#MakeKalistaGreatAgain (crossposted on reddit)

okay, so a few disclaimers before we get too into the discussion

1. sorry about the clickbait-y title, I just couldn’t help myself
2. I’m not very good at the game^S4, I just want to talk about what I thought were some of Kalista's issues because I just want to play my favorite champion again without getting dumpstered if I play without a duo
3. I may just be way out of line here, and sound like a dumbass, but I at least want to get the conversation started, and see what could be done to make her better for us who aren’t mechanically gifted or have friends

Hey everyone its your resident scumbag Kalista main here. I mostly just lurk so if you see any formatting errors I'm sorry, but i posted this because i just want to talk about my ghost wife and what we can do to improve her game health some.

So why is this happening, what is actually the issue here. So to begin, I think Kalista has two major issues, one is that her passive E and R should not have been allowed on the same champion all at once, and two is the disparity between the champion played at Master + a Duo & at Bronze solo. I don’t believe these two issues would be as glaring if they weren't packaged together like how they currently are.

• Issue One: Azir syndrome. What does it mean? To put it bluntly her kit is overloaded. Rioters tend to talk a lot about a champion's power "budget", and basically the stronger one part of a champion's kit is the more lack luster another part tends to be in comparison (this is a softer rule I’ve noticed). Now when we look at these abilities apart they are all pretty strong, so when put together they need to be watered down (passive, R nerfs). So that leaves riot with two options, one, neuter one or more of her abilities to make room in the budget so that she is less obnoxious (passive, autos). Or two, remove one. Which? I can’t say, not objectively at least. The second option would by far be the easiest but I feel it would remove some of what makes Kalista, Kalista. So if we're trying to maintain champion identity the first option makes the most sense.

• Issue Two: ...Also Azir syndrome. As I said before Kalista in a premade botlane in high elo and a Kalista in bronze who is solo might as well not be the same champion. Now I'm sure we all know not the best idea to balance a champion around us shitters, but at the same time it feels bad to not be able to play my favorite champion because of the 3% of players who warrant all of her nerfs. So, what do I think could be done? Bring her skill floor more in line with her skill cap, essentially dumb her down. Then, and please stay with me here, nerf her back into line. One of the buffs mentioned a lot is a kill indicator on her E. And while on paper it may sound like a great idea it’s not one that will be allowed to exist without tweaking. One of the reasons her E is allowed to do so much damage is because it’s never clear just how much it actually does. A common argument is that more experienced players and one of higher skill get a feel for how much it will do. But this isn't completely true, what we tend to do is underestimate the amount of damage rend will do, because nothing feels worse than missing out on an objective or kill because you pulled the trigger too soon. This change makes her E sure get the reset. It is true it won’t affect high elo players as much as it would lower ones, but its nothing to scoff at. That said I fully support this idea, even if it means compensation nerfs. At the moment I can’t currently think of any ways that would accomplish this, but that may be due to sleep deprivation. However I think the community is smart enough to come up with a few.

So please tell me your thoughts and what you think could/should be done. If you're going to tell me I'm wrong please explain why my logic is flawed, i really do want to try and make her better. If all you're going to say is that I'm bad so my opinion doesn't matter then please, save your breath.