# League of Legends 26.15 — League of Legends Patch 26.15 Notes

- Product: League of Legends (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/league-of-legends)
- Vendor: Riot Games
- Date: 2026-07-28
- Version: 26.15
- Original notes: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-15-notes
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/league-of-legends/releases/26.15
- Labels: Platforms: Windows, macOS

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- **added** — League of Legends Classic game mode featuring 60 champions using classic versions of their gameplay
- **changed** — Bel'Veth attack speed reduced from 0.85 to 0.67 and attack speed ratio reduced from 0.85 to 0.67
- **changed** — Bel'Veth attack damage reduced from 60 to 55
- **changed** — Bel'Veth basic attack damage modifier changed from 75% to 100%
- **changed** — Bel'Veth attack cast time reduced from 0.25 to 0.22
- **changed** — Bel'Veth armor reduced from 32 to 28 with armor growth increased from 4.7 to 5
- **changed** — Bel'Veth health reduced from 610 to 580 with health growth increased from 105 to 110
- **changed** — Bel'Veth model size reduced from 100% to 95%
- **changed** — Bel'Veth passive attack speed after spell cast changed from 20% minimum/40% maximum for 2 attacks to 20% for 3 seconds
- **changed** — Bel'Veth passive attack speed per stack changed from 0.28% minimum/1.1% maximum to 0.1% minimum/2% maximum
- **changed** — Aegis of Valor no longer reduces LP losses in defeat and wins award double LP without requiring minimum mastery score
- **changed** — Master players can now duo queue but only with players close to them in rank
- **changed** — GM, Challenger, and players with GM or Challenger MMR are not allowed to duo queue
- **changed** — Alistar move speed increased from 330 to 335
- **changed** — Victorious Ranked Mission refreshed with season start requiring 15 ranked games won

Welcome to patch 26.15 and Season 3, where Bel’Veth, the Empress of the Void has some changes she’d like to introduce to you, starting with her patchwork update that leans into her evolution fantasy (permanent ult form, anyone?). After that, we’ve got some nerfs to some recent and longer overperforming champions in Locke, Naafiri, Riven, Sylas, and Morde, and then a handful of buffs to some large tanky champions (and Kai’Sa I guess), along with some item and rune adjustments.
On the ranked front with the new Season, you can only cash in Aegis of Valor in games you win to remove mixed incentives, and we’re bringing back duoing to Master tier!
Continue on for ARAM: Mayhem and Arena changes!
Looking for more information on all things League of Legends? Check out our community-run wiki [here](https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/)!
Wrong patch notes? You can find the TFT patch notes [here](https://teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/teamfight-tactics-patch-17-8)!
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Steven "Riot sternest" Earnest
Yina "Riot Yina" Wen
Patch Highlights
Prestige Magma Chamber Jax and Prestige Magma Chamber Veigar will be available July 29, 2026.
League of Legends Classic
Our newest (oldest) game mode is coming to a server near you! Relive the glory days with League Classic. Marvel at what passed for modern graphical fidelity in the 2010s, outplay your opponents with point and click stuns and using old new items like Heart of Gold...! Classic features 60 champions using classic versions of their gameplay across League’s early history and is an experience that emphasizes strategy over mechanics and stronger consequences, both positive and negative, for your actions. If you want to learn more about League Classic, check out our dev blog [here](https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/dev/dev-league-of-legends-classic/). We’ll see you on the Rift, but be careful, the monsters fight back (use your health potions please)!
Ranked Season 3 Start
Ranked Season 3 will start at 12pm on July 29 local server time. Victorious Ranked Mission (15 Ranked Games won) will be refreshed with season start, and end of S2 rewards will be distributed shortly after S3 start. Shard transfer service will be temporarily off until S2 rewards are granted.
Aegis of Valor
Aegis of Valor has helped make autofill games feel worth playing out, but its loss protection and Mastery requirement created a secondary objective: play for the grade, not necessarily for the win. That’s the opposite of what a Ranked incentive should ask of you. We want every Ranked teammate to share the same goal, which is trying their very best to win the game.
- We’re refocusing Aegis entirely around victory: it will no longer reduce LP losses in the case of defeat, and wins will award double LP without requiring a minimum mastery score.
Apex Duo Restrictions
When we brought duo queue back to Apex, our goal was to let more high-ranked players play together without compromising the quality of the ladder. The results were mixed. In Master, duos were generally manageable, but we still saw enough impact on match quality to warrant tighter limits. In GM and Challenger, smaller player pools and extremes of skill give duos an outsized impact on game outcomes, one we can’t consistently offset without creating excessive skill gaps or less competitive lobbies. As our matchmaking systems improve, we’ll keep looking for ways to bring duo queue back to GM and Challenger, but only once we can do so without compromising the fairness and competitive integrity they’re meant to represent.
- Master players will now be able to duo, but only with players close to them in rank.
- GM, Challenger, and players with GM or Challenger MMR will not be allowed to duo.
- For more details on the exact restrictions, see [here](https://support.riotgames.com/en-us/league-of-legends/gameplay/ranked-tiers-divisions-and-queues).
Champions
[Alistar](https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/champions/

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/game-updates/league-of-legends-patch-26-15-notes]_