The League of Legends Patch 26.15 Preview is here, as Locke gets his first round of nerfs since release. Riot Phroxzon on X.
Champions
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
Locke
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
Systems
- Bastionbreaker has been a pretty niche item and is pretty expensive to deviate for a strategic output. 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 offence.
- 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