Riot Games has detailed the balance changes coming in League of Legends patch 26.10, scheduled for May 13. The update targets several champions with nerfs and buffs, aiming to adjust the meta without overcorrecting.
Naafiri receives a notable nerf: her passive monster damage is reduced by 10%, and the mana cost of her W ability increases early. Zed's damage on his E and passive is reduced. Anivia's base armor and armor scaling are lowered. Shyvana's health scaling and W cooldown are increased. Ashe's Q AD ratio is reduced. On the buff side, Galio's Q cost is reduced, his E scales better with ability power, and his ultimate now scales with magic resistance. Ambessa's Q damage increases early, and her ultimate passive healing is increased. Lee Sin sees a reversion of a 2014 Safeguard change: the cooldown is reduced when leaping to non-champions, shielding is restored, but his E AD ratio is reduced by 10%, and his ultimate now sends enemy bodies flying on kill.
Patch 26.10 arrives globally on May 13.
Riot's Matt 'Phroxzon' Leung-Harrison noted that the team is "taking care not to overly nerf" Naafiri, acknowledging that some champions will "continue to be strong" after the patch. The changes were previewed with data from U.GG.
