User blog comment:Nazareadain/Clearly the new akali/@comment-5035765-20160920060306/@comment-26203093-20160920200232

really? Lower stealth radius means lower threat radius, means less need for ward. And prep time means reaction time, and less relentless rushing with little to no retaliation - she does have a disengage mechanic now with targetable (read: dashable) smoke bomb.

But yeah, she still has lategame scaling because she has less immediate burst and I want her to be more of a skirmisher that actually utilizes her stealth than straight assassin that just sticks to a target til it dies from overexposure.