User blog comment:Deshiba/No counterplay/@comment-24952680-20140518103355/@comment-4022742-20140518135357

Kassadin was broken cus he could Ult - Silence - Ult untill you were low and then just Ult - Silence - Slow - Ult again... He never needed to hit you with his ult or auto attack you in this manner, there was no real counter play since you couldn't do anything while silenced.

With his new kit, he has mana issues after ulting about 3 times, he has no more silence so he's prone to getting locked down when he ults in. And a lot of his damage has been shifted into his AA boost so he actually has to use his entire kit to burst you down... They did a good job imo, although I wouldn't mind if the Orb of doom got a 0.25 silence back, it's not that toxic...