Patch notes News

Patch 26.22

Nov 3, 2026 · Full notes on leagueoflegends.com

14
champions changed
2
items
0
systems
3,575
ranked games on 26.22 so far

Champions changed (14) · Ranked Solo/Duo · Diamond+

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 · Diamond+ · 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
50.4 %→45.5 %−4.9
Pick rate
7.7 % −1.7
Games on 26.22
277
Champion page
Locke →

Locke's win rate is down 4.9 points since 26.21.

Win rate over recent patches
51.3 %26.2050.4 %26.2145.5 %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

  • Sion 51.5 % → 58.0 % +6.5 207 games
  • Lissandra 51.6 % → 56.9 % +5.3 232 games
  • Fiora 51.9 % → 57.2 % +5.3 208 games
  • Ambessa 48.2 % → 51.9 % +3.7 260 games
  • Blitzcrank 52.0 % → 55.2 % +3.2 326 games

Lost

  • Darius 51.9 % → 47.1 % −4.8 225 games
  • Cho'Gath 51.6 % → 47.0 % −4.6 215 games
  • Yone 50.1 % → 45.6 % −4.5 586 games
  • Aphelios 50.4 % → 45.9 % −4.5 333 games
  • Aatrox 50.4 % → 46.2 % −4.2 314 games