League of Legends Patch 26.19 brings first Worlds balance changes and expands Classic

League of Legends Patch 26.19 brings first Worlds balance changes and expands Classic

Riot Games has released League of Legends Patch 26.19, introducing the first wave of professional balance changes ahead of Worlds 2026.

The update buffs several champions including Aatrox, Aphelios, Aurora , and Lillia, while Nasus, Nocturne, Poppy, Vi, and others received nerfs or mixed adjustments.

Top lane Teleport receives buff

Riot has reduced the cooldown of Teleport after completing the top lane role quest from 420 to 390 seconds.

Enhanced Teleport following the upgraded top lane quest has also been reduced from 330–240 seconds to 300–210 seconds.

Teleport for other roles remains unchanged.

The support items World Atlas and Runic Compass also received changes to their health and regeneration values.

Classic and other modes expanded

League Classic receives Fizz, Graves, Nami, and Nautilus as part of its fourth content update, alongside the return of three items and another Council vote.

ARAM: Chaos and Arena have also received additional content and balance changes.

Riot had planned to introduce Team Voice in North America and Oceania with Patch 26.20, but the feature has now been postponed indefinitely while development continues.

Supreme Witch Janna, Supreme Witch Mel, Old Goddess Anivia, and Old God Urgot will become available on September 23.

Patch 26.20 will serve as the next major competitive update and will be directly tied to Worlds 2026.