Patch notes News

Patch 26.22

Nov 3, 2026 · Full notes on leagueoflegends.com

14
champions changed
2
items
0
systems
21,038
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 %→44.6 %−3.8
Pick rate
6.6 % −0.7
Games on 26.22
1,394
Champion page
Locke →

Locke's win rate is down 3.8 points since 26.21.

Win rate over recent patches
48.8 %26.2048.4 %26.2144.6 %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

  • Kled 51.0 % → 57.9 % +6.9 328 games
  • Evelynn 50.1 % → 54.9 % +4.8 408 games
  • K'Sante 45.3 % → 48.5 % +3.2 959 games
  • Elise 50.9 % → 54.0 % +3.1 596 games
  • Renata 50.2 % → 53.3 % +3.1 319 games

Lost

  • Briar 52.1 % → 46.7 % −5.4 984 games
  • Sona 51.5 % → 46.1 % −5.4 334 games
  • Karthus 50.0 % → 44.7 % −5.3 403 games
  • Cho'Gath 51.5 % → 46.3 % −5.2 2,065 games
  • Gwen 50.3 % → 45.2 % −5.1 578 games