Now you are setting up a ridiculous straw man argument by putting words into the mouths of everyone who has pointed out the imbalance. Nobody is advocating for making it "useless." We all want it to be a viable class, but just not be OP as shit. Stop being a baby. Lastly, shadestep in no way, shape, or form carries you far enough to get you out of the hammer's splash radius and it has a fairly substantial cool down, so if you miraculously survived one hammer, one of THE OTHER SIX old sure as hell get you.