Talk:Maokai/@comment-7709681-20170420000538

They really gutted his damage, and without much utility in return other that a few lower costs and a higher heal. That and getting rid of his ultimate to give him an AoE root that really does exactly what Riot argued they didn't want for tanks: A walking ball of defensive stats that only works to gap-close and AoE-CC'ing the enemy team.

If at least was as playful as Sejuani (which IMO, was the one that benefitted the most from the updates) would be understandable.