@Riot Context on these Karma nerfs?

IxtaliKing·Aug 25, 2016·6 votes·378 views

Focused Resolve (W): Mantra Bonus - Renewal initial heal reduced to 15% from 20% Mantra Bonus - Renewal heal after tether reduced to 15% from 20%

Seriously?

7 Comments

Chamuel85Aug 25, 20161 votes

Riot's habit of taking the champions the pros use and nerf them. Is my guess. She's pretty popular pro side.

IxtaliKingAug 25, 20162 votes

I realised that, I'm just surprised they chose to take what is widely regarded as her worst/most situational ability and make it worse. Karma survived years without nerfs and all of a sudden they give her an ill-considered and uncalled for RE buff, then a ton of nerfs to compensate it :/. I just don't get it.

Chamuel85Aug 25, 20161 votes

She's new utility mage king after Lulu got her nerfs. I'm not sure why her healing would take a hit.... I mean maybe she shows up a lot in LCS, but like she doesn't seem to be overperforming in not pro play. I think they're strictly balancing for pro play right now for worlds and us scrubs can deal, right?

IxtaliKingAug 26, 20161 votes

Fair enough, but all they needed to do was undo the 6.6 RE buff... most Karma mains advised against them and they still went through with it. The RE buff is the only reason she's seeing pro play atm, it's ridiculous.

LappaDanielsonAug 25, 20161 votes

Tank karma build, go item 3027 top lane, spam Q's get, get low on hp, R->W, now you have full hp. pretty annoying overall

MunchCrunchLunchAug 25, 20161 votes

its probably because tank karma top is impossible to kill. she heals for 40% hp every time she used W.

IxtaliKingAug 26, 20163 votes

If this was really the problem they could have just given her a flat heal with an ap ratio. That would at least go a long way towards fixing her build for each mantra issue.