User blog comment:Shaw Fujikawa/Lontar, the Emissary of the Future/@comment-4948122-20121022192018/@comment-5266525-20121030134311

In my initial plans for this guy, his passive also granted him health and mana in addition to attack damage and ability power, but I axed that because I was shifting too much emphasis on his passive stat growths. Infinite scaling isn't something to be taken lightly.

Also, I think you underestimate the effectiveness of his E and R. On a hypercarry such as himself, the sheer utility that an untargetable dash and more versatile GA offers him is insane. They do go a huge way in compensating for his bad base stats.

Also, with regards to your complaint about his ultimate, if the Lontar player judges that he's not gonna make it out of a bad situation even if he ults, he doesn't have to revive at all. The respawn timer caps out at one and a half minutes so it's always a possible investment.