League Players Can Finally Queue Arena With a Third Friend

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26.10 Arena and ARAM changes

League of Legends patch 26.10 is looking to continue the momentum in the Arena after the big changes in Season 2. For those who are more fans of ARAM, it’s a QoL update for the most part as ARAM Mayhem continues to thrive.

Patch 26.10 Arena Changes

The headline feature of the patch is the introduction of 3×6 for Arena. You can now queue up with a third friend to take on other teams to fight for the win.

Riot has tuned augments based on player feedback, with stat anvil builds getting a buff to make them more viable after complaints that they felt underwhelming. Tahm Kench’s Guest of Honor has also been rebalanced, punishing greed and rewarding restraint.

A cryptic teaser hints at a new mechanic tied to shared suffering and group celebrations. “Those who have found themselves in agony from another’s desire, a collective celebration will bring your health higher.”

Key Changes

Augment Buffs


Bravest of the Brave Level 2 gold increased from 750 ⇒ 1500
Fan the Hammer Max level reduced from 3⇒2 Cooldown per side 7/6/5 ⇒ 7/5
Juiced Max level increased to 2 Damage done increased from 4.5% ⇒ 9% of mana spent. Capstone: Whenever you spend 400 mana increase Juiced damage by 10% for the rest of the round. Firesale
Combination Fried Rice Max level 1 ⇒ 3 Auto levels based on levels put into the rice augments. Ability Haste -100 ⇒ -50 Damage per level 100% ⇒ 100/125/150% Healing per level 75%⇒ 75/100/125%
SpellCraft Base slow reduced from 20%⇒10% AP ratio per red sticker reduced from 40% ⇒ 30% BAD Ratio per red sticker reduced from 30% ⇒ 20% Slow per sticker increased from 30% ⇒ 40%
Chroma Flux Movespeed per sticker increased from 20 ⇒ 30
Stats On Stats On Stats Capstone: Stat anvil percent amp increased from 10% ⇒ 20%
Stats On Stats On Stats Capstone: Stat anvil percent amp increased from 10% ⇒ 20%
Stats Capstone: Stat anvil percent amp increased from 10% ⇒ 20%
Bread Sandwich Max level 1 ⇒ 3 Auto levels based on levels put into the rice augments. Ability Haste per level 200 ⇒ 200/300/400
Gamba Anvil Max level 2>1 Legendary item anvil reduction 500 > 750 Stat anvil reduction 150/300 > 250 Ability Haste per level 200 ⇒ 200/300/400

Augment Nerfs


Draw Your Sword Bonus HP: 25/35/45% ⇒ 25/30/35% Bonus AD: 25/35/45% ⇒ 25/30/35%
Righteous Fury Spell damage per stack: 2/4/6% ⇒ 2/3/4%
Jeweled Gauntlet Crit Damage: 140/160/180% ⇒ 140/150/160%
The Brutalizer Max level reduced from 3 ⇒ 2

Champion Changes


Passive refund on takedown reduced from 75s ⇒ 15s

Emberstrike Damage: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (+ 110% AD) ⇒ 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (+ 100% AD)

Three Talon Strike Damage: 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 (+ 40% bonus AD) ⇒ 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 (+ 30% bonus AD) Cooldown: 7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 / 5 ⇒ 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6
Audacious Charge AS: (+ 10% per 100 AP) ⇒ (+ 5% per 100 AP) Cooldown: 11 ⇒ 13

26.10 ARAM Changes

26.10 Arena and ARAM changes

Just the one champion is getting changes across ARAM, with Viktor getting some love.

Damage Dealt: 95% ⇒ 100%
Damage Taken: 105% ⇒ 100%
Passive Stacks per Kill
Champion: 20 ⇒ 8
Cannon 10 ⇒ 5
NEW In ARAM maps, Viktor gains 1 stack every 5 seconds.

System Changes

Bilgewater Cannon QoL

  • Movement lockout from not taking the canon: 2s ⇒ 0.5s
  • Movement lockout from landing after taking the canon: removed

ARAM Mayhem

ARAM Mayhem is getting a few changes, including the ones above.

Augments

Big Brain

  •   NEW   Refresh on Respawn or every 70 seconds

Fan the Hammer

  • No longer triggers on minions.

Outlaw’s Grit NEW   

  • Stacks now reset based on a 15s duration instead of a fixed timer.
  • Stacks show up on the buff bar.

Upgrade Zhonya’s

  •   NEW   Grants 50% Bonus MS during Stasis.

The rest of the patch is the usual bug fixes and other small changes that you can find in the full official release.