League of Legends Patch 26.3 Notes
Official Patch Notes: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/patch-26-3-notes
Fresh Spawns – New Additions
New Firecracker skins for Ashe, Caitlyn, Poppy, Seraphine, Yuumi, and Ziggs. Your shop returns February 10th to March 10th. Demacia Rising in-client minigame has more content unlocked.
Epic Spawns – Big Changes
MASSIVE ARAM: Mayhem update, 45 new augments, a progression track, and new augment sets. Augment sets function exactly like TFT traits, more of the same will get you bonuses scaling with how many of the same set you manage to equip. I've broken down the sets by name, the benefit, and what augments are in that category.
Death Knell 2 from this set gives you 40% reduced death timers. Augments of this set are clown college, train of the dead, self destruct, and dive bomber.
Firecracker 2 from this set makes all firecracker missiles bounce to 2 nearby enemies for 40% damage, and 4 makes them bounce to 3 targets for 80%. Augments of this set are magic missile, critical missile, light em up, typhoon, twin fire, and fan the hammer.
High Roller 2 from this set makes minions have a chance to drop a stat anvil on death, 3 gives 50% chance for gold or prismatic anvils, and 4 gives an additional 50%. Augments of this set are stats, stats on stats, stats on stats on stats, pandoras box, and transmute gold, prismatic and chaos.
Stackasaurus Rex 2 from this set gives you 50% more stacks from all sources, and 3 gives 100%, and 4 gives 200%. Augments of this set are infinite recursion, master of duality, tap dancer, soul eater, quest: steal your heart, phenomenal evil, shrink engine, hubris, and slap around.
Wee Woo Wee Woo 2 from this set gives you 25% heal and shield power and 40% speed, 3 gives 35% heal and shield power and 50% speed, and 4 gives 45% heal and shield power and 60% speed.* Augments of this set are Windspeaker's blessing, I'm a baby kitty where is mama, Upgrade: Mikael's blessing, all for you, critical healing, sonata, and first aid kit.
Fully Automated 2 from this set gives 30% reduction on autocast cooldowns, and 3 makes autocast cooldowns scale with abiliy haste. Augments of this set are prom queen, quantum computing, ok boomerang, sonata, divine intervention, self destruct, frost wraith, and firefox.
Archmage 2 from this set refunds 40% of a random one of your abilities when you cast a spell. Augments of this set are overflow, mind to matter, buff buddy, juiced, and ocean soul.
Make it Rain 2 from this set increases gold gained from augments and kills by 25%, 3 by 50%, and 4 by 100%. Augments of this set are goldrend, heads up cupcake, donation, red envelope, from beginning to end, upgrade immolate, and upgrade collector.
Snowday 2 from this set gives 50 ability haste on snowballs and they deal 30% more damage, 3 gives 100 ability haste and 50% damage, and 4 gives 150 ability haste and 100% more damage. Augments of this set are biggest snowball ever, golden snowball, snowball upgrade, pinball snowball, and snowball roulette.
We are finally able to take any summoner spell we want and are not forced to have flash. If you take an augment that replaces a summoner spell, you will be given the option of which to replace.
Main Champion Changes
- Buffed champions this patch are Ahri, Bel'veth, Briar, Draven, Ezreal, Hecarim, Heimerdinger, Kayn, Maokai, Naafiri, Nunu and William, Trundle, Tryndamere, Vi, Xin Zhao, Yone, and Zaahen.
- Nerfed champions this patch are Braum, Diana, Ekko, Nilah, Riven, Ryze, Varus, Volibear, and Zed.
- Adjusted champions this patch are Jayce and MEL MEDARDA!!!
System & Item Changes
- Faelights at the river reveal a smaller area, stealth wards have a longer cooldown early, and control wards start in the support role quest slot. Champion bounties received an adjustment and turret plates are stronger with one nearby enemy champion and weaker with more. Cash back and triple tonic runes got nerfed and phase rush got nerfed for ranged champions.
- Actualizer costs less. Dusk and Dawn gives more health but has less base ad scaling. Endless Hunger costs more and gives more AD. Protoplasm Harness gives more ability haste, more max health gain from lifeline, but heal scales less with Armor and MR. Armored Advance and Chainlaced Crushers (midlane boot upgrades), have adjusted scaling on their respective shields.