Esports 15 August 2026 • 2 min read •

Patch 26.16 for League of Legends: Akali, Kennen, and Shen Arrive in Classic

Riot Games has unveiled the full list of changes for update 26.16 for League of Legends. The developers have adjusted the balance of seven main game champions, modified several items, strengthened magic resistance for marksmen, and reworked the support quest mechanics to limit early roaming.

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Patch 26.16 for League of Legends: Akali, Kennen, and Shen Arrive in Classic

Riot Games has unveiled the full list of changes for update 26.16 for League of Legends. The developers have adjusted the balance of seven main game champions, modified several items, strengthened magic resistance for marksmen, and reworked the support quest mechanics to limit early roaming. The first League Classic update will add Akali, Kennen, and Shen, as well as affect the balance of champions, runes, gold, jungle, and turrets.

The first Classic update introduces three new champions: Akali, Kennen, and Shen. Additionally, Riot will rework the balance of existing characters, add runes, and adjust the economy, jungle, and turrets. In ARAM: Chaos, developers focused on items and augmentations for warriors, adding two new gold augmentations — "Enhanced Hullbreaker" and "Enhanced Ravenous Hydra".

In Arena, several champions, items, and augmentations have been changed. For example, Eclipse now deals more damage, while Sterak's Gage provides a larger bonus attack damage. The "Courage" event will be available on Wednesdays, allowing players to choose a random champion or one of their available favorites.

System changes include increased magic resistance for marksmen like Akshan, Caitlyn, and Vayne. Jungle pets will have stronger scaling from AP, armor, magic resist, and health. The support quest has been adjusted to make early roams outside the bot lane less rewarding.

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