Talk:VPBE/@comment-8506165-20140703210250/@comment-10428734-20140704171544

Staccato is not really nerfed since Sona gets the bonus on-hit damage from the aura too. In fact I think the total damage is higher actually.

As a whole this is a good buff. The best thing is the new W imo. The new heal actually matters in fights and the AoE shield is (and feels) better than the Live aura. Even more importantly, it makes Sona a whole lot less squishy and with E she is harder to catch, so she might be able to survive aggressive lanes more easily. The skill cap is raised but her new kit is much more rewarding (and fun!) and she is no longer the ult/aura-bot we all know.

The only thing I don't like is the passive on Crescendo. They already did the same thing with Sivir and MF. Those effects could be directly added to their respective abilities instead of overloading an ultimate that has nothing in common with them. I know this was mainly done to make her level 7-9 less powerful, but I think there are other ways to do that (e.g. giving a scaling per level directly to these abilities).