Talk:Maokai/@comment-28829421-20170508171715/@comment-31922769-20170511165630

That is odd... because they specifically changed Fizz's W so that each tick didn't apply spell effects, citing the interactions with Maokai's new passive. Also Shen's Q each hit applied spell effects and no longer does for the same reason (supposedly). But Those are each one "use" of an ability, and apparently wouldn't have stacked his passive anyway? Aurelion Sol's stars is an especially weird and problematic case. Each Star applies spell effects every time it contacts an enemy unit. They apply Rylai's, Liandry's, Spell Vamp (as an AOE ability) with each star. Brand's Passive also applies spell effects each tick and should lower the cooldown each tick.

To be clear, his passive no longer gains "stacks" but is on a cooldown, and the cooldown in reduced when he is hit by spells effects, or casts a spell himself...