Patch 18.6 review — November 4, 2026
The released 18.6 notes list no standard craftable-item recipe or balance change. This guide retains the checked 18.5 baseline, including its October 27 corrections where relevant. Champion, trait and Augment changes can still change which holder or board benefits from an item; this review does not establish a measured best-in-slot ranking.
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.
Quick Answer
Dark Ritual’s current listed AP rewards in TFT 18.6 use the 18.5 sequence 5/10/28/45/85/175/300/400. These are ordered rewards, not a guaranteed cumulative total; plan around the cashout actually earned and your current Health. Dark Ritual was re-enabled in 18.4, and the Coven Acolyte shared-exclusivity rule was corrected in the 18.5 B-patch.
Patch 18.5 review — October 22, 2026
Set 18 — Enchanted Wilds · Current guide · Patch 18.6. Dark Ritual was re-enabled in 18.4. Its released 18.5 AP reward sequence is 5/10/28/45/85/175/300/400, replacing the larger earlier entries. The old temporary-disablement headline is no longer the current planning rule.
Current listed AP rewards
| Entry in Riot’s 18.5 sequence | Listed AP |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4 | 45 |
| 5 | 85 |
| 6 | 175 |
| 7 | 300 |
| 8 | 400 |
These are the eight rewards in the order Riot lists them. They are not a running total automatically earned by taking the Augment. Read the actual cashout conditions before treating any row as secured power.
Availability and shared exclusivity
The September 24 18.3B disablement is historical. Riot brought Dark Ritual back in 18.4 and corrected the shared one-per-lobby restriction with Coven Acolyte in the October 7 B-patch. That restriction does not guarantee an offer, prevent other players from buying Coven units, or grant ownership of the trait.
What changes for item allocation
A lower early AP reward changes the resources available to a recovery board. Do not use the old 7/15/50/75/125/200/300 table as if it were the 18.5 reward structure. Compare the AP actually earned, current holder and the combat time needed to use it.
Before a cashout plan
- Identify the active cashout conditions and what remains.
- Check HP and whether the board can survive the required rounds.
- Budget using resources already secured rather than adding every reward row.
- Plan the holder and item transfer that can turn the actual payout into immediate combat value.
If the Augment is not offered
Evaluate Coven through the loot, units and resources available in that match. An Anvil can repair an awkward inventory, but its value depends on the offered items and holders. Do not treat it as a guaranteed replacement for Dark Ritual’s AP reward. Use the current Anvil checklist.
Historical timeline
18.2 changed cashout rewards, 18.3B temporarily disabled the Augment, 18.4 re-enabled it with adjustments, and 18.5 set the current sequence above. Those dates explain how the present baseline was reached; older reward tables are not alternative current choices.
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.
