Hwei vs Naafiri in League of Legends

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Mage

Hwei

the Visionary

Assassin

Naafiri

the Hound of a Hundred Bites

Hwei

Major net buff (score +8, 10 buffs / 2 nerfs). Notable: base damage 80→60; R cooldown 140→120; base base bonus movement speed 20→30. Touched across patches 25-18, 25-23, 25-4, 25-8, 26-4, 26-8.

Naafiri

Major net nerf (score -10, 8 buffs / 18 nerfs). Notable: R range 700→900; R damage 30→150; W cooldown 120→20. Touched across patches 25-10, 25-6, 25-7, 25-9, 26-4.

Base stat comparison

STAT	Hwei	Naafiri
Health HP	580 +109/lvl	610 +105/lvl
Attack Damage AD	54 +0/lvl	55 +0/lvl
Armor	21 +4.70/lvl	28 +4.20/lvl
Magic Resist MR	30 +1.30/lvl	32 +2.05/lvl
Attack Speed	0.690 +2.50/lvl	0.663 +2.10/lvl
Move Speed MS	330	340
Attack Range	550	125
Resource	480 +30/lvl	400 +55/lvl

Patch history

Hwei6 patches

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2025-02-19Patch 25.4

passive · Damage35–180 (based on level) (+35% AP) → 35–180 (based on level) (+30% AP)
Damage80/100/120/140/160 (+25% AP) → 60/85/110/135/160 (+25% AP)
Damage25/35/45/55/65 (+20% AP) → 20/30/40/50/60 (+15% AP)

2025-04-15Patch 25.8

passive · Damage30-180 (based on level) (+ 30% AP) → 35-230 (based on level) (+ 30% AP)
R · Explosion Damage200 / 300 / 400 (+ 80% AP) → 200 / 325 / 450 (+ 80% AP)

2025-09-09Patch 25.18

passive · AP Ratio30% → 35%
Base Bonus Movement Speed20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% → 30 / 32.5 / 35 / 37.5 / 40%
Bonus Movement Speed AP Ratio+2% per 100 AP → +3% per 100 AP
E · EQ - Grim Visage AP Ratio60% → 65%
E · EW - Gaze of the Abyss AP Ratio60% → 65%
E · EE - Crushing Maw AP Ratio60% → 65%

2025-11-18Patch 25.23

Hit Damage20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+ 30% AP) → 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 (+ 30% AP)
Damage over time50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 (+ 50% AP) → 50 / 87.5 / 125 / 162.5 / 200 (+ 60% AP)
Total Damage70 / 140 / 210 / 280 / 350 (+ 80% AP) → 70 / 122.5 / 175 / 227.5 / 280 (+ 90% AP)

2026-02-19Patch 26.4

Maximum Shield Value100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200 → 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 / 260
Ally Shield Mod75% → 85%
R · Cooldown140 / 115 / 80 → 120 / 100 / 80

2026-04-14Patch 26.8

passive · Base Damage35 - 230 (Levels 1 - 18) → 40 - 285 (Levels 1 - 18)

Naafiri5 patches

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2025-03-18Patch 25.6

Health Growth120 → 105
Armor Growth4.7 → 4.2
Base Attack Damage55 → 57
AD Growth2.1 → 2
passive · Max Packmates2 / 3 (levels 1 / 9) → 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (levels 1 / 9 / 12 / 15)
passive · Packmate Damage12 - 32 (based on level) (+ 5% bonus AD) → 10 - 20 (based on level) (+ 4% bonus AD)
passive · Packmate Health Growth16 → 13
passive · Packmate Armor/MR Growth2 → 1.8
passive · Packmate Reduced AoE Damage Taken76 - 50% (levels 1-14) → 76 - 55% (levels 1-15)
passive · Packmate Damage to Towers25% → 50%
passive · Packmate Taunt Duration3 → 2 seconds
Q · Damage to Minions60% → 80%
W · Bonus AD5/15/25 (+ 8-24% AD) → + 20% AD (Note: This is now granted on-cast.)
W · Extra Packmates2/3/4 → 2
W · Buff Duration15 seconds → 5 seconds
W · Bonus Movement Speed70-100% decaying over 4 seconds, reduced upon taking damage → 20-30% for 5 seconds (Note: This is now granted on-cast.)
W · Cooldown120/110/100 seconds → 20/19.5/19/18.5/18 seconds
W · Mana Cost100 → 60
R · Cooldown22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 → 110 / 95 / 80 seconds
R · Mana Cost70 / 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 → 100
R · Range700 / 780 / 860 / 940 → 900 units
R · Damage30 / 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 (+ 80% bonus AD) (+ 10% per Packmate) → 150 / 250 / 350 (+ 120% bonus AD) (+ 10% per Packmate)

2025-04-01Patch 25.7

Health635 → 610
Armor30 → 28
passive · Damage to Monsters165% → 155%
Q · Damage to Minions80% → 100%
W · Cooldown20 / 19.5 / 19 / 18.5 / 18 → 22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18

2025-04-29Patch 25.9

W · Cooldown22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18 → 26 / 24 / 22 / 20 / 18 seconds
E · Dash Damage15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+ 50% bonus AD) → 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+ 40% bonus AD)

2025-05-13Patch 25.10

passive · Packmate Monster Damage Multiplier155% → 135%

2026-02-19Patch 26.4

Base Health Regen7.5 → 6
Health Regen Growth0.7 → 0.6
Q · Mana Cost55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 → 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90
E · Mana Cost35 → 40

Sources

Numbers paraphrased from official Riot patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.

STAT

Hwei

Naafiri

Health

580

+109/lvl

610

+105/lvl

Attack Damage

+0/lvl

Armor

+4.70/lvl

+4.20/lvl

Magic Resist

+1.30/lvl

+2.05/lvl

Attack Speed

0.690

+2.50/lvl

0.663

+2.10/lvl

Move Speed

330

340

Attack Range

550

125

Resource

480

+30/lvl

400

+55/lvl

Patch history

Hwei6 patches

Show changelog →

2025-02-19Patch 25.4

passive · Damage35–180 (based on level) (+35% AP) → 35–180 (based on level) (+30% AP)
Damage80/100/120/140/160 (+25% AP) → 60/85/110/135/160 (+25% AP)
Damage25/35/45/55/65 (+20% AP) → 20/30/40/50/60 (+15% AP)

2025-04-15Patch 25.8

passive · Damage30-180 (based on level) (+ 30% AP) → 35-230 (based on level) (+ 30% AP)
R · Explosion Damage200 / 300 / 400 (+ 80% AP) → 200 / 325 / 450 (+ 80% AP)

2025-09-09Patch 25.18

passive · AP Ratio30% → 35%
Base Bonus Movement Speed20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% → 30 / 32.5 / 35 / 37.5 / 40%
Bonus Movement Speed AP Ratio+2% per 100 AP → +3% per 100 AP
E · EQ - Grim Visage AP Ratio60% → 65%
E · EW - Gaze of the Abyss AP Ratio60% → 65%
E · EE - Crushing Maw AP Ratio60% → 65%

2025-11-18Patch 25.23

Hit Damage20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 (+ 30% AP) → 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 (+ 30% AP)
Damage over time50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 (+ 50% AP) → 50 / 87.5 / 125 / 162.5 / 200 (+ 60% AP)
Total Damage70 / 140 / 210 / 280 / 350 (+ 80% AP) → 70 / 122.5 / 175 / 227.5 / 280 (+ 90% AP)

2026-02-19Patch 26.4

Maximum Shield Value100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200 → 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 / 260
Ally Shield Mod75% → 85%
R · Cooldown140 / 115 / 80 → 120 / 100 / 80

2026-04-14Patch 26.8

passive · Base Damage35 - 230 (Levels 1 - 18) → 40 - 285 (Levels 1 - 18)

Naafiri5 patches

Show changelog →

2025-03-18Patch 25.6

Health Growth120 → 105
Armor Growth4.7 → 4.2
Base Attack Damage55 → 57
AD Growth2.1 → 2
passive · Max Packmates2 / 3 (levels 1 / 9) → 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (levels 1 / 9 / 12 / 15)
passive · Packmate Damage12 - 32 (based on level) (+ 5% bonus AD) → 10 - 20 (based on level) (+ 4% bonus AD)
passive · Packmate Health Growth16 → 13
passive · Packmate Armor/MR Growth2 → 1.8
passive · Packmate Reduced AoE Damage Taken76 - 50% (levels 1-14) → 76 - 55% (levels 1-15)
passive · Packmate Damage to Towers25% → 50%
passive · Packmate Taunt Duration3 → 2 seconds
Q · Damage to Minions60% → 80%
W · Bonus AD5/15/25 (+ 8-24% AD) → + 20% AD (Note: This is now granted on-cast.)
W · Extra Packmates2/3/4 → 2
W · Buff Duration15 seconds → 5 seconds
W · Bonus Movement Speed70-100% decaying over 4 seconds, reduced upon taking damage → 20-30% for 5 seconds (Note: This is now granted on-cast.)
W · Cooldown120/110/100 seconds → 20/19.5/19/18.5/18 seconds
W · Mana Cost100 → 60
R · Cooldown22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 → 110 / 95 / 80 seconds
R · Mana Cost70 / 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 → 100
R · Range700 / 780 / 860 / 940 → 900 units
R · Damage30 / 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 (+ 80% bonus AD) (+ 10% per Packmate) → 150 / 250 / 350 (+ 120% bonus AD) (+ 10% per Packmate)

2025-04-01Patch 25.7

Health635 → 610
Armor30 → 28
passive · Damage to Monsters165% → 155%
Q · Damage to Minions80% → 100%
W · Cooldown20 / 19.5 / 19 / 18.5 / 18 → 22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18

2025-04-29Patch 25.9

W · Cooldown22 / 21 / 20 / 19 / 18 → 26 / 24 / 22 / 20 / 18 seconds
E · Dash Damage15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+ 50% bonus AD) → 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 (+ 40% bonus AD)

2025-05-13Patch 25.10

passive · Packmate Monster Damage Multiplier155% → 135%

2026-02-19Patch 26.4

Base Health Regen7.5 → 6
Health Regen Growth0.7 → 0.6
Q · Mana Cost55 / 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 → 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90
E · Mana Cost35 → 40