Cloud 9 DECIMATED by Gravity because..... (ALSO GAME PLAY BALANCE)

Lack of counter-play on assassins. At the moment, Kassadin is very powerful but has a scaling mana ultimate gap closer/initiation/escape. Zed is also very powerful (nerfed attack speed lel k whatevs) but has no such restriction on the use of his initiation/escape save that he cannot proc it as often as Kassadin. Cloud 9 was wrecked from champ select. Mind you, Orianna is a TRASH tier pick by Hai. The mana thirst ESPECIALLY since the season 5 changes make it impossible for her to be of any real use as anything other than a utility mid-support pick unless she gets fed early.

There was a small window for Cloud 9 to go very tanky with their picks, or even work on a QSS ADC or blue EZ Zhonyas bot lane, but there was no doubt in my mind once I saw the team comps. Cloud 9 stood no chance, and as long as assassins are given so much mobility and so much damage with virtually no counter play - AND - so-called tanks and bruisers are virtually impotent in their use in said situations, I wouldn't be surprised to see more heavy-dive assassin comps moving forward.

TSM forever.

My two cents.