Talk:Kassadin/@comment-25798210-20150112001820/@comment-15280970-20150116062838

E change was the most obvious nerf ever. Slow has diminishing returns.

His early game isn't that bad. You have very good harass with Q and E, a well played kassadin can out trade any AP laner (anyone but broken Azir). His problem comes in mid game because his waveclear is horrible.

kassadin has to always take risk in order to do something. Meanwhile your enemy laner can just sit back and throw skills and get free assists or free farm. This means that eventually if you can't make enough influence your team will start to lose teamfights.

Then his waveclear... Now that AFK pushing and farming is the most important, ganking bot will probably mean that your enemy laner took your tower and one level on you. Also, if your team loses a teamfight at any time your tower will be down in seconds.