I think hellfire is still good, of course we don't have guaranteed chip damage anymore, but that doesn't mean we can't run cancel into block and punish a blocked special for not respecting our pressure.
The only think i don't completly agree on this nerf is that now he can't do 214~tp, 214~ex tp, but that is the least of my worries, considered landing that combo it made it harder to connect a spear for a restand, now we can actually use another juggle forms and ensure the spear restand on every character.