Katarina mechanics/playstyle replacement.

Eloheem Angelous·2/5/2020, 7:48:03 PM·2 votes·1,024 views

Katarina is slow now. 1.25 seconds for landing w or getting full damage off q is ridiculous to a community that had 4 instant high risk high reward skills. There is also no way to realistically play her in higher elo as every dagger can be easily dodged by players with a .15 second reaction time. Yet there is an alternative if you do not mind losing your aoe ult. (Similar to how Diana became the new champ for Akali mains after her rework turned her into a different champion.)

Switching to LeeSin mid is mechanically similar and builds similar except down an ad path: Q>Timat>E>aa>R is very similar to katarina's QEWR Also, you have W which is like katarina's long lost ward hop. The only thing is you lose an aoe ult and resets for cc and a guaranteed ward hope (no reset needed)

The build is very similar except on an AD rout: -Gunblade replaced by timat/lifesteal -Void staff replaced by last whisper etc. -GA replaces zhonya -Duskblade can replace Death cap etc

I wish they kept the old school champions for us to play but oh well.

In anycase, Tell me what you guys think.[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

4 Comments

Śhunpo2/5/2020, 8:52:06 PM3 votes

She's insanely broken actually, especially in higher elos.

Imo just revert her cause right now she's a balance nightmare.

LegendWizard082/5/2020, 9:34:32 PM2 votes

Katarina is easily playeble in high-elo (Katevolved, Katlife etc.) Like she is one of the besr champs to one trick she will be always playeble in high-elo

koshkyra2/5/2020, 9:12:52 PM1 votes

Shes literally broken right now.

-51 after an hour? This seems botted.

Eloheem Angelous2/5/2020, 11:41:38 PM1 votes

Ok Ok calm down guys. I'm just talking about replicating old kata play-style. I'm sure she is broken but some people don't think she is fun.

Katarina main tip: There is a "Formula" for dodging all of her daggers.

Always run perpendicular to a line between her W and her Q. She wont land any.

If she uses her gun-blade flash or dash perpendicular to her q and her W. Or remove the slow or get extra movement speed.

She is weaker against health then MR due to Void staff pen.

Trust me it is super easy to doge and you will crush her early game and crush her late game. Also Lee sin counters her hard ironically. Follow the formula and ult her ult and you win by default. W helps you dash out of her range. Just helping you guys out because I have never personally felt she was strong vs me as an Annie/Yas/Lee/Diana/Any champion especially with cc.