Sterak's Nerf

This item was primarily nerfed because it was problematic on Camille, Irelia, and Jax, and because it synergized with Trinity Force too well, especially with the Sheen component's "Spellblade" effect. However, why weren't the champions themselves nerfed in some way? Irelia did get hotfixed after release, but is still pretty powerful compared to other bruisers. Camille's Q dmg can be toned down a bit and her passive shield can be reduced a little. Jax's scaling can be cut down a little. Just nerfing Sterak's with the intention of curbing these bruisers doesn't do THAT much. It just makes these champions a little weaker but hurts every other bruiser as well.

Yes, I get it, bruisers are too powerful right now and the class needs to take a hit, but I still feel that these 3 champs will remain in the top bruiser spot and will continue to be overpowered. Nerfing Sterak's will not really hurt Irelia's ability to completely decimate your team from 2 screens away, provided she can get her Q jumps in. I think it just hurts the ability of other Sterak's users to stand up to these oppressive bruisers. I think her Q CD (non-reset CD ofc) should be increased at the very minimum. Why weren't the champions nerfed instead of the item? Why did Riot think that nerfing Sterak's would be sufficient for toning the op bruisers down? I think Irelia will continue to remain pick/ban in ranked games across all ELOs.