Patch 18.6 review — November 4, 2026
Blossom AD/AP is 12/30/55/65%. Elderwood (9) Health Bonus is listed as 10% in the official 18.6 notes (25% before); preserve that named term rather than treating it as an Emblem’s flat stats. Sprykin BFF ranged AD/AP is 15/30/38%. Elderwood Emblem’s attached 25 Resists and Sprykin Emblem’s attached stats are unchanged. Cooking Pot gains exclusions with Coronation and Spreading Roots; Flexible and U.R.F. are now mutually exclusive, and Hard Commit should no longer offer ineligible Emblems. Curio Cart Emblem costs 17g (previously 15g). Middle Path costs 5g at base and 4g when upgraded (previously 4g and 3g). Moonrise and Solar Gift upgrades should no longer be offered when Blossom is inactive. These purchase prices and offer conditions are separate from rewards and normal item recipes.
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.
Patch 18.5 B-patch review — October 23, 2026
Set 18 — Enchanted Wilds · Current guide · Patch 18.6. An Emblem’s attached stats and the trait it unlocks are separate. The reference below includes later 18.3 changes and Elderwood’s 18.4 value instead of presenting the original 18.2 table as complete.
Named Emblem terms retained through 18.6
| Emblem | Current selected terms | Source baseline |
|---|---|---|
| Brawler | 150 Health; damage term 2.5% max HP | 18.2 / 18.3 |
| Fae | 200 Health; 10% AD/AP | 18.2 |
| Hunter | 25% base AD; 15% AD per takedown | 18.2 / 18.3 |
| Invoker | 8% AP per Mana spent; 2 Mana Regen | 18.2 / 18.3 |
| Juggernaut | 250 Health; 10 Mana restored on death | 18.2 / 18.3 |
| Primal | 35% Attack Speed | 18.2 |
| Sprykin | 20% rider bonus AS; 15 base Resists; 15 additional rider Resists | 18.2 |
| Vanguard | 25 Armor and Magic Resist | 18.2 |
| Elderwood | 25 Resists | 18.4 value restored by October 22 18.5 B-patch |
The October 22 B-patch corrects Elderwood Emblem after its 18.4 nerf was temporarily reverted: use the restored 25 Resists. These are the named changed terms, not every Emblem or full trait text. Slashes in the source column identify the patches establishing different terms in the row.
Trait strength can change without an Emblem stat change
Patch 18.6 changes Blossom, Elderwood (9) and Sprykin BFF trait effects; see the current review above. Patch 18.5 previously adjusted Blackthorn, Elderwood (9) and Flora Fatalis. A breakpoint can therefore change the value of an Emblem even when its attached Health, AD or Resists stay the same. Check the exact breakpoint gained and the holder that uses it.
Cooking Pot is a separate effect
Cooking Pot grants 70 Health per Emblem in 18.5, up from 60. It also gains exclusions involving Coronation, Spreading Roots+ and The Trait Tree+. The patch fixes its Health application for uncraftable Emblems. Separately, the October 22 B-patch fixes U.R.F. and Spreading Roots being offered together; their exclusion is now properly applied. These are Augment changes, not extra flat Health that should be written into each Emblem’s own row.
Use the slot for a real breakpoint
- Count which trait level is gained on the actual board.
- Read the active trait effect and the wearer’s ability to use it.
- Check whether the attached stats fit the holder.
- Compare the completed item that would otherwise occupy that slot.
- Do not assume a hypothetical future breakpoint justifies weakening the current fight.
Primal and Elderwood are different examples
Primal’s retained 35% Attack Speed can fit a holder that uses repeated attacks, but the trait job still matters. Elderwood’s attached Resists are 25 rather than the older 35. Neither observation supplies a universal ranking of Emblems or proves that every board using the trait is stronger.
Practical rule
Compare the whole package: current attached stats, the actual trait level gained, holder compatibility and the opportunity cost of the slot. The standard recipe guide has a different scope; do not mix Emblem entries into its 36 normal-item pairings.
Official sources and review scope
Reviewed November 4, 2026. Current terms and the 18.6 changes above 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.
