Talk:Maokai/@comment-31577753-20170421051927/@comment-31203455-20170421082854

So his sustain isn't dictated as much by the opposing player.

Means he can more effectively play in a non-cast reliant lane without burning through his own mana solely to get a heal off!

Big problem I see with Maokai is his new ultimate. Riot is obviously trying to make Tanks more utility based, which isn't bad, but dropping Maokai's AoE damage reduction is just paving the way for even more unneeded over the top damage to rule the game.

Removing damage reduction will just make the game more favourable towards 1 second burst champions, even if only a little.