Talk:Veigar/@comment-67.214.237.54-20110907053441/@comment-3358335-20110909211553

@Glasere. It didn't. Old Veigar was rarely in range to full benefit from his passive. And if he was it was usually insta-death. The one shot R, Q farming, and Q benefits of kills and assists pay off more than the old passive did.

@Xerav. It is about lane staying power. Veigar had none with the old passive. He would run out of mana incredibly fast. Even at higher levels with a large mana pool his spells are so expensive he'd burn through it. If he wasn't targeted first in fights it was because he was so far back his passive didn't work. Can you imagine using it against today's characters? Brand? Lux? Orianna? All of those characters are so far back in the team fight that Veigar can't get close enough to drain their AP. Even now he has a hard time sneaking his R off if their team is functioning correctly. Sure it was ok against the Hybrid Kayle's, old Ryze's and Annie's but in today's meta, not a chance.