Talk:Kassadin/@comment-1818317-20150522114831/@comment-5663971-20150525083803

I just didn't want to be straight up skeptic or contradictive, though.. I tried to make it work...

Let's say, just for speculation purposes:

New Q: Same projectile, projectile speed(maybe slower), etc. When it lands, creates a bubble around the target and prevents the next spell from starting and not preventing their costs(CD, mana cost, energy, etc.). Bubble Duration: Very short, around 1 second or less. Cast range reduced to 550. Spells already in the middle of a cast(Lux Ult, Ez Ult) are not cancelled.

No more magic shield.

The use case would need Kass to get in around autoattack range to cast it, would be very powerful if used correctly to nullify a significant spell, but the cast range and projectile delay would mean that you will be able to react by either pausing and autoattack for a second, or casting your most insignificant spell. It might be balanced enough by the ample telegraph.

Kass would be rewarded by getting into melee range(nullifying projectile delay), surprising the enemy with his short range blink from a place with no vision, and timing it against the enemy's most significant spell.

It fits him actually quite nicely. Doesn't really bring him back to power against AD since AD champs, even casters, have a spell that's not that important enough(Graves W, Zed E, Riven Q) and can rely on AAs. But AP champs tend to rely on chaining spells. Kass used to have an identity like that, with his old OP silence.

You have thoughts? I actually think it's quite workable.