Talk:VPBE/@comment-25714442-20150825110338/@comment-26186030-20150901195334

Here's the thing, since his q doesn't have a base damage the changes were essentially nerfs to hsi early game w/o the crystals, but with his q having double the cdr on hit on champions in the late game he becomes a monster, base damage and attack speed on q or not. Then in the early game he has teh crystals which cover 2/3 of all the camps that fight back, so when you're clearing you're rather safe as even if the enemy jg wants to counter jg you they need to clear out your crystals, letting you know where they are. Then with his e he now actually does something in pre-6 ganks at a cost to his jg sustain outside of the crystals. Riot had-to nerf him to keep the game balanced because as a jungler he really doesn't have a weak point in the game other than lack of engage, which can be fixed by having your support or top laner pick someone with good engage.