Talk:VPBE/@comment-24062574-20140621113216/@comment-3974211-20140621114701

Maokai is a Support Tank. However you clearly read a different set of patch notes - considering that they did nothing to his tankiness, and buffed his damage (as well as utility, cooldowns and costs).

Buffs: Nerfs:
 * Flattened/lowered most his costs
 * Reduced most of his cooldowns
 * Turbo-buffed his Twisted Advance damage (especially on mage builds)
 * Added a slow to his Sapling
 * Made his Saplings run faster
 * Ultimate's AOE now moves (meaning you can let it ramp up higher and damage whoever you want with it)
 * Slow duration on Arcane Smash (but they added a ranged slow...)
 * Base damage on Saplings (they run faster though, so it's arguably a fair trade if it means you'll hit more of them)

They likely reduced his Twisted Advance range to off-set the ranged slow on saplings and the fact he can use Twisted Advance while Maelstrom is active... ramp up the damage and then dive on someone. Assassin Maokai OP!