Naafiri’s midscope update doesn’t have a Rift ETA yet.
After confirmation underutilized LoL champ Naafiri was getting a midscope update this week, we now have a look at the changes — and there's plenty new with the Hound of a Hundred Bites.
As mentioned in yesterday's preview by Riot Games dev August, Naafiri's effectiveness as a solo laner and jungler was to be looked at. The big solution? Swap her W, Hound's Pursuit, with her ultimate, The Call of the Pack.
"Both abilities have been retuned for their new slots," August confirmed on X/Twitter on March 4. "Casting W is better in combat and now makes Naafiri untargetable," he went on, adding the ability swap, plus the increased packhound count and damage, will make Naafiri viable in the jungle.
Damage will be hit across the board for Naafiri to account for the additional dogs, of which she will have five (seven with a fully-leveled W). The slight cooldown reduction on her E, Eviscerate, is intended to boost her mobility.
The Naafiri midscope is still a ways away from landing on live servers. To give it a go for yourself, head to the LoL PBE — the update will be live there soon! We'll keep you posted here with the latest, but for now, here's the full breakdown of changes.
Full Naafiri LoL midscope changes: Abilities, passive, stats, and more
Stats
- HP: 635 + 120/level >>> 635 + 110/level.
- HP regen: 9 + 0.9/level >>> 8 + 0.8/level.
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Passive - We Are More
- Maximum dogs is now 2/3/4/5 at levels 1/9/12/15 (previously 2/3 at levels 1/9).
- Packmate damage: 10-20 + 4% base AD (was 12-32 + 5% base AD).
- Packmate health growth: 13 (was 16).
- Packmate AoE damage reduction: 75-40% by level 15 (was 76-50% by level 14).
- Packmate tower damage: 50% (was 25%).
- Packmates now deal 155% damage to monsters (jungle).
- Packmate Taunt duration: 2 seconds (was 3).
Q - Darkin Daggers
- Damage on first cast: 30-70 (was 35-75).
- Damage on second cast: 25-85 (was 30-90).
W - The Call of the Pack
- The Call of the Pack was previously Naafiri's ultimate.
- Naafiri gains one second of untargetability on cast.
- Duration: Five seconds (was 15).
- Movement speed: 20-30% for five seconds (was 70-100% over four seconds, reduced when taking damage).
- Bonus AD: 20% of total AD (was 5/15/25 + 8-24% base AD).
- Now grants AD bonus and movement speed on cast.
- Cooldown: 20-16 seconds (previously 120-100).
- Extra Dogs: 2 (was 2/3/4).
- Mana cost: 60 (was 100).
- No longer shields, grants packmate health/CD, a pulse of vision, or resets on takedown.
E - Eviscerate
- Cooldown: 9-7 seconds (was 10-8).
- Range: 450 (was 350).
- Initial Damage: 15-55 + 0.4 base AD (was 35-95 + 0.5 base AD).
- Now dashes to the cursor instead of the full distance at once.
R - Hound's Pursuit
- Hound's Pursuit was previously Naafiri's W.
- Can now be recast if Naafiri scores a takedown.
- Cooldown 110-80 seconds (was 22-14).
- Mana cost: 100 (was 70-30).
- Range: 900 (was 700/770/860/940).
- Damage: 150-350 + 1.2 base AD (was 30-190 + 0.8 base AD).
- Hound's Pursuit is no longer blockable, but it cannot be cast on minions.
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