Board Thread:Game discussion/@comment-6005258-20130320100733/@comment-222.244.172.72-20130331080819

Riven is a bad comparison. Think of him as a Mundo instead, who can walk up and take the health back if he wants. He will still have the regen from items. Especially in top lane (which i assume will be his main spot) he has the ranged harass to control the lane, and against a melee (most of top laners) he can most likely grab his blobs while last hitting.

All in all, there already is no downside to this for him... especially when you combine it with a good use of the 2nd life passive. It is a strong passive, combined with a 2nd passive that is about 1/3 the strength of anivias egg. I expect to see his passive left mostly alone, but i would also expect to see them trim some of his other abilities for balance.