And She is STILL getting changes and nerfs in the most recent PBE patch http://www.surrenderat20.net/2016/03/38-pbe-update.html
Can you just admit that it was a gigantic mistake to ever release this overloaded mess of a champion and just put her in the list of yorick level rework?
No one likes playing versus Kalista, she does everything and anything you could expect out of an ADC and then some.
Change her passive.
I just fixed Kalista.
Kalista can kite exceptionally And is a strong laner Whose good in teamfights because of Rend stacking Also has good waveclear And objective control to prevent steals She also makes her support able to be hyper aggressive Malphite ult on an ADC And some free vision
ADCs should not have that passive. Period.
That's because Kalista was a mistake champion with a passive that should have been killed at the drawing board. If any champion should be nerfed to the low-40's for a year it's her
Overloaded? Stop using that buzzword, thanks.
Why they haven't capped her E damage on monsters is beyond me. It's great knowing there is no point in even trying to go for a steal/contest on Baron when the enemy team has a Kalista. Great an ADC has that kind of power.
According to Surrender @ 20 it's 9% + 1% per level...
Either way, I don't play Kalista, but this is a literal gutting.
kalista's kit is completely toxic, infinte kiting with no cost no cd simply deny all counterplay from any melee champion who does not have gapcloser+hardcc+burst dmg+tankyness.
i think she should be put into the rework list tbh.
Honestly, this should have been a thing from the get go. Kalista has always had way too much independent power to justify her passive and she should have been more heavily tied to her support from the beginning.
Her outplay potential is the reason for her problems. Nerf her attack speed too much and you destroy the champion. She just has a huge performance spectrum. She can do everything. She has engage (kind of with her ult and knock-up) she has unlimited lane poke, (if you get 2 kills with the E for the 100% mana refund) she has her passive for insane kiting, and has potentially very high damage. She might lose to a Lucien in burst 1-2sec, but thats it.
If I were part of Riots balance team, I would leave Kalista completely alone and instead I would do 2 things. First just like how Zed gets an icon when he has dealt enough damage for the killing blow from his ult, so should Kalisa have a similar icon when a champion has enough spears to deal the "killing blow".
2nd I would look to nerf her laning phase. It is potentially too strong when you look at her team fight potential as well. 1st. I would completely remove the mana refund from her E unless it only deals damage to minions. She is the only ADC in the game that I know of who has the potential to deal "free poke" with no mana cost. Next I would tone down her Q like they are. If Riot really wanted to do one more thing, It would be her ult. When she picks someone up and that person picks a location to go in, there should be a 1-2sec delay and a splash graphic to show the target area.
Kalista can be balanced with her current kit.
She is supposed to be a lower damage, higher mobile, supportish ADC.
Think of Ashe, but instead of perma slows to kite with, she does so with hops.
The issue is just that ADC Itemization is SO damn strong on her she doesn't feel like she does less damage than comparable ADC's since she also has great uptime on targets.
Nobody minds playing against Kalista. She's a mess in competitive is all since she offers everything a pro ADC could want.
And before you grab your pitchfork, reworking her would just make some other marksman take her place.
It's not really a nerf when paired with the 10% AS bonus she gets with her Oathsworn. Helps to make her more interactive to her theme
