LoL Patch 26.19: Worlds warm-up buffs and nerfs, Teleport tweak, Team Voice delayed

Riot published Patch 26.19 Notes on 22 September 2026, framed by Austin “Riot wroadie” Wright, Erika “Riot Cashmiir” Haas, and Steven “Riot sternest” Earnest as the first major pro-focused Summoner’s Rift pass before the Worlds patch (the patch after this one). Riot says it is nudging fringe tournament candidates up, knocking meta outliers (explicitly including Nasus), and giving top lane more map influence through Teleport after role quests made skipping the spell more common.

Numbers below come from those notes. This report lists Riot’s published changes only — not projected ladder win rates.

Team Voice delayed

Team Voice — all-team voice beyond premade parties — was previously aimed at North America and Oceania in Patch 26.20. After testing, Riot postponed it with no new target patch.

Champion package

Buffs

Champion	Key published change
Aatrox	W Infernal Chains CD 20/18/16/14/12 → 18/16.5/15/13.5/12; E Umbral Dash heal ratio 1.1% → 1.3% per 100 bonus HP
Aphelios	Calibrum Moonshot 70–160 → 80–170; Severum heal 2–7.1% (to 5–17.75%) → 2–8% (to 5–20%); Gravitum decay floor 10% → 15%; Infernum Duskwave CD 9–6 → 8–5; Crescendum mini damage 15% → 16% AD
Aurora	E base 70–230 → 80–240; R rift duration 1.75/2.5/3.25 → 2.25/2.75/3.25
Draven	Base AD 62 → 64
Elise	Passive on-hit 12–42 → 14–44; W bonus AS 60–120% → 70–130%
Fiora	HP growth 99 → 105; R heal range 550 → 600; heal per tick and max heal up
Kha’Zix	Passive 17–136 → 22–141; evolved W slow 2 → 2.25s; evolved E range +200 → +300
Lillia	Armor 22 → 24; R sleep 2 → 2.5s
Master Yi	Q CDR on hit no longer Ability Haste–penalized (flat 1s refund)
Volibear	Passive AS per stack AP ratio 3% → 4% per 100 AP; lightning on-hit gains +20% bonus AD

Adjustments / nerfs

Champion	Key published change
Lucian	Vigilance empowered on-hit 15 (+20% AD) → 5 (+15% AD); Q base 80–220 → 90–250
Nasus	Q bonus damage 40–120 → 30–110
Nocturne	R CD 140/115/90 → 160/130/100
Poppy	Q minion/monster max HP cap 85–225 → 70–210
Rumble	Overheat AS 50–130% → 30–100%; monster cap 65–150 → 90–175
Ryze	Armor growth 4.2 → 4.7; Q Flux bonus 25–100% → 15–90%; E mana 35–75 → 40–80
Vi	Base AD 63 → 61, AD/level 3.5 → 3.9; Blast Shield 12% → 10% max HP

Systems

Top Role Quest free Teleport: 420 → 390 seconds. Top upgraded Unleashed Teleport: 330–240 → 300–210 seconds. Non-top Unleashed Teleport unchanged.

World Atlas / Runic Compass shift early flat health into health regeneration: Health 30/100/200 → 0/60/200; Health regen 25%/50%/75% → 50%/75%/75%.

Skins and Classic

Coven Janna, Coven Mel, Old God Anivia, Old God Urgot dated 23 September 2026. League Classic adds Fizz, Graves, Nami, and Nautilus, plus Council-poll item returns (Cloak and Dagger, Moonflair Spellblade, Zz’Rot Portal). Arena and ARAM: Mayhem also receive mode-specific tuning in the same notes.

Who it hits / what to watch

Pro-draft watchers heading into Worlds; top laners deciding whether Teleport is worth the spell slot again; Nasus / Nocturne / Poppy / Rumble / Ryze / Vi players on the nerf package; fringe picks Riot named for buffs; anyone waiting on Team Voice in NA/OCE. Watch whether the Worlds patch stacks another round on the same outliers, any hotfix walk-backs on Lucian’s Vigilance swap, and a new Team Voice target patch once Riot names one.