Patch 26.9
League of Legends Patch 26.9 Notes
2026-04-28
TL;DR
Snapshot
Recent champion updates include buffs for Ezreal, Gragas, and Kennen, while Briar and Zoe receive nerfs.
- Ambessa's ultimate cast time increased for clearer counterplay.
- Briar's health growth reduced to lower survivability.
- Ezreal's AP ratios significantly increased to promote AP builds.
- Gragas's damage reduction from W increased for better late-game impact.
- Kennen's abilities now have critical strike synergy for AD builds.
- Briar's health growth reduced to lower her survivability.
- Zoe's damage and cooldowns adjusted to reduce laning power.
Quick stats
Champions touched: 14
Buffs: 7
Nerfs: 2
Adjustments: 5
Biggest Buffs & Nerfs list
Buffs
- Ezreal's AP ratios significantly increased to promote AP builds.
- Gragas's damage reduction from W increased for better late-game impact.
- Kennen's abilities now have critical strike synergy for AD builds.
Nerfs
- Briar's health growth reduced to lower survivability.
- Briar's health growth reduced to lower her survivability.
- Zoe's damage and cooldowns adjusted to reduce laning power.
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Ambessa
Ambessa's ultimate cast time is increased for clearer counterplay.
Briar
Briar's health growth is reduced to lower her survivability.
Ezreal
Ezreal's AP ratios are significantly increased to promote AP builds.
Gragas
Gragas's damage reduction from W is increased for better late-game impact.
Kennen
Kennen's abilities now have critical strike synergy for AD builds.
Shyvana
Shyvana's stats and abilities are adjusted to improve build diversity.
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench's support abilities are improved for better performance.
Teemo
Teemo's E now has bonus AD ratios to support on-hit builds.
Udyr
Udyr's abilities are adjusted to broaden his AD Q bruiser builds.
Warwick
Warwick's on-hit damage scaling is increased for better late-game performance.
Zeri
Zeri's power is shifted from burst damage to mobility and early game.
Zoe
Zoe's damage and cooldowns are adjusted to reduce her laning power.
Taliyah
Taliyah's damage has been adjusted to balance her performance.
Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao's abilities have been adjusted to encourage more attack speed and AP builds.
System Changes
No system changes were captured for this patch.
Meta Notes
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