Patch Verdict·2.1.90·rel Jul 8, 2026
A mid-season correction to 2.1.88: Tank Junglers lose clear speed, while underpicked EXP and Jungle heroes get picked back up.
2.1.88 reworked the jungle and Tank Junglers ran away with it — Baxia, Fredrinn and Akai were clearing faster than the heroes the jungle was rebalanced for. This patch pulls their clear speed and durability back down and buffs seven under-performers instead of re-touching the camps. Camp gold goes up across the board, so the jungle is still worth more than it was before 2.1.88 — it just no longer belongs exclusively to tanks.
Reminder: Mid-season revision — Moonton published this in-game rather than to the global news feed.
What to pick this week
Tank Junglers are no longer the default. Baxia, Fredrinn and Akai still work but no longer out-clear everything, so damage junglers — Nolan, Aulus, Argus — are back on the table. Camp gold is up, so first-clear tempo still matters.
Buffs
7Nerfs
4Game modes
1Ranked
Jungle camp gold increased, keeping the jungle rewarding after the Tank Jungler nerfs.
- ·Thunder Fenrir and Molten Fiend: +20% base gold
- ·Horned Lizard, Fire Beetle and Lava Golem: +15% base gold
Bug fixes
- ✓Fixed: Atlas's Skill 1 cooldown was displaying/applying incorrectly.Heroes
Previous patches
Patch 2.1.88
Season 41 'Scarlet Embers' launches with buffs to Saber, Ruby, Argus, and most roamers, plus jungle rework, while Gloo, Zhuxin, and Claude are nerfed.
Patch 2.1.61
Marcel debuts — mage adjustments ripple across the meta, 19 buffs / 9 nerfs.
Patch 2.1.47
Eudora revamp headlines — 5 buffs / 5 nerfs, Overdrive Mode returns.
Patch 2.1.40
Sora revamp + Gold Lane reset — 19 buffs, 9 nerfs, broad item shuffle.
Patch 2.1.30
Freya rework + Chaos Clash launch — 12 buffs, 7 nerfs, item frost theme.
Patch 2.1.18
Project NEXT 2025 — annual map changes + new Abyss Marksman Obsidia.
Patch 1.9.99
Grock revamp — Fortress Titan identity locked in.
Patch 1.9.90
New hero Zetian debuts + broad hero and battlefield adjustments.