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Bee woo woop - the Worlds patch is here! Plenty of pro tuning, more champs return to Classic, and HEARTSTEEL are living their lives.

Game Updates - 10/6/2026

Bee wee woop - it's time for WORLDS! For Summoner's Rift, this is the patch we'll be seeing our year-defining competitive play on. Lock in, because we've got some adjustments to some pro staples like Ambessa & K'Sante, and buffs to weaker champions who might be on the edge of viability like Kennen & Kindred. Rocketbelt is getting another tap to make it a bit worse at just being a purchasable Flash for immobile characters, with some immediate compensation for some core users because this is the patch and it's the only shot we've got.

There's quite a bit more, including fun stuff for Mayhem & Classic, so read on for details!

• Austin "Riot wroadie" Wright
• Erika "Riot Cashmiir" Haas
• Steven "Riot sternest" Earnest

We're soon coming up on the Worlds patch (which is the patch after this one), so our first round of pro-focused Summoner's Rift changes are coming up here. We've identified some potential fringe picks for the tournament that could also provide some normal play variety without becoming disruptive with a nudge up in power, and knocking some individual meta outliers as well (and also Nasus). Is anyone actually reading these things? Systemically, the top lane role quest has been quite successful at freeing up top laners to skip Teleport, so we think increasing their map influence through that spell (both if you take it from the start of game or just through the quest) is a fair place to give the role some power.

he Beacon of Hope has officially been inducted into the Hall of Legends. Congratulations, Caps!

This week's patch kicks off our event that honors the most decorated player in European League of Legends history. The Hall of Legends battle pass will take you on a journey through his storied career, and features new cosmetics plus brand new skins co-developed by Caps himself. We can't wait to celebrate such a humble, confident, and resilient competitor with you all.

This patch also features changes to Summoner's Rift balance, with some targeted nerfs on overperforming pro supports like Nautilus and Bard, as well as some taps to Seraphine bot and Zeri. A round of buffs is in order for Viego, Zaahen, Master Yi, Ekko, and Kassadin. Finally, Cassiopeia has slithered her way into an adjustment to help reduce her pro skew.

Classic will be having a big old Demacian reunion this week as Fiora, Galio, Poppy, Shyvana, and Xin Zhao join the fray in addition to a host of balance changes and the results of our first Council vote!

For all you Mayhem heads out there, we're making sure that the Augment choices you receive make more sense for the champion you're playing, as we continue to improve the Augment pools.