Talk:Katarina/@comment-164.111.196.224-20120815163110

looks like hybrid Kat got hit pretty hard

I used to start with doran's blades and mpen, leveling Q first. a couple dorans, boots, and a hauting guise. Good damage AND defense. That's no longer viable, it seems

near-permanant 20% damage reduction also doesn't sound quite as cool as 35% burst damage reduction, but on the other hand, it'll be in play before endgame now.

I can't decide which skill is best to rank up first now. Rank 1 shunpo's cooldown got hit really hard, so leaving it at rank 1 isn't as attractive, but the damage doesn't go up by very much anymore, so leveling it first doesn't sound great either. W's short cooldown looks enticing, and great for farming. And 44% movespeed is great, even if it is only 1 second. The movespeed will be hard to make use of if you ult, though. QEWR...and then? W is off cooldown again, but your target should be out of range, and rank 1 E means no catching up any time soon. And meanwhile Q, in melee range, has the best burst damage. but no other perks