Zaahen

25.24· Dec 3, 2025Nerfed

• The Darkin Glaive
• Duration reduced to 4 seconds from 5.Nerf
• Recast duration reduced to 4 seconds from 5.Nerf
• Removed: No longer heals against wards, plants, or structures.Nerf
• Bonus AD ratio reduced to 20 to 40% bonus AD from 20 to 60%.Nerf
• Recast bonus AD ratio reduced to 20 to 40% bonus AD from 20 to 60%.Nerf
• Aureate Rush
• Outer edge bonus AD ratio reduced to 75% bonus AD from 100%.Nerf
• Cultivation of War
• Bug Fix: Amended multiple issues during the resurrection.
• The Darkin Glaive
• Cooldown increased to 10 to 6 seconds from 9 to 5.Nerf
• Monster damage increased to 175% from 150%.Buff
• Undocumented / Bug Fix: Cooldown is now affected by basic ability haste.Buff
• Aureate Rush
• Sweet spot magic damage reduced to 4 to 6% of target's maximum health from 4 to 8%.Nerf
• Grim Deliverance
• Undocumented / Removed: No longer retains the crowd control immunity during the dash and the slam delay once the cast time completes.Nerf
• Undocumented / New Effect: Now grants displacement immunity during the dash and the slam delay.Buff
• Note: Zaahen transitions from having total CC-immunity during the cast time to displacement immunity for the remainder of the ability's animation.

25.23· Nov 19, 2025Nerfed

• Cultivation of War
• Attack damage per stack reduced to 1.5% to 2.8% AD from 1.5% to 3.3% AD.Nerf
• The Darkin Glaive
• Primary bonus AD ratio reduced to 20 to 60% bonus AD from 30 to 70% bonus AD.Nerf
• Second cast base damage reduced to 25 to 125 from 30 to 150Nerf
• The Darkin Glaive
• Bug Fix: Dying during the first attack's cast no longer permanently replaces the ability slot with the second cast's effects.Nerf
• Cultivation of War - Innate
• Innate: Zaahen generates a stack of Determination for each enemy champion damaged by his basic attacks and abilities, lasting for 5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent triggers, and stacking up to 12 times. After the duration, the stacks expire by 1;2;3;4;5 every 0.5 seconds.
• Determination: For each stack, Zaahen gains bonus attack damage equal to 1.5% to 3.3% AD. At maximum stacks, this is doubled to 36% to 79.2% AD.
• Periodically, if Zaahen would take lethal damage while at maximum stacks of Determination, he enters resurrection for 4 seconds: becoming invulnerable, untargetable, and unable to act. Additionally, he restores30/(4/0.125) to 75/(4/0.125) for of his maximum health every 0.125 secondsover the duration.
• Static Cooldown: 300 to 120 seconds.
• The Darkin Glaive - Q
• Active: Zaahen empowers his next basic attack within 5 seconds to have an uncancellable windup and gain 25 bonus range. On-attack, he strikes the target twice and heals himself for 5 to 9% of his maximum health. The strikes deal 15 to 75 (+ 100% AD) (+ 30 to 70% bonus AD) modified physical damage and the heal is reduced to 50% against non-champions.
• Each strike applies on-hit effects and can critically strike for50% bonus critical damageAD bonus physical damage.
• After 1.5 seconds of using the empowered attack, The Darkin Glaive can be recast within the next 5 seconds at no additional cost, modifying it with a new effect.
• Recast: Zaahen empowers his next basic attack within 5 seconds to have an uncancellable windup, gain 25 bonus range, deal 30 to 150 (+ 30 to 70% AD) bonus physical damage and knock up the target for 0.75 seconds.
• The Darkin Glaive deals 150% damage against monsters.
• Both casts of The Darkin Glaive reset Zaahen's basic attack timer.
• Cost: 25 mana.
• Cooldown: 9 to 5 seconds.
• Cast Time: None.
• Dreaded Return - W
• Active: Zaahen extends his glaive in the target direction, dealing 40 to 120 (+ 50% bonus AD) physical damage to enemies hit. Upon reaching maximum range, all enemies hit are dealt the same physical damage, stunned for 0.25 seconds, and pulled 225 units toward Zaahen.
• Cost: 50 mana.
• Cooldown: 16 to 12 seconds.
• Cast Time: 0.5 seconds, Target Range: 850, Width: 70, Speed: 2900 / 900.
• Aureate Rush - E
• Active: Zaahen dashes to the target location. Upon arrival, he flourishes his glaive to deal 40 to 120 (+ 50% bonus AD) physical damage to nearby enemies.
• Enemies hit by the outer edge are dealt 60 to 180 (+ 100% bonus AD) increased physical damage and 4 to 8% of the target's maximum health bonus magic damage, with the latter capped at 400 against monsters.
• Aureate Rush deals 50 bonus physical damage against monsters.
• Cost: 40 mana.
• Cooldown: 10 to 8 seconds.
• Cast Time: None, Target Range: 350, Effect Radius: 200 / 375 200 / 375, Speed: 900.
• Grim Deliverance - R
• Passive: Zaahen gains 10 to 30% armor penetration.
• Active: Zaahen launches into the air to the target location. He then slams his glaive down after a 0.6-second delay, unleashing a shockwave that deals 250 to 550 (+ 200% bonus AD) physical damage to nearby enemies and heals himself for 33% of the pre-mitigation damage dealt to champions.
• Zaahen is unable to act and gains crowd control immunity and 50% damage reduction from the start of the cast time. He retains these effects until 0.9 seconds after the dash.
• Cost: 100 mana.
• Cooldown: 110 to 80 seconds.
• Cast Time: 0.5 seconds, Target Range: 10 / 600, Effect Radius: 550, Speed: 2800.