User blog comment:Infinnacage/Merlo, the Spirit Tamer/@comment-163.150.55.242-20130129210136

Seems really weak and incapable of fighting out of lane. But in lane, seems pretty OP. Maybe you should incorporate him passively gaining spirits instead of enchanting allied minions? Or you could use the same idea as Thresh. His W also doesn't state how long the shield persists.