User blog comment:GreenMoriyama/Izo, the Blizzard Prince/@comment-3391671-20160418084953/@comment-25235491-20160615120402

I'm sorry for taking time, turns out that this update was just 4 years before I was kicked out of home, so yeah. So, on the merchant story, well, to me it's not that interesting, but it's very telling about Izo's character, and I still manage to put myself in the shoes of that impressed narrator. For the ability updates...
 * P: Well, its hyper-scaling aspect has been toned down due to this cooldown buff, but aside from that, the changes are as little as they come. Still a change that would make him more fun to play. Early, at least.
 * Q: Quality of life heal buff so Izo can jungle? Fine by me.
 * W: Nice ability image, but I don't recall this ability having a dash on it? And a pretty long grounding duration? Jee, he's shaping up to be an amazing duelist. With these Frozen Edge refreshes and grounding mechanics, he's nigh-inescapable.
 * E: Nothing to say here, other than I like the fact that Yasuo or Braum don't get to gut Izo's ability to pick people without ultimate.
 * R: The rooting alone in this huge area would be extremely powerful, so I think it's unncesessary, especially considering that you have a 15% permaslow inside the field and a movespeed boost. The Hoarfrost detonation buff is also unnecessary. It looks kind of overbuffed. I like Izo, so I don't want him derided for being OP.