Patch notes are really, really funny sometimes
Xin Zhao
Q cooldown decreased.
" Now that Scuttler spawns later, other champions aren't forced to fight Xin as much at his biggest power spike. But because of that, his niche as an early game powerhouse doesn't have as big of an impact, especially on the outcome of a game. We can now help him out so he can do better throughout a game without worry. "
Q - Three Talon Strike COOLDOWN 9/8/7/6/5 seconds ⇒ 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 seconds
"**help him do better throughout a game. **"
Q - Three Talon Strike COOLDOWN** 9/8/7/6/5 seconds ⇒ 7/6.5/6/5.5/5 seconds**
I have no clue how much of a buff this is to him, but lowering the early CD and keeping the later cooldown the same is in no way a means of doing better "throughout" the game. It's a buff to his early game, which in the same paragraph was noted for being among the best 1v1 in the cast. Just one of those funny patch note logics to me, like Zed's "Could be stronger than he is right now" patch note or Ekko's "strong when his stuff is off cooldown so we're decreasing his cooldowns."
