User blog comment:YourPrivateNightmare/Ewwwww, it's got the nerfs!/@comment-11603965-20140513193809

I personally don't think what they did to Gragas was a huge nerf. I personally love to play him as a support now and it works really well once you get a few items.

To be honest, I think Riot is doing a good job on balance changes lately, nerfing champs in the right ways and buffing champs that need some love and are heavily underplayed. We also see more variety in the toplane nowadays instead of just three champs at max, so that's going the right direction.