User blog comment:NicknameMy/Shadow, the spirit of the void/@comment-4881935-20120312050825

It may be true that Shadow cannot fear them for a long duration during the early game, which makes her ganking about average, but being stealthed is a very strong utility. Free scouting without worries. So... it could work?

I feel like you should not have two bonus effects when coming out of stealthed on Shadow Style and Shadow Strike. Seems a bit too much for something that isn't actually hard to achieve. But yet again, the cooldowns for all his spells in total are avariciously high.

The new cost system you have doesn't seem to be of any use. Also, the Damage Amplification is very similar to just giving him bonus attack damage. In fact, I think the bonus attack damage is just flat out better for him. I think you can just combine the two actives on his ultimate, take either the damage amplification or bonus Attack Damage while removing the other out, and give him mana and he will probably work out well. Some buffs will be in order to put it back in line.

There isn't much aspect that I like about him, but I don't like playing assassin that much though.