Talk:Gragas/@comment-8921599-20140209083159/@comment-1330314-20140211074639

E+Flash doesn't exactly have counterplay, but it does give you a significant advantage in that Gragas can only pull that off every 5 minutes or so, and in doing so deprives himself of an escape. It's pretty much the same thing as any other champion flashing to get in range for a damaging ability, except that with Gragas being so massive it feels more in-your-face (literally).

From the looks of what's going on in the PBE, Riot is actually trying to pay more attention to jungle Gragas by putting his ultimate on a lower cooldown while also reducing its damage. If anything, tank Gragas is likely getting a buff.