Patch 26.10 - ARAM Mayhem 26.10 - Viktor Goes Even, Augment QoL, and Bilgewater Cannon Tuning
Stay up to date with the latest League of Legends ARAM: Mayhem changes, including champion balance updates, augment modifications, and gameplay adjustments for each patch.
Highlights
- Patch 26.10 is a quality-of-life pass on augments and maps - Viktor's Mayhem damage modifiers are removed in exchange for a passive stack rework that lets him gain Hex Cores over time.
- Big Brain now refreshes its shield on respawn or every 70 seconds, so it stays useful in extended fights instead of being a one-time buffer.
- Upgrade Zhonya's now grants 50% bonus movement speed during Stasis, turning it from a defensive pause into a repositioning tool.
- Fan the Hammer no longer triggers on minions, and Outlaw's Grit's stacks now refresh on a 15-second duration with a visible buff-bar timer.
- Bilgewater Cannon movement lockouts are cut down: failed boards drop from 2s to 0.5s, and the post-cannon landing lockout is removed entirely.
General Changes
Patch Focus
Patch 26.10 is a quality-of-life pass on ARAM: Mayhem augments and maps, plus a Viktor balance rework that affects Mayhem.
Augment Buffs
Big Brain's shield now refreshes on respawn or every 70 seconds, and Upgrade Zhonya's grants 50% bonus movement speed during Stasis.
Augment QoL
Fan the Hammer no longer triggers on minions; Outlaw's Grit stacks now refresh on a 15-second duration instead of a fixed timer and show their stack count on the buff bar.
Champion Balance
Viktor's Mayhem damage modifiers are removed (Damage Dealt 95% => 100%, Damage Taken 105% => 100%), passive stacks per champion kill 20 => 8, per cannon kill 10 => 5, and he now gains 1 passive stack every 5 seconds in ARAM maps - net result is roughly +10% effective survivability in Mayhem.
Bilgewater Cannon
Failed cannon attempts now only lock you out of movement for 0.5s (was 2s), and the movement lockout after landing from a successful cannon ride has been removed.
Augment Changes
Big Brain
- • Shield now refreshes on respawn or every 70 seconds.
Upgrade Zhonya's
- • New: Grants 50% bonus movement speed during Stasis.
Fan The Hammer
- • No longer triggers on minions.
Outlaw's Grit
- • Stacks now reset based on a 15s duration instead of a fixed timer.
- • Stack count is now displayed on the buff bar.
Champion Balance Changes
- Damage Dealt 95% => 100%
- Damage Taken 105% => 100%
- Passive Stacks per Champion Kill 20 => 8
- Passive Stacks per Cannon Kill 10 => 5
- New: Passive Stack Generation Viktor now gains 1 passive stack every 5 seconds while on ARAM maps (including Mayhem).
About ARAM: Mayhem Patch Notes
These patch notes summarize ARAM: Mayhem-related changes. We extract and highlight updates including champion adjustments, augments changes, and gameplay tweaks.
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Source: Official League of Legends Patch Notes from leagueoflegends.com