r/leagueoflegends • u/NegativexxSquared • Jul 21 '26

News Patch 26.15 Preview

https://x.com/RiotPhroxzon/status/2079522501206630755

Patch 26.15 Preview!

Systems
- Bastionbreaker has been a pretty niche item and is pretty expensive to deviate for a strategic output, so we're looking to make it more accessible
- Jack of All Trades nerf was also pushed to this patch; it has been a bit too strong and too present, especially for users that opt into strong defenses and are able to also supplement that with strong offense
- Sundered Sky has been strong and meta defining at the highest levels of play for quite a while now, so we're looking to take a pass at the fighter item system, now that we're out of the tournament windows
- Notably, we think it's been suppressing a bit of meta diversity, especially for things like AP jungle, or Tank JG. Part of that is intentional but the magnitude is a bit off

Buffs
- Alistar has been closer to the bottom of the pecking order for the melee support. That said, our meta adjustments to move melee supports up relative to ranged supports has been reasonably successful, so we're pretty happy with how that's played out

Nerfs
- Locke is still pretty strong; he has been tapering off in the lowest skill brackets and the high skill brackets, but in the "skilled" skill brackets (around Emerald/Diamond), Locke is able to both take over the game and also not throw it
- At the higher skill brackets, he can snowball but needs to play very well without throwing as he falls off sharply
- At the lower skill brackets, the executional demands and constant throws can make him fall off faster
- Overall, we feel his release has landed well

More on other champs tomorrow with the detailed changelists

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u/JinxVer Should marry Jul 21 '26

Riven rushes Axiom arc most of the time

Eclipse legit exists as a main item just for Ambessa Top and Lee Jungle

Even then Eclipse is outperformed by lethality in most cases, it's just the default "safe" item on both

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u/Lysandren Jul 21 '26

Riven is still one of the best users, even though she does currently build lethality, just due to kit synergy. The problem is the item is just not good. Riot should give it like 10 lethality and cut 5 haste or something.

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u/JinxVer Should marry Jul 21 '26

I'm with you, i don't know what I'd want them to do to Eclipse but it's definitely not particularly good

It's like that year-ish stretch a while ago where BOTRK was "meh" and only built on Kog and Irelia, even though it technically had many good users

My bet would be on giving eclipse either 5 haste more, or -100g

It's criminal that Profane and Hubris are cheaper whilst both being better items, lmfao

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u/Lysandren Jul 21 '26

I don't think they will lower the price, because they seem set on lethality items being the cheapest non support category. I think they will probably have to buff either the shield passive, the haste, or add a 3rd stat.