Why is Kat being destroyed?

Clementine·Jan 14, 2017·3 votes·979 views

So they just nerfed Kat's E AD scaling last patch. On the PBE, they're going to nerf Gunblade (badly) and they're not making Kat's E an AA reset anymore (this might be reverted though)

If both of these nerfs go through, I wouldn't see surprised to see Kat go to a 45-46% winrate. the AA reset is the only reason Kat is so strong Level 2-3 and Gunblade is a core item which is getting nerfed badly as well. What's the point of these nerfs when Kat already has a 48% winrate?

9 Comments

Big LincolnJan 14, 20176 votes

because getting an extra spell with 250 flat base was absurd

gunblade is being brought to the same level as other hex items

Kat is being nerfed because she's overpowered

WoonStruckJan 14, 20171 votes

Don't forget the extra 100% total AD, effectively, on every spell (shunpo auto-reset).

VoraciousXJan 14, 20171 votes

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because getting an extra spell with 250 flat base was absurd

gunblade is being brought to the same level as other hex items

Kat is being nerfed because she's overpowered

She's not though, the auto attack reset only nerfs ONE thing on her kit. That's the trinity force tank build. Although it nerfs my lich bane Kat too, if it goes through anyways. RIP.

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Well they're probably trying to nerf Kata's really strong lvl 2-3 so removing the auto attack reset is the perfect way to do it, don't you think? It keeps the rest of her gameplay the exact same and nerfs the problematic part.

Her level 1-3 actually sucks hardcore because her shunpo is at it's weakest at these levels. It takes forever for her cooldowns even with catching daggers. That's why I try to play safe until levels 4-5+. Her level 3+ can be strong, if the enemy is an idiot and stands near where her daggers are going to hit and sees her damage and is like "oh shit" and tries to run away instead of fighting her since her cooldowns take so long at level 3.

2 Weezy BabyJan 14, 20174 votes

Not everything is based off of winrates.

Snowball4uJan 14, 20172 votes

Gunblade is just a strong item. Yes it's gona hurt kat but it needs to be nerfed to be more balanced.

And I disagree with their second nerf, they should definitally keep the aa reset

Snowman ArcJan 15, 20172 votes

Kata is getting nerfed, because she is ridiculously strong once you get used to her. Every streamer I watch who knows what they're doing are picking up solo kills FOR FUN after level 3. That's gotta tell you a lot.

Asayake 5150glowJan 14, 20171 votes

Well they're probably trying to nerf Kata's really strong lvl 2-3 so removing the auto attack reset is the perfect way to do it, don't you think? It keeps the rest of her gameplay the exact same and nerfs the problematic part.

CalabokJan 14, 20171 votes

YESSS nerf that wench

imortaloneNov 5, 20181 votes

Kat is still destroyed... She has like 6 cool downs for what is only 3 skills... Her ult is now a contradiction with her regular skills... The ult is locked plus has a cool down... If you move ult doesn't work, although all your other 'skills' require you to move quickly.. Compared to talon, kat is sitting meat..

Kats jump doesn't go backwards its also broken... You cant jump to 'wards', you cant randomly toss a dagger to jump to it... You cant jump backwards unless someone is behind you...

kats w has 2 cool downs and does literally no damage when first used. Like you have to wait for the sword to fall to do a spin... In combat who would seriously do that.... The old spin was better....