karma kit proposals

FannyofMcDonalds··2 votes·1,391 views

Hi all! I'm an avid Karma player and I feel that if Karma is going to go through changes, then now is the time to make some proposals before they go live.

First off is her W on ally cast. The new mechanic of reducing CDR and restoring mana is an interesting idea but does not belong on Karma. I don't feel adding this unique mechanic onto Karma is necessary as she already has an identity centered around her mantra and her very name. On top of that it seems potentially gimmicky and problematic. Instead I would rather an ally cast W like the following:

W - On ally cast, both Karma and her tethered ally heal for a portion of the damage that they deal to enemy champions.

I believe this is much more thematic to Karma and in line with her current kit, rewarding aggression and potentially turning around a fight.

For her Mantra W, I came up with this:

Mantra W - On ally cast, deals damage in a radius around the target which heals the target based off the damage dealt, on top of the normal w

(or something similar)

Since putting her old shield bomb damage (the aoe instant damage) onto her Mantra E would be a problem, the only other place to put it would be her mantra W, and it synergizes decently with the W on ally cast proposed above. Plus it adds decision making and skill expression.

Aside from this change I would also love to see mage Karma get some love. This could be in the form of a bit more sustained damage, particularly late game.

2 Comments

Draehl1 votes

No specific suggestions but I'd love to see them double down on the caster offtank niche. You used to be able to build tank items on many champions and make it work- I was fond of this with Bard and know a lot of folks did it with Lulu, Lissandra, Fiddle, Karthus, Sona, etc. If we can't have it on the wide variety again it would be great to have a champion dedicated towards the playstyle.

FannyofMcDonalds1 votes

Oh I know what you are talking about. Karma can currently fulfill that niche. Spirit visage and heal/shield buff items all increase the healing on her mantra W. Sometimes I grab Mikael's as support Karma to have my own version of spirit visage.

Unfortunately your comment seems to highlight another issue though. A number of players do want her to be more of a beefier battlemage type, but others enjoy her more as a support and I and others like me enjoy her more as a mage. I see these roles as all perfectly viable for Karma, but I don't want Karma in any one way. Karma has potential to be one of the most diversely built champions in the game. In her mage role alone she can build more health with RoA, or rush Luden's, or build a more supportive build.

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