He isn't so bad to play against now, but he could just do so much before. Before you even consider the utility his 3 non-ult spells stun, slow and silence which is a lot of crowd control for one hero. Additionally his q can reposition both his allies and enemies, his w can reposition himself, and previously (now removed unless you have aghs) he could pull a teammate back toward you out of danger. All of this is with no items, so he can make whatever items suit the game. And that is only with levels,e can basically make whatever items suit the situation. As for silencing him he can build defensive items, or just use his q and e from far away before coming close, likely making your use of your silence on him a waste unless you were winning the engagement anyway. And that is what any player can do with him, players that are good with him can choose between over 30 different combos for each situation depending on which items you have. Overall all though, i think the strongest thing about him previously is that he could provide both the defensive tp aspect of a dazzle or abaddon with his pull to counter ganks while also being able to gank aggressively himself during the laning phase. Anyway, enjoy the novel pal. Apology for poor sentence structure. english is my first language, i just suck at it.