Despite the competitive community's acknowledgment that Samuro isn't broken, he has proven to be an absolute quick match monster. The latest balance update seeks to fix this.
The jury is still out on Samuro's balance.
Some players don't think he is a threat, while others think...different:
But everyone can agree that he is the new Alpha/Beta Nova when it comes to destroying unorganized teams. With a whopping 67% win rate, it was clear that Samuro was in need of some nerfs.
SAMURO NERFS
Stats
- Base Maximum Health decreased from 1750 to 1650
- Base Health Regen decreased from 3.64 to 3.44
Abilities
- Mirror Images (Q)
- Cooldown increased from 16 to 18 seconds
- Mirror Image timed life increased from 16 to 18 seconds
- Windwalk (E)
- Movement speed bonus reduced from 30 to 25%
- Illusion Master (R)
- Illusion damage bonus reduced from 20 to 15%
Talents
- Level 20
- Three Blade Style (R)
- Mirror Image timed life increased from 32 to 36 seconds
- Three Blade Style (R)
It seems that the main target for these balance changes were the survivability of Samuro, his damage was only slightly nerfed through Illusion Master. The biggest changes are likely Wind Walk Move speed and his Health regen / Max Life numbers.
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