meanwhile at riot headquarters
"hey greg what should our next terrible idea be"
"uh... i dont know let me consult my dartboard of bad ideas" throws dart "looks like it landed on... make mages unviable and completely underwhelming to play"
"Ok.. but why"
"because FUCK mages thats why"
"greg.. . fucking brilliant point my man you've done it again let's get this change rolled out ASAP"
--Patch 6.9 is implemented--