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Patch 26.20: The Worlds 2026 Patch, Full Patch Notes Summary

Patch 26.20, the Worlds 2026 patch: pro tuning for Ambessa, K'Sante and Ashe, a Rocketbelt rework, private replays and new HEARTSTEEL skins.

Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Key points of patch 26.20
  • Private replays: you can now only download replays from your own matches
  • Pro nerfs: Ambessa, K'Sante, Ashe, Cassiopeia and Yunara are tuned down before Worlds
  • Buffs: Kennen, Kindred, Smolder, Swain, Tahm Kench, Vayne, Lucian and Mordekaiser
  • Hextech Rocketbelt: Ability Haste drops from 20 to 10, active damage goes up
  • HEARTSTEEL Live My Life skins and Prestige Classic Baron Kog'Maw available October 7

Patch 26.20 is the Worlds patch: this is the version the year's biggest competition is played on. Riot adjusts pro staples like Ambessa and K'Sante, lifts weaker champions like Kennen and Kindred, and retunes the Hextech Rocketbelt.

Private replays

Starting with this patch, you can only access replays from matches you played in. Other players can no longer download your replays, and third-party apps lose access to replay downloads. Riot says it wants to close vulnerabilities exploited by cheat developers. You can still review your own matches from the League client.

Champions

  • Ambessa: passive, Damage 5-30 (+25% bonus AD) → 5-25 (+20% bonus AD)
  • Ashe: Base stats, Attack Damage/level 3.5 → 3
  • Cassiopeia: Base stats, Base Health 630 → 610; Base Mana 480 → 450
  • Diana: W, Shield Bonus Health Ratio 11% → 14%
  • Kennen: E, Bonus Attack Speed 40/50/60/70/80% → 50/60/70/80/90%
  • Kindred: W, Monster Mod 150% → 165%; E, Slow Duration 1 s → 1.5 s; E, Small Monster Targeting: Enabled → Removed
  • K'Sante: W, Mana Cost 40/45/50/55/60 → 45/50/55/60/65; W, Damage Reduction 30/75% → 25/70%
  • Lillia: R, Duration 2.5 s → 2.5/2.75/3 s
  • Lucian: Base stats, Attack Damage 60 + 2.5/level → 60 + 2.9/level
  • Mordekaiser: Q +5/level → +7/level (10-20); R, Cooldown 140/120/100 s → 120/110/100 s
  • Neeko: E, Damage 70/105/140/175/210 → 80/115/150/185/220; E, Root Duration 1.8/2.1/2.4/2.7/3 s → 2/2.25/2.5/2.75/3 s
  • Smolder: R, Healing 100/135/170 (+50% bonus AD) → 100/175/250 (+75% bonus AD)
  • Swain: Base stats, Magic Resistance 31 → 34, Armor 25 → 23; W, Damage 70/105/140/175/210 → 70/115/160/205/250; W, Cooldown 22/21/20/19/18 s → 20/19/18/17/16 s
  • Tahm Kench: Q, Healing 10/13.75/17.5/21.25/25 → 10/20/30/40/50
  • Vayne: Base stats, Health per 5 4 + 0.5/level → 5.5 + 0.4/level; Q, Mana Cost 46/42/38/34/30 → 30
  • Yunara: Q, On Hit Damage 5/10/15/20/25 (+20% AP) → 3/8/13/18/23 (+20% AP); W, Stacks with other slows → No longer stacks with other slows

Items

  • Experimental Hexplate: Ranged Mod 70% → 50% (35% / 14% → 25% / 10%)
  • Hextech Rocketbelt: Ability Haste 20 → 10; Active Damage 100 (+10% AP) → 135 (+15% AP)
  • Runaan's Hurricane: Riot pulls back slightly on a buff that was too strong.

ARAM

Bel'Veth: damage dealt 105% → 100%, damage taken 95% → 100%, tenacity 20% → 0%. Locke: damage dealt 105% → 115%.

Skins

Prestige Classic Baron Kog'Maw, Prestige HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Sett, and HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Ezreal, Kayn, Aphelios, Yone and K'Sante are available October 7, 2026. The Act II Battle Pass arrives with Patch 26.21.

Key takeaways

This patch reins in the dominant champions of pro play and gives weaker picks some room right before Worlds. To find the champion that fits you after these changes, take the RiftMatch quiz.

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