35.
  • nerfBlue Buff: Radiant Blue Buff base AD/AP decreased from 30% to 25%.

🔮Augments(31)

  • changeAugments that specifically benefit AD or AP compositions are less likely to appear when playing the other line.
  • nerfBronze for Life II: Bronze for Life II resists per trait decreased from 3% to 2.5%.
  • buffBuild-A-Bud: Build-A-Bud gold granted increased from 6 to 9.
  • buffChallenger’s Grace: Challenger’s Grace attack speed buff increased from 25% to 30%.
  • buffCooking Pot: Cooking Pot HP per Emblem increased from 60 to 70.
  • changeCooking Pot: Cooking Pot is excluded from Coronation, Spreading Roots+ and The Trait Tree+.
  • buffConsuming Flora: Consuming Flora bonus effectiveness increased from 50% to 70%.
  • nerfCry Me a River: Cry Me a River mana regeneration bonus decreased from 4 to 3.
  • nerfDark Ritual: Dark Ritual AP granted changed from 7/12/33/50/100/175/300/400 to 5/10/28/45/85/175/300/400.
  • fixElectrocharge II: Electrocharge II now deals the proper damage.
  • buffEmbiggen: Embiggen base AD/AP bonus increased from 10% to 18%.
  • changeExpected Unexpectedness: Expected Unexpectedness Stage 3 gold decreased from 18 to 15, Stage 4 gold decreased from 20 to 18, and Stage 4 5-costs decreased from 3 to 2; the 5-cost roll reward now also grants 3 gold.
  • nerfFlowing Tears: Flowing Tears’ mana threshold for cashout increased from 6500 to 7000.
  • removeHeart of Steel: Heart of Steel was disabled again due to a bug.
  • nerfInvestment Strategy I: Investment Strategy I initial gold decreased from 6 to 3.
  • nerfInvestment Strategy II: Investment Strategy II initial gold decreased from 10 to 6.
  • changeItem Extraction: Item Extraction no longer grants a Veigar.
  • buffMalicious Monetization: Malicious Monetization initial gold increased from 4 to 6.
  • buffNesting Anvils: Nesting Anvils gold granted increased from 4 to 6.
  • nerfOmega Riftbeast: Omega Riftbeast bonus HP and attack speed both decreased from 10% to 8%.
  • nerfPandora’s Bench: Pandora’s Bench gold granted decreased from 4 to 1.
  • nerfPandora’s Items II: Pandora’s Items II gold granted decreased from 4 to 1.
  • newPandora’s Items II+: Pandora’s Items II+ appears on 3-2 and grants 4 gold.
  • newPandora’s Items II++: Pandora’s Items II++ appears on 4-2 and grants 6 gold.
  • changePandora’s Items: Pandora’s Items Augments are excluded from each other.
  • buffPatience is a Virtue: Patience is a Virtue initial rerolls increased from 4 to 5.
  • nerfPrismatic Destiny: Prismatic Destiny gold granted decreased from 4 to 2.
  • nerfPromised Protection: Promised Protection HP granted decreased from 200 to 175.
  • nerfSeraphim’s Staff: Seraphim’s Staff AP threshold increased from 90% to 110%.
  • changeU.R.F: U.R.F is excluded from Coronation, Spreading Roots, Spreading Roots+, The Trait Tree and The Trait Tree+.
  • fixWe Stick Together: We Stick Together now correctly applies its 18.3 tailoring changes and has a clearer tooltip.

🌿Wisps(16)

  • changeWisp Filtering: Wisps filtering by number of itemized champions now include benched champions, while role-based filters snapshot the last combat instead of the current board.
  • changeAbandon Ship: Abandon Ship cost increased from 0g to 2g, and its Blossom Upgrade was fixed to properly cost 2 gold.
  • nerfBeggar’s Wisp: Beggar’s Wisp gold decreased from 3/5g to 2/3g.
  • fixBlood and Iron: Blood and Iron’s bugged cost was corrected from 3g to 4g.
  • buffHand of Baron: Hand of Baron cost decreased from 6g to 4g.
  • nerfHand of Baron: Hand of Baron stats decreased from 33/55 HP and 3/5% Resists/AD/AP/AS/Omnivamp/Durability/Damage Amp to 22/33 HP and 2/3%, and crit chance decreased from 10/15% to 6/8%.
  • nerfHeroic Sacrifice: Heroic Sacrifice bonus health decreased from 1200/1500 to 1000/1250.
  • fixLife Debt: Life Debt’s missing health requirement now functions.
  • changeReturning Friend: Returning Friend was added to Stage 3.
  • changeGrove Armor: Grove Armor was added to Stage 3.
  • buffDie Roll: On October 22, Die Roll upgrade cost decreased from 3 to 2.
  • buffDownpour: On October 22, Downpour upgrade cost decreased from 3 to 2.
  • buffHero's Entrance: On October 22, Hero's Entrance upgraded cost decreased from 4 to 2.
  • nerfHireling: On October 22, Hireling base cost increased from 2 to 5.
  • buffKnick-Knack Bag: On October 22, Knick-Knack Bag upgrade cost decreased from 2 to 1.
  • nerfMoonlight Ritual: On October 22, Moonlight Ritual base cost increased from 2 to 3.

🐛Bug Fixes(9)

  • fixElderwood Emblem: Elderwood Emblem stats were corrected after their 18.4 nerf was temporarily reverted.
  • fixLuxury Subscription: Luxury Subscription correctly grants 2-star 1-cost champions.
  • fixU.R.F.: U.R.F. and Spreading Roots are now properly excluded.
  • fixTaric: Fixed Taric passive failures on Ghost teams, in his first combat round when auto-paired, and occasionally when auto-assigned.
  • fixFixed different partner placements in Double Up and missing spatula and pan drops in Tocker’s Trial.
  • fixFixed Cooking Pot HP with uncraftable emblems, an invisible unit from Double Trouble and Starting Town, Recombolator reapplying on Ghost boards, three Forbidden Idols reducing max health, and Forged a Friend’s 3-star arriving as individual copies.
  • fixFixed disconnection and reconnection after accepting a game, Field Champion/Return to Bench hotkeys, and the Top 4 Ceremony sometimes not playing.
  • fixFixed chat auto-sending, Team Planner behavior and closing during a Finisher, trait and item icons, hex alignment, Wisp typos, and the Feeling Lucky Coin clipping through Arenas; scouting players can interact with Arena features.
  • fixFixed several cosmetic issues on PBE/Live, including issues with Chibi Arcane Caitlyn, Chibi Galio, Jhin Unbound and various Booms.

⚙️Performance and Stability(1)

  • fixFixed various server crashes through broad code cleanup intended to reduce crashes overall.

🎨Cosmetics(1)

  • change52 cosmetics will be readded in patch 18.5, including Prestige Chibi Porcelain Ezreal, Chibi Arcane Caitlyn and Sentinel Vayne Unbound.

Summary

Choncc or Treat and balance

Choncc or Treat brings new encounters to Choncc’s Treasure until November 17. The balance pass reduces Blackthorn and several other traits, buffs champions including Tristana and Soraka, and adjusts Augments and Wisps. The October 22 and October 27 mid-patch updates include further Kha’Zix, Brambleback, Hand of Justice and Wisp adjustments.

Systems and fixes

Wisp filtering now considers benched champions and the last combat, while AD- and AP-focused Augments are less likely to appear for the opposite composition. Fixes address server crashes, Taric’s passive, Double Up placements and other gameplay and interface issues.

Cosmetics

The notes say 52 cosmetics will be readded in 18.5. Some converted cosmetics have known visual bugs that remain unfixed.

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