Patch 18.6 review — November 4, 2026
Nidalee’s AD-form healing rises to 325/550/2000 AP and its third-cast bonus damage rises to 140%. Her AP-form empowered attack is 195/295/2000 AP and third-attack damage is 350/525/3000 AP. The AD form’s healing still scales with AP; do not substitute AD for that coefficient. Murkwolf’s empowered attack is 65/100/180 AD. These form-specific changes do not announce a new Adaptor form-selection rule. Malphite’s shield is 750/925/2000 AP and ability damage is 100/150/2000 AP. Sentinel’s shield Health coefficient rises from 10% to 12%; this is separate from its AP-based shield term. Kobuko’s spell healing (AP) is 300/350/550 AP, and Rek’Sai’s spell healing (AP) is 10/16/24. Reassess the actual frontline holder before moving equipment.
Official Riot Patch 18.6 notes, published November 3 UTC / November 4 JST. Review scope: the released notes; PC/mobile regional deployment may take longer. Earlier dated sections retain their historical patch scope.
October 27 mid-patch update
Checked October 27, 2026 against Riot official 18.5 mid-patch notes. Standard Hand of Justice base Omnivamp is now 12% (was 15%); Radiant base Omnivamp is 25% (was 30%). Brambleback Armor Ignore is 30% base + 10% AP (was 25% + 25% AP); its on-hit healing remains 4%. Kha’Zix base damage is 230/310/450 AP and isolated damage is 250/350/530 AP. Recipes are unchanged. Standard and Radiant values are separate; champion skills are outside the item-only simulator.
Patch 18.5 mid-patch review — October 27, 2026
Set 18 — Enchanted Wilds · Current guide · Patch 18.6. Brambleback now has 30% base + 10% AP Armor Ignore after October 27; on-hit healing remains 4% after October 22. The other named terms below retain their later 18.2B–18.4 baselines. Compare actual upgrades and board jobs rather than using the original 18.2 holder snapshot.
Current named terms
| Holder | Patch-note baseline through 18.5 | Item question |
|---|---|---|
| Brambleback | Alpha Mark healing on hit 4%; Armor Ignore 30% base + 10% AP; ability bonus AD 100%; leap 135/205 AD | Does the next slot improve sustained damage, recovery or cast survival? |
| Camille | Listed ability damage 150/225/400/665 AD | Which of these star levels is actually owned? |
| LeBlanc | Base clone chance 10/15/30% | Is the investment for combat, takedown-enabled printing, or both? |
| Maokai | Mana 30/100 | Can the tank bridge its 70-Mana opening gap and later casts? |
The Brambleback healing entry includes the October 22 B-patch partial revert; Armor Ignore includes the October 27 coefficient change; his bonus AD and leap entries come from 18.4. Camille’s top-star values also include 18.4. These are selected terms, not complete abilities.
Brambleback: use the corrected AP interaction
The earlier Armor Ignore bug could make AP investment behave incorrectly. The fix removed that reason to avoid AP-granting bruiser items; Armor Ignore is now 30% base + 10% AP after October 27, while on-hit healing remains 4%. Titan’s Resolve, Bloodthirster and Edge of Night remain candidates only when their complete packages fit the fight. Read the focused Brambleback guide.
Camille: do not reuse the superseded table
The 18.2B damage line was re-applied in 18.3B, then 18.4 raised the later star-level entries to 400/665. Compare the unit and upgrades actually present. A useful upgraded Camille can be worth keeping even when a different final carry has a larger theoretical ceiling.
LeBlanc: keep the economy and combat jobs distinct
The three-star base clone chance is 30%, not the old 40% figure. The 18.4 full-bench invisible-copy correction is a bug fix rather than another clone-chance buff. Takedown access and the rest of the ability still matter; a baseline chance alone is not an expected-gold calculation.
Maokai: the first cast needs Mana too
At 30/100, the displayed opening gap is 70 Mana. It was 60 at 30/90. More durability helps only if the holder can convert the available time and incoming pressure into useful casts. Do not describe that change as affecting repeated casts alone, and do not translate the gap into seconds without the actual mana rules.
A transfer checklist
- State the job the item is intended to solve.
- Compare present and proposed holders at the actual star level and trait breakpoint.
- Check open slots and the legal removal or sale needed to move the item.
- Keep the board functional during the transfer.
- Watch whether the next fight improves the named problem rather than treating one result as a ranking.
When keeping is better
A patch buff is not a command to dismantle a functioning board for a unit not yet found. Preserve useful power when the proposed replacement loses upgrades, traits or target access. The holder guide covers that broader decision.
Official sources and review scope
Reviewed November 4, 2026. Current terms are reconstructed from Riot’s released notes through 18.6, not a fresh in-client measurement. The tables cover the named effects, not complete champion or item tooltips. Holder advice and arithmetic are TFT Item Guide editorial analysis; no measured best-in-slot or placement ranking is claimed.
