2XKO New February 2026 Update Patch Notes Revealed

A new major update has been released for Riot Games 2XKOFocusing on addressing a variety of bugs and other issues affecting the game and leaving balance adjustments for a later patch down the road. Thus began life Project L In Riot Games, 2XKO A good amount of time was spent in development, which finally ended on October 7, 2025, when the game was launched for PC players. Through constant updates and tweaks, Season 1 saw new content as well as the anticipated launch of the game for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles.

While it looks like this 2XKO has really resonated with fans of the Runeterra universe, viz League of Legends And Netflix too mysterious series, there have been some complaints from players. ie, 2XKO Following suit with other Riot games in that it's free to play, many in-game items can be a bit pricey. Fans have debated the value of character skins and bundles 2XKOMany character cosmetics cost $20 or more depending on rarity. In fact, there's even a new Arcade MegaBundle option that will run players a total of $80. Despite these high prices, 2XKO Constantly evolving, with the latest update making some important fixes.

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Setting expectations, Riot's Julian “JulezJP” Johnson confirmed that it won't be as big as the first bug-fix patch. 2XKO's major Season 1 update, which introduced significant balance changes along with other fixes. For this, the team focused on addressing critical issues, even revealing some of the “micropatch” changes the studio released between this and the last major patch. Although the update isn't making any champion changes, Johnson hinted that some of the fixes may slightly alter the game's current meta.

Along those lines, Riot Games highlighted 4 core gameplay-related changes in this patch, fixing bugs that could break the camera, using tag launchers to make enemy champions invisible, and using certain tricks to be able to bypass the limit strike system. Limit Strikes are ways you can choose to end your combo immediately by performing more than one wall or ground bounce or tumble per champion during a single combo. Turning it off gives the player extra damage, a super meter and a break meter, but there was a bug that fixed it 2XKO Champions like Braum a little more than he wanted.

In addition to some general improvements, such as an update to Champion Mastery progression and other bug fixes, this update also adds some quality of life improvements when playing against other players online. Specifically, for players who remain inactive during the character selection screen until the timer expires, they will trigger the same penalty they see if they leave the game early. The game will also remember the player's previous choices for champions and fuse selection, so for those who want to get into the action as quickly as possible, they'll be able to select a mash to autopick their previous loadout.

Unfortunately, this update doesn't fix it 2XKOCurrent screen tearing issues on console. After launching the game on consoles in January 2026, players noticed horizontal screen tearing, which seemed to further affect displays with higher refresh rates. Essentially, this issue causes the top and bottom of the displayed frame to appear to be misaligned, such that one is slightly off-center as if the screen is separated. Thankfully, Riot Games is aware of the issues as a specific issue was highlighted in the “Known Issues” section of the patch notes, although no timeframe for a fix was provided.

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2XKO Update 1.1.2 Patch Notes

1.1.1 Hotfix January 22

Fixed a bug that caused the Backward Jump and Forward Jump inputs to incorrectly result in a neutral jump.

1.1.1 Hotfix January 26

Fixed an issue that would sometimes prevent Illaoi's Tentacles from working.
Reset ranked positions and adjusted backend systems to improve matchmaking.

1.1.2 Bug Fixes

Core gameplay

Fixed a bug where players could bypass the limit strike system by using certain moves that hit OTG.
Fixed a bug where tag launchers could make an enemy champion temporarily invisible.
Fixed a bug where some supers broke the game camera.
Fixed a bug where the game could freeze when exiting training mode after leaving the game idle.

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Fixed an issue where joining a cabinet with your chat window active could cause you to lose control of your avatar.
Added notice that purchases made with credit are non-refundable.
Fixed an issue where champion mastery progress did not update properly. (All progress was tracked properly, but it was not performing properly.)
Fixed an issue that prevented duos from entering private lobby IDs when using a controller.
Fixed text-to-speech narrator mispronunciations on various screens and menus.
Fixed an error when trying to reconnect to the online version of the game when playing on consoles.
We've reduced the frequency of players receiving disqualifying disconnect penalties in casual and ranked lobbies.

Improve quality of life

Allowing the champion selection timer to expire will now trigger the same penalty as ball-disconnecting from play.
- We hope this prevents unfavorable matchups or surprising tough opponents before the game starts.
The client should now remember your last selections in champion selection. If you enter spam you should atopic your last loadout.

Known issues

of Illaoi Guiding hand assist The tentacle fails to hit airborne opponents at low altitude.
Illaoi's Tentacle-generating Move only spawns 1 Tentacle when both opposing champions hit, but should spawn 2.
Screen tearing occurs when playing on console versions of the game.

issued: October 7, 2025
ESRB: Juvenile/alcohol references, mild blood, mild language, violence, in-game purchases, user interaction