I question the very existence of Essence Flux and Phantom Hit passives

I think they should be straight up removed from the game, for they don't add anything of value, but they instead create an endless stream of balance issues.

They are so strong they actually break champions that synergize well with them.

Sure, the item carrying those passives can be balanced with a proper tuning of stats and cost. But then, any champion which is ahead enough can afford it, killing any chance of comeback.

Sure, a champion abusing those passives can be balanced by hitting other parts of their kits, but this equals killing any build diversity because their viability becomes tied to that specific passsive.

Historically those passives have never created anything but balance nightmares, and I'd much rather see them deleted than witness yet another pointless try to make them work on some other item formula.