Katarina Rework @Meddler
Hey there, I have been one trick poney 
main for about 4 years and i got Diamond 3 with .This is going to be a dedicaded post about and the Assassin Rework. If you didn't know, a few days ago Riot announced the next Class to receive an Rework, and it's the Assassins.
Rioter posted on the Boards a list of which Champions are going to receive a rework, and Katarina is on the list. If you are interested in the list here it is:
He noted: "This is not a guarantee that any specific champion will get changes - we're still exploring which champions will best fit this update."
A rioter commented this: Reav3 continued:
"Not sure where the team will go yet, but I would agree that her Q and W are probably the best candidates to look into. Her W in particular isn't very interesting at the moment and has a lot of overlap with other champions/abilities in the game."
What are your thoughts? Scarra is currently working in her Rework, and being asked about the direction of the Rework.
Note: Rioter commented this on the boards: Still haven't locked down we will be working on yet, but I would say that would be a great champion for a roster scope project, likely on the larger side.
Katarina Current State: is sitting currently in a really bad place, at the moment she feels really WEAK in high elo due to repeated nerfs last season, and at the moment she cannot receive buffs, due to her current Kit. If she is buffed too much, then she becomes overtuned and her numbers need to be low or she takes the fight over with a single reset. She is still good in low-mid elo but at high elo she feels cluncky and sometimes completely useless because the enemy team knows how to deal with her.
REMINDER: This meta is also not helping at all, Tanks are so hard to kill, and if doesn't get any Reset at all in a team fight, she is pretty much worthless.
What I think about Katarina and how they will rework her: I think deserves a rework, due to the fact that she is so hard to balance, and she either feels too strong or completely useless, Riot has to find a place beetween those. it's pretty much crying for ganks and praying to the enemy to mess up, and you can capitalize on it. She has no CC at all, her laning phase is probably one of the worst in the game.
Reworked Katarina- My thoughts about what they are going probably to do with her:
1- Voracity: This passive is what has made so damn hard to balance over the years, it's her core identity but feels unhealthy for the game, she is an AOE Assassin, but with the resets can result in unhealthy gameplay. Most likely her passive will be moved to her Shunpo (E) and will only reduce the CDR of the mobility spell and her Bouncing Blades.
2- Bouncing Blades: This ability is balanced, has an okay cast time and has a good base damage. This ability is really good for poke and to farm safe. This ability should stay with some tweaks.
3- Sinister Steel- This ability is most likely going to be reworked.
4- Shunpo- This is one of the Core abilities of , and in my opinion is what makes her so fun to play, jumping around targets and killing them. The last nerf to this ability pretty much ruined it. Her gameplay should be around this ability, and to give her a lot of out-play potential.
4- Death Lotus- This is the most balanced ability in the game, the biggest issue is that it either feels useless, you do no damage at all, or if you get a full channel does insane amounts of damage. This ability is staying for sure, with some tweaks.
MY PERSONAL IDEAS FOR A REWORK TO KATARINA:
Stats: Health per level increased to 85 from 83
Health regen increased to 6.5 from 4.6
Base Health increased to 550 from 510
New passive:
Killer instincts : Using Bouncing Blades, and hiting enemies with bounces generates Stacks, at X Stacks next Bouncing Blades becomes Enhanced, dealing Bonus Magic Damage and Katarina receives a boost of movement speed X % by X Seconds. If uses her Shunpo twice within X seconds instead, her Shunpo enhances dealing X true damage in a small AOE area and slowing nearby enemies by X seconds and X % Slow. [This passive goes on cooldown, when used, it has X seconds and the Cooldown get's lower whenever levels up, at level 18 it has X Seconds. If Katarina get's a reset on her Shunpo the Passive is refreshed]
Note: The damage reduction timer of Enhanced Shunpo is increased to 3 seconds (1.5 seconds with normal Shunpo). So this means X damage reduction for 3 seconds.
Q- Bouncing Blades: Now a skillshot, this change is to make her resets more healthy and to give outplay potencial to the enemy, also base damage is increased. throws a dagger in a line, if the dagger hits a enemy unity, bounces to X Targets dealing X damage and leaving a mark. When popped up deals bonus magic damage. The bounces Prioritizes close enemy Champions.
W- Reworked : Throws X daggers in 4 directions, dealing X magic damage. Daggers can pass through minions and enemy champions.For every hitted dagger it deals X% less damage.
E- Shunpo Passive: Voracity moved to Shunpo’s passive, now resets her Shunpo and Bouncing Blades.
Active: teleports behind her target dealing X damage and stabs it in their neck and deals X damage and applies Grievous wounds for X seconds.
R- Ultimate: Lower the AP ratio, increase the base damage and make this ability more rewarding and add something new in her Death Lotus.
Final words: - I think this rework is in the right direction, also i'm excited but at the same time i'm nervous, because i'm afraid of what they are going to do with her. Let's wait and see.
"Never question my loyalty. You will never know what I endure for it." -
Leave your comments below, because I would like to know your opinion. Thanks!
and still have AP. Wards on demand, AP for days. No more worrying about lane harass. It's perfect.
