Patch notes News

Patch 26.22

Nov 3, 2026 · Full notes on leagueoflegends.com

14
champions changed
2
items
0
systems
7,188
ranked games on 26.22 so far

Champions changed (14) · Ranked Solo/Duo · All ranks

Items · 2

7 bugfixes and quality-of-life changes — on Riot's page

Change list: Riot Games patch notes · Win rates: ggez.gg, Ranked Solo/Duo, all ranks

Locke nerf

Ranked Solo/Duo · All ranks · 26.21 → 26.22

Riot's changes26.22

AbilityStat26.2126.22
Q - Ritual NailsStack Bonus Damage18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 5015 / 22 / 29 / 36 / 43
W - Soul IgnitionDuration6s5s

In ranked · ggez.gg

Win rate
48.4 %→42.8 %−5.6
Pick rate
6.1 % −1.2
Games on 26.22
439
Champion page
Locke →

Locke's win rate is down 5.6 points since 26.21.

Win rate over recent patches
48.8 %26.2048.4 %26.2142.8 %26.22

A figure needs 200 games of the champion on each patch in this rank cohort.

Not in the patch notes, but moved

Unchanged champions whose win rate moved most since 26.21: side effects of item, system or counter changes.

Gained

  • Olaf 49.9 % → 57.6 % +7.7 217 games
  • Zyra 51.6 % → 57.9 % +6.3 437 games
  • Hwei 51.2 % → 57.1 % +5.9 331 games
  • Zoe 49.2 % → 52.3 % +3.1 218 games
  • Gangplank 50.0 % → 53.0 % +3.0 330 games

Lost

  • Illaoi 51.3 % → 42.5 % −8.8 226 games
  • Nami 51.2 % → 43.8 % −7.4 240 games
  • Briar 52.1 % → 45.1 % −7.0 370 games
  • Vel'Koz 51.6 % → 44.6 % −7.0 312 games
  • Vex 51.5 % → 44.5 % −7.0 247 games