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Brand buffs, Ryze adjustments, and more

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18 February 2026

With plenty of inclusions at the start of season 16, the League of Legends patch 26.4 has now adjusted several elements to bring more balance to the title. The developers are tweaking numerous items, along with renowned jungle champions. On top of that, some Winter Sports skins will be available temporarily on the market.

Here are all the changes mentioned in the official League of Legends patch 26.4.

All champion buffs in League of Legends patch 26.4

All major changes in League of Legends patch 26.4 (Image via Riot Games)

“1) Annie

Q – Disintegrate

Base Damage: 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 / 240 ⇒ 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260

E – Molten Shield

Cooldown: 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10 seconds ⇒ 10 seconds

2) Brand

Passive – Blaze

Ablaze Monster Damage: 265% ⇒ 270%
Non-Epic Monster Damage Cap: 40 ⇒ 50

3) Camille

E – Hookshot

Always On Point: Attack speed is now gained when Camille dashes off a wall, regardless of whether or not she hits an enemy champion.

4) Darius

Passive – Hemorrhage

Monster Damage: 2x ⇒ 2.5x

5) Fizz

W – Seastone Trident

Bonus Monster Damage: 60 ⇒ 90

6) Graves

E – Quickdraw

Armor per Stack: 4 / 7 / 10 / 13 / 16 ⇒ 7 / 10 / 13 / 16 / 19
MR per Stack: 2 / 3.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 8 ⇒ 3.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 8 / 9.5

7) Hwei

WW – Pool of Reflection

Maximum Shield Value: 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200 ⇒ 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 / 260
Ally Shield Mod: 75% ⇒ 85%

R – Spiraling Despair

Cooldown: 140 / 115 / 80 ⇒ 120 / 100 / 80

8) Illaoi

Passive – Prophet of an Elder God

Tentacle Base Damage: 9-180 (based on level) ⇒ 9-200 (based on level)

9) Lux

Base Stats

Base Mana: 480 ⇒ 440
Starting Mana Regen: 7 ⇒ 9

Q – Light Binding

Cooldown: 11 / 10.5 / 10 / 9.5 / 9 ⇒ 10

W – Prismatic Barrier

Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 ⇒ 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10

10) Maokai

Q – Bramble Smash

Bonus Monster Damage: 120 / 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 ⇒ 140 / 150 / 160 / 170 / 180

11) Samira

Q – Flair

Life Steal Effectiveness: 80% ⇒ 100%

R – Inferno Trigger

Life Steal Effectiveness: 80% ⇒ 100%

12) Teemo

E – Toxic Shot

Monster Damage: 145% ⇒ 160%

13) Udyr

Q – Wilding Claw

Base Bonus Damage On-Hit: 5 / 11 / 17 / 23 / 29 / 35 ⇒ 5 / 13 / 21 /29 / 37 / 45

W – Iron Mantle

Base Shield Strength: 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 ⇒ 45 / 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 / 145

14) Xayah

Q – Double Daggers

W – Deadly Plumage

Cooldown: 20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 ⇒ 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 seconds

E – Bladecaller

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All champion nerfs in League of Legends patch 26.4

1) Ambessa

Q – Cunning Sweep

Sundering Slam

Bonus Damage to Monsters: 150 ⇒ 125

2) Aphelios

Passive – The Hitman and the Seer

Bonus AD: 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 ⇒ 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 24

3) Braum

R – Glacial Fissure

Base Damage: 150 / 300 / 450 ⇒ 150 / 250 / 350
Cooldown: 120 / 100 / 80 ⇒ 130 / 115 / 100 seconds

4) Gwen

Q – Snip Snip!

Base Damage per Snip: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 ⇒ 10 / 13.5 / 17 / 20.5 / 24
Minion Damage Modifier: 0.75x ⇒ 0.8x

R – Needlework

Base Damage per Needle: 35 / 65 / 95 ⇒ 30 / 50 / 70

5) Jinx

Base Stats

Armor Growth: 4.7 ⇒ 4.2

6) Kassadin

Base Stats

Health Growth: 119 ⇒ 113

E – Force Pulse

Slow: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90% ⇒ 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70%

7) Kayle

Q – Radiant Blast

Base Damage: 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 ⇒ 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180

8) Kennen

R – Slicing Maelstrom

Cooldown: 120 / 100 / 80 ⇒ 120

9) Naafiri

Base Stats

Base Health Regen: 7.5 ⇒ 6
Health Regen Growth: 0.7 ⇒ 0.6

Q – Darkin Daggers

Mana Cost: 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 ⇒ 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90

E – Eviscerate

10) Qiyana

Base Stats

Health Growth: 121 ⇒ 115

11) Rengar

Q – Savagery

Damage: 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+ 100 / 103.75 / 107.5 / 111.25 / 115% total AD) ⇒ 20 / 55 / 90 / 125 / 160 (+ 105% total AD)
Ferocity Damage: 30 – 235 (based on level) (+130% total AD) ⇒ 35 – 240 (based on level) (+120% total AD)

12) Rumble

Base Stats

R – The Equalizer

Maximum Damage: 700 / 1050 / 1400 ⇒ 600 / 1000 / 1400

13) Swain

W – Vision of Empire

Slow: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70% ⇒ 50% at all ranks

R – Demonic Ascension

Damage per Second Scaling: 5% AP ⇒ 4% AP
Demonflare Damage Scaling: 50% AP ⇒ 40% AP
Demonflare Slow: 75% ⇒ 50%

14) Syndra

W – Force of Will

Base Damage: 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 ⇒ 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190

R – Unleashed Power

Base Damage: 90 / 130 / 170 ⇒ 80 / 120 / 160

15) Twitch

Base Stats

Health Growth: 104 ⇒ 98
Armor Growth: 4.2 ⇒ 4

16) Zac

Q – Stretching Strikes

Damage per Hit: 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 (+ 30% AP) (+ 3% of Zac’s maximum health) ⇒ 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 30% AP) (+ 3% of Zac’s bonus health)

R – Let’s Bounce!

Initial Base Damage: 140 / 210 / 280 ⇒ 120 / 190 / 260
Maximum Base Damage: 350 / 525 / 700 ⇒ 300 / 475 / 650

All champion adjustments in League of Legends patch 26.4

1) Lee Sin

W – Iron Will

Spell Vamp No More: Lee Sin W2 grants Life Steal and Spell Vamp.
Lee Sin is unable to heal with W2 and Smite on either minions, jungle monsters, or Champions ⇒ Lee Sin W2 grants Omnivamp, which will apply to minions, monsters, and Champions.

2) Ryze