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Patch 26.20

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Champions
16
Buffs
9
Nerfs
7
Adjustments
3
Items
3

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ULTY analysis

Pro-play marksmen and early lane bullies get trimmed, while weak picks get lifts

Patch 26.20 pulls back some tools that are very strong in coordinated play, such as Ashe, Cassiopeia, K'Sante, and Yunara. Meanwhile, bot laners like Lucian and Vayne, along with Swain, Smolder, and Mordekaiser, receive buffs. Expect more variety in bot lane and slightly less reliance on hyperscaling picks, though the size of the shifts is uncertain.

Trends

  1. 01

    Pre-Worlds nerfs target pro-play staples

    Ashe, Ambessa, K'Sante, and Cassiopeia all lose power, with the designers openly citing elite play. Ranked players may feel these changes less.

  2. 02

    Bot lane gets rebalanced

    Lucian, Vayne, and Smolder are buffed while Ashe, Yunara, and Runaan's Hurricane are nerfed. That should open the lane for early-power and crit-focused marksmen.

  3. 03

    Rocketbelt reshapes AP bruisers

    The item loses haste but gains damage, pushing it toward aggressive all-ins. Kennen and Neeko receive small buffs to offset the change.

Winners

Losers

Our own AI-generated analysis based on the official numbers. Real stats have the final say.

Affected champions16

Base Stats

  • Attack DamageBuff

    Before: 60 + 2.5/LevelNow: 60 + 2.9/Level

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Items3

  • Experimental Hexplate

    Nerf

    Ranged users get 10% less attack speed and move speed from the item, which tames them as first rush top laners. Melee users are unaffected.

    • Ranged ModNerf

      Before: 70% of Value (35% Attack Speed, 14% Move Speed)

      Now: 50% of Value (25% Attack Speed, 10% Move Speed)

  • Hextech Rocketbelt

    Adjusted

    Halved ability haste reduces its general stat value, but the active deals much more damage. This favors AP bruisers who commit to all-ins and hurts users who build it for escapes.

    • Ability HasteNerf

      Before: 20

      Now: 10

    • Active DamageBuff

      Before: 100 (+10% AP)

      Now: 135 (+15% AP)

  • Runaan's Hurricane

    Nerf

    A small drop in bolt damage trims a bit of damage for marksmen who rush it. The change is minor and corrects a slight overbuff. The rest of the entry is scoreboard cleanup.

    • Attack Damage per BoltNerf

      Before: 65%

      Now: 60%

    Scoreboard Cleanup

    • Death's Dance

    • Haunting Guise

    • Liandry's Torment

    • Riftmaker

    • Kraken Slayer

    • Terminus

    • Guinsoo's Rageblade

    • Fiendhunter Bolts

    • Echoes of Helia

    • Dead Man's Plate

    • Spear of Shojin

    • Overlord's Bloodmail

    • Hullbreaker

    • Jak'sho the Protean

    • Force of Nature

Numbers taken from Riot Games' official patch notes. Read the full notes