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Patch 26.18: Seraphine drops 1.4 points, Master Yi climbs 6.2

By ggez.gg · September 9, 2026

11 champions changed in patch 26.18. 102,440 Ranked Solo/Duo games later, 6 of them have a win rate on both sides to compare.

11
champions changed
102,440
ranked games
6
with a figure
3
buffs landed
0
nerfs cut

Biggest movers among the changed champions

Master Yi buff 45.3 % 51.5 % +6.2 Syndra nerf 48.4 % 54.0 % +5.6 Viego buff 43.9 % 48.9 % +5.0 Nautilus nerf 48.1 % 51.3 % +3.2 Ekko buff 47.7 % 49.9 % +2.2 Seraphine adjust 51.2 % 49.8 % −1.4

Buffs

3 buffs landed: Master Yi(+6.2), Viego(+5.0), Ekko(+2.2).

Nerfs

2 champions held up despite the nerf: Syndra(+5.6), Nautilus(+3.2).

Adjustments

Riot called these adjustments; in ranked they went: Seraphine(−1.4).

Who is being picked

Pick rate up most

Ekko+1.7Master Yi+0.5

Pick rate down most

Seraphine−3.8Viego−1.1Syndra−0.5

Moved without a change

Locke+6.7Nasus+5.9Graves−5.6Yone−4.8

Not in the notes, but moved anyway — the meta, items, or the champions around them.

Items and systems

Guinsoo's Rageblade1 change
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How this is counted

Win and pick rates come from Ranked Solo/Duo games ggez.gg aggregates per patch, all ranks. A champion gets a figure once 200 of their games are on each of the two patches; buff, nerf and adjust follow Riot's change list. Pick rate is games on the champion per ranked match. Full notes on leagueoflegends.com

Riot Games articles are linked, not copied — titles and dates only. Win rates: ggez.gg, Ranked Solo/Duo.

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