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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026

Teamfight Tactics Set 18 — What moved this patch

Set 18 Enchanted Wilds·18.3·ends by 2026-12-11

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What changed while you were away

2.6 days old

The 07/10 update to 18.4 changed 7 units.
Patch 18.4 changed 8 traits, 23 units, 2 items and 3 augments.
The 28/09 update to 18.3 changed nothing.

Headline movement

Riftbeast

is accelerating

Rising

Subject	Curr	Prev	Δ	Games	Conf	Why?
Elderwood	19.3%	17.6%	+1.7 ↑	20,985		Why?

Falling

Subject	Curr	Prev	Δ	Games	Conf	Why?

Nothing of this kind moved measurably in the window.

Every change Riot made to Set 18

Update 18.4 · 07/102026-10-07

Units

Alistar
- Heal200/260/320 APto230/300/400 AP
- Spell Damage100/150/225 APto180/270/420 AP
Camille
- Ability Damage150/225/375 ADto150/225/400 AD
Gromp
- AP Form Splash Damage160/240/375 APto180/270/435 AP
- AD Form Base AD45to50
- AD Form AS0.7to0.75
Mama Beak
- Base AD55to60
Murkwolf
- Empowered Attack Damage60/90/135 ADto65/100/160 AD
Varus
- Mana30/120to20/110
Warwick
- Spell Damage215/325/500 ADto230/345/535 AD
- Spell Healing20%to25%

Patch 18.42026-10-06

Traits

Blossom
- AD/AP12/30/45/50%to12/30/50/55%
Coven
- 2x Componentsto1x Component + 6 gold
- 1x Component + 2* Elise + 1* Cassioto1x Component + 2* Elise
- 1x Random Itemto1x Component + 2* Camille + 3g
- 2* Caitlyn + 1x Component +3gto2* Caitlyn + 1x Component
Elderwood
- (7) Deepwood Protector Mana20/70to20/60
- (7) Deepwood Protector Resists65to70
- (9) Health Multiplier for Elderwood Plants satrring up155%to140%
Fae
- AD/AP Per Pixie5/8%to4.5/7%
Juggernaut
- Durability20/33/45%to20/30/42%
Lunar
- Ability Power7/10/14/18%to7/12/16/20%
Riftbeast
- (7) AD/AP/AS every 5 seconds5%to6%
Sprykin
- (7) Stats45% HP + 45% ASto55% HP + 55% AS

Units

Ashe
- Mana20/80to0/80
- Percent Health Damage2/3%to1.5%
Brambleback
- Ability Bonus AD80% ADto100% AD
- Leap Damage155/235 ADto135/205 AD
Camille
- Damage AD150/225/375/640to150/225/400/665
Draven
- Bleed Damage140/210 ADto150/225 AD
Ezreal
- Small Cast Damage250/375 ADto270/405 AD
Gromp
- Mana AD Form20/80to0/70
- Splash damage AP Form160/240/360/610to160/240/375/625
Hecarim
- Mana30/110to50/110
Ivern
- Damage Amp8/12%to6/10%
- Bonus % HP8/12%to6/10%
- Resists8/12to10/14
Kayle
- Ability Damage62/92/105/115to65/97/110/115
Kennen
- Shield250/350 APto230/300 AP
Kobuko
- Heal AP265/315/460/575to285/335/480/595
Mama Beak
- Ability Damage22/30/48 ADto22/30/52 AD
Nidalee
- Small Spear Ability Damage170/255 APto185/275 AP
Rakan
- Shield270/320/415/490to290/340/435/510
Rammus
- Shield400/550/725 APto400/550/700 AP
Rengar
- Ability Damage255/385/615 ADto255/385/650 AD
Shen
- Shield350/430/550/700to375/450/575/725
- Ally Shield200/275/375/475to225/300/400/500
Sivir
- Ability Damage190/285 ADto200/300 AD
Teemo
- AOE Damage55/82/130/215to55/82/155/240
Tristana
- Ability Damage160/240/385 ADto175/265/420 AD
Varus
- Attack Speed.7%to.75%
Veigar
- Ability Damage200/300/450/765to190/285/430/725
- Low HP Ability Damage300/450/675/1015to285/430/640/1000
Xayah
- Ability Damage68/102/155/165to73/108/165/175

Items

Crownguard
- Bonus Ability Power On Shield Expire25to20
Spirit Visage
- Durability8%to10%
- Radiant Item Durability15%to18%

Augments

Chosen of the Sun
- TierGoldtoSilver
Dark Ritual
- Cashout 215to12
- Cashout 350to33
- Cashout 475to50
- Cashout 5125to100
- Cashout 6200to175
Small Furry Friend
- Effectiveness35%to45%

Update 18.3 · 28/092026-09-28

Update 18.3 · 24/092026-09-24

Patch 18.32026-09-22

Traits

Blossom
Blossom Charms
- Animate Shop Duration26sto24s
- Blaze Damage1.5% max Healthto1.25% max Health
- Blood Money Cost1gto2g
- Combust Damage22%to18%
- Curio Cart Bonus Gold2gto1g
- Heated Rivalry Takedowns7to5
- Heroic Sacrifice AD/AP40%to35%
- Heroic Sacrifice Armor/MR40to35
- Hugify Health600to500
- Mana Rich Soil Reduction25%to20%
- Mercenary Force Damage Amp4.5%to4%
- Moonlight Ritual Cost2gto3g
- Sinister Deal Gold3gto2g
- Sinister Deal Health Lost3HPto2HP
- Stand Alone Health/Damage Amp22%to20%
Coven
- Essence Per Loss18/25/32/60to22/28/35/60
Defender
- Resists25/60/120to25/60/115
Hunter
- Bonus AD20/30/45/65%to20/30/40/60%
Inferno
- Burn Amount1/1/3.5/4.5%to1/1/3/4%
Invoker
- Mana Regen3/4/6/9to3/4/6/8

Units

Alistar
- Heal200/260/320 APto230/300/400 AP
- Ability Damage100/150/225 APto180/270/420 AP
Azir
- Ability Damage43/65/103to46/69/110
Cassiopeia
- Ability Damage400/600/950to425/630/1020
Gromp
- AP Form Ability DoT160/240/360 APto175/265/410 AP
- AD Form Attack Speed0.7to0.75
- AD Form Base AD45to50
Karma
- Explosion Damage120/180/270/460 APto125/185/300/515 AP
Lillia
- Heal325/475 APto350/525 AP
Lux
- Solar Lux Bonus Damage per 3-star12%to15%
Murkwolf
- Empowered Attack Damage60/90/135 ADto65/100/160 AD
Nidalee
- AD form Ability Armor Penetration40%to60% (no functional change)
- AD form Ability Damage225/340 ADto210/315 AD
- AP Form Third Attack Damage300/450 APto330/500 AP
Ornn
- three-star Forge Power Bonus+100%to+85%
- 2nd Artifact Threshold155,000 Forge Powerto140,000 Forge Power
Rammus
- Shield350/450/550to400/550/725
Taric
- Passive Shield Base Value100/225to75/150
- Heal250/375 APto275/450 AP
Veigar
- AP Per Kill3%to2%
- Ability Damage Base175/265/395/670 APto200/300/450/765 AP
- Ability Damage Empowered265/400/595/1015 APto300/450/675/1015
Warwick
- Ability Damage215/325/500 ADto230/345/535 AD
- Ability Healing20%to25%

Augments

Blossom's Call
- Minimum Wisp Cost to see 4-cost By Stage15/6/4/0gto15/5/3/0g
- Minimum Wisp Cost to see 4-cost By StageX/15/8/5/0toX/15/8/4/0

Update 18.2 · 14/092026-09-14

Units

Ashe
- Trail Duration4sto3s
- DoT Base Damage Per Second (AD)5/8 ADto9/14 AD
Brambleback
- Armor Ignore15 + 30% APto20 + 25% AP
Camille
- Ability Damage160/240/410/700 ADto150/225/375/640 AD
Draven
Draven Bounty Hunter
- Casts for 4-costs5to6
- Reward for 8 Casts10 Rerollsto6 Rerolls
- Attack for 5-cost50to60
- Damage for 7 Gold8,000to10,000
- Kills for 12 Gold6to8
LeBlanc
- Clone Chance10/15/40%to10/15/30%
Maokai
- Mana30/90to30/100
Teemo
- Small Shroom Damage60/90/135 APto55/82/130 AP

Patch 18.22026-09-09

Traits

Blackthorn
- Health175/300/550to175/350/600
- Tank Sacrifice Resists15to12
- AD Sacrifice Base AS12%to14%
- AP Sacrifice Base Mana Regen1.7to2
Fae
Fae Golden Pixie Breakpoints
- 1st200,000to170,000
- 2nd250,000to200,000
- 3rd330,000to300,000
- 4th420,000to400,000
- 5th510,000to500,000
- 6th610,000to600,000
Hunter
- Targeting Duration for Damage Amp4 secondsto3 seconds
Inferno
- Burn1/1/3/3.5%to1/1/3.5/4.5%
Rapidfire
- AS Per Attack3/5/9/15%to3/5/8/12%
Solar
- Initial Bonus Magic Damage7%to8%
- Bonus Increase per 3-star1.5%to1%
- Three 3-star Bonus Attack Speed18%to15%
- Three 3-star Armor and Magic Resist15to12

Units

Ahri
- Ability Damage425/640 APto455/685 AP
- Ability damage fall off Per Hex20%to21%
Akali
- AD Form Mana0/30to0/25
Ashe
- Arrow Damage440/660 ADto465/700 AD
Azir
- Soldier Ability Damage40/60/96/165 APto43/65/103/175 AP
Brambleback
- Base AD115to120
- Armor Ignore Base10%to15%
- Leap Damage170/255 ADto155/235 AD
- Armor Ignore10 + 50% APto10 + 70% AP
- Leap Damage600% ADto1000% AD
- Bonus Ability AD280%to300%
Diana
- Ability Damage Per Orb70/105/170 APto75/115/180 AP
- Shield150/275/400to150/275/500
Ezreal
- Primary Ability Damage235/355 ADto250/375 AD
Gnar
- Rage Per Attack5to20
- Resist Reduction100to250
- Bonus Health10000to15000
Ivern
- Starting Hexes2to3
- Shield165/300 APto185/350 AP
- Ability Damage140/210 APto155/235 AP
Kayle
- Magic Damage On-Hit56/84/95 APto62/92/105 AP
- Wave Damage40/40/40/50 APto35/35/35/45 AP
Kha'Zix
- Kha’Zix Base AD30to40
LeBlanc
- Ability Damage250/375/565/955 APto260/390/615/1045 AP
- AoE Damage85/130/190/325 APto100/150/230 AP
Leona
- Mana40/100to30/90
- Decaying Resists60/70/80/100to60/80/100/130
Lux
- Ability Damage355/550 APto375/565 AP
- Laser Damage5000 APto6500 AP
Mama Beak
- Base AD50to55
- Ability Damage20/30/48 ADto22/33/48 AD
Maokai
- Mana40/100to30/90
Master Yi
- AD Form: Base AD65to60
- AP Form: Ability Damage140/210/335 APto125/190/285 AP
Nidalee
- AP Form: Nidalee Empowered Attack Damage285/425 APto300/450 AP
- AD Form Ability Damage2500% ADto3000% AD
Rengar
- Base AS0.8to0.75
Sentinel
- Ability Shield400/500 APto350/450 AP
Shen
- Shield325/400/500/600 APto350/430/550/700 AP
Taric
- Passive Shield175/350 + 10% max HPto100/225 + 15% max HP
- Active Heal200/300 APto250/375 AP
Varus
- Ability Damage385/580/925/1530 ADto415/625/1000/1700 AD
Warwick
- AD40to45
Yunara
- Ability Damage150/225/335/570 ADto160/240/370/630 AD
Zyra
- Ability Damage37/55 APto35/53

Items

Bloodthirster
- Trigger Health40%to50%
- AD/AP15%to18%
- Shield25% max HPto30% max HP
Edge of Night
- Trigger Health60%to40%
- Missing Health Heal20%to15%
Hand Of Justice
- Base AD/AP15%to18%
- Base Omnivamp12%to15%

Augments

Consuming Flora
- Emblem Trait Effectiveness200%to150%, now exclusive to 1 player per lobby
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual AP from cashouts
- Cashout 15to7
- Cashout 2:12to15
- Cashout 3:40to50
- Cashout 4:60to75
- Cashout 5:100to125
- Cashout 6175to200
- Cashout 7250to300
Unrivaled
- Mana gained from Kha’Zix to Rengar70%to50%
- Healing from Rengar to Kha’Zix50%to25%

Update 18.1 · 31/082026-08-31

Traits

Riftbeast
- (7) Stats6% AD/AP/ASto5% AD/AP/AS

Units

Ahri
- Ability Damage450/675 APto425/640 AP
Amumu
- Mana buff30/140to30/125
- Heal Max HP %2.2%to2.5%
Cassiopeia
- Ability Damage440/660/1050 APto400/600/950 AP
Cinderling
- Base AD45to40
- Ability Damage340/510/765/1300 ADto310/465/700/1200 AD
Draven
- Mana buff0/120to0/110
- Base AS0.8to0.85
Elder Dragon
- Base AD115to125
Lux
- Ability Damage330/520 APto355/550 AP
- Lunar Damage Amp10%to8%
Master Yi
- Resists60to55
Morgana
- Mana nerf0/60to0/65
Soraka
- Initial Star Damage190/285 APto225/335 AP

Update 18.1 · 28/082026-08-28

Update 18.1 · 27/082026-08-27

Patch 18.12026-08-25

Meta replay

14d ago
10d
7d
3d
Today

14-day launch diary

ElderwoodCovenAsheAhri14d ago10d7d3dToday

Meta concentration

Top 4 comps62%
Everything else38%

▲ 5pp vs the previous patch

Meta snapshots

#1Riftbeast Mama Beak22.8%▼ 0.5pp
Top 4
68.7%
Win rate
18.2%
Games
17,842
#2Blossom Ashe16.3%▼ 0.9pp
Top 4
68.7%
Win rate
19.4%
Games
4,518
#3Lunar Aphelios16.3%▲ 2.0pp
Top 4
62.7%
Win rate
16.3%
Games
1,248
#4Elderwood Ezreal14.9%▼ 3.2pp
Top 4
58.1%
Win rate
14.8%
Games
3,912

Handoffs

Blossom AsheCoven Morgana15.7%
Elderwood EzrealInferno Kennen15.9%
Coven MorganaLunar Aphelios11.2%
Inferno KennenSprykin Gnar16.4%

Evidence behind the moves

Type	Subject	Evidence	Details	Impact	Dated
Comp	Blackthorn	Top 4 Rate Increase	11.1% (was 7.9%) across all ranks	High	2.7d ago
Trait	Attuned	Pick Rate Increase	14.5% (was 11.3%) across all ranks	High	2.0d ago
Unit	Brawler	Top 4 Rate Increase	22.7% (was 19.5%) across all ranks	Medium	2.2d ago
Item	Coven	Pick Rate Increase	16.7% (was 13.5%) across all ranks	Medium	2.0d ago
Augment	Fae	Top 4 Rate Increase	21.8% (was 18.6%) across all ranks	Medium	2.6d ago