Let's talk Karma. Anyone else feel she needs something.....more?
I actually really enjoy Karma. Especially in Mid lane. Problem is, she feels like she's missing something in her kit. As any original Karma player will state, she's to much of a Q bot. And I couldn't agree more. Q, Q, mantra Q, W then E to keep up and shrug off some damage, but then back to Q.
A couple ideas I have: Karmas tether is probably the easiest to break out of similar abilities. Possible:
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add a small slow to keep them in range
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buff the break range past her max activate range
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(least favorite) reduce time needed to channel
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maybe give her more movement speed (although your shield does so maybe steel movement speed?
Another idea is perhaps her passive and auto attacks. Currently autos refund the cooldown by 1 second. So maybe buff her range or attack speed. Perhaps make nashors an appealing item on her turning her into somewhat of a dps harass champ.
Last and least likely is give Mantra abilities separate cooldowns. This would probably come with number nerfs though..
Overall I feel the tether is the best place to start looking. It's rarely if ever used for the damage. It usually requires a Q slow and E speed boost to actually get the root. And while I actually love the mantra W heal bait, it usually only comes in handy if you're very low on health and can bait an engage while not being focused.
Side idea for support Karma that is like a rioters opinion on. What if you shielded an teammate, the used Mantra W and it transferred or shared the heal to them?? I feel this would make her a more popular Support and bring back some old Karma lovers.
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