How about a Skirmisher Class Update?

( and probably )

First there's the fact that all of these champions have big balance issues of their own that could all be addressed at the same time if you would put out a class update for them instead of leaving it all to the balance team, which is unable to make major changes to address their problems and has loads of other things that they have to deal with on their own.

Then there's the problem that they have to rely on items from other classes to work properly, they have to build a mix of tank, fighter and marksman items and don't have specific items that cater to their needs like for example assassins have with their shiny new lethality items.

And lastly, and this is extremely speculative, I think they have an opportunity to finally break the boring and stale support + marksman combination that you see in the botlane every game. I know, the last time Riot has tried this the Mordekaiser rework happened but I think if they're careful enough with it, skirmishers in the botlane could create a similar dynamic to how melee vs. ranged matchups in the toplane and in the mid lane work. If it's possible there, why wouldn't it be possible in the botlane?

A Vanguard/Warden update has already been mildly teased by Riot to be the mid-season update and I agree that they have priority because their item situation is even worse than the one skirmishers have but I'd really look forward to seeing a skirmisher update in the next preseason.