Hextech Gunblade - PLEASE DON'T GUT IT.

Riot. Please. Every time I get attached to a champion, you gut it to near unplayable garbage. For instance.

Taliyah: Upon release, she was THE wave-clear/roam mage. Her kit was designed for just that purpose so she could have heavy influence on the map despite lacking a dmg spell/passive (both roaming focused). You gutted her waveclear to make it not worthwhile based on mana costs. Easy fix. I went for the RoA build, and brought on more defensive kits to play her kite-mage role strongly.

Ryze: I understand that Pro players were abusing the hell out of him, but he has a very bad early game. So then you proceeded to nerf his late game IF YOU WERE ACTUALLY GOOD WITH THE CHAMPION AND HIS E COMBOS. Which I got pretty good at, and he became a really strong mid pick for me. Until you gutted him. Now I can't even stand to watch my full combo only do roughly 30-50% of a champions health. When I'm ahead.

LeBlanc: Again. Another instance where you felt Pro play was abusing her potential far too much. So you shifted the assassin into a kite-mage. An Ahri-like play-style. That's all well and good, except. You know what you did. Her strongest ability became nothing more than a little hop. Doing less dmg than her auto attacks. I can still manage to get a kill... if my laner doesn't just recall. Since she can't close unless she gets multiple trades off. Some assassin.

And now.

Katarina: Yes. As a Kat main, I agree that her early game felt very oppressive. But honestly. Now if I engage in laning phase, it feels like a ball and chain is around my ankles. I can't run, I can't connect my combos as cleanly because they can just run from my daggers before my e resets, and her late game didn't receive any love or compensation, since that's where she performs the worst. You said that yourselves.

BUT NOW. Questioning nerfing Hextech Gunblade? If you do that, I guarantee Kat in her current state will feel it. Any Katarina player who knows her timing/dmg output over the course of the game is gonna feel it hit hard. If you nerf the heal, then her sitting still ulting is gonna be that much more of a risk. If you nerf the damage, her early game is going to suck even worse and she won't be able to gain the lead she desperately needs. In her current state, as a core Gunblade wielder, she is gonna go down the tubes. It happens every time.

I know I have zero pull or influence, but I'm tired of you creating these amazing updates and champions, only to gut them. Please. Just don't.