Talk:Maokai/@comment-25855686-20170504232204/@comment-31203455-20170508084849

Well first off; Nami Ult + Meowkai Ult > Synced together = Horrifying spectacle.

The nerf to W seems to be Riot's effort to reduce the ability of tanks to go on a solo rampage. Rammus won't be as great at chasing, for example. Maokai won't be so easily capable of using his W + Passive to whittle down targets while keeping them in the fight. Instead, he'll have to be clever with his "traps".

As for his ultimate, I honestly wish that it was a "lane targeted" wave-sweeper/push halter. That would have been cool; just have the roots run down a lane (at a decent speed), damaging minions and rooting enemy champions. Give it added strength (travel speed, more roots, longer roots) in exchange for being highly predicatable since it would have to follow one of 3 lanes.

At the moment the ability just loses so much enjoyment when you can't get the maximum benefit from it without being a sniper! :)