Buff idea for Karthus' ult

Conturbatio·12/18/2016, 6:29:16 PM·3 votes·525 views

Looking at the current state of the game and how lots of things counter Karthus' ult such as Honey Fruit, Redemption, Soraka's ult, heals in general, Zhonya's, Shields....etc I think it's time to buff it. The main idea is that Karthus should get 2.5% bonus damage on Requiem for every kill he gets using his ult which stacks indefinitely (you'd have around 10%-15% bonus damage, 25 minutes into the game on average). Or maybe just lower the huge CD from 200/180/160 to something like 140/110/80 or 140/120/100....etc

5 Comments

JavelinJoe12/18/2016, 7:04:14 PM2 votes

While I think the ult could use a buff, the idea of that indefinite stacking is a bit overkill, since every stack makes it easier and easier to get more. Maybe add like a 10-15-20% of Karthus' current health as magic damage part to it. That way, you have incentive to use it before you enter your passive. Also I agree that the CD needs a shortening, or maybe a Sona treatment where an ability gives CDR. Or better yet, every kill adds a perminent 2% CDR to karthus' ult

IllegalBagel12/18/2016, 6:31:00 PM1 votes

I agree

Möral Support12/18/2016, 6:38:32 PM1 votes

Karthus is a champion that is VERY VERY hard to balance. He'll either be one of the best mages or one of the worst. His entire kit is on an island and if you sail a boat to that island with supplies, they make another boat out of it. (Hope that example sounds right.) His ult is made too do MASSIVE amounts of damage to an entire enemy team.

Though I do agree right now he does need some sort of buff. I feel as though maybe extending his death casting time to a longer period would be good. (Also adding a button to exit this status and go into the death timer wouldn't be bad. Like if a Jinx ults you when you're under turret or something.)