Teamfight Tactics Update, September 23, 2026: Warwick, Dark Wolf, and Karma have been buffed; Fire Spirits have been nerfed

Ability Changes

Flower

• Living Store: Duration reduced from 26 to 24 seconds.
• Hell: Damage reduced from 1.5% to 1.25% of maximum health.
• Blood Money: Cost increased from 1 to 2 gold.
• Sudden Explosion: Damage reduced from 22% to 18%.
• Curiosity Shop: Bonus gold reduced from 2 to 1.
• Fierce Rivalry: Number of kills required reduced from 7 to 5.
• Heroic Sacrifice: Attack Damage and Ability Power reduced from 40% to 35%; Armor and Magic Resistance reduced from 40 to 35.
• Gigantification: Health has been reduced from 600 to 500.
• Mana-Rich Soil: Mana drain reduced from 25% to 20%.
• Mercenary Squad: Kill rate reduced from 4.5% to 4%.
• Lunar Ritual: Cost increased from 2 to 3 gold.
• Sinister Deal: Gold cost reduced from 3 to 2; health loss reduced from 3 to 2.
• Alone: Health and kill rate reduced from 22% to 20%.

Other Features

• Coven: Essence per kill increased from 18/25/32/60 to 22/28/35/60.
• Guardians: Defense stats reduced from 25/60/120 to 25/60/115.
• Hunters: Bonus attack damage reduced from 20/30/45/65% to 20/30/40/60%.
• Inferno: Ignite reduced from 1/1/3.5/4.5% to 1/1/3/4%.
• Wizards: Mana regeneration has been reduced from 3/4/6/9 to 3/4/6/8.

Changes to Fighters

Tier 1 Fighters

• Karma: Explosion damage increased from 120/180/270/460 to 125/185/300/515 ability power.
• Orn: The 3-star Blacksmith Power bonus has been reduced from 100% to 85%.
• Orn: The threshold for the 2nd artifact has been reduced from 155,000 to 140,000 Blacksmith Power.
• Veigar: Ability power from kills has been reduced from 3% to 2%.
• Veigar: Base ability damage increased from 175/265/395/670 to 200/300/450/765 ability power.
• Veigar: Enhanced ability damage increased from 265/400/595/1,015 to 300/450/675/1,015 ability power.

Tier 2 Fighters

• Alistar: Healing increased from 200/260/320 to 230/300/400 ability power.
• Alistar: Ability damage increased from 100/150/225 to 180/270/420 ability power.
• Gromp in Ability Power Form: Over time damage increased from 160/240/360 to 175/265/410 ability power.
• Gromp in Attack Power Form: Attack Speed increased from 0.7 to 0.75.
• Gromp in Attack Damage form: Base attack damage increased from 45 to 50.
• Dark Wolf: Enhanced attack damage increased from 60/90/135 to 65/100/160 attack damage.
• Warwick: Ability damage increased from 215/325/500 to 230/345/535 attack damage.
• Warwick: Ability healing increased from 20% to 25%.

Tier 3 Fighters

• Azir: Ability damage increased from 43/65/103 to 46/69/110.
• Cassiopeia: Ability damage increased from 400/600/950 to 425/630/1,020.
• Rammus: Shield strength increased from 350/450/550 to 400/550/725.

Tier 4 Fighters

• Lillia: Healing increased from 325/475 to 350/525 ability power.
• Nidalee: Fixed a bug where Nidalee was receiving 60% armor penetration instead of 40% armor penetration.
• Nidalee in Attack Power Form: Ability armor penetration increased from 40% to 60% (mechanics remain unchanged).
• Nidalee in Attack Damage form: Ability damage reduced from 225/340 to 210/315 Attack Damage.
• Nidalee in Ability Power form: Damage from the third attack has been increased from 300/450 to 330/500 ability power.

Rank 5 Champions

• Lux in Solar Form: Bonus damage for a 3-star champion has been increased from 12% to 15%.
• Taric: Base shield strength from the passive ability has been reduced from 100/225 to 75/150.
• Taric: Healing increased from 250/375 to 275/450 ability power.

Artifacts and Emblems

Artifacts

• Debt Collector: Attack damage reduced from 40% to 35%.
• Eternal Pact: Mana cost when casting a tank ability reduced from 15 to 10.
• Static's Edge: Base ability power increased from 15% to 25%.

Emblems

• Ruffian Emblem: Damage increased from 2% to 2.5% of maximum health.
• Hunter’s Emblem: Attack power for participating in a kill has been reduced from 18% to 15%.
• Warlock Emblem: Mana regeneration reduced from 3 to 2.
• Juggernaut Emblem: Mana regeneration after death has been reduced from 15 to 10.

Augmentation Changes

Balance

• Call of the Flower: The minimum cost of a spark required to see a Rank 4 fighter has been reduced in stages from 15/6/4/0 to 15/5/3/0 gold.
• Call of the Flower: The minimum spark cost to reveal a Tier 4 fighter has been reduced by stage from X/15/8/5/0 to X/15/8/4/0.
• Contender’s Grace: The duration of the buff has been increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
• Early Lessons: Base attack power and ability power have been reduced from 5% to 3%.
• Static Electricity I: Damage per stage has been reduced from 30/50/70/90 to 25/40/60/80.
• Item Extraction: The number of extractions has been reduced from 4 to 3.
• Providing for the Future: Gold cost reduced from 8 to 5.
• Mighty Giants: Health increased from 200 to 225.
• Hugs for Everyone I: Defense increased from 6 to 7.
• Hugs for Everyone II: Defense increased from 9 to 10.
• Heroic Surprise Bag: Starting gold increased from 4 to 6.
• Keep the Formation!: Attack Power increased from 9% to 11%.
• Keep the Formation!: Skill Power increased from 10% to 11%.
• Precious Lotus I: Critical Strike Chance increased from 10% to 15%.
• Retribution: Critical strike chance reduced from 25% to 15%.
• Gold-Bearing Entity: Stun duration reduced from 8 to 6 rounds.
• Spirit of Atonement: Healing increased from 7.5% to 9%.
• Career Advancement: The number of shop refreshes per level-up has been increased from 1 to 2.

Other Changes

• Extra Gift: “Augmentation” has been renamed to “Extra Gifts.”
• Eternal Protection: Disabled due to a bug.
• Item Extraction: Now also grants Azir.
• That's Me, Baby: The slot is now called a Special Slot.
• Luck’s Favor: Landing on heads no longer grants 4 gold more than intended.
• Frontline Stronghold: Can now grant Yorick and the Juggernaut Emblem.
• Gold-bearing Entity: The first item is now the Gambler’s Blade.
• Gold-bearing Entity: The second item is now the Merchant’s Chainmail.
• Vertical: Now requires at least 4 trait-bearing fighters to appear.
• Stick Together: Does not grant the same emblem to multiple players; does not grant emblems to traits with too few members; does not grant Juggernaut, Brawler, or Guardian emblems.
• The Tiny Duplicator no longer grants the Expected Advantage.

Spark Changes

• Stat Bonuses: Armor and Magic Resistance increases have been reduced from 10 to 8.
• Stat bonuses: Attack speed increase reduced from 8% to 6%.
• Blood and Iron: Cost increased from 3 to 4 gold.
• Sudden Explosion: Damage reduced from 18% to 15%.
• Mana-Rich Soil: Mana drain reduced from 18% to 15%.
• Sparkles of All Sorts: Now have a lower chance of granting mana regeneration.
• Disarray: Cost increased from 9 to 10 gold.

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• Justified Expectation can no longer grant the same champion to multiple players.
• All emblems—whether collectible or not—can now be reforged into one another.
• Players can now obtain a Golden Egg using Call of Chaos even if the bench is full.
• Cunning Tactics no longer works in PvE rounds.
• Golden Hurricane no longer triggers in carousel rounds.
• “Caring for the Future” rewards are now granted during stages 2–7 instead of 3–1.
• You can now select a Ravine Beast during the spawn phase with the Omega Ravine Beast.
• Number One no longer grants 2 Akali.
• The gold count description for Ren gar’s opponent now updates correctly with the “Fierce Rivalry” buff.
• There is no longer any extra empty space below the descriptions of items that cannot be collected.
• Pandora’s Bench and Expedition no longer allow you to increase the star level of fighters in the corresponding slots while they are awaiting transformation.
• Fixed a bug where Pandora’s Bench was removing and returning twice the number of champions to the available champion pool. For example, if you received a 2-star Sett instead of a 2-star Aphelia, the pool would not show +3/-3 copies, but rather +6 and then -6. The bug would fix itself if you kept refreshing the pool, but its contents would temporarily change.
• The random item component icon in the Double Strike gift armory no longer displays Rabadon’s Deathcap.
• Champion death animations no longer abruptly cut off after a combat round ends.
• A fighter obtained through the carousel no longer rarely disappears after the end of a round with the carousel.
• A fighter summoned using the Spirit of the Forest’s Seed of Life can no longer be benched by a bot during the planning phase.
• PvE monsters will now spawn correctly.
• Fixed a bug that caused the 3-star Ash to glitch after transforming.
• When dragging items onto champions, their names no longer display with incorrect line breaks.
• Removed excess space around the shop lock description.
• Fixed a bug that caused the purchase sound effect to play when a champion’s star level was increased during the planning phase.
• Fixed a bug where enemy fighters’ health bars could, on rare occasions, appear on top of allies’ during combat.
• Fixed a bug with Thorn Thorn that caused the ability description to list incorrect stats and failed to mention that the ability requires sacrificing a fighter. The sacrifice is required, but in return, you receive a significant stat boost.

Performance, Stability, and Interface

• The Giant’s Belt icon no longer appears at low screen resolutions when the item is equipped.
• Fixed a bug where, if a player clicked the interface minimization button immediately after the augmentation selection phase, the selected augmentation would be reset.
• Fixed a bug where the chat window would minimize when opened and the scroll bar was clicked.
• Fixed a native UI graphics issue that affected approximately 1% of active TFT players.
• Mobile version: Fixed a bug that caused the main menu music to continue playing when logging out and returning to the home screen.
• Fixed a bug that caused the “Wild Will” quest to be tracked incorrectly.
• Mobile version: Fixed a bug that prevented players from properly dragging champions on the bench on some devices while the Weapon Augmentations menu was open.
• The signal delay indicator has been re-added so players can monitor data transmission.
• Fixed a bug that caused the store and some weapon screens to overlap after reconnecting to the game.
• Fixed a bug where fighters dragged onto the experience and store update interface to be sold would sometimes not be sold.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented a player from returning to their field after disconnecting and reconnecting to the game.

Cosmetic Items

Return in Update 18.3

• Legendary Arenas: Bridge of Progress; Club 2; Streets of Cyberstown; Sorcerer’s Archives; Kanmei Arena.
• Legendary Booms: Curse of the Sad Mummy; Last Spark.
• Mythic Arenas: Night vs. Dawn; Graffiti Street / Rank 4 Arena.
• Mythic Booms: Super-Mega-Death Rocket! from Arkayne; Chick-Chick! Crystal Rose; Curtain Call in Dark Space; Sphere of Deception of the Spirit of Blossoming; The Perfect Murder of the Star Guardian; The Great Starfall of the Dragon Slayer.
• Mythic Mini-Champions: Irelia, Sky Sword Mini-Champion; Teemo, Little Devil Mini-Champion; Gwen, Battle Spirit Mini-Champion; Ahri, Star Guardian Mini-Champion; Jinx, Blood Moon Mini-Champion.
• Unstoppable Mythic Champions: Unstoppable Garen in a Penguin Costume; Unstoppable Dragon Slayer Pantheon.
• Prestigious Mini-Champions: K/DA POP/STARS’ Headliner Kai’Sa Mini-Champion; Prestigious Lee Sin Dragon Fist Mini-Champion; Prestigious Riven Valiant Blade Mini-Champion.
• Basic Mini-Champions: Mini-Champion Atrox; Mini-Champion Annie; Mini-Champion Braum; Mini-Champion Caitlyn; Mini-Champion Lulu; Mini-Champion Lux; Mini-Champion Teemo; Mini-Champion Jin.

Returning in Patch 18.4

• Prestige Champions: Prestige Champion Annie, Arcane’s Devotee; Prestige Champion Ezreal, Porcelain.
• Mythic Arenas: Golden Tiger Market; Sky Court; K/DA at Convergence; Paris Café; Lux’s Vision of Demacia; 6th Anniversary Penguin Arena; 7th Anniversary Penguin.
• Mythic Buffs: Arkane’s Endless Cruelty; Feather Storm; Igniter’s Parallel Convergence; Por’s Throw; Silver Arrows; Rocket Grab from the Groove Galaxy; Spirit of Blossom Command: Shockwave; Death from the Depths T1; Fate’s Decree T1; ULTRA DESTRUCTIVE FORMAT; Banana Meteor Shower; Cowboy’s Shot.
• Mythic Champions: Supreme Witch Morgana; DRX Atrox; Weathermage Janna; K/DA ALL OUT Akali Mini-Champion; Morgana the Sovereign Mini-Champion; Panda Annie Mini-Champion; Feather Knight Tristan Mini-Champion; Porcelain Irelia Mini-Champion; Lillia, Spirit of Blossom; Sett, Spirit of Blossom; Yunara, Spirit of Blossom; Lulu, Star Guardian; Zeri from the Psy Squad.
• Unstoppable Mythic Champions: Unstoppable Jinx from Arcane; Unstoppable Warwick from Arcane; Unstoppable Dark Cosmic Jin; Unstoppable Lee Sin, the Fist of the Gods; Unstoppable Ahri of K/DA; Unstoppable Irelia, the Storyweaver; Unstoppable Yasuo, the Herald of the Night.
• Basic Champion: Zeri.