User blog comment:NeonSpotlight/NeonSpotlight's Balance Changes/@comment-3112744-20130611214814

I'm with the others who think nerfing Syndra really isn't necessary. Scatter the Weak could use a change, but I don't think it should be a blatant nerf. I do agree that it's hard to hit on a single target, but is rather devastating in teamfights if everything's set up well. Raise the cooldown (18/17/16/15/14) to tone down its teamfight presence while not really hurting her 1v1 power.

I do think scaling the stun time with distance instead is a good idea. It makes it more rewarding to hit someone from max range, and it lets you get closer to hit them harder. At close ranges, the enemies are already knocked back, so a decent stun on top of that isn't really necessary. It's also her only real escape tool, so positioning and timing are important when using it to get away - play it right, and you can discourage the pursuit entirely.

I'd also suggest inversely scaling the size of the AoE on the Force of Will throw with the distance thrown, and doing more damage to the thing you're throwing. Too many times have I grabbed a minion and thrown it at a group of minions with around the same health as the one I'm holding, and all of them die except the one I threw.

I know you said you wouldn't cover massive changes, but what Syndra needs is a new passive. I don't have any real ideas for what it should be, except possibly giving her a few minor stat boosts per sphere she has (including the three circling her). MR seems reasonable, and maybe health or a tiny AP boost. To counter losing the bonus effects of her current passive, though, I'd give Scatter the Weak the larger width, and Unleashed Power a flat range of 700. I'd also like to see Force of Will have an increasing slow time as it ranks up, since it feels underpowered to get a .5-second boost just from her current passive.

Basically, I'm suggesting a few decent Syndra buffs to make her more playable, while reworking your nerf to Scatter the Weak. I think, as a whole, this would make Syndra generally more.