@RiotMeddler a Spitballed Katarina rework

New Passive: Voracity Each time Katarina cast a spell she builds Voracity at max stacks of Voracity her next ability will be significantly improved.

Q(Kunai toss):Katarina throws A single Kunai at a target marking them. For the next 4 seconds Katarina's damage against that target will be amplified. If Katarina kills or gaisn an assist Champion this CD is fully refreshed.

Voracity Q(Bouncing Dagger):Katarina throws a Dagger instead which bounces up to 4 times.

W(sinister steel):Keep as is. Add total AD scaling .

Voracity W(wild dance): Katarina gains attack speed and movespeed. She also gains bonus damage on hit for the next 3 seconds.If Katarina Kills or gains an assist on a Hero this CD is fully refunded

E (shunpo): Katarina jumps behind a target dealing bonus damage with her next auto attack.If Shunpo is used on a enemy unit the CD of shunpo is significantly shorter and the Target will be marked. a marked Target cannot be shunpo'd to. If Katarina kills a enemy or gains an assist the CD is fully refunded and all current shunpo marks are cleared.

Voracity E(Killer Instincts):Katarina's next auto attack will also deal bonus magic damage based on Missing HP.IF the attack connects to the BACK of the target then in addition to dealing the bonus damage will become a Fixed critical strike.

R(death lotus): the damage of R has been significantly reduced AND the skill is no longer reduced in CD whenever Katarina gets kills or assist.however to compensate katarina gains some cool passives. -Whenever Katarina KILLS(not assist) a enemy hero she gains a heal based off her missing hp and gains a short burst of movespeed. -Enemys below a certain health threshhold will be instantley executed if attacked by Katarina . This threshhold scales with Katarinas level starting at 5% and ending at 15%(5%/10%/15%).

voracity R(Deaths Bloom): Katarina can move at a fixed speed while ulting takes 20% reduced damage while doing so.

I know some of you guys are thinking "hey Katarinas completely fine! why fix whats not broken"?

I just would like to say That Katarina in my Opinion is NOT fine. She is completely Feast or Famine and a serious problem in lower ranks and unviable at higher ranks. Once a Katarina gets ahead she can feel plain unfair to play against and has little to no counterplay. If your a squishy target you get about 2-3 seconds max to react to her damage or your dead.... then your entire is dead and someones popping that surrender vote.It feels like way to much of Katarinas damage is stuffed into her Ult which is NOT okay. Other Assassins such as can still pose a moderate threat without thier ults and as such are alot more reliable. With Katarina this is simply not the case. The point of the suggested rework is to remove some of the power from her ult and shift it into other parts of her kit while also increasing Katarinas build diversity.

Reasoning behind the changes

Q- q as it stands right now is really frustrating to lane against. the very small CD and free cost makes it easy for Katarina to CS and harass. this will relieve some of the hair pulling as now Katarinas will have to choose between harass and CS much similar to Gangplank.

W. W as it stand feels very meh. Its strong for pushing lanes and grabbing CS but in a practical fight feels very weak by itself. This is aimed at giving W more OOMPH and letting it be the key to helping Katarina more evenly go head to head with much more dangerous close combatants like Talon or Fiora.

E: Everybody loves shunpo shennanigans. Its one of the biggest Draws of Katarina much like lee sins ward hopping. Its what seperates the good Katarinas from the Great katarinas. Im looking to change Shunpo into more of a in lane minigame. by reducing the CD when targeting enemy units shunpo will be what allows Katarina to jump in quickly grab a CS then Jump out before her opponent can land thier harass. Shunpo will also now play more of a vital role in executing squishier Targets as now Voracity shunpoing against low health target will almost always garentee you a kill especially when coupled with your Ult Passive. shunpo also works a voracity generator as shunpoing to about 2-3 minions before closing in to your target can give you a boosted skill. by shunpoing around as much as possible not only will Katarinas survivability rise but also her damage output.

R. Like I said before way to much of Katarinas power is shafted into this Ult and this is also what makes Katarina so problematic. currently the Scaling and base damage of this skill is insane you can easily push out around 2-4k damage once midgame comes and seeing as how most squishy carries never go past 2k HP Its complete overkill in alot of scenerios and I want it to be changed. With the new ult the skill will not as oppresive in teamfights while also serving as a way to put out significant damage while on the move. However now that it no longer has its CD reduced on kill and assist a player only gets ONE shot at this ult before having to wait for the entire CD to be over so people will have to be more cautious with how they choose to utilize it.

the passives on R are for two things

-Rewarding brash, ballsy play -helping Katarina go head to head in Melee combat

alot of assassins in league offer bonus damage on targets below a certain HP and come to mind first. Katarinas unique spin on this is that she outright kills the people thus drastically changing how enemy teams play around Katarina. champs who love being brinksmen (such as ) or mouth watering bait will have to think twice before flaunting themselves. This passive also cares not for Armor or Magic resist or shields or If you think you can exhaust her and turn it on her think twice As not only may she still kill you she may get away thanks to the heal this also means that If a Katarina manages to pull of a kill at very low HP she can double dip and try to go for more. These passives also compliment each other very nicely as the execute makes it so usually you wont have to worry about getting an assist instead of a much needed kill. I would really appreciate it if you guys actually read over this and gave it a couple thoughts before downvoting this post into oblivion.