User blog comment:Willbachbakal/(Champion Rework) Singed, the Mad Chemist/@comment-3015534-20150907231542/@comment-1330314-20150908124235

I actually gave Singed an additional damage source on his Q specifically so that he wouldn't be lacking in options early on (he could deal about 79 base damage just by touching an enemy at level 1, and there'd be no downtime to the effect's use). It's true that he'd have a massive level 6 power spike, but at the same time I think that there's a lot for him to do early on: he'd be severely constrained by his range, as he is on live, but he'd also have more overall tools to deal with ranged champions and melee duelists alike, even if he'd still be weak overall to start with (which he also is on live).