Legends of Runeterra Patch 7.10 brings Shen to The Path of Champions and gives Kindred a new Constellation. Barrier combos and marked enemies are the focus this time, with new powers, relics, and items giving both champions more ways to take over a run.
The update also reworks Bonded Bucklers, improves Kindred’s interactions with marks, and rotates store offerings. Here are the major additions and gameplay changes from Riot’s official Patch 7.10 notes.
In brief:
- Patch 7.10 becomes playable on October 7, 2026, at approximately 10 AM PT.
- Shen joins The Path of Champions with six star powers, the Kinkou Tradition relic, and the new Shadow Dash card.
- Kindred receives a new Constellation, the Mark of the Kindred relic, and improved synergy with marks applied by other sources.
- Bonded Bucklers gets a rework, three items arrive, and several bugs are fixed. Riot lists no direct card nerfs.
Legends of Runeterra Patch 7.10 Release Date
Riot says Patch 7.10 will be playable on October 7, 2026, at approximately 10 AM PT. That’s 5 PM UTC and 6 PM BST.
Shen Joins The Path of Champions
Shen’s powers reward you for giving allies Barrier and using Support effects. His upgrades add permanent stat growth, extra strikes, and a way to damage the enemy Nexus while blocking.
Shen’s Star Powers
| Stars | Power | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinkou Tutelage I | Giving an ally Barrier grants all allies with Barrier +1/+0. |
| 2 | Watchful Eye | Adds one starting mana. Creates Moral Support at game start and after you play a spell other than Moral Support, provided you don’t already have one in hand. |
| 3 | Kinkou Tutelage II | Keeps the Barrier bonus and grants supported allies +0/+2, increased to +2/+2 if they have Barrier. |
| 4 | Striking Lessons | Each round, the first time you target or support an ally without Ephemeral, that ally strikes the weakest enemy. |
| 5 | Manaflow | Grants an additional mana gem at game start. |
| 6 | Twilight Assault | Creates Shadow Dash at round start if you don’t have one. When an ally with Barrier strikes while blocking, it also strikes the enemy Nexus. |
Twilight Assault gives Shen a clear payoff for building a protected board. With Barrier active, your blockers can push Nexus damage during the opponent’s attack.
Shen’s Starting Deck, Relic, and Shadow Dash
Shen’s starting deck includes Sparring Student, Prancing Sea Spirits, Kinkou Student, Rivershaper, Swole Squirrel, Trusty Adnere, Syncopation, and Ki Guardian, alongside Shen himself.
His new Epic relic, Kinkou Tradition, provides Elusive. Whenever an ally gains Barrier, it also grants that ally a random keyword and refills one mana.
Shadow Dash is a new two-cost Slow spell that silences an enemy and makes it start a free attack. Combined with Twilight Assault, that gives Shen a way to force a fight and trigger his blocking payoff.
Kindred’s New Constellation and Star Powers
Kindred’s expanded progression puts more emphasis on marking enemies and cashing in on their deaths. The higher upgrades improve your champions and let summoned allies immediately strike marked targets.
| Stars | Power | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashes to Ashes | Summons a Prey at round start if you don’t have one. Slaying allied or marked units deals one damage to the enemy Nexus. |
| 2 | Circle of Death | Adds one starting mana. Creates Spirit Journey at round start, or reduces its cost by two if you already have one. |
| 3 | Ashes to Ashes II | Keeps the Prey effect and increases the Nexus damage from slaying allied or marked units to two. |
| 4 | The Hunt Begins | Marks a random enemy for the round at round start. Slaying a marked unit grants allied champions everywhere +1/+1. |
| 5 | Manaflow | Grants an additional mana gem at game start. |
| 6 | Yet Always in the Shadow, the Hunter Lies | Your first ally summoned each round strikes the weakest marked enemy. After you’ve slain six or more marked units that game, every ally you summon triggers the strike. |
Kindred’s listed starting deck contains The Wings and the Wave, Fading Icon, Mask Mother, Phantom Prankster, Spirit Leech, Tortured Prodigy, Black Spear, and Crumble, plus Kindred.
The new Epic relic, Mark of the Kindred, grants Deathless. When its equipped unit is summoned, it marks the weakest enemy and reduces that enemy’s health to one, setting up an easier kill.
Patch 7.10 Buffs, Reworks, and Nerfs
Bonded Bucklers Rework
Bonded Bucklers previously gave a supported ally +1/+1 and the supporting unit’s keywords for the round. It now grows the supported ally’s stats to match the supporting unit’s stats and shares its positive keywords for the round.
So, that gives large supporting units a much bigger potential payoff. Riot notes that this change went live earlier than intended, with Patch 7.10 formally documenting it.
Kindred Mark Synergy Improvement
In The Path of Champions, Kindred now treats marks applied by other sources as their own. Riot specifically highlights compatibility with Spirit Blossom Kindred, opening up more ways to build around the marking mechanic.
Are There Any Nerfs?
Riot’s Patch 7.10 notes list no direct card nerfs. However, a bug fix changes how temporary damage and death protection interact with Gloom, as detailed below.
New Items in Patch 7.10
Three items join the update:
- Alarm Horn: A Common item that grants +0/+1 and Sharpsight.
- Shadow Technique: A Rare item whose Support effect summons an attacking, exact Ephemeral copy of the supported ally.
- Otherworldly Armaments: A Rare item that grants targeted allies a Rare item.
New Bundles and Store Changes
Both Shen and Kindred receive Celebration, Four Star, Five Star, and Celestial Star bundles. Each champion’s Celestial Star bundle becomes available after unlocking their Five Star bundle. There’s also a Kindred & Shen Battle Pass Bundle.
For relic shoppers, Hidden Tome replaces Disciple of Shadows in the Emporium for a limited time. Innervating Locket can also appear in the Glory Store starting with Patch 7.10.
Legends of Runeterra Patch 7.10 Bug Fixes
Riot lists three fixes:
- The Runes panel’s search function should keep working after you bind a rune.
- The Star Forger adventure now displays the correct unlock requirements.
- Units with temporary protection from damage and death should no longer incorrectly survive at turn end after being Gloomed at one health.
Obviously, that final fix is worth remembering when planning a defensive turn. Temporary protection should no longer leave an affected unit alive beyond the point when it should die.
