Patch 26.5 - ARAM Mayhem 26.5 - Tank Buffs, Structure Updates, and Wee Woo Rework

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Patch 26.5 - ARAM Mayhem 26.5 - Tank Buffs, Structure Updates, and Wee Woo Rework
Released: March 3, 2026
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Highlights

  • Tank-focused augments were substantially buffed to improve frontline viability.
  • Wee Woo Wee Woo Set Bonus was reworked, and Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn was added.
  • Structure tuning: Nexus HP reduced 5500 ⇒ 3000, Nexus Tower HP increased 1800 ⇒ 3000.
  • Source: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-5-notes/

General Changes

Systems

Removed Augment Set icons from the player HUD to reduce visual noise.

Structures

Nexus HP: 5500 ⇒ 3000. Nexus Tower HP: 1800 ⇒ 3000.

New Items

Moonstone Renewer

Chain healing no longer targets champions with Vampirism.

Diadem of Songs

Chain healing no longer targets champions with Vampirism.

Augment Changes

Upgrade Immolate

  • • Gold per Tick: 10 ⇒ 12

Slow Cooker

  • • Cast Speed: 100% ⇒ 200%
  • • Execution Threshold: 3% ⇒ 6%

Celestial Body

  • • Health: 500 ⇒ 1000

Guilty Pleasure

  • • Healing: 5 - 10% max HP over 3s ⇒ 15 - 30% max HP over 3s

Perseverance

  • • Healing threshold bonus: Up to 10 - 20% ⇒ 20 - 40%

Courage of the Colossus

  • • Shield: 15% max HP ⇒ 25% max HP

Adamant

  • • Cooldown: 8s ⇒ 4s

Impassable

  • • Block Duration: 0.75s ⇒ 1.5s

Stuck in Here with Me

  • • Trap Duration: 8s ⇒ 15s

Dropkick

  • • Cooldown: 4s ⇒ 2s

Droppybara

  • • Duration: 6s ⇒ 9s

Golden Snowball

  • • Cast Range: 3000 ⇒ 5000

Poro King

  • • Movement Speed: 250 ⇒ 500
  • • Damage Reduction: 90% ⇒ 95%
  • • Poro King Hit Damage: 20 ⇒ 100

Void Rift

  • • Slow: 20% ⇒ 30%

Escape Plan

  • • Dash Range: 400 ⇒ 600

Critical Missile

  • • Damage: 100% bonus AD/AP ⇒ 300% bonus AD/AP

Upgrade Sword of Blossoming Dawn

  • • NEW: Gain 100% Attack Speed
  • • When you have Sword of Blossoming Dawn, your attacks against champions deal 50% damage but increase Sword of Blossoming Dawn's healing by 250%

Wee Woo Wee Woo Set Bonus

  • • REWORK: Set Bonus: Gain Bonus effects towards allies below 50% health
  • • (2) Gain 50% Movement Speed
  • • (3) Your next heal or shield restores 12% of the target's missing health (10 seconds cooldown)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where Earthwake's damage could critically strike.
  • Fixed a bug where Twisted Fate's W transformed cards too quickly.
  • Fixed a bug where Minionmancer could summon super minions during game-ending conditions.
  • Fixed a bug where stacked Stuck in Here with Me traps would not correctly stack.
  • Fixed a bug where Red Envelopes and Goldrend gave incorrect bonus gold and total gold consumed.
  • Fixed a bug where Orbital Laser did not apply spell effects.
  • Fixed a bug where Poro King's minions and turrets did not apply 90% damage reduction.
  • Fixed a bug where Poro King's movement speed and health values were incorrect.
  • Fixed a bug where Poro King's void rift did not match player cast.
  • Fixed a bug where Poro King's firecracker bonus was improperly triggered by structures.
  • Fixed a bug where Poro King's dropkick sequence had no delay between chains.
  • Fixed a bug where Breakthrough was granting omnivamp to all players instead of only nearby allies.
  • Fixed a bug where backtracking in augment selection could permanently block selected options.
  • Fixed a bug where one or both Nexus Obelisks could fail to spawn.
  • Fixed a bug where cooldown reduction in augment select was not updating after selecting rerolls.
  • Fixed a bug where dropping and leveling up a jump augment could swap your summoners.
  • Fixed a bug where new augments briefly appeared with lock icon and tooltip placeholders.
  • Fixed a bug where retreating from augment selection could randomize outcomes improperly.
  • Fixed a bug where Crit and Cast and Kill Secured interactions failed to trigger under specific conditions.
  • Fixed a bug where Ivern and Annie interactions with Heavy Hitter had incorrect behavior.
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About ARAM: Mayhem Patch Notes

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Source: Official League of Legends Patch Notes from leagueoflegends.com