What if the Grounded debuff was added to Karthus as well?

Theiki Kayle·May 20, 2016·1 votes·677 views

Right now, Cassiopeia is the only one with that debuff (surprisingly Taliyah's traps don't have a Grounded debuff on them, albeit being dash-sensitive). So, what if we added Grounded to Karthus' E? It would help him a bit, and it would reinforce the fantasy of battle mage/come near me lategame and you just die.

5 Comments

Irelia BotMay 20, 20162 votes

And at what point are we going to add a silence to IRelia's E when it does not stun?

You are suggesting buffs in places where buffs are not needed.

Theiki KayleMay 20, 20161 votes

Remember Lux and XinZhao ?

Karthus needs buffs more than most champs. Especially since he has no defense against the mobility creep in the game. Not sure if my suggestion is right, but he does need some way to help himself against all those dashes/blinks.

cuddlykitten4May 20, 20162 votes

I disagree that Karthus needs buffs more than most champs. I have a friend who doesn't play league very often, and when he does, there are very few champs that he's any good with. Nothing against him, it's just true. However, he takes Karthus anywhere in any mode on any map and it's straight up gg out the gate. I noticed that he does so good because he plays him so differently. I honestly think the reason Karthus is "weak" is because he's played completely wrong. My friend always has tons and tons of deaths, and all the randos want to report him for feeding. I have almost never lost a game where he played Karthus though. I seriously think he has a 95% win rate with that shit in as long as I've seen him play him. That being said, I do like the grounded idea. It's a scary thing to add to Karthus, but I think that it makes sense with his kit and over all playstyle. Just my opinion.

Theiki KayleMay 20, 20161 votes

I tend to farm until I reach lv 11 and then I run in the middle of their team and die, soaking all the damage and continuing to deal damage/ulting after I die.

I basically play Karthus like a diver, except my purpose is to die. I end up getting more kills than deaths that way, even though I die every fight. The damage of lv 1 ult is pitiful, but the dmg of lv 2 + increased points on Defile means that after lv 11 jumping into the middle of their team with Karthus is fine.

I just thought of Grounded because keeping enemies in his Defile is one of the main points, Rylai's (I build it for that) is fine, but Grounded means something pesky can't just dash out.