TFT Patch Notes 18.5: Every Change in Enchanted Wilds
The latest TFT patch notes are for patch 18.5, published by Riot on October 20, 2026. It’s a small follow-up to the big 18.4 patch: Riot nerfs Blackthorn and Azir, buffs a dozen underused champions, reshuffles gold Augments and makes Wisps cheaper or weaker. The Choncc or Treat Halloween event runs until November 17.
What changed in the TFT patch notes for 18.5?
Not much, on purpose. Riot used 18.4 for the big swing (power moved from traits into units, cheap reroll lines buffed) and said up front that 18.5 would be the smaller cleanup patch. So the list is long, but most lines are a few percent here and there.
In practice, the one change that reshapes the meta targets the Blackthorn Azir comp, which had been tearing through lobbies with a super-charged Azir. Riot hit it from three sides at once: the trait, the base AP sacrifice and Azir himself.
| Change | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Blackthorn (6) enhanced bonus | 60% | 50% |
| Blackthorn base AP sacrifice | 12% damage amp + 2 mana regen | 10% damage amp + 2 mana regen |
| Azir ability damage | 46/69/110 AP | 43/65/105 AP |
| Elderwood (9) summon bonus health | 140% | 125% |
| Fae (2/4) heal | 2.5/4% | 3/5% |
| Rapidfire attack speed per attack | 3/5/8/12% | 3/5/7/10% |
| Riftbeast (7) AD/AP | 6% | 5% |
| Flora Fatalis max health healing | 8% | 7% |
Fae also gets its pixie thresholds lowered (the 4th, 5th and 6th pixie now arrive at 25,000, 60,000 and 100,000), which makes the trait come online a bit earlier in a game.
Which champions were buffed and nerfed in 18.5?
Mostly buffs. Riot’s notes name the targets as champions that only work in narrow comps or that were over-nerfed last time, and Ashe is the clearest example of the second group (she did the most damage of any 5-cost in 18.3, Riot cut her in 18.4, and it admits the cut went too far).
- Buffed: Caitlyn, Master Yi’s AP form, Tristana, Malphite, Morgana, Sett, Sivir, Soraka, Alune, Ashe and Taric.
- Nerfed: Azir and Kha’Zix, plus a smaller attack damage trim on Mama Beak.
- Mama Beak also gets a bug fix that shortens her mana lock by about one second, which is why her damage came down at the same time.
- Alune trades a little durability for more damage and attack speed, so she works better as an itemized carry.
Sivir is a mixed case, to be fair: her main hit goes up from 200/300 to 220/330 AD, while her bounce drops from 20% to 18% of that damage.
Augment, item and Wisp changes in the 18.5 TFT patch notes
Augments now lean toward your build. If you’re playing an AD comp, you should see fewer AP Augments, and the reverse. That’s a behind-the-scenes change, but you’ll feel it in how often a pick screen is a dead roll.
Riot moved gold-granting Augments both ways. Build-A-Bud now gives 9 gold instead of 6, Nesting Anvils and Malicious Monetization go up to 6, while Pandora’s Bench and Prismatic Destiny lose most of their gold. Pandora’s Items II now comes in three versions (II, II+ on stage 3-2, II++ on 4-2), and Heart of Steel goes back to disabled because of a bug.
Look, the item side is tiny: Riot trimmed two Radiant items, Adaptive Helm and Blue Buff. Wisps, the Set 18 mechanic that hides a unit until the planning phase ends, were the other big target. Wisps that check your itemized champions now count the bench too, and role filters look at your last combat rather than your current board. Riot’s reasoning is that shuffling units around just to trick a Wisp was an APM check, not strategy. Hand of Baron costs 4 gold instead of 6 but gives much smaller stats, and Beggar’s Wisp pays out less.
All Set 18 TFT patch notes so far
Set 18, Enchanted Wilds, launched with patch 18.1. Here’s every patch since, with the date Riot published the notes.
| Patch | Notes published | Main focus |
|---|---|---|
| 18.1 | August 25, 2026 | Set 18 launch: new traits, Wisps, the return of Carousel, first patch on the Unreal engine |
| 18.2 | September 9, 2026 | First main balance patch: broad buffs and much cheaper Wisps |
| 18.3 | September 22, 2026 | Smaller champion and trait tuning, buffs to combat Augments |
| 18.4 | October 6, 2026 | Big patch: trait power moved into units, 1 and 2-cost buffs, combat phases 1 second shorter each |
| 18.5 | October 20, 2026 | Follow-up tuning: Blackthorn and Azir nerfs, Augment tailoring, Wisp changes |
For what it’s worth, that’s two weeks apart almost like clockwork, and four of the five notes went up on a Tuesday. The only gap that broke the rhythm was 18.1 to 18.2, and even that was 15 days. Riot also ships mid-patch updates (B-patches) between the main ones: 18.1 had three in its first week, and 18.4 got one on October 7 to fix bugs and correct the cost of two Wisps.
When is the next TFT patch?
Riot hasn’t posted 18.6 yet. Going by the two-week rhythm above, early November 2026 is the likely window, but treat that as an estimate, not a date. The official notes usually go up the day before a patch reaches live servers, and each region gets it on its own schedule.
Patches share the same maintenance windows as League of Legends, since TFT runs inside the League client; our guide to LoL maintenance windows explains what happens during that downtime.
How do TFT patch numbers work?
The first number is the set. So 18.5 means the fifth patch of Set 18, and the set before it, Space Gods, ran on 17.x patches. That’s different from League itself, which numbers patches by year (26.20 and so on), so a “patch 26.20” search won’t find TFT notes. Confusing? A bit, honestly.
A new set usually starts on .1, and the last few patches of a set tend to be small while the team works on the next one. Season and ranked timing for the main game are on our League season dates page.
Why are some cosmetics missing in TFT right now?
Because the game moved engines. Patch 18.1 was TFT’s first live patch on Unreal instead of the old Hextech engine, and Riot is porting Little Legends, arenas, booms and finishers over in batches. In the 18.2 notes Riot said every cosmetic will come back, with the most popular ones and the Legendary, Mythic and Prestige tiers first.
So if your favorite arena is gone, it isn’t deleted. It’s in the queue, and the queue moves a little every patch.
Where can you read the official TFT patch notes?
On the Teamfight Tactics game updates page. Riot posts the full notes there for every patch, often with a shorter “rundown” video next to them, and bug fixes link out to its Follow the Fix site. Everything on this page comes from those notes.
Planning around the new numbers? Long story short, read these TFT patch notes for the why, then check the TFT comps tier list to see which lines survived the Azir nerf.
FAQ
What are the latest TFT patch notes?
Patch 18.5, with notes published by Riot on October 20, 2026. It is the fifth patch of Set 18, Enchanted Wilds.
What was nerfed in TFT patch 18.5?
The Blackthorn Azir comp: Blackthorn (6) went from 60% to 50%, the base AP sacrifice was reduced and Azir’s ability damage dropped to 43/65/105 AP. Kha’Zix, Elderwood (9), Rapidfire and Riftbeast (7) were also nerfed.
How often does TFT get a new patch?
About every two weeks. Set 18 patches came out on August 25, September 9, September 22, October 6 and October 20, 2026, with smaller mid-patch updates in between.
When does the Choncc or Treat event end?
Choncc or Treat, the Halloween version of Choncc’s Treasure, runs until November 17, 2026, according to the 18.5 patch notes.
What does B-patch mean in TFT?
A B-patch is a mid-patch update. Riot uses it to fix bugs or make quick balance changes between the regular two-week patches, as with the 18.4 B-patch on October 7, 2026.
