Talk:Katarina/@comment-4717259-20121224093510

Say whatever you want, Torment is a bad item on Kat. It is an item for sustained damage dealers or those who have DoTs to synergize with it. Kat has none. Her damage and overall capability of carrying falls off when you buy it. It adds NOTHING you want. It keeps the same Magic Penetration that Guise gives, doesn't give that much AP and the burn is current health, when you think of it, an opponent playing vs Katarina 1v1 won't have more than 50% health after her burst... Then, when the opponent is low, it does puny damage and is not worth spending more than a 1000 gold.

And for those who negate every anon that says Kat is not OP and call him a retard because you got owned by one and can't stop her. Lets take Kog'Maw for example. He had a 100% win rate in Season 2 championship. Does that make him a broken, OP, uncontrollable champion? No, it doesn't. If Kat is stomping tournaments it does not mean she is an uncounterable beast. Both of these champions are just very strong and can usually do a bit more than some champions. My LoL credo is: you can't counter the champion if you don't play the champion. Katarina is indeed very easily countered in lane, her strength is at her roaming and snowballing harder than Riven. You need to learn to counter gank if you want to win. Just like Kassadin or Twisted Fate, you can't win if you don't control their movement on the map. As for the opposing  midder, a tanky champion with CC that can be saved for her ult counter her completely. By CC that can be saved I mean CC like Diana's Moonfall. It does not stop her from doing damage and can be saved until Death Lotus, while CC like Annie's Pyromania can be easily baited by Kat and is a big part of Annie's damage - you can't save it. Also, champions with extreme mobility counter her effectively. By that I mean Kassadin, Riven, a skilled Ahri, a skilled Fizz and any other.

So, here ends my wall of text. I don't remember myself losing against a Katarina because I play her and now exactly how she works. And you too should follow my advice, hating anons.