What moved in patch 18.4b vs 18.3
Diamond+ games from 8 Oct to 17 Oct (patch 18.4b) against 24 Sep to 5 Oct (patch 18.3). The days each patch was rolling out are left out of both, and a lower placement is a better one.
2,504,411 Diamond+ boards in 18.4b, 3,995,702 in 18.3. A comp is compared only with 400 games or more in both patches, and listed when it moved more than 0.08 places and more than chance. Updated 17 Oct 2026, 02:24 UTC.
Rising
Comps whose average placement improved from 18.3 to 18.4b, the biggest change first.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.3 | Avg place, 18.4b | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Ashe & Ezreal | 5.54 | 4.78 | ▲ 0.76 | 0.07% → 0.02% | 2,752 → 520 |
| Solar Kayle Lunar | 5.13 | 4.43 | ▲ 0.70 | 0.13% → 1.9% | 5,012 → 47,457 |
| Blossom Rengar & Master Yi | 4.50 | 3.91 | ▲ 0.59 | 0.02% → 0.02% | 886 → 511 |
| Solar Aphelios | 4.56 | 4.02 | ▲ 0.54 | 0.04% → 0.22% | 1,696 → 5,449 |
| Riftbeast Pebbles & Krug | 4.65 | 4.18 | ▲ 0.47 | 1.7% → 7.6% | 68,036 → 190,192 |
| Sprykin Teemo & Alistar | 4.85 | 4.43 | ▲ 0.42 | 0.10% → 0.38% | 3,900 → 9,464 |
| Primal Sivir | 5.06 | 4.68 | ▲ 0.38 | 0.18% → 0.14% | 7,329 → 3,412 |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Defender | 4.07 | 3.69 | ▲ 0.38 | 0.02% → 0.02% | 671 → 604 |
| Primal Ashe & Sivir Hunter | 5.64 | 5.31 | ▲ 0.34 | 0.03% → 0.03% | 1,348 → 867 |
| Solar Kayle | 5.10 | 4.80 | ▲ 0.30 | 0.74% → 1.6% | 29,526 → 41,199 |
| Riftbeast Azir & Krug | 5.43 | 5.14 | ▲ 0.30 | 0.01% → 0.02% | 574 → 544 |
| Solar Teemo & Gromp | 5.55 | 5.26 | ▲ 0.29 | 0.17% → 0.05% | 6,797 → 1,257 |
| Blossom Ahri & Sett Defender | 5.17 | 4.88 | ▲ 0.29 | 0.04% → 0.15% | 1,600 → 3,765 |
| Spellweaver Ahri Blossom | 4.87 | 4.58 | ▲ 0.29 | 0.17% → 0.22% | 6,680 → 5,400 |
| Solar Akali & Camille | 4.72 | 4.45 | ▲ 0.28 | 0.75% → 1.5% | 29,821 → 38,714 |
| Inferno Defender | 7.13 | 6.86 | ▲ 0.27 | 0.02% → 0.06% | 658 → 1,524 |
| Elderwood Xayah | 5.72 | 5.45 | ▲ 0.27 | 0.02% → 0.03% | 854 → 663 |
| Blossom Ahri & Zyra Fae | 5.05 | 4.79 | ▲ 0.26 | 0.02% → 0.17% | 695 → 4,277 |
| Solar Yunara & Sejuani | 4.91 | 4.66 | ▲ 0.25 | 0.78% → 1.4% | 31,088 → 34,708 |
| Juggernaut Aphelios | 5.65 | 5.41 | ▲ 0.24 | 0.03% → 0.09% | 1,301 → 2,133 |
| Rapidfire Aphelios Lunar | 5.46 | 5.25 | ▲ 0.20 | 0.04% → 0.06% | 1,761 → 1,603 |
| Invoker Teemo | 4.99 | 4.79 | ▲ 0.20 | 0.03% → 0.16% | 1,032 → 3,898 |
| Coven Morgana Vanguard | 4.93 | 4.73 | ▲ 0.20 | 1.2% → 4.5% | 47,854 → 112,164 |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir | 5.08 | 4.89 | ▲ 0.19 | 0.13% → 0.11% | 5,201 → 2,875 |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Rival | 4.52 | 4.36 | ▲ 0.16 | 0.06% → 0.05% | 2,497 → 1,234 |
| Elderwood Ezreal Executioner | 4.55 | 4.39 | ▲ 0.16 | 1.9% → 3.2% | 76,552 → 79,404 |
| Invoker Morgana & Sentinel | 4.61 | 4.46 | ▲ 0.15 | 0.55% → 0.70% | 21,930 → 17,622 |
| Invoker Nidalee & Morgana | 5.19 | 5.05 | ▲ 0.14 | 0.05% → 0.13% | 1,866 → 3,206 |
| Elderwood Ezreal | 4.47 | 4.37 | ▲ 0.11 | 1.1% → 2.1% | 44,791 → 52,100 |
| Elderwood Kha'Zix & Hecarim | 4.23 | 4.12 | ▲ 0.10 | 3.1% → 3.8% | 124,766 → 94,406 |
| Riftbeast Warwick & Malphite | 4.51 | 4.42 | ▲ 0.08 | 0.83% → 0.53% | 33,076 → 13,332 |
Falling
Comps that place worse in 18.4b than they did in 18.3.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.3 | Avg place, 18.4b | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rival Kha'Zix & Rengar | 5.52 | 6.09 | ▼ 0.57 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 1,285 → 626 |
| Juggernaut Ashe | 4.00 | 4.53 | ▼ 0.53 | 2.5% → 0.77% | 98,198 → 19,346 |
| Juggernaut Ezreal & Kennen | 5.14 | 5.62 | ▼ 0.49 | 0.02% → 0.02% | 717 → 573 |
| Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix | 5.54 | 5.96 | ▼ 0.42 | 0.07% → 0.06% | 2,678 → 1,563 |
| Spellweaver Ahri & Veigar | 4.44 | 4.86 | ▼ 0.42 | 0.03% → 0.04% | 1,131 → 904 |
| Elderwood Alune & Maokai | 4.12 | 4.44 | ▼ 0.32 | 0.02% → 0.02% | 913 → 516 |
| Blossom Elder Dragon & Ashe | 3.97 | 4.26 | ▼ 0.29 | 0.26% → 0.09% | 10,297 → 2,294 |
| Fae Aphelios & Kha'Zix | 5.44 | 5.72 | ▼ 0.29 | 0.22% → 0.23% | 8,933 → 5,878 |
| Primal Sivir Inferno | 4.81 | 5.09 | ▼ 0.27 | 0.04% → 0.02% | 1,761 → 585 |
| Fae Aphelios Blackthorn | 5.44 | 5.70 | ▼ 0.26 | 0.07% → 0.07% | 2,909 → 1,846 |
| Vanguard Caitlyn & Elise | 5.74 | 5.99 | ▼ 0.25 | 0.02% → 0.03% | 821 → 758 |
| Juggernaut Inferno | 5.86 | 6.11 | ▼ 0.25 | 0.21% → 0.15% | 8,339 → 3,864 |
| Flora Fatalis | 4.89 | 5.14 | ▼ 0.24 | 0.08% → 0.07% | 3,114 → 1,818 |
| Fae Tristana | 4.76 | 4.99 | ▼ 0.24 | 0.89% → 0.97% | 35,675 → 24,391 |
| Executioner Blossom | 4.45 | 4.67 | ▼ 0.22 | 0.13% → 0.12% | 5,124 → 3,045 |
| Brawler Ashe | 4.06 | 4.28 | ▼ 0.22 | 0.36% → 0.16% | 14,515 → 4,055 |
| Lunar Alune | 3.99 | 4.21 | ▼ 0.21 | 0.67% → 0.53% | 26,705 → 13,390 |
| Summoner Zyra & Soraka | 5.57 | 5.78 | ▼ 0.21 | 0.11% → 0.07% | 4,579 → 1,711 |
| Juggernaut Zyra | 4.46 | 4.67 | ▼ 0.21 | 10.9% → 5.1% | 434,497 → 126,884 |
| Brawler Ezreal | 5.23 | 5.43 | ▼ 0.21 | 0.09% → 0.06% | 3,702 → 1,486 |
| Sprykin Veigar & Malphite | 4.81 | 4.99 | ▼ 0.18 | 0.17% → 0.11% | 6,902 → 2,640 |
| Blackthorn Malphite Blossom | 5.05 | 5.19 | ▼ 0.14 | 0.35% → 0.33% | 13,953 → 8,312 |
| Executioner Malphite & Soraka | 4.50 | 4.63 | ▼ 0.13 | 7.1% → 4.1% | 281,979 → 103,506 |
| Executioner Malphite Blossom | 4.55 | 4.67 | ▼ 0.12 | 0.22% → 0.18% | 8,932 → 4,566 |
| Lunar Aphelios Vanguard | 4.77 | 4.89 | ▼ 0.12 | 0.18% → 0.14% | 7,350 → 3,488 |
| Sprykin Veigar | 5.03 | 5.14 | ▼ 0.10 | 0.30% → 0.20% | 11,896 → 5,081 |
| Executioner Azir & Vi | 4.66 | 4.74 | ▼ 0.09 | 0.96% → 0.18% | 38,387 → 4,621 |
| Elderwood Veigar | 4.20 | 4.29 | ▼ 0.09 | 6.6% → 4.9% | 264,407 → 123,123 |
New in 18.4b
Comps with 400 games or more in 18.4b that had fewer in 18.3, or none, best placement first.
| Comp | Avg place | Play Rate | Games | In 18.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elderwood Sett & Ahri | 4.19 | 0.04% | 885 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ahri & Zyra Summoner | 4.20 | 0.02% | 442 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Gromp | 4.41 | 0.02% | 459 | under 400 games |
| Lunar Aphelios | 4.43 | 0.02% | 407 | under 400 games |
| Solar Aphelios Lunar Rapidfire | 4.54 | 0.23% | 5,779 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix | 4.72 | 0.02% | 533 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Mama Beak & Zyra | 4.80 | 0.02% | 400 | under 400 games |
| Coven Morgana & Cassiopeia | 5.31 | 0.03% | 697 | under 400 games |
| Primal Sivir Juggernaut | 5.40 | 0.02% | 459 | under 400 games |
| Coven Elise & Cassiopeia Elderwood | 5.94 | 0.03% | 730 | under 400 games |