Champions before their reworks
I'm just gonna list off a whole buncha champs, and their playstyles (or something bs about their former kit)before their reworks, mainly for the sake of nostalgia (Note: I won't include certain champs, like garen or MF, as these champs just got tons of buffs, to the point where there really isnt a single thing the old version did better than the new one)
Sion: AP burst assassin. Fiora: Assassin/Fighter Poppy: 1V5 AD assassin Ashe: Honestly, kinda the same. Shaco: Either an AP meme assassin, or an AD meme assassin. Warwick: Hawooo grarkjbwgqhebumyjgbkjeqgwfn Urgot: Uh... Erm... Galio: Ap burst mage Swain: Battle....Mage? He awkwardly just waddled about and it worked out. Irelia: Bruiser Darius: I won't say fighter. He may have technically been a fighter, but lord, he was in a class of his own. Had no sustain/tankiness, no mobility, but could 100 to 0 you in 2 seconds. What class would you catagorize this in? Morde: AP assassin (kinda? Maybe a heavy burst battle mage is more accurate). Sej: You played her for her ult, thats it. Zac: Either a really good initiator, or an AP assassin. Maokai: "and YOU get tank stats, and YOU get tank stats!" Cass: Could buy boots. Was wack. Aatrox: A fighter, and a fighter with a really nice niche of players. It was a shame when that playerbase was destroyed with his rework. Akali: Less sustain/cc, wayyyyyy more burst. Kayle: Clicky. Congrats, you killed em. Tristana: Clicky. Congrats, you killed em. Ryze: Clicky. Congrats, you killed em. Eve: either the most pathetic excuse for an assassin, or something to be feared the entire game.
That's all I could think of off the top of my head. I know I missed a bit, who did I miss?