Martin Arévalo-Östberg

League of Legends Patch 26.04 came out on Thursday (February 19), delivering a large wave of changes of numerous champions to throw the early 2026 ranked meta for a loop. Several consistent Solo Queue staples continue to rise to the top thanks to their reliability, scaling, and straightforward win conditions, while other options step away from the spotlight after nerfs. If you’re looking to gain LP efficiently, here are the best champions to climb ranked in LoL Patch 26.04.

After a year away from the game, NRG is making its return to the North American League of Legends scene. The team will be led by a veteran of the LCS in Spica, although with a twist.

The start of the 2026 season kicked off with a scare for LEC fans everywhere when it was announced that the beloved EUphoria podcast was coming to an end. To the good fortune of all of those fans looking to scratch that itch for content outside of the official broadcast, G2 Esports happened to combine forces with one of the most veteran figures in LoL Esports, Trevor "Quickshot" Henry, to create a new podcast to discuss all things concerning European League of Legends: "HopEUm".

More than 16 years after the game's release, it appears that voice chat is finally coming to League of Legends. As seen in this YouTube video by Remina, voice chat is already live in the PBE. For now, no official release date has been announced as Riot Games continues to test out and perfect the new feature before its launch to the live version of the game.

After a crushing final week of the 2026 LEC Versus Regular Season, where Los Ratones just barely missed out on qualifying for Playoffs, Caedrel has now announced that the team is officially coming to an end.

After a heartbreaking final week of the Regular Season for Los Ratones, the top 8 teams in Europe will now move on to the 2026 LEC Versus Playoffs. There, teams will fight not just for the first LEC trophy of the year, but also for a chance to represent the region at First Stand 2026 in Brazil.