User blog comment:Willbachbakal/(Champion Rework) Graves, the Outlaw/@comment-7709681-20150212140609/@comment-1330314-20150212160902

I don't think Graves needs a kit overhaul, per se, but he does need to be made a bit more niche. For this, I massively nerfed his range, which isn't really that visible on paper, but it would have a much larger impact on his gameplay: Lucian changed completely when he lost 50 range, and I think making Graves lose 75 range, bringing him close to Urgot-level autoattacking range, would make him function differently. A lot of other tweaks would also significantly change his laning pattern (he'd be a lot more vulnerable to poke and he wouldn't be able to poke anymore, but he'd always want to dive and shoot the enemy marksman at point-blank range) and his overall incentives (he'd really want to catch multiple enemies with his AoE damage while blasting his main target). The above changes would definitely make him a lot stronger, as he'd have the strongest burst and all-in out of any marksman, on top of being relatively durable, but I think that's fair, considering the range reduction and removal of his poke are both massive nerfs to his safety, which is a big deal for any marksman.