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Ryze Buffed in Patch 26.21

Ryze is getting buffs to his Q and W abilities to improve his scaling.

Confidence:medium

For whom:

mid

Summary & Impact

Buffed Q and W damage.
Improved scaling may enhance late-game.

Detailed Patch Notes

Q - Overload

Flux Bonus Damage increased from 15% / 40% / 65% / 90% to 10% / 40% / 70% / 100% and Bonus Move Speed increased.

W - Rune Prison

Damage increased from (+60% AP) to (+70% AP).

Official Patch Notes Evidence

Patch Notes

“we’re buffing that.”

Q - Overload

“Flux Bonus Damage: 15% / 40% / 65% / 90% increased damage ⇒ 10% / 40% / 70% / 100% increased damage”

Q - Overload

“Bonus Move Speed: 28% / 32% / 36% / 40% / 44% ⇒ 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50%”

W - Rune Prison

“Damage: 55 / 88.75 / 122.5 / 156.25 / 190 (+50% bonus AD) (+30% AP) ⇒ 50 / 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 (+50% bonus AD) (+30% AP)E - Primal SurgeAttack Speed: 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70% ⇒ 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60%Nunu & WillumpThe boy and his yeti lost some power when we nerfed Hextech Rocketbelt earlier this year so that ranged mages weren't just buying it for a dash to safety, so we’re restoring some of that damage elsewhere.R - Absolute ZeroMaximum Damage: 625 / 925 / 1275 (+300% AP) ⇒ 750 / 1100 / 1450 (+300% AP)OriannaWe’re tapping up Orianna’s scalings to help her chunk a bit harder with her bread-and-butter combo in the late game without giving too much additional power to her laning phase.Q - Command: AttackDamage: 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+55% AP) ⇒ 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+60% AP)W - Command: DissonanceDamage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+80% AP) ⇒ 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+85% AP)QiyanaDamage on Qiyana's Q turned out to be a lot more impactful than we anticipated, so we’re partially reverting the buff we gave her back in 26.17.Q - Elemental Wrath / Edge of IxtalDamage: 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 (+90% bonus AD) ⇒ 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190 (+90% bonus AD)RammusWhile Nidalee's winrate has been borderline overpowered in the high skill levels, Rammus has been rolling over pretty much everyone else, so he’s getting a light nerf too, ok?W - Defensive Ball CurlBonus Armor: 27 / 32 / 37 / 42 / 47 (+30 - 60% Armor) ⇒ 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 (+30 - 50% Armor)Bonus Magic Resistance: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (+30 - 60% Magic Resistance) ⇒ 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (+30 - 50% Magic Resistance)RyzeAfter the significantly early game nerfs to Ryze in 26.19, he hasn't been rewarded enough for succeeding when he does scale, so we’re buffing that.Q - OverloadFlux Bonus Damage: 15% / 40% / 65% / 90% increased damage ⇒ 10% / 40% / 70% / 100% increased damageBonus Move Speed: 28% / 32% / 36% / 40% / 44% ⇒ 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50%W - Rune PrisonDamage: 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+60% AP) (+3% bonus mana) ⇒ 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+70% AP)”

Official Patch Notes