Patch 26.6 - ARAM Mayhem 26.6 - Tank & Melee Buffs, Movement Speed Tuning, and Massive Bugfixes

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Patch 26.6 - ARAM Mayhem 26.6 - Tank & Melee Buffs, Movement Speed Tuning, and Massive Bugfixes
Released: March 17, 2026
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Highlights

  • Multiple tank/melee champions buffed: Illaoi, Sett, Shyvana, Sion, Swain, Urgot, and Vladimir had damage taken modifiers reduced or removed.
  • Movement speed augments tuned down: Fire Fox, Sonata, Speed Demon, and Ice Cold nerfed to reduce frustrating mobility against melee champions.
  • Make It Rain reworked: Enemies now drop coins on takedowns that allies can pick up for gold.
  • Source: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-6-notes/

General Changes

Quality of Life

Red Envelopes no longer appear on the Minimap for either team.

Quality of Life

Final City Transit now only displays a chat message to the augment's owner per champion hit.

Quality of Life

Vampirism and Perseverance are now mutually exclusive and are no longer offered when you possess one or the other.

Quality of Life

Slap Around now has an icon for its associated debuff.

Quality of Life

Champion Summons such as Naafiri's Packmates no longer display a chat message when they have a large amount of Hats.

Poros

The Poros have started a new workout routine.

Augment Changes

Droppybara

  • • AoE Size: 550 ⇒ 650
  • • Max Health True Damage: 25% ⇒ 30%
  • • Slow Amount: 35% ⇒ 45%

Dual Wield

  • • Attack Speed Bonus: 20% ⇒ 10%

Fire Fox

  • • Bonus Movement Speed: 40% ⇒ 25%

Ice Cold

  • • Flat Movement Speed Decrease: 100 ⇒ 75

Juiced

  • • On-Hit Max Mana % Damage: 3.5% ⇒ 4.5%
  • • Now only affects Champions

Prom Queen

  • • Charm Duration: 2 ⇒ 1.5 seconds

Sonata

  • • Self Movement Speed Buff: 50% ⇒ 30%
  • • Ally Movement Speed Buff: 30% ⇒ 20%

Speed Demon

  • • Decay Time: 1 ⇒ 0.75 seconds

Stuck In Here With Me

  • • Now casts for Katarina as soon as she begins channeling her Ultimate

Triggered Inferno

  • • Movement Speed per Stack: (2.75 - 3.5) ⇒ (4.25 - 5)
  • • Damage per Shot: 10-40 (+0.35 AD)(+0.2 AP) ⇒ 20-40 (+0.4 AD)(+0.25 AP)

Watch Out Cupcake

  • • Gold for Non-Holder: 15 ⇒ 50

Make It Rain (Set Bonus)

  • • REWORK: Enemies now drop coins on takedowns
  • • Level 2: Drops 6 coins
  • • Level 3: Drops 12 coins
  • • Dropped Coins each grant 5 gold and can only be picked up by the Augment holder and allied champions

Champion Balance Changes

Illaoi
  • Defense Damage Taken: 105% ⇒ 100%
  • Healing Healing: 80% ⇒ 90%
Sett
  • Defense Damage Taken: 110% ⇒ 100%
Shyvana
  • Defense Damage Taken: 105% ⇒ 100%
Sion
  • Defense Damage Taken: 110% ⇒ 100%
Swain
  • Defense Damage Taken: 115% ⇒ 105%
  • Healing Healing: 80% ⇒ 90%
  • Offense Damage Dealt: 95% ⇒ 100%
Urgot
  • Defense Damage Taken: 105% ⇒ 100%
Vladimir
  • Defense Damage Taken: 105% ⇒ 100%
  • Healing Healing: 90% ⇒ 100%
  • Offense Damage Dealt: 95% ⇒ 100%

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where purchasing a Stat Anvil would prevent Augments from being offered in Mayhem ARAM.
  • Fixed a bug where Ornn's Living Forge (P) could trigger an unintended Augment selection after purchasing a Stat Anvil.
  • Fixed a bug where the Gold Augment Cheating allowed access to the Shop during Augment Selection.
  • Fixed an issue where Augment Selection could be replaced by Stat Anvil Selection when purchasing Stat Anvils.
  • Fixed a bug where the last rerolled Augment could refresh upon death if no selection was made while multiple offerings were queued.
  • Fixed a bug where level 11 and 15 Augment offerings could fail to be awarded if the player died while multiple offerings were queued.
  • Fixed a bug where High Roller's queued Anvils were not offered after recalling with the Cheating Augment.
  • Fixed a bug where Sion would lose part of his Magic Resist after his first death in Mayhem.
  • Fixed an issue where Ornn could see Void Immolation in his passive shop window.
  • Fixed a bug where Zilean R would remove Magic Resist from Melee allies when reviving them.
  • Fixed a bug where Xerath and Ziggs could double trigger Rabble Rousing and Ominous Pact from a single spell cast.
  • Fixed a bug where Viego could use the shop after exiting possession of an enemy.
  • Fixed a bug where Augment cards could open during combat if enemies were inside your base.
  • Fixed a bug where Viego could lose his upgrade from King Me if he completed the quest while possessing an enemy.
  • Fixed a bug where Viego's King Me upgrade would be reverted after exiting possession of an enemy.
  • Fixed an issue where being granted Wooglet's Witchcap caused the player to lose an extra Needlessly Large Rod.
  • Fixed a bug where players could no longer purchase items after taking lethal damage if a Stat Anvil selection was in progress.
  • Fixed a bug where players no longer could purchase items during Stat Anvil selection after recalling with the Cheating Augment.
  • Fixed an issue where choosing the Upgraded Mikael's Blessing augment could fail to grant the item.
  • Fixed a bug where Escape Plan's cooldown reset upon death.
  • Fixed a bug where Karthus' Overflow mana consumption would return to normal after revival instead of maintaining the increased cost.
  • Fixed a bug where Neeko with Tap Dancer could infinitely stack while transformed into a minion and performing basic attacks.
  • Fixed a bug where some recasts incorrectly had mana costs while using the Overflow.
  • Fixed incorrect spacing in upgraded passive descriptions for multiple upgraded items in tooltips.
  • Fixed a tooltip error where Bounce of the Poro King incorrectly stated it impacted non-champions.
  • Fixed a bug where Sion could not use abilities in his passive form if he had the Overflow augment.
  • Fixed a bug where if Quinn had Back to Basics, she would respawn in her Ultimate Form.
  • Fixed a bug where the upgraded Thornmail item name was missing in the chat callout.
  • Fixed a bug where Dropkick could grant persistent vision of a killed enemy champion after participating in a takedown.
  • Fixed a bug where the Upgrade Immolate tooltip did not track gold gained from its effect.
  • Fixed a bug where Red Envelopes did not grant Attack Damage when collected.
  • Fixed a bug where Prom Queen's cooldown would incorrectly start upon activation.
  • Fixed a bug where Cheating's recall could be interrupted by Firefox auto-cast.
  • Fixed a bug where Mordekaiser's Darkness Arise (P) generated Empowered by the Faithful stacks per tick of damage.
  • Fixed an incorrect cooldown interaction between Upgrade Zhonya's and Wooglet's WitchCap.
  • Fixed a bug where, with Pinball equipped, Triggered Inferno could replace the Summoner Spell slot with Dash after casting Mark at least once.
  • Fixed an issue where Upgrade Mikael's Blessing upgraded Purify cooldown was displayed incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue where the Wee Woo Wee Woo set bonus VFX was difficult to see when paired with I'm a Baby Kitty Where Is Mama.
  • Fixed a bug where Soraka's P and the Wee Woo Wee Woo Set Bonus could drastically reduce Movement Speed when taking Empowered by the Faithful.
  • Fixed a UI issue where Aphelios UI combined with left-side minimap settings caused Augments to appear on the wrong side and could not be hidden.
  • Fixed an issue where Aphelios could not open the Hextech panel by pressing the C key in Mayhem ARAM.
  • Fixed a bug in Mayhem ARAM Custom Mode where selecting Butcher's Bridge would load Howling Abyss instead.
  • Fixed an issue where Atma's did not display the Ability Haste it grants.
  • Fixed a bug where Hextech Foxfire incorrectly triggered the 5% Health cost from Hextech Ominous Pact on cast.
  • Fixed a bug where the Firefox effect incorrectly triggered the Archmage trait set bonus.
  • Fixed a bug where Ornn's free elixir at level 12 caused his passive ability to go on cooldown.
  • Fixed an issue where Golden Spatula would sometimes not be granted by the Urf's Champion augment.
  • Fixed a bug where Tryndamere could be killed during his R after triggering Upgrade: Sheen.
  • Fixed a bug where Infernal Conduit caused Grandma's Chili Oil to trigger more often than intended.
  • Fixed a bug where From Beginning to End granted more Dark Harvest stacks than intended when combined with Transmute Augments.
  • Fixed a bug where the Divine Intervention augment showed a blank debuff icon.
  • Fixed a bug where the Dive Bomber set bonus showed a blank debuff icon.
  • Fixed a bug where Feel the Burn showed a blank debuff icon.
  • Fixed a bug where Nasus Q did not properly display how many stacks it granted in both ARAM and Mayhem.
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About ARAM: Mayhem Patch Notes

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