League of Legends

Patch 26.3

Patch 26.3 Notes — February 3, 2026

Nerf a few dominant picks, restore underperforming champs, and tune system pacing while expanding ARAM Mayhem content.

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Top Buffs

Bel'Veth · Hecarim · Xin Zhao

Top Nerfs

Nilah · Zed Jungle · Varus Top

Systems To Watch

Champion Bounties · Faelights and Vision · Turret Plates

Summary extraction: this patch is partially structured, so detailed stat deltas may be limited.

Systems

4 entries

Devalue rate on death

1 per 2.5 gold given out

1 per 3.5 gold given out

Re-increment rate from farming

1 per 5 gold earned

1 per 7 gold earned

Bulwark temporary resistances

20-100 per plate based on nearby enemy champions

30-50 per plate based on nearby enemy champions

Reactive VFX

Previous visual size

Now smaller, especially on repeated hits

River pixel brush faelight reveal shape

Expanded past scuttle pad and epic pit entrance

Cuts off before scuttle pad and epic pit entrance

Stealth Ward Trinket cooldown

170-90s by level

210-90s by level

Other vision changes

Cloud/Chemtech base-gate blooms present

Those blooms removed; Fiddlesticks and Neeko faelight visuals adjusted

Starting setup

No guaranteed role-slot control ward at game start

Control ward starts in the role quest slot