Riot Games has shared new insight into the design principles driving the major gameplay overhaul coming to League of Legends in the 2026 season, outlining the reasoning behind changes to jungle influence, macro strategy and overall game pacing.
Speaking in an interview, Matthew ‘PhRoXz0N’ Leung-Harrison, Lead Gameplay Designer at Riot Games, detailed the development thinking behind the newest updates. The comments come as the first Season 1 changes arrive on the Public Beta Environment (PBE), though several aspects of the design approach were not included in Riot’s public preview.