How would people feel about this change to Syndra? @anyRioter
Dark Sphere damage: 50 / 95 / 140 / 185 / 230 > 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230
Dark Sphere mana cost: 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 > 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Mana per damage at level 1 goes from 0.8 to 0.72, which is significantly more than the pre-nerf value of 0.57 mana per unit of damage but still an improvement. Her Q does worthwhile damage again but the mana cost being higher from level 1 until you level it twice makes her early laning less oppressive than it once was. Finally, the reduction in the mana cost late reduces her crippling mana issues as she heads into the mid game, because 10 mana off a spell as spammy as Dark Sphere is quite nice.
tl;dr this change makes her Q feel good again, but means you can't spam it early like you once would, in exchange for having a little bit more mana than you once did as you head into the mid game. Seems like it accomplishes everything Syndra needs while not returning her to the insane lane bully she once was.