Becomes absurdly durable with his E and core build items (Death's Dance with damage reduction, Phantom Dancer with more damage reduction, Maw and/or Sterak's for resistances/passives, etc).
Still deals massive burst damage up close.
Has mobility that lets him go over walls.
Very low cooldowns together with his core items.
Fairly good range.
AoE autos.
His Smokescreen isn't hard CC but it's still incredibly strong and essentially completely stops an enemy by forcing them to drop everything and run out.
Once blinded you basically can't do anything other than run out of it, it's not hard CC but mentally it is. Dashes for mobility