A look at the Nasus buffs for the League of Legends patch 12.19 cycle
League of Legends made significant adjustments to Nasus on the PBE server in Patch 12.19. It’s been a while since he received buffs in the game, but it appears that the same has been maximized this time.
Nasus’ buffs are pretty significantly overtuned, as the creators are attempting to greatly increase his potential within the toplane, making him a literal raid boss this time.
Obviously, it is difficult to predict if these changes will persist after the patch is released on the live servers. Even if these adjustments remain unchanged, there is a risk that this champion may become meta once the buffs are officially posted on League of Legends’ main server.
Nasus buffs in League of Legends patch 12.19
- Q bonus attack range increased from 25 to 50
- W cripple increased from 50% of slow to 75% (might be leftover)
- R damage tick rate reduced from every 1 second to every .5 seconds
- R bonus size increased from 30% to 30% – 40%
- R damage radius scales with size
Among these adjustments, the Q buff is one that fans are not overly concerned about. However, many people believe that the W modification is far too drastic. A straight boost from 50% to 75% might turn him overly broken and a major issue when enemies are trying to run away from him.
Obviously, the remainder of the adjustments are similarly significant improvements with no drawbacks. His ultimate now deals more damage in less time, and the damage radius will now scale with his size.
In summary, Nasus is getting a significant boost, and fans believe that these modifications will make him difficult to deal with in solo queue games.
One of the main reasons Nasus receives such massive improvements from the developer is that he did not receive any big updates aside from the durability update. That’s why he’s been slipping off the meta. He currently has a win rate of 48.11% and a pick rate of 2.2%.
Of course, there is always the potential that the devs may make modifications to these numbers before the buffs are released to the live servers. These buffs will be available on the game alongside patch 12.19, slated to be released on October 5.