Viktor's in need of a little more power right now, and we'd like to do that by leaning into his strengths as a mid-range battlemage. To do this we're increasing the shield on his Q so that he can stick it out better when going in to look for trades against opponents.

Viktor is still doing a bit too well after 14.24's micropatch nerfs. So we're simply bringing down his late-game damage from places he shouldn't miss terribly.

We've got quite the update (evolution) ready for Viktor this patch to better align his in-game and in-show portrayal in Arcane. We've got quite a few changes lined up, so let's jump straight into our goals. For his passive, we'd like for Viktor to be able to evolve a bit more consistently each game, so we're shifting some of his Hex Fragments from champion kills to cannon minions which should help on this front. Next up, we have some buffs to his Q and E to improve Viktor's early game a bit that should help encourage him to be a bit more willing to take trades in lane. His W received a lot of under the hood work, but overall should benefit from some quality of life changes. Lastly, and perhaps the biggest change, Viktor's R now receives an upgrade once fully evolved that lets his Arcane Storm grow in size with each takedown, really capturing the world ending potential he showcased in Arcane.

Q2 now works on towers. Arcane trailer just dropped. Viktor gets a QoL buff to celebrate.