Talk:Katarina/@comment-11101598-20130918214239/@comment-5057599-20130918235406

Because Riot 'forgot' to include the bonus AD ratio on Q like old Kat had.

Gunblade Katarina is still viable to a certain extent, but the truth is that Gunblade is not a good late game item, it's intended to be rushed and it's simply way too much of a trade off when you rush it because other items are much more important (usually you want to rush Hourglass or Abyssal depending on the match-up). The extra damage on W with Gunblade is negligible so you also become more dependant on ult than ever, which isn't a very good thing. The active is fine, but usually Kat's issue is getting cc'ed during ult. People walking out of it is the least of her worries because she'll do most damage anyway by getting close with E.