A champion from 2023 is perfect for beginners, is now being changed – should be played in a different position

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Naafiri was actually a pleasant surprise in League of Legends 2023. As a new champion, she was not complicated and many fans were happy about her monster design. Now it is changed and probably pushed into a different position.

Who is Naafiri? Naafiri was released in July 2023 and was almost an assassin for beginners. Unlike other assassins, she had no complex skills. Your dashes were easy to do and it could cause a lot of damage. Although she was banned a lot to release, she never became a very popular champion.

If you look at the statistics on U.GG, you can see that Naafiri is currently only relevant on the Midlane. There she has a pick rate of 1.8 % and a Win rate of 51.99 %. It looks much worse in Jungle. There she has a pick rate of 0.3 % and a win rate of 47.53 % (as of 05.03.2025, 17:41).

Now Naafiri is supposed to be changed as to Riotoustust on X.com. Above all, you want to adapt your playability in the jungle and give her more outplay potential.

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Less damage, but more dogs

What is changed? On X.com, Riotaugust has already shown what the changes to Naafiri will look like. The biggest change is probably that your Ultimate and her W exchange. But both spells are adjusted. At the same time, the Jungle Clear should get better and it can have more dogs than before:

  • She gets less life and life regeneration per level
  • Passive: It can have 5 dogs instead of 3, now when it reaches level 15, but you weaken the growth of life and the damage. In order to exist in the jungle, the dogs now cause more damage (155 %) on monsters
  • Q capability: The ability causes less damage.
  • W capacity: The W becomes the old R. The hunting period, mana costs and the Cooldown are reduced. You adapt the values ​​of the damage and the movement speed. Naafiri cannot be destroyed for 1 second. You remove the sign, the additional life of the dogs, and the buff is no longer reduced by a kill or assist.
  • E-ability: Cooldown is reduced and the range increases. The damage is also reduced, but the DASH is no longer always on the maximum range, but now where the cursor is within the range.
  • R-ability: The new Ultimate is the old W. You will now be able to recast the ability if Naafiri reaches a kill or assist in 7 seconds. Cooldown, damage and mana costs are increased. The range is firm at 900 and the ability can no longer be blocked.

    • Overall, Naafiri’s damage is reduced and it receives some improvements for the Jungle. Due to the changes, you could change everything or nothing-game style.

    What does the community say? The community reacted to the changes to Reddit:

  • The user Wheels-of-Confusion (via Reddit) sees Naafiri with the changes as a bruiser: However, I wonder if it will be broken with a bruis-building. The whole kit now sees much more on skirmishes and more persistent fights.
  • The user Woofwoofack (via Reddit) compares you with another champion: R and W exchanges, R cannot be blocked and W gives some lifespan. So now she is nocturne.
  • Na-45 (via reddit) the changes do not like: As someone who actually plays Naafiri, they see them [Änderungen] Quite bad. I know I’m in a tiny minority, but I like her current kit

    • When does the update appear? The Naafiri update will soon appear on the PBE, the test server of LOL. The update from Naafiri should then appear with Patch 25.06 on March 19, 2025. Since the changes on the PBE are only tested, some aspects of the update can still change for full release. Some professionals in LOL particularly like an innovation from 2025: professionals from Europe praise New format in LOL: It is the future of e-sports

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