@Meddler Swain main looking for comfort

I have devoted quite a bit of time to swain, the bird-man bully with zone control and sustain damage. I love his kit, everything about it minus the art of farming melee minions under tower. I believe that the main reason for this rework is because of swains E and ult heal are both difficult to balance. His W is a weird part of his kit that is burst when everything else is sustain. I have no problem replacing passive(it really helps), W, and R. What I dont like is that riot will most likely take off his E. I hope i really hope you keep is new Q as the zone control and mechanic is very rewarding to skilled players while still being simple. Now about his E. What if you just nerf the damage, increase mana cost but add a scaling damage amplifier that all his abilities and autos benefit from. This would give him a clear weakness of cooldowns and mana since you would have to commit 2 spells for the harass to be effective which will hurt his already weak farming. That and he wouldn't be as obnoxious early since the mana gate, squishiness, and cooldown window would add outplay to his kit.
I love the fact that he is a sustained lane bully AP bruiser that can go mid, top and even support. I cant wait to see if riot adds a fear to his kit(perfect W replacement). But please keep his core identity with the DOT and laser beam, you could even add special effects(slow, fear, even sparkles for vision) for the first ability cast on targets with the E. I hope that they make swain more swain and less of a pet project or line skill-shot galore which I have seen much more of, which simply isnt swain enough. He is a tyrant that inflicts punishment to enemies, not a Quinn.