User blog comment:Emptylord/Blogs/Time-themed abilities/@comment-8100976-20131220160754/@comment-3974211-20131222062245

The ability to use Recursive Strike on a minion and then "wizz forward to harass" implies that he has another easy-to-use damaging ability. I'm not saying he can't have, but of all the abilities people are suggesting there have really been any damaging ones. Even on his current kit he only has one damaging ability. So if he uses Recursive Strike on a minion, what is he going to do to the champion? My logic at the time was that sure, it's a low cooldown harass - but he cannot run away if he uses it.

To be honest, it doesn't capture what I wanted the skill to feel like. I wanted something more like Sweeping Blade. Maybe "You blast the target dealing damage and marking them for a brief duration, and also marking the ground for 3 seconds. Using Recursive Strike again will refresh the timer on the ground-mark, but it cannot be cast on targets already marked. If the ground mark's timer runs out, you are teleported to its location."

Heck, make the blink his passive:
 * Whenever Zilean uses an ability he creates a temporal rift. After 3 seconds, the rift collapses causing Zilean to return to its location.


 * Option1: If a second temporal rift is created, the two collapse safely (do not grab Zilean).
 * Option2: Casting abilities while the rift is active will refresh its timer.
 * Option3: Casting abilities while the rift is active will move the rift to his new location.