League of Legends patch 12.9

Every few weeks, League of Legends receives a new patch with champion balance changes, item adjustments and other gameplay updates. Patch 26.14 introduces changes to several champions, modifies a number of items and strengthens the Blue Buff. Continue reading for an overview of the most important updates.
League of Legends Patch 26.14 notes
Patch 26.14 adjusts a selection of champions across different roles. Corki, Mordekaiser, Nami and Yunara receive buffs, while Garen, Jayce, Locke, Senna and Seraphine are weakened. Azir also receives several interaction and bug fixes. In addition, Riot Games has changed three items and increased the Ability Haste granted by the Blue Buff at later levels.
Champions
- W - Arise!
Scorch, Liandry’s Torment, Blackfire Torch and Hextech Alternator now deal 100% of their damage on-hit instead of 50%.
Conqueror now grants 2 stacks on-hit instead of 1.
Press the Attack now applies to the primary target hit. - R - Emperor’s Divide
Now knocks back jungle monsters.
- Attack Damage Growth: 2 ⇒ 2.5
- R - Missile Barrage
Remaining recharge time reduction from basic attacks: 2-4 seconds, based on Critical Strike Chance ⇒ 2-6 seconds.
- R - Demacian Justice
True Damage: 150/250/350 (+25/30/35% of the target’s missing health) ⇒ 125/200/275 (+25/30/35% of the target’s missing health).
- Passive - Hextech Capacitor
Bonus Move Speed: 40 ⇒ 30. - R - Mercury Hammer
Bonus Armor and Magic Resistance: 5/15/25/35 (+7.5% bonus Attack Damage) ⇒ 5/12/19/26 (+7.5% bonus Attack Damage).
- Q - Ritual Nails
Nail recast hold time: 5 seconds ⇒ 4 seconds.
Nail Damage: 50/60/70/80/90 ⇒ 50/58/66/74/82.
Mark Base Bonus Damage: 20/30/40/50/60 ⇒ 18/26/34/42/50. - W - Soul Ignition
Damage Taken Grey Health Cap: 40/80/120/160/200 ⇒ 40/70/100/130/160.
- E - Death’s Grasp
Damage: 60/75/90/105/120 (+40% Ability Power) ⇒ 60/80/100/120/140 (+45% Ability Power). - R - Realm of Death
Stat Steal: 10% ⇒ 13%.
- E - Tidecaller’s Blessing
Damage per Hit: 20/30/40/50/60 ⇒ 20/35/50/65/80.
- Passive - Absolution
Critical Strike Damage Modifier: 85% ⇒ 80%. - Q - Piercing Darkness
Ability Power Slow Ratio: 10% per 100 Ability Power ⇒ 7% per 100 Ability Power.
Ability Power Healing Ratio: 50% Ability Power ⇒ 35% Ability Power.
- Q - High Note
Ability Power Ratio: 50% Ability Power ⇒ 40% Ability Power.
- Attack Damage Growth: 2.5 ⇒ 3.
Items
Immortal Path- Damage Increase Above 50% Maximum Health: 5% ⇒ 4%.
- Healing, Shielding and Regeneration Increase Below 50% Maximum Health: 15% ⇒ 12%.
- Cost: 2500 ⇒ 2600.
- Bonus Health: 200-300 ⇒ 100-300.
- Healing: 200-400 ⇒ 100-400.
- Build Path: Hextech Alternator + Fiendish Codex + Amplifying Tome + 300 gold ⇒ Hextech Alternator + Kindlegem + Ruby Crystal + 350 gold.
- Active Cooldown: 40 seconds ⇒ 50 seconds.
- Ability Power: 70 ⇒ 60.
- Health: 300 ⇒ 350.
Systems
Blue Buff- Ability Haste: 10 ⇒ 10/15/20 at levels 1/6/11.
Ranked Season 2 ending
Ranked Season 2 ends at 23:59 local server time on 28 July 2026, the final day of Patch 26.14. Season 3 begins at 12:00 local server time on 29 July, after Patch 26.15 arrives. Solo and Flex ranked queues will be temporarily disabled during the transition, but Riot Games does not expect players to lose LP or ranked progress.
New skins in Patch 26.14
The T1 2025 Worlds Winner skins and Victorious Rengar arrive with Patch 26.14. The new collection includes T1 Galio, T1 Xin Zhao, T1 Seraphine, T1 Ambessa, T1 Yunara and MVP T1 Miss Fortune. Matching chromas are also available for the T1 skins.
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