User blog comment:Emptylord/Champions/Standardization and Removing Exceptions/@comment-25443072-20150426020314/@comment-3974211-20150426023539

Gunblade is literally better on Jax than other champions. Standardising spell effects would be a balance change to him - but why should he continue being as to use spellvamp when other champions cannot? I mean, most Jaxes don't build it at the moment but that's beside the point.

Also, to say it's a basic element is not entirely true (anymore). Gnar's Hop won't bounce if Gnar is snared; Yasuo's dash is interrupted on-the-spot when he's immobilised; etc. Disabling Zenith while snared is, in my opinion, a neat way to nerf Leona without actually hitting any of her numbers. Leona is an oppressive bot laner and it crowds out squishier picks - but if Lux's snare worked, imagine the possibilities!