[GAMEPLAY] KARTHUS, ON-SPELL EFFECTS + PASSIVE = BUG
**Whilst playing Karthus on ARAM, I noted how using Rylai's with a combination of his Passive+E didn't apply spell effects from Rylai's however does apply when using Q. ** Either his Q shouldn't use On-Spell effects with passive, or his E should.
I think it's really nerfy to remove Rylai's spell effects with passive as.. that's kind of Karthus' gimmick to wreck face after death. In addition when you're low on Karthus, Rylai's can help turn games and give that much needed CC his AOE lacks since being low means they're aware of your power and you're too squishy to get close to do DMG. Being that Karthus will more than likely die when he engages a teamfight in such a manner, having Rylai's on AOE is essential for the turn and this is the only time Karthus would build it, when he's low to have extra teamfight capabilities.
Perhaps you've already established this and I didn't correctly check patch notes, as it is an OP move, but Rylai's is an expensive item and not normally the first move in a build. Also with it's NEW passive having a reduction in the slow on AOE-effects, this combination should definitely be revised as it's peculiar to have this item-passive only work with Q+Karthus Passive and not E+Karthus Passive.
It would've been Sooooooooooooooo tasty... Ughh that'd help balance those nasty disengages when you have Graves, Ezreal, Leblanc Lucian etc being able to dive out of his AOE all game with no effect and with that much ease. Having to buy an item to slow them, means karthus can regain the power they negate him, but by only a little as they would suffer a little more DMG, and maybe help secure the kills. Stop them being so bloody cocky! And this isn't exactly an easy feat to gather the 3200g PLUS the new Rylai passive instantly nerfs the power of the item with his passive+E combo.
No screenshot but I will try it out again and post results.