@Meddler: Would lowering Zed's base HP regen be a lever to balance him with?

Zed's a real painintheass for the majority of mid-lane mana mages since he can simply outlast them, match their harassment, and force them to build Seeker's Armguard early (thus delaying their mana regeneration items). He's not unbeatable, but he's certainly oppressive enough.

Meanwhile, Katarina just got a nerf to her base health regeneration, such that poke damage will really stick to her now. Considering Zed is even more agile than Katarina, don't you think that nerfing Zed's health regeneration would be a reasonable way to balance out the playing field against him (if needed)?

Presently, Zed sits at 7.1 base health regeneration, which is fairly average. However, it is enough for him to last through some poke hits while he returns the harassment with Razor Shuriken, and because he uses Energy, he will not burnout like a Syndra would. Major annoyance.

IMO, reducing his health regeneration would be an okay way to nerf him without gimping any of his firepower or agility. It'd just make poke stick if he doesn't dodge it.