The League of Legends mode 'ARAM: Arena' has been gaining significant attention lately, and it has just received a massive update.

Riot Games rolled out the League of Legends 26.3 patch to live servers on the 4th. This update introduces 45 new augments, an augment set system, and a fresh progression pass to add strategic depth to the game. The development team aimed to expand the in-game experience by addressing player feedback, buffing neglected roles, and offering more varied choices.

The Arena progression pass spans 32 tiers and includes various items such as icons, new augments, banners, and a special augment reroll feature. Notably, the '???' augment, which adds offensive effects to ping signals, can be obtained upon reaching level 32, the final tier of the progression pass. This progression system is scheduled to go live in the early hours of the 5th, Korea Standard Time.

Augment sets that enhance synergy between augments are also being introduced. There are nine sets in total (Death Knell, Fireworks, Gambler, Multi-Stack, Wee-Woo, Fully Automated, Archmage, Raining Gold, and Snowy Day), and you can check the active augment sets in the character info window or the augment selection screen.

Specifically, 'Death Knell' reduces your death timer by 40% when active, while 'Fireworks' fires pyrotechnics at nearby enemies for extra damage. 'Gambler' provides a chance for stat anvils to drop when minions die, and 'Multi-Stack' increases the acquisition of stacks from 50% up to 200%.

Furthermore, 'Wee-Woo' increases movement speed and shield/healing effects, 'Fully Automated' reduces the cooldown of auto-use related augments, 'Archmage' refunds a random skill cooldown upon casting, 'Raining Gold' increases gold gained from augments and kills, and 'Snowy Day' increases snowball skill haste and damage.

Balance adjustments and quality-of-life improvements for existing augments have also been implemented. Underperforming augments like 'Vow of the Heavens' and 'Minor Restoration' have received buffs to their cooldowns and healing values, and gold-related augments have been strengthened. The 'Cerberus' augment now grants increased attack speed, and 'Thunderbolt,' which received feedback for having too high an attack speed requirement, now activates at 1.75 attack speed. Finally, the 'Mystic Punch' augment's cooldown reduction effect has been changed from 20% to 1.25 seconds.

Meanwhile, this patch also includes adjustments to 2026 season elements such as bounties, turret plates, and Pixie Lights, along with balance changes for certain champions.