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League of Legends Classic Upcoming Patch Preview (Patch 26.16)

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Updated on Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026

LoL Classic Patch Notes Preview

Looking for the upcoming changes to League of Legends Classic? We’ve got you covered with all the latest information and changes coming to League of Legends Classic on Patch 26.16!

Our preview will cover known buffs, nerfs, and other changes to champions, items, and more.

If you want to see our breakdown for the changes on the previous patch, check out our LoL Classic Patch Notes Breakdown!

Upcoming Champions

Champion Changes

  • Alistar: E - allied healing: 50% > 75%
  • Amumu: Passive: +0/5/10 MR shred, +1s duration. Q: +0-40 damage
  • Blitzcrank: Q: damage -20-0, cooldown +2. W: cooldown +5. R: damage -50-100
  • Dr. Mundo: W: +5% DPS, +5% Tenacity. R: +0/5/10% max HP heal
  • Garen: +0.8 HP/5. Passive HP/s: 0.4% > 0.5%. R CD: 160/120/80 > 140/110/80
  • Heimerdinger: Q: damage -2. W: damage -15. E: CD +1s
  • Janna: -3 Base AD. R: mana 100-200 > 200-350
  • Jarvan: -0.6 armor/lvl. W: per-champion shield -0-20. E: cost 55 > 55-75
  • Katarina: R: max daggers 12 > 10. Channel duration and dmg/dagger unchanged
  • Lux: +10 m. R: AP ratio 75% > 85%, CD 80/65/50 > 80/60/40
  • Miss Fortune: W: +2 damage per stack, max stacks -1. R bAD ratio: 35% > 40%
  • Nasus: P: Lifesteal 14/17/20 > 10/15/20. W: Cost 80 > 100
  • Olaf: Q: Min range 400 > 250, slow no longer decays. W: CD - 4s. E: bAD ratio removed. R: Armor Pen is passive.
  • Skarner: Q: Slow + 5%. W: CD -4s. E: Missile Width 70 > 120
  • Soraka: W: armor buff 25-105 > 25-125. Duration 3s > 5s.
  • Tryndamere: Q: AD per stack 5 > 3 (max 40 > 24), CD 12-8 > 14-8. E: CD +1s
  • Twitch: AD -2. W: speed 1400 > 1300. E: Cost 50-90 > 70-90. R: speed 5000 > 4000
  • Veigar: Q: AP ration 60% > 65%. Mana cost 60-80 > 50-70
  • Warwick: Base attack speed .678 > .644 (-5%)

Find out how these changes might influence your favourite champions by heading over to our Mobalytics Tier List for LoL Classic.

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