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
League of Legends
Patch 26.3 Notes — February 3, 2026
Nerf a few dominant picks, restore underperforming champs, and tune system pacing while expanding ARAM Mayhem content.

Top Buffs
Bel'Veth · Hecarim · Xin Zhao
Top Nerfs
Nilah · Zed Jungle · Varus Top
Systems To Watch
Champion Bounties · Faelights and Vision · Turret Plates
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