[{quoted}](name=Agent Corgi,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=2y9rHiR3,comment-id=0002,timestamp=2019-06-19T14:07:28.156+0000)
They made his Early game weaker with the trade off being that he has an even better mid-late game.
They took 2 of the 3 defensive tools he had (his shield & Insta-root, he has to combo his W & E to have access to his Root now), but they compensated by;
- Adding Mana scalings to his basic abilities & reducing the costs early.
- His [Q: Overload] has a bonus damage scaling that grows with Ulti Rank. Caps at 100% bonus damage at Level 3.
I've actually tried out Aftershock Tank Ryze (Seraph's/RoA into Tank items like Abyssals & Frozen Heart/Righteous Glory) and he still packs a punch.
His q bonus damage used to be on his q, it got moved to his r as a nerf so every non pro would stop refusing to ever level his r because it's useless lol