TL;DRThis patch nerfs Nasus and Vayne in top lane, along with Xerath, Nocturne and Graves, and buffs melee AD carries Irelia, Qiyana, Yasuo and Yone so they can scale into the late game. Sundered Sky is nerfed further and Stormrazor gets more attack speed. League Classic adds rune page and progression buffs, champion swapping, the first Council vote, art updates and about 20 balance changes.
Who this matters to
Top laners
Nasus' Soul Eater life steal drops to 10 / 15 / 20%, and Vayne's Silver Bolts (W) and Tumble (Q) are nerfed, with a base stat reshuffle.
Melee carry players
Yasuo and Yone's crit damage penalty shrinks from -10% to -5%, Irelia's Q gets more AD scaling, and Qiyana's Q deals more damage to champions.
Junglers
Nocturne loses health and armor, Graves' End of the Line (Q) loses bonus AD scaling, and Trundle's Frozen Domain (W) gets more attack speed.
League Classic players
You get 2 free Rune Pages, more than double IP and double Classic XP per game, cheaper runes, champion swapping and the first Council vote; Blitzcrank, Ezreal, Tryndamere and Twitch are nerfed.
ARAM: Mayhem and Arena players
Mayhem adds the Ultra Hydra and Upgrade Death's Dance augments and moves Double Tap to Prismatic; Arena tunes several champions and items, including a large LeBlanc R cooldown buff.
W - Defiant Dance · Damage Reduction Ability Power Ratio
Damage reduction AP ratio on Irelia's Defiant Dance (W) increases from 7% to 8% per 100 AP (still halved for magic damage, and reduced to 75% value for magic damage in Arena).
7% per 100 AP (Halved for magic damage) (reduced to 75% value for magic damage in Arena)→8% per 100 AP (Halved for magic damage) (reduced to 75% value for magic damage in Arena)
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Damage Reduction Ability Power Ratio: 7% per 100 AP (Halved for Magic Damage) (reduced to 75% value for Magic Damage in Arena) → 8% per 100 AP (Halved for Magic Damage) (reduced to 75% value for Magic Damage in Arena)
Buff
R - Vanguard's Edge · Ability Power Ratio
Ability power ratio on Irelia's Vanguard's Edge (R) increases from 70% to 100%, matching the value already used in Arena.
70%→100% (It is already 100% in Arena, so this is standardizing the value)
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Ability Power Ratio: 70% → 100% (It is already 100% in Arena, so this is standardizing the value)
Miss Fortune's move speed increases from 325 to 335.
325→335
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Move Speed: 325 → 335
Buff
Q - Double Up · Damage
Damage on Miss Fortune's Double Up (Q) increases from 25 / 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 + 75% total AD to 35 / 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 + 75% total AD; the second target still takes 120% of the damage.
25 / 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 + 75% total AD→35 / 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 + 75% total AD. Secondary target still takes 120% of the damage
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Damage: 25 / 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 + 75% total AD → 35 / 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 + 75% total AD. Secondary target still takes 120% of the damage.
Fix
Q - Double Up · Bug Fix
Fixed a bug with Miss Fortune's Double Up (Q) where Double Up could fail to bounce.
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Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Double Up could fail to bounce.
Buff
E - Make It Rain · Total Damage
Total damage on Miss Fortune's Make It Rain (E) increases from 90 / 145 / 200 / 255 / 310 to 95 / 155 / 215 / 275 / 335.
Twitch's base attack speed decreases from 0.679 to 0.658.
0.679→0.658
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Base Attack Speed: 0.679 → 0.658
Nerf
Base Stats · Level 1 Attack Speed
Twitch's level 1 attack speed decreases from 0.679 to 0.658.
0.679→0.658
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Level 1 Attack Speed: 0.679 → 0.658
Nerf
Base Stats · Health
Twitch's health decreases from 470 to 455.
470→455
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Health: 470 → 455
Innervating Locket
League Classic
Buff
Combine Cost
Combine cost on Innervating Locket decreases from 750g (2650g total cost) to 350g (2250g total cost).
750g (2650g total cost)→350g (2250g total cost)
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Combine Cost: 750g (2650g total cost) → 350g (2250g total cost)
Buff
Health
Health on Innervating Locket increases from 430 to 500.
430→500
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Health: 430 → 500
Buff
Cooldown Reduction
Innervating Locket now grants 10% cooldown reduction, up from 0%.
0%→10%
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Cooldown Reduction: 0% → 10%
Buff
Innervation Health and Mana Restored
Innervation health and mana restored on Innervating Locket increases from 50 / 20 to 60 / 25.
50 / 20→60 / 25
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Innervation Health and Mana Restored: 50 / 20 → 60 / 25
Wriggle's Lantern and Feral Flare
League Classic
Adjust
Build Path
Wriggle's Lantern and Feral Flare now build from Madred's Razors + Recurve Bow instead of Madred's Razors + Vampiric Scepter; the total cost (2000g) is unchanged.
Wriggle's Lantern and Feral Flare no longer grant attack damage (down from 25).
25→0
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Attack Damage: 25 → 0
Buff
Attack Speed
Wriggle's Lantern and Feral Flare now grant 30% attack speed, up from 0%.
0%→30%
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Attack Speed: 0% → 30%
Runes and Progression
League Classic
Buff
Rune Pages
Every League Classic player gets 2 additional Rune Pages for free.
Everyone has been given 2 additional Rune Pages for free
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Rune Pages: Everyone has been given 2 additional Rune Pages for free
Buff
Influence Points
Influence Points (IP) gained per game have more than doubled.
IP gained per game has more than doubled
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Influence Points: IP gained per game has more than doubled
Buff
Classic XP
Classic XP gained per game has doubled.
Classic XP gained per game has doubled
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Classic XP: Classic XP gained per game has doubled
Fix
Bug Fix
Players no longer get party XP and IP bonuses when solo queued.
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Bug Fix: Players no longer gain party XP/IP bonuses when solo queued
Buff
Quintessence IP Cost
Quintessence runes now cost 1000 IP, down from 1250.
1250→1000
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Quintessence IP Cost: 1250 → 1000
Buff
Minor Rune IP Cost
Minor runes now cost 500 IP, down from 650.
650→500
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Minor Rune IP Cost: 650 → 500
Quintessence of Health Regeneration
League Classic
Buff
Health Regeneration per 5 seconds
Health regeneration per 5 seconds on Quintessence of Health Regeneration increases from +1.5 to +3.0.
+1.5→+3.0
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Health Regeneration per 5 seconds: +1.5 → +3.0
Champion Swapping
League Classic
New
Champion Swap
Champion swapping is now enabled during the Loadout phase of Champion Select.
Enabled during the Loadout phase
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NEW Champion Swap: Enabled during the Loadout phase.
New
Swap Request
Players can request champion swaps and accept swap requests; lanes stay the same.
Players can request to swap champions, and players can accept swap requests. Lanes stay the same
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NEW Swap Request: Players can request to swap champions, and players can accept swap requests. Lanes stay the same.
New
Champion Pick Order Swapping
Players can swap champion pick order.
Players can swap champion pick order
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NEW Champion Pick Order Swapping: Players can swap champion pick order.
Council
League Classic
New
Voting Topics
The Council goes live: players can see and vote on multiple topics during the active voting period.
Players can see and vote on multiple topics during active voting
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NEW Voting Topics: Players can see and vote on multiple topics during active voting.
New
Voting Results
Players can see the results for each Council topic after voting.
Players can see the results for the topics that were voted on
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NEW Voting Results: Players can see the results for the topics that were voted on.
Ranked Loading Screen Borders
League Classic
Removed
Modern Ranked Borders
Modern ranked borders are removed from the League Classic loading screen.
Removed from the Classic loading screen
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REMOVED Modern Ranked Borders: Removed from the Classic loading screen.
Summoner's Rift
League Classic
Adjust
Art Updates
Summoner's Rift art is updated to look more like the original: missing foliage and decals are added, an unintended prop is removed, decals and map details are updated, and affected walls, ground and mesh normals are corrected.
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Art Updates: Added missing foliage and decals, removed an unintended prop, updated decals and map details, and corrected affected walls, ground, and mesh normals.
Adjust
Lighting Updates
Lighting at both spawn locations and on the purple diamond torches is updated to look closer to the original.
Updated lighting at both spawn locations and on the purple diamond torches to look closer to the original
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Lighting Updates: Updated lighting at both spawn locations and on the purple diamond torches to look closer to the original.
Bug fixes
League Classic
Fix
Fixed a bug where Exhaust reduced true damage.
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Fixed a bug where Exhaust reduced true damage.
Fix
Fixed bugs where Iceborn Gauntlet, Kayle's Reckoning, and Shaco's Two-Shiv Poison ignored Master Yi's Highlander's slow resistance and Morgana's Black Shield.
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Fixed bugs where Iceborn Gauntlet, Kayle's Reckoning, and Shaco's Two-Shiv Poison ignored Master Yi's Highlander's slow resistance and Morgana's Black Shield.
Fix
Fixed bugs where many spells did not trigger Call for Help and therefore did not provoke minion aggro.
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Fixed bugs where many spells did not trigger Call for Help and therefore did not provoke minion aggro.
Fix
Fixed a bug where moving a stacked Tear item over another Tear item could copy the number of stacks to the other Tear items.
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Fixed a bug where moving a stacked Tear item over another Tear item could copy the number of stacks to the other Tear items.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Vayne's Condemn (E) granted 8 Tear stacks instead of 4.
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Fixed a bug where Vayne's Condemn (E) granted 8 Tear stacks instead of 4.
Fix
Fixed a bug where placing Red Trinket, Sight Ward, or Vision Ward canceled Recall.
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Fixed a bug where placing Red Trinket, Sight Ward, or Vision Ward canceled Recall.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Statikk Shiv triggered before a ranged projectile landed on an enemy unit.
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Fixed a bug where Statikk Shiv triggered before a ranged projectile landed on an enemy unit.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Sivir's Spell Shield (E) did not block Leona's Zenith Blade (E).
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Fixed a bug where Sivir's Spell Shield (E) did not block Leona's Zenith Blade (E).
Fix
Fixed a bug where the client could display an empty content area after the XP Results screen.
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Fixed a bug where the client could display an empty content area after the XP Results screen.
Fix
Fixed bugs where Nidalee's Bushwhack/Pounce (W) tooltip omitted the trap duration, displayed debug text for Cougar Form damage values, and displayed incorrect spacing and text colors.
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Fixed bugs where Nidalee's Bushwhack/Pounce (W) tooltip omitted the trap duration, displayed debug text for Cougar Form damage values, and displayed incorrect spacing and text colors.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Lulu's Faerie Companion (Passive) glowing model VFX disappeared after disconnecting and reconnecting.
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Fixed a bug where Lulu's Faerie Companion (Passive) glowing model VFX disappeared after disconnecting and reconnecting.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Amumu's Despair (W) VFX disappeared and its SFX remained at Amumu's last location after disconnecting and reconnecting.
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Fixed a bug where Amumu's Despair (W) VFX disappeared and its SFX remained at Amumu's last location after disconnecting and reconnecting.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Leona's Zenith Blade's missile hitbox was too narrow.
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Fixed a bug where Leona's Zenith Blade's missile hitbox was too narrow.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Akali's AD/AP particles were misaligned on her hands for Classic skins.
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Fixed a bug where Akali's AD/AP particles were misaligned on her hands for Classic skins.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Akali's Q mark did not display its Heal VFX if her passive was active.
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Fixed a bug where Akali's Q mark did not display its Heal VFX if her passive was active.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Anivia's Q tooltip did not show the slow duration.
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Fixed a bug where Anivia's Q tooltip did not show the slow duration.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Kassadin's Passive tooltip did not accurately reflect that Kassadin gained Attack Speed based on damage mitigated.
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Fixed a bug where Kassadin's Passive tooltip did not accurately reflect that Kassadin gains Attack Speed based on damage mitigated.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Lee Sin's Q tooltip did not clarify its damage cap to monsters.
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Fixed a bug where Lee Sin's Q tooltip did not clarify its damage cap to monsters.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Leona's Q tooltip did not show the accurate stun duration.
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Fixed a bug where Leona's Q tooltip did not show the accurate stun duration.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Soraka's W tooltip did not show the accurate Armor buff duration.
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Fixed a bug where Soraka's W tooltip did not show the accurate Armor buff duration.
Fix
Fixed various bugs where tooltip values and ability data were hardcoded instead of referencing the appropriate data values.
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Fixed various bugs where tooltip values and ability data were hardcoded instead of referencing the appropriate data values.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Fiddlesticks's Dark Wind could interrupt his attack animation every time it bounced.
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Fixed a bug where Fiddlesticks's Dark Wind could interrupt his attack animation every time it bounced
Fix
Fixed a bug where Amumu's Bandage Toss didn't scale with Cooldown Reduction.
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Fixed a bug where Amumu's Bandage Toss didn't scale with Cooldown Reduction.
Fix
Fixed a bug where the Strength of Spirit Mastery required players to invest 3 points into Expanded Mind.
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Fixed a bug where the Strength of Spirit Mastery required players to invest 3 points into Expanded Mind.
Fix
Fixed a tooltip bug with Energy Regeneration Seals not mentioning that it was per 5 seconds.
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Fixed a tooltip bug with Energy Regeneration Seals not mentioning that it was per 5 seconds.
Fix
Fixed multiple text box bugs in the Classic Home Page.
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Fixed multiple text box bugs in the Classic Home Page.
Fix
Fixed sorting bugs with Portraits in the Classic Store.
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Fixed sorting bugs with Portraits in the Classic Store.
New Ultra Hydra augment: gain a Tiamat when you complete a Hydra item.
Gain a Tiamat when completing a Hydra Item
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NEW Effect: Gain a Tiamat when completing a Hydra Item
New
Quest
Ultra Hydra's quest: gain Ravenous Hydra, Profane Hydra and Titanic Hydra.
Gain Ravenous Hydra, Profane Hydra and Titanic Hydra
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NEW Quest: Gain Ravenous Hydra, Profane Hydra and Titanic Hydra
New
Reward
Ultra Hydra's reward: gain Ultra Hydra.
Gain Ultra Hydra
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NEW Reward: Gain Ultra Hydra
Upgrade Death's Dance
ARAM: Mayhem
New
Effect
New Upgrade Death's Dance augment: gain 250 gold; 40% / 15% of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds, and you instantly heal for 125% bonus AD when you score a takedown.
Gain 250 Gold. 40%/15% of damage taken is dealt to you over 3s. heal 125% bonus AD instantly when scoring a takedown
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NEW Effect: Gain 250 Gold. 40%/15% of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds. Heal 125% bonus AD instantly when scoring a takedown.
Upgrade Infinity Edge
ARAM: Mayhem
Nerf
Critical Strike Chance
Upgrade Infinity Edge no longer grants critical strike chance.
Removed
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REMOVED Critical Strike Chance: Removed
Upgrade Ravenous
ARAM: Mayhem
Buff
Effect
Upgrade Ravenous's cleave effect now also triggers on minions.
Cleave effect also trigger on minions
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Effect: Cleave effect also trigger on minions
Buff
Life Steal on Ravenous Hydra
Ravenous Hydra's life steal with Upgrade Ravenous increases from 18% to 20%.
18%→20%
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Life Steal on Ravenous Hydra: 18% → 20%
Bug fixes
ARAM: Mayhem
Fix
Fixed a bug where Squishy Slappy Grab triggered immediately after Sion died instead of refreshing after 35 seconds.
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Fixed a bug where Squishy Slappy Grab triggered immediately after Sion died instead of refreshing after 35 seconds.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Stuck in Here With Me triggered after Mordekaiser's (R) ended.
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Fixed a bug where Stuck in Here With Me triggers after Mordekaiser's (R) ended.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Echo Cast clone will cast spells in the wrong direction after reconnecting.
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Fixed a bug where Echo Cast clone will cast spells in the wrong direction after reconnecting.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Archmage put ammo spells on cooldown when casting other spells.
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Fixed a bug where Archmage put ammo spells on cooldown when casting other spells.
Fix
Fixed a bug where teammates' burn and damage over time also grant Gold after Blood Money Burn triggered.
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Fixed a bug where teammates' burn and damage over time also grant Gold after Blood Money Burn triggers.
Fix
Fixed a bug where High Roller failed to trigger on certain champions.
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Fixed a bug where High Roller failed to trigger on certain champions.
Fixed a bug where Spectral Cutlass gave twice as much Lethality as intended in Arena.
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Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where this was giving twice as much Lethality.
Staff of Flowing Water
Arena
Nerf
Heal and Shield Power
Heal and shield power on Staff of Flowing Water decreases from 14% to 10% (removed Arena mod).
14%→10% (removed Arena mod)
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Heal and Shield Power: 14% → 10% (removed Arena Mod)
Sword of Blossoming Dawn
Arena
Buff
Ability Power Ratio
Ability power ratio on Sword of Blossoming Dawn increases from 7% to 10%.
7%→10%
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Ability Power Ratio: 7% → 10%
Serve Beyond Death
Arena
Buff
Duration
Duration on Serve Beyond Death increases from 3s / 6s to 4s / 8s.
3s / 6s→4s / 8s
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Duration: 3s / 6s → 4s / 8s
ReplayAPI
All modes
New
Added a controller preset for spectator camera movement, giving smoother control of camera views when ReplayAPI is enabled.
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NEW Added controller preset for spectator camera movement, giving users smoother control of camera views when ReplayAPI is enabled. Instructions for getting started with the ReplayAPI can be accessed here.
Bug fixes
All modes
Fix
Fixed a bug where Jayce's EQ damage was not properly displayed as enhanced damage.
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Fixed a bug where Jayce's EQ damage was not properly displayed as enhanced damage.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Diana's E dash speed was slower than intended in certain cases.
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Fixed a bug where Diana's E dash speed was slower than intended in certain cases.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Akali's Shuriken (E) could travel across the map, allowing her to hit and dash to targets at unintended distances.
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Fixed a bug where Akali's Shuriken (E) could travel across the map, allowing her to hit and dash to targets at unintended distances.
Fix
Fixed a bug with Swiftmarch's tooltip where it stated it provided more Slow Resist than it did.
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Fixed a bug with Swiftmarch's tooltip where it stated it provided more Slow Resist than it did.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Vladimir's passive did not properly convert AP from runes.
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Fixed a bug where Vladimir P would not properly convert AP from runes.
Fix
Fixed a bug in Blind Pick (Custom Games) where junglers would be locked out of their starting items in very rare cases.
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Fixed a bug in Blind Pick (Custom Games) where junglers would be locked out of their starting items in very rare cases.
Passive - Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard · Remount cooldown
Remount cooldown on Kled's Skaarl, the Cowardly Lizard (Passive) decreases from 12s to 5s.
12s→5s
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Remount Cooldown: 12s → 5s
Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Stat lines were parsed deterministically from Riot's notes; buff and nerf labels follow the numbers (for cooldowns and costs, lower is better) or Riot's own designer notes. Cosmetics (skins and chromas) and the system requirements notice are omitted. Source: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-17-notes/ · fetched Oct 7, 2026.