User blog comment:Typhron/Karma's Problems./@comment-9092778-20130826095931/@comment-60764-20130826103115

It should be noted: Brand used to be THE definitive mage for quite some time, and is still a strong pick today despite not having, or needing, any balance changes. Back then, though, his burst was unmatched, his damage scaled no mater how much health you built, and smart use of his casts made people realize a champion that's all skillshots is usually a forced to be reckoned with. People started to use Ezreal as a carry and *gasp* Smartcasting became popular.

And Karma was "bad" before. Now she's just bad. But people shouldn't forget that.