Major Update Brings Champion Balances, New Skins, and Local Duo Mode to 2XKO
April 8, 2026
Players are warned about region/account mismatches that can affect connectivity and progression when transferring accounts, with guidance to consult the official Player Support article for fixes.
The update is framed as a major content drop centered on Akali and Local Duos, while tuning balance to encourage counterplay and steadier pacing.
Riot pledges ongoing support for 2XKO with continued development, highlighting balance work and a forward-looking content roadmap despite earlier downsizing.
Update 1.1.5 coincides with Local Duo mode, delivering online play on one device for two players, with double rewards and champion mastery progress for the duo.
Local Duo mode goes live on April 7 on all platforms, enabling shared champion progression and doubled account experience and credits per match for two players on one device.
Gameplay tweaks adjust Handshake Tag, Limit Strike, Break Meter, and impose new constraints on parries and breaks to rebalance risk and reward.
A major balance update rolls out across multiple champions—Ahri, Blitzcrank, Braum, Caitlyn, Darius, Jinx, and Illaoi—with a mix of nerfs, buffs, and bug fixes to stabilize the meta and deepen strategic variety.
The Spirit Blossom event runs from early April through the 30th, offering mission-based rewards like avatar outfits, emotes, stickers, and player titles.
New and returning skins and bundles land, including the Akali Launch Bundle, Spirit Blossom Megabundle, and Blood Moon Megabundle, with Run It Back bundles planned for Season 1 skins.
Local Duos launches across all platforms, letting two players share a single device; partner-picked champions boost the user’s Champion Mastery and missions, and both players earn double experience and match credits.
Replay tools gain new capabilities to pause and inspect hitboxes, hurtboxes, collision data, frame data, and input history, while the Community Event Support Program expands globally for in-game cash and exclusive avatar items.
Quality-of-life updates enable mission progression in private lobbies (while preserving per-game rewards in Casual/Ranked) and fix issues from missing VO to mission progress bugs and audio-sync in launches.
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GameRant • Apr 8, 2026
2XKO Releases New Champion Akali and Massive Balance Update
• Apr 6, 2026
2XKO Patch Notes: 1.1.5 (Apr 7 2026)
PCQ • Apr 7, 2026
2XKO patch 1.1.5 shakes up the fight with Akali and Local Duos