Wild Rift Patch 7.0e Brings Mel, ARAM Tweaks to March 2026 Update

Riot Games has been steadily rolling out content and balance work across Wild Rift's 7.0 patch cycle through early March 2026, with the latest sub-patch, 7.0e, delivering another round of AAA ARAM refinements following a packed stretch of champion additions and mode adjustments.

The headline addition of the broader cycle came in Patch 7.0d, which formally introduced Mel, a new mage/diplomat figure joining the Wild Rift roster. The 7.0d patch notes announced the drop directly: "This patch we're introducing Mel, adding in some new items, and making some adjustments across the map." The 7.0 base patch had already set the stage for a major content shift by introducing the Ionia Rift map and folding AAA ARAM into the cycle's core structure, with subsequent sub-patches dedicated largely to dialing in the mode's balance.

Patch 7.0a, framed as the first follow-up to the 7.0 launch, carried the bulk of the early mechanical adjustments. On the ARAM side, the death respawn timer at the 15-minute mark was set to 50 seconds. Six champions received damage dealt adjustments specific to the mode: Evelynn and Fiona were both trimmed from 115% to 105%, Vi dropped from 120% to 110%, Zed came down from 115% to 110%, and Akali fell from 120% to 110%. Sivir moved in the opposite direction, climbing from 85% to 95%.

The AAA ARAM augment pool also expanded in 7.0a, with Killer Instinct, Hit Combo, and Origin: Lethal Tempo all added. Riot noted they "optimized the randomness of certain runes" alongside those additions. Numerically, Giant's Adversary saw its damage increase ceiling clipped from 25% to 20%, landing the augment at a 10% to 20% range, while Demacian Spearmanship received a damage dealt bump from 8% to 12%.

Patch 7.0c followed with Riot describing it as "balancing a few outliers on the Rift," and 7.0e, the current patch as of this week, landed with the terse but pointed goal of "some adjustments to AAA ARAM," continuing the iterative tuning that has defined this phase of the cycle.

One housekeeping note from 7.0a is worth flagging for anyone watching the Legendary Collection: a display bug was incorrectly showing Lunar Empress Morgana Exquisite Edition as having only 10 days remaining, but the skin stays available until April 7, and Limited-Time Wild Cores tied to it can be earned through the end of Patch 7.0. The 7.0a notes also carried the reminder that "content will be released throughout the patch," consistent with Riot's staggered approach to drops across the full cycle.

With Mel now in the game and AAA ARAM receiving its third round of patch attention in 7.0e, the 7.0 cycle has shaped up as one of the more content-dense stretches of Wild Rift's live service cadence in recent memory.