Draft Coach Patch 26.6 Notes
Champions Summary
Items Summary
Patch Overview
Mid-Patch Updates
- The March 20 update pulls back Shyvana's launch numbers across durability, Q, W, E, and R after her update went live.
- Cassiopeia's listed changes were delayed, Olaf's Q damage and monster damage were increased, Rift Herald now triggers Overgrowth from core actions, and two Arena bugs were fixed.
Patch Highlights
- Patch 26.6 centers on Shyvana's update, First Stand, a compact Summoner's Rift balance pass, and mode updates for Arena and ARAM: Mayhem.
- Warhound Naafiri, Warhound Senna, and Warhound Warwick headline the cosmetic release and become available March 18, 2026.
Shyvana Update
- Shyvana receives a full update with a new model, visual effects, voice over, skins, and a refreshed ability kit.
- The new kit stacks permanent defenses through Scalemail, adds max-health damage through Emberstrike, folds shield and heal tools into Inferno Aegis, and keeps Dragon's Descent as the form-shifting centerpiece.
First Stand
- First Stand runs in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the finals scheduled for March 22.
- Warhound Senna is the 2026 esports revenue-share skin, with Riot sharing a portion of proceeds from the skin and bundles with LoL Esports teams.
Champions
- The live Summoner's Rift pass targets a small set of outliers: Ahri, Pyke, Shen, and Zaahen lose power, while Azir, Skarner, and Tryndamere get cleaner damage or lane tools.
- Cassiopeia's listed buffs are recorded but did not ship live, while Lissandra and Olaf are mixed power-shape changes with clear play-pattern goals.
Items
- Chempunk Chainsword gets a direct cost cut to better compete with other Grievous Wounds options.
- Sunfire Aegis keeps its role intact while receiving a smoother tank build path.
Systems
- Support item farming penalties are softened so supports can kill more minions before income restrictions activate.
- Riot frames this as an interim step while evaluating whether the restriction can be removed further without enabling support-role carries to siphon bot-lane farm.
Summoner's Rift Clash - Noxus Cup
- The Noxus Cup registration window opens March 16 at 11:00 AM local time.
- Tournament days are March 21 and March 22, with regional windows around 4-7 PM local time.
Arena
- Arena adds Big Dragon Energy for Shyvana and buffs several underserved augments, shards, and items.
- Fiendhunter Bolts, Zeke's Convergence, Divine Sunderer, Goredrinker, and Night Harvest are pushed upward, while Crown of the Shattered Queen trades a stronger reduction window for a shorter linger duration.
ARAM: Mayhem
- ARAM: Mayhem relaxes older champion modifiers for several tanks and melee champions so they sit closer to their normal power profiles.
- Augment tuning trims some excessive movement speed patterns while strengthening Droppybara, Juiced, Triggered Inferno, Watch Out Cupcake, and the reworked Make It Rain coin payoff.
Bugfixes
- The large Mayhem fix pass focuses on augment selection, Stat Anvils, shop access, Viego and Ornn edge cases, and tooltip or VFX errors.
- Most fixes are mode-stability work around the new augment systems, with several champion-specific interactions cleaned up along the way.
Bugfixes & QoL Changes
- The standard Rift bugfix pass polishes Apex Duo Restriction behavior and cleans up Mel, Samira, Ivern, Zac, and Senna issues.
- These are small behavior and audio corrections rather than direct balance changes.
Champions
Summoner's Rift balance focuses on a small group of outliers, with Shyvana's update handled separately and Cassiopeia's listed buffs delayed by the mid-patch follow-up.
Ahri
Q base damage is trimmed to bring down Ahri's waveclear after her earlier buff pushed her too high in mid lane.
Q - Orb of Deception
- Damager per Pass: 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 ⇒ 35 / 60 / 85 / 110 / 135
Azir
Q scaling now ramps with rank and W gains stronger level and AP scaling, giving Azir more practical damage across the game.
Q - Conquering Sands
- Damage AP Ratio: (+ 35% AP) ⇒ (+ 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55% AP)
W - Arise!
- Damage: 0-45 (5 damage per level starting at level 10) ⇒ 0-72 (7 damage per level starting at level 10)
- Damage AP Ratio: (+ 32.5 / 40 / 47.5 / 55 / 62.5% AP) ⇒ (+35 / 42.5 / 50 / 57.5 / 65% AP)
Cassiopeia
The patch lists more mana and stronger poisoned-target E damage, but the March 20 update says these changes did not ship and were delayed.
Base Stats
- Base Mana: 450 ⇒ 480
E - Twin Fang
- Bonus Magic Damage to Poisoned Targets: 20 / 43 / 66 / 89 / 112 ⇒ 20 / 45 / 70 / 90 / 120
Lissandra
Q returns to a much lower late cooldown, while reduced armor growth keeps the power-up from overloading melee AD matchups.
Base Stats
- Armor Growth: 4.9 ⇒ 4.2
Q - Ice Shard
- Cooldown: 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 ⇒ 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3
Olaf
Jungle clear and chase improve through attack speed, Q slow, and bugfix work, with higher E self-damage preserving Olaf's risky fighter profile.
Base Stats
- Base Attack Speed: 0.694 ⇒ 0.72
Q - Undertow
- Slow Amount: 25 / 30 / 40 / 45% for 1.5- 2.5 seconds (based on distance) ⇒ 30 / 40 / 45 / 50% for 1-3 seconds (based on distance)
- Bug Fix: Enemies only struck by the Lollipop at the end of the Q are now slowed for the proper amount of time (was a fixed 30% slow).
W - Tough it Out
- Bug Fix: If you cast W while the previous cast was still active, it now properly re-applies its effects rather than just refreshing the prior cast (you get the attack reset and the AS value is updated).
E - Reckless Swing
- Damage to Self: 30% of Damage Dealt ⇒ 40% of Damage Dealt
Pyke
A large base armor cut makes Pyke easier to punish when he mistimes an engage or gets caught after roaming.
Base Stats
- Base Armor: 43 ⇒ 37
Shen
Lower Q monster damage cap slows Shen jungle clear while preserving the global pressure that makes the pick distinct.
Q - Twilight Assault
- Monster Damage Cap: 120 / 140 / 160 / 180 / 200 ⇒ 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200
Skarner
Q costs less mana and hits harder on the third attack, giving Skarner more room to trade and sustain lane pressure.
Q - Shattered Earth
- Mana Cost: 45 ⇒ 30
- Third Attack Target Max Health Damage: 9% ⇒ 11%
Tryndamere
A higher attack speed ratio sharpens Tryndamere's late-game right-click scaling without changing his early pattern.
Base Stats
- Attack Speed Ratio: 0.694 ⇒ 0.725
Zaahen
W damage and jungle-skewed E monster damage are reduced to pull back Zaahen's top and jungle pressure, especially early map control.
W - Dreaded Return
- Secondary Damage: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+ 50% bonus AD) ⇒ 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 (+ 30% bonus AD)
E - Aureate Rush
- Bonus Damage to Monsters: 75 ⇒ 50
Items
Two fighter and tank purchases get easier to justify through lower cost or a smoother build path.
Chempunk Chainsword
A lower combine and total cost makes this AD Grievous Wounds option easier to slot into fighter builds.
- Combine Cost: 350 gold ⇒ 250 gold
- Total Cost: 3100 ⇒ 3000 gold
Sunfire Aegis
The total purchase is smoother because Ruby Crystal enters the build path and the final combine cost drops.
- Build Path: Bami's Cinder + Chain Vest + 1000 gold ⇒ Bami's Cinder + Chain Vest + Ruby Crystal + 600 gold