League of Legends Patch Notes Quick Breakdown 26.5: Brawl Returns

League of Legends Patch Notes Quick Breakdown 26.5: Brawl Returns

Overview

The First Stand patch is here to help pro teams prepare for the first major international battle of the year. Aside from that, Brawl will be returning for the next couple of months. Here's the quick TLDR:

  • Brawl is returning from March 4th through April 28th

  • Act 2 Battle Pass is live

  • Lots of adjustments to champions to prep for First Stand

As always, you can check out our champions page for the latest stats and builds, and you can check out Riot's official patch notes here.


Champions

Buffs

  • Akali

    • W scales with level instead of game time

  • Garen

    • Q move speed duration increased

    • E damage scaling increased

  • Lee Sin

    • Q damage increased

  • Lillia

    • Passive monster heal increased

    • Q AP ratio increased

    • R base damage increased, AP ratio decreased, and cooldown decreased

  • Mel

    • Passive damage decreased

    • Q damage increased

    • R damage increased

  • Nocturne

    • Passive cooldown decreased

    • Q damage increased

  • Samira

    • Q received QoL improvements

  • Volibear

    • Q damage increased

    • W mana cost decreased and damage increased

    • E mana cost decreased

Nerfs

  • Azir

    • HP growth decreased

  • Kha'Zix

    • Move speed decreased

    • Q damage decreased

  • Neeko

    • W cooldown now starts on clone expiration instead of on cast

  • Orianna

    • Q cooldown increased

  • Taliyah

    • Q damage decreased but monster damage increased

      • Nerf to mid but buff to jungle

  • Varus

    • Q damage decreased

    • W damage increased

Items

  • Hubris cost decreased

  • Locket early levels buffed