Talk:VPBE/@comment-8050014-20160502193721/@comment-1330314-20160504094956

Those changes were actually pretty big nerfs to Kindred's early power, as they doubled the reduced cooldown on their Q, meaning they ended up with significantly less early damage and kiting power. The buffs to their W are meant to compensate a little for the loss in their clear, since they'll be taking more damage from and dealing less damage to monsters.