The first ten minutes are a sequence of small decisions: protect your first waves, spend your gold on a good recall, track the enemy jungler, then choose whether a nearby objective is worth leaving lane for. The timings changed in the 2026 season. Minions now spawn at 0:30, the first Scuttle appears at 2:55, the first dragon is a 5:00 objective, and the single Void Grub encounter starts at 8:00. Use those timers to plan a move, not as a reason to contest without lane priority.<\/p>\n
This guide maps the current early-game windows and explains what to do with them. Riot’s Patch 26.1 notes<\/a> set the minion, jungle-camp, Scuttle and Baron start times and describe the current turret-plate rules. Riot’s Patch 25.09 notes<\/a> move Void Grubs to 8:00 and remove the second encounter. The first dragon spawns at 5:00, a timer Riot states in its Patch 9.23 notes<\/a>; Patch 26.1 says epic-monster spawn times are unchanged unless a change is listed. I checked the timing on October 21, 2026; recheck the latest notes after a future map update.<\/p>\n