Talk:Katarina/@comment-25847685-20170417102803

All of her Nerfs are because her passive has a 100% AD ratio(Daggers) and this is still exploitably OP early game and is also what allows the Gunblade Rush. If you get a single kill with a longsword start, you instantly feel snowballed. You can then comfortably build into AP as it sclaes to 100%, however the amount of versatility this gives her item options early is immense. Trinity Force, Tiamat and Hexdrinker all feel way stronger and her ability to build situaltionally is greatly improved.

Her W is not useless, it takes tremendous practice to make it relevant though. Obviously you have the QEW combo still, but aside from that it can aide jukes and at somepoint the steroid is relevant. Lee Sin players have good aim, and the movespeed can save your life. It also can give the 'extra inch' for Shunpo attacks and allows for you to place your own escapes before you go in. A WQEE combo can allow you to go in and strike, then come back to your dagger and have fresh shunpo for a second strike. Finially, as all of her abilities have been nerfed to compensate for the damage these daggers do, do not forget to spam it when you kill things. The difference between spamming W when you kill things, and not is insane amounts of damage. Especially in compact teamfights. http://plays.tv/video/58f49660bcc7c7a5de/jump-back