Riot Games rolled out patch 26.14 on July 15, 2026. This update focuses on champion balance rather than major systemic changes, with notable adjustments to Corki, Locke, and Azir, alongside the highly anticipated launch of the T1 Worlds 2025 championship skin line.
Corki gets a bot-lane boost
Corki has struggled to find his footing in bot lane over the past several patches. Riot is giving him extra firepower for later in the game by enhancing his spell-weaving missile fantasy: remaining recharge time reduction from autos moves from a 2-4 second range to 2-6 seconds, letting him chain his spells much faster in the late game.
Locke pulled back after a hot start
Locke, the Ashen Exorcist, released in patch 26.13, is losing power on both damage and durability. Nail damage drops from 50-90 to 50-82, stack base bonus damage falls from 20-60 to 18-50, Nail recast hold time is cut from 5 to 4 seconds, and base Grey Health cap shrinks from 40-200 to 40-160.
Azir benefits from bug fixes
Rather than straight buffs, Azir gets a batch of bug fixes that should meaningfully strengthen his gameplay: Scorch, Liandry's Torment, Blackfire Torch, and Hextech Alternator now deal 100% of their damage on-hit instead of 50%, Conqueror applies 2 stacks on-hit instead of 1, and Press the Attack now correctly applies to the primary target hit.
T1 Worlds 2025 skins finally arrive
Patch 26.14 also marks the arrival of the T1 Worlds 2025 Championship collection, built around the "Ascended Warriors" concept. Six skins are included for Ambessa, Xin Zhao, Galio, Yunara, Seraphine, and Miss Fortune. Finals MVP Gumayusi is the only player receiving two cosmetics: a personalized Yunara skin and a Prestige Miss Fortune skin honoring his three World titles from 2023, 2024, and 2025.
A routine balance patch that sets the stage for the big date on July 29: the launch of League of Legends Classic in patch 26.15.