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PBE Karma buff may be a bit over doing it?

MisterShameless·3/11/2016, 12:52:35 AM·2 votes·939 views

I want to keep this short, so it would be straight to the point.

Right now I feel Karma's shield is both strong and healthy. This buff isn't exactly what she needs, even though its quite nice. I believe the best buff decision without over tuning her kit would to change her cooldown on her W (tether). Change the cooldown from a flat 12 to a scaling 14/13/12/11/10. I was thinking of 16/14/12/10/8, but that would be over tuning her W as well. I think this small change of 14-10 seconds to her w from a flat 12 cd would help out her late game a lot. Her late game is what a lot of people have complained about and would help. With a lower cooldown on her W she will be able to use more Mantras in team fights. She is in a great spot right now which is why I hope she doesn't get nerfed in the future with this buff. She is completely balanced and with good amount of play making and counter plays.

11 Comments

Nahui3/11/2016, 12:55:25 AM1 votes

Link?

IxtaliKing3/11/2016, 4:40:29 AM1 votes

Lower cd or not, her W is very rarely worth the risk late game unless you're playing tank Karma. In her current state her end game will always be Q/RQ with the occasional RE.

SilverSquid3/11/2016, 11:34:35 AM1 votes

They are buffing RE so she has better options to what to mantra lategame. I mean, they didn't have this problem when RW and RE still had their damage components, but what do I know, I've only been playing Karma for 4 years....

They've already buffed W twice in 7 months. Playing with that obviously doesn't help.

Ionian StarChild3/11/2016, 11:09:28 PM1 votes

I actually welcome the buff. From a support main perspective, I don't usually prioritize ability power on her (mostly go for the utility items) and with all the latest item changes that's been going around shields have lost their power, only able to block like 1 or 2 spells/attacks before they dissipate. With this buff Karma's shield is further made known as one of the best shield abilities in game, giving players a reason to pick her over the other supports, and of course make the ability a more viable option for mantra. I mean it does seem that way with how they're nerfing lux's AoE shield. I actually would like to see them come up with a suggestion on how to improve her tether. That's the underwhelming ability so far.