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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 21 Aug 2026 · 00:00

What moved this patch

Set 17 Space Gods·17.9·ends 2026-08-26

156,432games · Last 7 days

What changed while you were away

2.6 days old
  • Space Groove surges across all ranks.
  • Dark Star stabilises after an early drop.
  • Jhin and Aurora climb with new item tech.

Headline movement

Space Groove

is accelerating

Rising

SubjectCurrPrevΔGamesConfWhy?
Space Groove Party9.3%6.5%+2.8 ↑34,530
Space Groove14.8%10.7%+4.1 ↑4,292
Aurora11.2%7.9%+3.3 ↑31,206
Bloodthirster20.5%19.7%+0.8 ↑22,983
Contract Killer13.0%9.4%+3.6 ↑5,017

Falling

SubjectCurrPrevΔGamesConfWhy?
Shepherd Akali18.1%20.3%-2.2 ↓23,217Hide
  • 23,217 qualifying games in the window
  • Shepherd Akali share moved 20.3% → 18.1%
  • Delta computed as current minus previous snapshot, not a rolling average
  • Band from sample size only — it says how much the move can carry, not how big it is
Dark Star Sorcerers11.9%12.7%-0.8 ↓27,993
Jhin18.5%21.0%-2.5 ↓9,412
Viktor17.4%17.5%-0.1 ↓7,186
Blue Buff10.2%12.8%-2.6 ↓11,683

Meta replay

  1. 14d ago
  2. 10d
  3. 7d
  4. 3d
  5. Today

14-day launch diary

Space Groove, Dark Star, Jhin, Aurora
Space GrooveDark StarJhinAurora14d ago10d7d3dToday

Meta concentration

  • Top 4 comps62%
  • Everything else38%

▲ 5pp vs the previous patch

Meta snapshots

  • #1Space Groove Party22.8%▲ 1.7pp
    Top 4
    68.7%
    Win rate
    18.2%
    Games
    17,842
  • #2Shepherd Akali16.3%▲ 1.0pp
    Top 4
    68.7%
    Win rate
    19.4%
    Games
    4,518
  • #3Stargazer Invokers16.3%▼ 1.1pp
    Top 4
    62.7%
    Win rate
    16.3%
    Games
    1,248
  • #4Arbiter Aatrox14.9%▲ 1.8pp
    Top 4
    58.1%
    Win rate
    14.8%
    Games
    3,912

Handoffs

  • Shepherd AkaliAurora Flex AP12.9%
  • Arbiter AatroxAurora Conduit16.4%
  • Aurora Flex APStargazer Invokers16.1%
  • Aurora ConduitGun Goddess Rangers14.5%

Evidence behind the moves

TypeSubjectEvidenceDetailsImpactConfidenceDated
CompOracleTop 4 Rate Increase18.1% (was 14.9%) across all ranksHigh2.3d ago
TraitBrawlerPick Rate Increase22.7% (was 19.5%) across all ranksHigh2.2d ago
UnitDoomerTop 4 Rate Increase13.3% (was 10.1%) across all ranksMedium2.2d ago
ItemChallengerPick Rate Increase20.5% (was 17.3%) across all ranksMedium2.8d ago
AugmentMechaTop 4 Rate Increase12.3% (was 9.1%) across all ranksMedium2.8d ago

Drill into the data