Talk:Zilean/@comment-24952680-20150225192658/@comment-1905446-20150226132644

Of course Zilean mains are upset. Most people tend to be mad when their champion is changed, but I think everyone can agree now that Karma and Sion have better kits since their reworks. They both definitely lost some things, but they're improved overall. I think this change mirrors those even though it's not a full rework.

I actually really like what I've played on the new Zilean. The tweaked animations are nice, and the bomb effect looks good and conveys the timer and ranges well. At max rank and cooldown, the ultimate now has about 8 seconds more cooldown than you could get with maxed W and CDR, but it doesn't cost you any mana to do so. With this and the cost reduction on Q and E, the Tear + Chalice rush doesn't seem as necessary anymore. I look forward to finding out what to build and max on him again now. He seems more fun to play, but I admittedly have only one game on him so far.

I guess it's sad to lose the other long-range permaslow ADC option, but Ashe does most of what AD Zilean could do without any investment into mana anyway.