Perspective on Kalista nerfs/ buffs

Altricad··6 votes·1,663 views

For all those who are un-aware of the changes http://www.surrenderat20.net/2015/06/630-pbe-update.html

First off, her passive As a kalista main, I can assure you, 10% decrease in damage for a champion that doesn't rely on crit is a HUGE nerf when in late game ADCS crit for 250% of their damage , and wut on earth is with increasing her base AD?? Kalista is supposed to have a weak early game, and if anything they should nerf her initial attack speed and damage.

Srsly, the way I've won lane is through starting "soul-marked" on kalista. 12% max hp early on in the game is too strong.

Also, not being able to throw Q mid-air hop takes away her skill ( people complain she's all right click and yet I've seen so many kalista players fail mid-air hops), affecting kalista mains more than the free week players

And finally...

DON"T BUFF HER E actually, DON"T TOUCH HER REND

Kalista HAS to max her rend to increase the %AD of her spears and not fall off mid-game. With the changes, kalista can put 1 point in E and focus on maxing sentinel ( her w) for more %hp magic damage

Imagine 20% max hp @20 mins, that's the beast rito will unleash if these changes go through.

Imo riot needs to consider what they want kalista to be. To me ( and to a lot of kalista mains), Kali is a late-game carry that generally builds Kalista item 3035 item 3006 item 3085 item 3153 item 3072

Kalista doesn't get her kiting for free, she gives up crit change completely in exchange for that and yet this nerf punishes her for building non-crit items

tldr; Don't buff her rend pls, she needs to max it. Also, the nerf to her passive punishes kalista for not building crit and makes her fall off HARD in the lage game. Don't buff her base AD pls, kalista has the highest level 1 all-in with soul-marked.

5 Comments

Altricad2 votes

Also, I notice a lot of people got it wrong so

Kalista STILL does 100% of her AD when she DOESN"T HOP, basically kiting enemies decreases your damage now as opposed to standing still.

They already made it so that standing still, kalista attacks faster than when she's jumping around ( same as Thresh 's auto-attacks kinda)

Fortiis1 votes

It doesn't look like it according to the pbe notes on surrenderat20, more like a flat out basic attack damage nerf. Interesting how they reduced the percentage of auto attack damage as opposed to just nerfing base damage.

Rıots Bad Client1 votes

I think this just a shift in power rather than a nerf, only a nerf to the people who hop for everything. Ive seen many kalistas play ring around the rosie on the towers.

I find this really good for her. Her passive should only help reposition not to chase and kite to base and back.

Since she can't kite nor chase as good she would really wanna pop rend early to help chase/kite rather than an execute so that you get the reset to continue rending the creeps. For standing still it really awards her for actually good positioning rather than every position is good because I can fly across the sky.

Ser Garland1 votes

Guess u gotta give up runaans... :)

bizzle891 votes

They can change everything. Make her Damage 0. But please just don't take away the Q-spear while hopping. :D That is sooo essential for style points.

More from Gameplay

More by Altricad