{"id":34192,"date":"2026-02-18T21:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=34192"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:22:36","slug":"patch-26-4-champion-buffs-nerfs-aram-changes-new-skins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/league-of-legends\/patch-26-4-champion-buffs-nerfs-aram-changes-new-skins\/","title":{"rendered":"League of Legends Patch 26.4 Patch Notes: Buffs, Nerfs, ARAM Changes &amp; New Skins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>League of Legends Patch 26.4 introduces champion balance updates, <strong>ARAM Mayhem<\/strong> adjustments, <strong>Arena <\/strong>changes, <strong>disruptive ping detection<\/strong>, and<strong> six new skins<\/strong>. The patch targets key meta outliers, fine-tunes gameplay systems, and adds limited-time content, including the <strong>ARAM Ionia Cup<\/strong> and returning <strong>Winter Sports skins<\/strong>. Here is a complete breakdown of everything included in LoL Patch 26.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LoL Patch 26.4 Champion Buffs and Nerfs (Full Breakdown)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-1024x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-1536x906.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-450x266.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1-1200x708.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1e9caf48a645561f677da2ebaa2cca64ffca693f-1920x1133-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">via LeagueofLegends.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The l<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leagueoflegends.com\/en-us\/news\/game-updates\/league-of-legends-patch-26-4-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atest LoL Patch 26.4<\/a> brings balance changes to several champions. Below are the key champion adjustments in LoL Patch 26.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Annie <\/strong>&#8211; She was not a part of the meta for some time now, so Riot decided to bring her back. Following the changes, her Q now deals 20 more damage on level 5, whereas her E has a 10-second flat cooldown on all levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gwen <\/strong>&#8211; It\u2019s no surprise that Gwen will be getting some nerfs because she\u2019s been unstoppable recently. After the new patch, her Q now deals less damage per snip, but the minion damage multiplier is 0.8x instead of 0.75x. As for her R, it deals less damage per Needle (70 instead of 95 on level 3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Naafiri <\/strong>&#8211; This champion got both buffs and nerfs. Her Base HP regen is now 6 instead of 7.5 and her Health Regen Growth is 0.6 instead of 0.7. Her Q, on the other hand, deals more damage on levels 3-5 and her E costs 40 mana instead of 30.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Samira <\/strong>&#8211; Her Q now has a 100% life steal effectiveness instead of 80% (the same change also applies to her R).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The only item adjustment in <strong>Patch 26.4<\/strong> affects <strong>Hexoptics C44<\/strong>. The new patch decreased the range for maximum bonus damage to <strong>500 <\/strong>and increased the bonus range on takedown duration to <strong>8<\/strong> seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LoL Patch 26.4 ARAM Mayhem Changes and System Adjustments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">spring into patch 26.4 \ud83c\udf37 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q6pGS3lr6E\">pic.twitter.com\/Q6pGS3lr6E<\/a><\/p>&mdash; League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeagueOfLegends\/status\/2024200457183461844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>LoL Patch 26.4 introduces several <strong>ARAM Mayhem balance adjustments<\/strong>. This includes adjustments to augments like <strong>Poro Blaster<\/strong>, <strong>Devil on Your Shoulder<\/strong> and <strong>Vampirism<\/strong>. Patch 26.4 brings adjustments to several gameplay systems, including changes to how rewards are earned (like Gold rewards) and how certain abilities, like <strong>Health Drain<\/strong>, work. These changes aim to balance the gameplay more effectively, affecting the overall performance and strategies of champions and augments in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, Riot also added many smaller bug fixes whose goal is to make ARAM Mayhem more enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arena Balance Updates in LoL Patch 26.4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The newest Patch 26.4 introduces several champion and item adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pantheon\u2019s <\/strong>W cooldown increases, while <strong>Ahri\u2019s <\/strong>W damage and movement speed are reduced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maokai <\/strong>sees changes to his Q and W, while <strong>Lulu <\/strong>gets a boost to her AP scaling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K&#8217;Sante&#8217;s <\/strong>damage scaling improves, and <strong>Braum\u2019s <\/strong>R and movement speed are buffed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from that, there are different item changes that include a reduced bounty range and longer duration for <strong>Hexoptics<\/strong>. Additionally, Hatchet\u2019s damage is toned down and <strong>Rise of the Forge God\u2019s<\/strong> stat amplification is now increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demacia Rising Fixes, ARAM Ionia Cup Dates and Summoner Spell Changes in Patch 26.4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting with the Summoner Spells changes, Omnivamp will no longer apply to Smite and Ignite damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration for the ARAM Ionia Cup<\/strong> opened on<strong> February 16<\/strong> at <strong>11 AM<\/strong>. The tournament itself will take place on <strong>February 21<\/strong> and <strong>22<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of the <strong>Demacia Rising<\/strong>, patch 26.4 fixes several combat and music issues from 26.3. Event buffs now properly apply percent damage increases to Demacian units, and events will continue even after thousands of turns in <strong>Act 1<\/strong>. Also, allied units from the<strong> Chapter 4 <\/strong>final battle will now survive. Riot also fixed several other known issues, such as the one with the Research item descriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disruptive Ping Detection System Added in LoL Patch 26.4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a4c34f08b64840e243bc0fbd703c4c28fdf44622-1920x1081-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">via leagueoflegends.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another major addition in Patch 26.4 is the <strong>disruptive ping detection system<\/strong>. In other words, Riot will start paying attention to users who use the pinging system to annoy others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All New Skins and Chromas in LoL Patch 26.4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c3a609a45061dca9c9a2056a3e033702a64bb5-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">via leagueoflegends.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the LoL Patch 26.4 release date has arrived, here is a list of all new skins we will have access to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Petals of Spring <strong>Camille<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petals of Spring <strong>Jayce<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petals of Spring <strong>Katarina<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petals of Spring <strong>Lillia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petals of Spring <strong>Yasuo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Divine Architect <strong>Porcelain Aurelion Sol<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of all those skins, Riot is returning the Winter Sports Skins. Players will have access to Curling Veigar, Festival Kassadin, Ice Toboggan Corki, Vancouver Amumu, Whistler Village Twitch, Team Spirit Anivia, The Mighty Jax, and Union Jack Fiddlesticks. All of them will be available starting from February 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LoL Patch 26.4 Summary and Final Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>League of Legends Patch 26.4 brings a wealth of exciting changes and updates, from champion adjustments and balance changes to new skins and bug fixes. There is also a lot of fresh content and the return of many amazing skins, so players have a lot to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riot also focused its efforts on resolving key issues and fine-tuning certain gameplay elements. Patch 26.4 delivers meaningful adjustments that will likely impact both solo queue and competitive play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League of Legends Patch 26.4 introduces champion balance updates, ARAM Mayhem adjustments, Arena changes, disruptive ping detection, and six new skins. The patch targets key meta outliers, fine-tunes gameplay systems, and adds limited-time content, including the ARAM Ionia Cup and returning Winter Sports skins. Here is a complete breakdown of everything included in LoL Patch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":34207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[31,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-34192","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-league-of-legends","8":"tag-league-of-legends","9":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34192"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34233,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34192\/revisions\/34233"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}