League of Legends Patch 10.16 Expected Changes
By Nick O'Neil

League of Legends Patch 10.16 preview was released including nerfs to Volibear, Syndra, Karthus and Ashe.
This patch also brings nerfs to Nimbus Cloak. See the full list of expected changes in League of Legends Patch 10.16 below.
10.16 Patch Preview with changes:
— Mark Yetter (@MarkYetter) July 28, 2020
Not 100% final, but getting close. We have a good meta, so a lot of small changes is our approach to diversify without destroying it. pic.twitter.com/lVHTXdTu10
League of Legends Patch 10.16 Champion Nerfs
Volibear
Thundering Smash (Q)
- Movement speed decreased from 15-25 to 10-26%
Syndra
Dark Sphere (Q)
- Damage reduced from 70-230 to 70-210
Nocturne Mid
Umbra Blades (Passive)
- Cooldown increased from 10 to 14 seconds
- Basic attacks against monsters and champions refund 3 seconds of cooldown up from 2 seconds
Karthus
Lay Waste (Q)
- AP ratio decreased from 35 to 30%
Kha'zix
Taste Their Fear (Q)
- Isolation bonus damage decreased from 120% to 110% total AD
Sett
Haymaker (W)
- Damage decreased from 80-180 to 80-160
Facebreaker
- Damage decreased from 50-170 to 50-130
Karma
Inner Flame (Q)
- Mana cost changed from 50-70 to 65 at all ranks
- Cooldown increased from 7-5 to 9-7 seconds
Ashe
Ranger's Focus (Q)
- Attack speed reduced from 20-60 to 20-40%
Bard
Base Stats
- HP decreased from 575 to 560
Caretaker's Shrine (W)
- Full power heal reduced from 70-230 to 55-215
Nautilus
Titan's Wrath (W)
- Shield base decreased from 60-100 to 45-85
League of Legends Patch 10.16 Champion Buffs
Ziggs
Short Fuse (Passive)
- AP ratio increased from 30-50 to 50%
- Damage to towers increased from 200 to 250%
Akali
Shuriken Flip (E)
- Damage type changed from physical to magical
Neeko
Blooming Burst (Q)
- Initial damage increased from 70-250 to 80-260
- Bloom damage increased from 35-115 to 45-125
Veigar
Base Stats
- Magic Resistance increased from 30 to 32
Yasuo
Base Stats
- Magic Resistance increased from 30 to 32
Last Breath (R)
- Bonus AD Ratio increased from 150 to 175%
Fiora
Lunge (Q)
- Cooldown decreased from 16-8 to 13-6 seconds
- Cooldown refund from hitting an enemy champion decreased from 60 to 50%
Jax
Counter Strike (E)
- Cooldown decreased from 16-8 to 14-8 seconds
Evelynn
Hate Spike (Q)
- Cooldown decreased from 8 to 4 seconds
- 50% cooldown refund on monster hit Removed
Hecarim
Devastating Charge (E)
- Movement speed increased from 25-75 to 25-100% over 3 seconds
Skarner
Crystal Slash (Q)
- Mana cost reduced from 10 to 15
- Total AD ratio increased from 0.15 to 0.20
Tristana
Explosive Charge (E)
- Damage increased by 1% for every 2% of critical strike chance (new)
Lucian
Piercing Light (Q)
- Damage increased from 85-225 to 95-235
The Culling (R)
- Shot Damage increased from 20-30 to 24-36
Miss Fortune
Base Stats
- Attack damage increased from 50 to 52
Morgana
Dark Binding (Q)
- Cooldown decreased from 11 to 10 seconds
Rakan
The Quickness (R)
- Movement speed increased from 50 to 75%
League of Legends Patch 10.16 Expected Changes
Runes
Nimbus Cloak
- Movement speed reduced from 15-35 to 10-26%