User blog comment:HeresyHorus/Syndra, a tale of a lost potential/@comment-5035765-20131029075613

Syndra is already pretty tough for most people to play, and most of these changes will just make her even harder to play as. If you're going to make someone team-dependent, you're nerfing them in every single mode except ranked 5s/3s... which is a good way to guarantee that they'll be practically never be played.

also, not everyone maxes Q first, soooo...