League of Legends Patch 26.21 Notes

What’s in this update

Worlds has begun, but time still passes for the rest of us non-professional mortals, so here we’ve got 26.21. This is a pretty chunky patch, with changes to some chunks like Rammus, Sion, Nunu (& Willump), as well as to a bunch of other champions across roles who’ve been on top of the game, either in presence in their role or in power. Others can have a bit more breathing room with the Worlds patch locked in, like Azir, Orianna, and Ryze. Finally, we’ve been seeing Gluttonous Greaves & Hubris overperform on ranged characters in particular, so those are getting nerfed a bit, and maybe Dawncore can work its way into some more builds with buffs.

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Austin "Riot wroadie" Wright
Erika "Riot Cashmiir" Haas
Steven "Riot sternest" Earnest

Mid-Patch Updates

October 22, 2026 Updates

Varus

This patch we did work to adjust Varus' top and bottom power skew, which involved shifting the balance between his Q and W for laning. While the resulting changes have seemed promising, we unfortunately added a major bug to his Q during this work, causing it to no longer deal reduced damage to subsequent targets. We are fixing that bug, and compensating with a buff.
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