Talk:Maokai/@comment-31577753-20170421051927/@comment-8506165-20170503205834

From a holistic point of view removing over the top damage reduction is actually a good thing, though. If damage dealers don't have to be able to deal with things like Maokai's huge damage reduction aura, Riot can actually siphon some power out of powerful damage masteries or items, which means that there's less insta-delete happening on people who don't have a Maokai on their team.

Or to put it another way - if damage is over the top at the moment, Maokai's DR aura alone isn't going to solve that by itself. It's a problem that needs to be addressed itself, because you won't get Maokai every single game to save you from it.