Talk:Gragas/@comment-24055932-20140405064227/@comment-6016076-20140405135424

His total damage actually didn't go down I believe with the inclusion of damage to his W. I think the purpose of the rework was to force Gragas to close the distance and fight in order to all-in.

I think looking at the changes as nerfs is the wrong way to look at it -- rather a redistribution of his strengths to create healthy gameplay. He can still go back to his old role of assassin with DFG, but he will lose out in lane and siege if he foregoes Athene's. He can instead be an AP brawler with strong utility, but he can no longer assassinate from range or poke as hard in sieges. He's not getting his cake and eating it, too.