Kassadin Patch History
Every buff and nerf, with the numbers, 3.8 to 26.16
Kassadin has been touched in 45 of the 305 patches tracked here, across 92 individual values: 47 moved in their favour, 45 against. Most recent change: patch 26.11.
45Patches touched
92Values changed
47Buffed
45Nerfed
26.11Last change
The abilities Riot keeps touching
StatsBase stats
Health, attack damage, armour, magic resist, movement speed, attack range and their per-level growth.
STATS
Base stats
11 changed4▲ 7▼
PVoid Stone
Kassadin takes 15% reduced magic damage and ignores unit collision.
P
Void Stone
0 changed0▲ 0▼
QNull Sphere
Kassadin fires an orb of void energy at a target, dealing damage and interrupting channels. The excess energy forms around himself, granting a temporary shield that absorbs magic damage.
Q
Null Sphere
24 changed13▲ 11▼
WNether Blade
Passive: Kassadin's basic attacks deal bonus magic damage. Active: Kassadin's next basic attack deals significant bonus magic damage and restores Mana.
W
Nether Blade
20 changed11▲ 9▼
EForce Pulse
Kassadin draws energy from spells cast in his vicinity. Upon charging up, Kassadin can use Force Pulse to damage and slow enemies in a cone in front of him.
E
Force Pulse
15 changed6▲ 9▼
RRiftwalk
Kassadin teleports to a nearby location dealing damage to nearby enemy units. Multiple Riftwalks in a short period of time cost additional Mana but also deal additional damage.
R
Riftwalk
22 changed13▲ 9▼
Every change, newest first
Patch 26.11buffMay 27, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cooldown | 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 | → | ▲ 9/8.5/8/7.5/7 11% | |
| W | Effect 2 | 20/20/20/20/20 | → | ▲ 25/25/25/25/25 25% | |
| W | Passive Base Damage | 20/20/20/20/20 | → | ▲ 25/25/25/25/25 25% |
Patch 26.4nerfFebruary 18, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP per level | 119 | → | ▼ 113 5% | ||
| E | Effect 2 | 50/60/70/80/90 | → | ▼ 50/55/60/65/70 14% |
Patch 25.17buffAugust 26, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Total Damage Coefficient | 0.6 | → | ▲ 0.7 17% | |
| E | AP Ratio | 0.65/0.65/0.65/0.65/0.65 | → | ▲ 0.7/0.7/0.7/0.7/0.7 8% |
Patch 25.11buffMay 27, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor | 19 | → | ▲ 21 11% | ||
| E | Base Damage | 60/90/120/150/180 | → | ▲ 70/100/130/160/190 8% | |
| R | AP Stack Ratio | 0.1/0.1/0.1 | → | ▼ 0.07/0.07/0.07 30% |
Patch 14.21nerfOctober 22, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Total Damage Coefficient | 0.7 | → | ▼ 0.6 14% | |
| E | AP Ratio | 0.7/0.7/0.7/0.7/0.7 | → | ▼ 0.65/0.65/0.65/0.65/0.65 7% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Total Damage Coefficient | 0.85 | → | ▼ 0.8 6% | |
| R | AP Ratio | 0.6/0.6/0.6 | → | ▼ 0.5/0.5/0.5 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | AP Ratio | 0.4/0.4/0.4 | → | ▲ 0.6/0.6/0.6 50% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cooldown | 21/19/17/15/13 | → | ▼ 21/20/19/18/17 12% | |
| E | Reduction Per Spell Cast | 1/1/1/1/1 | → | ▼ 0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75 25% | |
| E | Total Damage | 80/105/130/155/180 | → | ▼ 60/90/120/150/180 8% | |
| R | R Base Damage | 100/120/120 | → | ▼ 90/110/110 9% | |
| R | Rift Walk Base Damage | 100/120/120 | → | ▼ 90/110/110 9% | |
| R | Stack Damage | 50/60/60 | → | ▼ 45/55/55 9% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Total Shield | 60/90/120/150/180 | → | ▲ 80/110/140/170/200 17% | |
| Q | Total Shield Coefficient | 0.4 | → | ▼ 0.3 25% | |
| E | Cooldown | 5/5/5/5/5 | → | ▼ 21/19/17/15/13 240% |
Patch 12.17buffSeptember 7, 2022
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cooldown | 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 | → | ▲ 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 10% | |
| Q | Cost | 70/75/80/85/90/95 | → | ▲ 60/65/70/75/80/80 13% |
Patch 12.10
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level Class-wide | 2.8 | → | ▲ 4 43% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 576 | → | ▲ 646 12% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 105 | → | ▲ 119 13% | ||
| MR per level Class-wide | 0.5 | → | ▲ 1.3 160% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Total Shield | 40/70/100/130/160 | → | ▲ 60/90/120/150/180 20% | |
| Q | Total Shield Coefficient | 0.3 | → | ▲ 0.4 33% | |
| E | Total Damage Coefficient | 0.8 | → | ▲ 0.85 6% |
Patch 12.1nerfJanuary 4, 2022
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Active Damage | 70/95/120/145/170 | → | ▼ 50/75/100/125/150 17% |
Patch 11.1January 5, 2021 · Read the 11.1 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 58.852 | → | ▲ 59 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP per level | 90 | → | ▲ 105 17% | ||
| R | Cost | 50/50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 40/40/40/40/40/40 20% |
Show the earlier 52 patches, back to V0.9.22.9
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 3 | 60/85/110/135/160 | → | ▼ 40/70/100/130/160 9% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move speed | 340 | → | ▼ 335 1% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Cooldown | 9/9/9/9/9 | → | ▼ 11/10.5/10/9.5/9 11% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 4/5/6/7/8 | → | ▼ 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 17% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 20/25/30/35/40 | → | ▼ 20/22.5/25/27.5/30 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 3 | 40/65/90/115/140 | → | ▲ 70/95/120/145/170 33% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level | 3.2 | → | ▼ 2.8 13% | ||
| Base armor | 23.376 | → | ▼ 19 19% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen | 1.6 | → | ▼ 1.2 25% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cooldown | 4/2/2 | → | ▲ 3.5/2/2 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 3 | 40/70/100/130/160 | → | ▲ 60/85/110/135/160 10% |
Patch 8.3February 6, 2018 · Read the 8.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 1.558 | → | ▲ 1.6 3% |
Patch 8.2January 23, 2018 · Read the 8.2 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 7.79 | → | ▼ 1.558 80% |
Patch 7.22
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base HP Class-wide | 564.04 | → | ▲ 576 2% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 78 | → | ▲ 90 15% |
Patch 7.9May 2, 2017 · Read the 7.9 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR per level Class-wide | 0 | → | ▲ 0.5 |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Cooldown | 6/6/6/6/6 | → | ▲ 5/5/5/5/5 17% | |
| R | Ratio a1 | 0.2 | → | ▲ 0.3 50% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 70/95/120/145/170 | → | ▲ 65/95/125/155/185 4% | |
| E | Cost | 80/80/80/80/80 | → | ▲ 60/65/70/75/80 12% |
Patch 5.22November 11, 2015 · Read the 5.22 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base mana Class-wide | 347.6 | → | ▲ 397.6 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 9/9/9/9/9 | → | ▲ 7/7/7/7/7 22% | |
| W | Ratio a2 | 0.6 | → | ▲ 0.7 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Effect 2 | 20/20/20 | → | ▼ 15/15/15 25% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cast range | 450/450/450 | → | ▲ 500/500/500 11% | |
| R | Cooldown | 7/5/3 | → | ▲ 6/4/2 20% | |
| R | Cost | 60/60/60 | → | ▲ 50/50/50 17% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cast range | 700/700/700 | → | ▼ 450/450/450 36% | |
| R | Cost | 75/75/75 | → | ▲ 60/60/60 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 80/105/130/155/180 | → | ▼ 70/95/120/145/170 8% |
Patch 4.20November 19, 2014 · Read the 4.20 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 52.3 | → | ▲ 58.852 13% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 433 | → | ▲ 564.04 30% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 18 | → | ▲ 23.376 30% | ||
| Base mana Class-wide | 230 | → | ▲ 347.6 51% | ||
| HP regen Class-wide | 6.95 | → | ▲ 7.79 12% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Effect 2 | 12/12/12 | → | ▲ 20/20/20 67% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 6/6/6/6/6 | → | ▼ 9/9/9/9/9 50% | |
| E | Effect 2 | 30/35/40/45/50 | → | ▲ 50/60/70/80/90 75% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move speed | 350 | → | ▼ 340 3% | ||
| W | Effect 3 | 40/75/110/145/180 | → | ▼ 40/65/90/115/140 18% | |
| W | Ratio a2 | 0.7 | → | ▼ 0.6 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 3 | 40/80/120/160/200 | → | ▼ 40/70/100/130/160 17% | |
| Q | Ratio a2 | 0.8 | → | ▼ 0.3 62% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move speed | 340 | → | ▲ 350 3% | ||
| Q | Effect 3 | 40/70/100/130/160 | → | ▲ 40/80/120/160/200 20% | |
| Q | Ratio a2 | 0.3 | → | ▲ 0.8 167% | |
| W | Effect 3 | 40/65/90/115/140 | → | ▲ 40/75/110/145/180 22% | |
| W | Ratio a2 | 0.6 | → | ▲ 0.7 17% |
Patch 4.5April 6, 2014 · Read the 4.5 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 14 | → | ▲ 18 29% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack range | 125 | → | ▲ 150 20% | ||
| Q | Effect 1 | 80/110/140/170/200 | → | ▼ 80/105/130/155/180 7% | |
| W | Cooldown | 12/12/12/12/12 | → | ▲ 6/6/6/6/6 50% | |
| W | Cost | 25/25/25/25/25 | → | ▲ 0/0/0/0/0 100% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 8/11/14/17/20 | → | ▼ 4/5/6/7/8 57% | |
| W | Effect 2 | 30/45/60/75/90 | → | ▼ 20/20/20/20/20 67% | |
| W | Effect 3 | 24/33/42/51/60 | → | ▲ 40/65/90/115/140 114% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 5/5/5/5/5 | → | ▲ 20/25/30/35/40 | |
| W | Ratio a1 | 0.3 | → | ▼ 0.1 67% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 80/120/160/200/240 | → | ▼ 80/105/130/155/180 19% | |
| R | Cooldown | 7/6/5 | → | ▲ 7/5/3 17% | |
| R | Cost | 100/100/100 | → | ▲ 75/75/75 25% | |
| R | Effect 2 | 8/8/8 | → | ▲ 12/12/12 50% | |
| R | Effect 3 | 50/55/60 | → | ▼ 40/50/60 9% | |
| R | Effect 4 | 50/50/50 | → | ▼ 1/1/1 98% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 80/115/150/185/220 | → | ▼ 80/110/140/170/200 7% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 | → | ▼ 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 25% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 80/130/180/230/280 | → | ▼ 80/120/160/200/240 11% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR per level | 1.25 | → | ▼ 0 100% | ||
| Q | Cost | 70/80/90/100/110 | → | ▲ 70/75/80/85/90 11% | |
| Q | Effect 1 | 80/130/180/230/280 | → | ▼ 80/115/150/185/220 17% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 1/1.4/1.8/2.2/2.6 | → | ▲ 1.5/1.75/2/2.25/2.5 11% | |
| R | Effect 1 | 60/70/80 | → | ▲ 80/100/120 43% |
Data Dragon’s archive begins at patch 3.8; everything older comes from the community-written League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Only the numbers are reproduced here — for the wording of non-numeric changes, follow the link.
V3.03Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Nether BladeRemoved · Nether Blade
V1.0.0.154Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Force Pulse
V1.0.0.152Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 315 | → | ▲ 340 |
V1.0.0.151Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Blade | AP ratio | 15% AP | → | ▲ 30% AP |
Removed · Nether Blade
V1.0.0.143Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riftwalk | Base damage | 60/90/120 | → | ▼ 60/70/80 |
| Riftwalk | AP ratio | 50% AP | → | ▲ 80% AP |
V1.0.0.131Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riftwalk | Cooldown | 6/5/4 | → | ▲ 7/6/5 seconds |
V1.0.0.130Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Force Pulse
V1.0.0.129Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Null Sphere | Cast range | 700 | → | ▼ 650 |
| Force Pulse | Base damage | 60/115/170/225/280 | → | ▲ 80/130/180/230/280 |
V1.0.0.125Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Void Stone | Magic damage reduction | 10% | → | ▲ 15% |
| Null Sphere | Projectile speed | 1150 | → | ▲ 1400 |
| Nether Blade | Active base on-hit damage | 20/30/40/50/60 | → | ▲ 30/45/60/75/90 |
V1.0.0.120Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Blade | Mana restore per attack | 4/8/12/16/20 | → | ▲ 8/11/14/17/20 |
New Active · Nether Blade
V1.0.0.118Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
New Effect · Force Pulse
V1.0.0.115Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Bug Fix · Force Pulse
V1.0.0.113Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Void Stone | Magic damage reduction | 15% | → | ▼ 10% |
| Force Pulse | Base damage | 60/120/180/240/300 | → | ▼ 60/115/170/225/280 |
| Force Pulse | AP ratio | 80% AP | → | ▼ 70% AP |
| Force Pulse | Cooldown | 5 | → | ▲ 6 seconds |
| Riftwalk | AP ratio | 40% AP | → | ▲ 50% AP |
V1.0.0.103Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Blade | Cooldown | 15 | → | ▼ 12 seconds |
V1.0.0.101Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Blade | Mana cost | 30/40/50/60/70 | → | ▼ 25 at all ranks |
Removed · RiftwalkNew Effect · Riftwalk
V1.0.0.100Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After |
|---|
Removed · RiftwalkBug Fix · Nether Blade
V1.0.0.99Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Attack range | 120 | → | ▲ 125 |
| Stats | Magic resistance per level | 0 | → | ▲ 1.25 |
V1.0.0.96Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Void Stone | Duration | 5 | → | ▼ 4 seconds |
| Null Sphere | Projectile speed | 900 | → | ▲ 1150 |
Removed · Nether BladeNew Passive · Nether BladeNew Active · Nether Blade
V1.0.0.61Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force Pulse | AP ratio | 100% AP | → | ▼ 80% AP |
V0.9.22.16Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force Pulse | Charges | 4 | → | ▲ 6 |
| Riftwalk | Base mana cost | 110 | → | ▼ 100 |
V0.9.22.15Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Armor per level | 3.5 | → | ▼ 3.2 |
| Null Sphere | AP ratio | 80% AP | → | ▼ 70% AP |
New Effect · Force Pulse
V0.9.22.9Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riftwalk | Mana cost | 75 | → | ▲ 110 |
| Riftwalk | Cooldown | 6/4.5/3 | → | ▲ 6/5/4 seconds |
| Riftwalk | Extra-cost duration | 7 | → | ▲ 8 seconds |