User blog comment:Asfidyll/Valtor, Bloodknight of the Fallen/@comment-7709681-20140114032114/@comment-10253076-20140114040458

Thank you Blitzer for laying out the full out reasons.

Base damage can definitely be changed. Balancing after all, for Riot does take quite some time, including actual ingame experimentation, which I do not have access to obviously.

Valtor's abilities are very situational, laid out accurately by Blitzer's explanation of the Shadow Thorns.

When balancing out a champion, you have to think about possible itemisation for full potential, and attack speed building is not one of them.