Patch notes News

Patch 26.22

Nov 3, 2026 · Full notes on leagueoflegends.com

14
champions changed
2
items
0
systems
8,437
ranked games on 26.22 so far

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

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 · Emerald+ · 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
50.0 %→46.0 %−4.0
Pick rate
7.5 % −1.0
Games on 26.22
632
Champion page
Locke →

Locke's win rate is down 4.0 points since 26.21.

Win rate over recent patches
50.3 %26.2050.0 %26.2146.0 %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

  • Kennen 50.8 % → 60.5 % +9.7 210 games
  • Evelynn 51.6 % → 57.9 % +6.3 202 games
  • Zoe 50.9 % → 55.3 % +4.4 358 games
  • Neeko 50.1 % → 53.8 % +3.7 238 games
  • Bard 49.5 % → 53.1 % +3.6 384 games

Lost

  • Cho'Gath 52.1 % → 44.0 % −8.1 587 games
  • Malzahar 51.0 % → 44.7 % −6.3 407 games
  • Nami 51.6 % → 45.3 % −6.3 320 games
  • Garen 51.8 % → 46.0 % −5.8 426 games
  • Yorick 50.1 % → 44.6 % −5.5 278 games