Patch Notes Analysis 26.8

League of Legends patch 26.8 is a support-and-tempo patch for ranked: Yuumi heals more in teamfights, Lucian can dash more often and spends less mana doing it, and Lillia clears the jungle faster so she reaches ganks and objectives sooner.

The pushback is real: Dr. Mundo jungle loses monster damage caps, so his first clears and early dragons feel slower. Karma trades worse in lane and her shield costs more mana, and Mel deals less burst poke while her defensive tool is available less often.

What This Means for Ranked

If you want the cleanest win condition, draft around healing and sustained fights. Yuumi is a stronger pick because her ultimate heals more per wave, and her “best friend” healing bonus ramps higher as she levels. In practical terms: your main carry stays alive longer in 5v5 fights, and you can recover from early damage without recalling as often.

Bot lane: you can pick Lucian more confidently, and you should respect his all-ins. His dash has a lower cooldown early, and it costs less mana, so he can reposition more often in fights and still have mana to keep trading in lane. If you are facing him, punish missed dashes and track his support’s crowd control carefully.

Jungle and mid bans: think twice before spending them on old targets. Dr. Mundo jungle clears slower, so he reaches key levels later and has weaker early objective pressure. Lillia is the opposite: faster clears mean faster tempo into ganks. In lane, Karma runs out of mana sooner if she shields repeatedly, and Mel deals less poke damage and has less frequent defensive mobility, so they are less reliable blind picks. For the full context, read the patch notes at Riot's official website, and check the per-champion breakdowns on baronbuff.com/champions.

See you in the Rift — LP