So, I just tried all the new mage updates...

After having some really bad lag earlier in the day I was finally able to get a regular game going and played Annie and Veigar (and had a Malzahar in both games and a Brand in the last one). Tried out the items and the changes.

We were wrong, Riot was right.

The new versions of the AP items may not have as much AP on them total, but the transition (build paths) into them are much smoother. The extra CDR on all the auxiliary items makes it a lot easier to hit that full 40% mark, and I actually saw a Malzahar kill a fleeing opponent with the rocket belt active.

Also, Veigar having a missing hp% execute on his ult feels so right. Nothing is better than that 2/4ths of their HP adc sitting in middle trying to poke your team down. It feels so much better than it used to.

So, thank you Riot. As a huge mage player since the beginning of my gaming career I'm loving the new changes.