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League of Legends Patch 26.21
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A chunky Worlds-era patch that nerfs Caitlyn, Jinx, Lee Sin, Rammus and Viktor, buffs Sion, Azir, Orianna, Ryze and Taliyah, and reworks top-lane Varus. Gluttonous Greaves and Hubris are nerfed for ranged champions, Dawncore gets more AP, and replay downloads are limited to 10 per hour. ARAM: Mayhem adds Headliners and a large batch of new augments, Classic adds Mordekaiser, Yorick, Hecarim and Lucian, and Arena gets a broad balance pass.
Buffed: Azir, Caitlyn, Darius, Locke, Miss Fortune, Nunu & Willump, Orianna, Ryze
Nerfed: Caitlyn, Jinx, Lee Sin, Locke, Nidalee, Qiyana, Rammus, Tristana
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How often LoL patches
Across the 15 LoL updates Nerf Radar tracks, the typical gap between patches is about 14 days. The last one landed on Oct 20, 2026. Follow the LoL feed or turn on alerts to hear when the next one is out.
Recent LoL patches
- League of Legends Patch 26.21 (Oct 20, 2026, 76 buffs, 53 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.20 (Oct 6, 2026, 53 buffs, 23 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.19 (Sep 22, 2026, 63 buffs, 34 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.18 (Sep 9, 2026, 28 buffs, 25 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.17 (Aug 25, 2026, 75 buffs, 56 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.16 (Aug 11, 2026, 101 buffs, 46 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.15 (Jul 28, 2026, 90 buffs, 44 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.14 (Jul 14, 2026, 52 buffs, 27 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.13 (Jun 23, 2026, 69 buffs, 29 nerfs)
- League of Legends Patch 26.12 (Jun 9, 2026, 60 buffs, 20 nerfs)
Recently changed
Full buff and nerf history across patches.
- Bel'Veth (5 patches)
- Locke (7 patches)
- Lee Sin (5 patches)
- Miss Fortune (4 patches)
- Fiora (4 patches)
- Varus (4 patches)
- Galio (4 patches)
- Xin Zhao (6 patches)
- Elise (4 patches)
- Kassadin (4 patches)
- Ezreal (4 patches)
- Gnar (3 patches)