RIP Karma 5/15
This post isn't very well written IMO, but I'd like to bring more attention to the Karma changes
Hello, I'm a Karma Main and I just want to say I am very displeased with the new Karma changes that have been brought out. RicklessAbandon has said these are supposed to help her support while giving her better scaling into lategame. Here they are for anyone who hasn't seen:
Gathering Fire (passive) CD refund on spell hit increased to 2/2.5/3 at level 1/7/13 from 2 at all levels. CD refund on basic attack increased to 1/1.25/1.5 at level 1/7/13 from 1 at all levels
This is a pure buff, I have no problem with the changes to her passive
Renewal (R+W) No longer deals damage New Effect: Increases root duration (if triggered) by .75/1/1.25/1.5 seconds
Karma's W dealt a pretty large amount of damage if used with her Mantra. Now, all of that is gone in exchange for 1.5 seconds of extra cc. This is a huge nerf to Solo Lane Karma, and arguably even a nerf to support Karma as many support Karmas liked to build some AP to deal extra damage.
Inspire (E) Cooldown lowered to 10/9/8/7/6 seconds from 10 seconds at all ranks Mana cost lowered to 60/65/70/75/80 from 60/70/80/90/100. Shield amount decreased to 80/110/140/170/200 from 80/120/160/200/240
I actually do like this change. While the shield is slightly lower, she can cast it more often meaning more movement speed and potentially more damage blocked overall.
Defiance (R+E) No longer deals damage Now increases primary shield by 30/90/150/210 (+30% AP) AoE shield amount increased to 50% of the primary target's shield from 30/70/100/150
This is a large nerf to solo lane Karma, and arguably doesn't buff or nerf support Karma. Before this, Karma was able to Mantra E the initiator, dealing damage in a large circle around the initiator. Now that it deals 0 damage, it doesn't allow her to get the AoE damage off. Also a large nerf to her lategame waveclear, if there's a large wave she can no longer walk inside and RE to kill most of the minions.
I don't think I was fully able to express my anger about these "balance" changes to a completely balanced solo laner and support champion in this post. She has no reason to be changed. I never would've expected or wanted my main to be gutted for no reason. Please revert these changes.
