User blog comment:Johnarch77/Noven the Formless Blade/@comment-7709681-20190701183013/@comment-7709681-20190702044829

@ Johnarch77: I did get from the start that meant just being standing in-place instead of not commiting any action, still would run onto the same issue: With the mobility the kit provides and lack of incentive to stand still (e.g.: one or more channeled abilities), is unreasonable to think you'd risk yourself to not being constantly moving for a buff that's easy to dispel.

I didn't dismiss Deluge as suboptimal, as previously mentioned, it and Turbulent are the strongest options. However, comparing the extra Qs for damage versus the extra utility of more consistent resets to W and E, you'd do better with Turbulent, even if it means less damage in comparison.

In regards to Syndra's Innate, it has been suggested to Riot in the past that it gets removed because realistically does nothing by its own, but haven't been able to replace it because 1) is thematically fit, 2) requires to shift power from her abilities as a compensation first, 3) haven't come out with a decent replacement. This same issue happened to Shyvanna with her original Innate, where it was just mentions of effects part of each other ability that realistically meant she had no Innate, which as it is known got replaced eventually, same goes partially to Nunu and Lissandra at their time as their original Innate eventually became irrelevant and unimpactful.

Being thematically fitting does not represent definition design-wise, as it doesn't alter or impact gameplay. Syndra is still a burst mage with or without the Innate, same goes to Noven.