Azir changes that need to be made next patch

From 5.3 patch notes

Enhancing Azir's end-game effectiveness goes well with our intended goals for the sand mage, so we're softening his spikes to achieve a more manageable lane Changes - Q- Base damage reduced to 65/85/105/125/145 from 75/105/135/165/195 magic damage. W- Soldier range decreased to ~325 from 400.

So according to these patch notes, Azir is supposed to be a late game mage, and they targeted nerfs at his laning. Except these nerfs DID NOT target his laning, they literally affect him at ALL stages of the game. Nothing involving his late game was enhanced, only nerfed.

*Here are some more sensible changes that accomplish the same thing while keeping his late game intact. *

**Q- AP Ratio increased from 0.5 to 0.6. ** (Azir lost 50 base damage with the changes, this ratio increase gives him 60 more damage on his Q at 600 AP)

W - Sand Soldiers attack range increases with ranks of W. 325/345/360/380/400 (W provides very little for ranking it up currently, it only decreases the time a new soldier is generated. This change makes putting points into W more useful and perserves his late game)

Alternative changes If Azir's laning is such a problem there are numerous other changes that could have been made. The changes made in 5.3 are terrible at accomplishing the goal of only nerfing his laning. Riot could have...

1. • Increased Q's CD at early ranks
2. • Reduced Soldier base damage at early ranks.
3. • Reduce Solider base damage across the board and increase scaling.
4. • Increased mana costs at early ranks, decrease with ranks.
5. • Lowered his base mana/regen and increase scaling.

Finally Id like to add that Azir already has clear weaknesses. Aside from his ability to poke in lane Azir has noticeably weaker Early- Mid game than A LOT of other mages.

Riot please stop making terrible balance changes. Your recent changes to many champions either result in them skyrocketing to the top winrates or plummeting into the bottom. This is not good for the game or champion diversity.