Talk:Katarina/@comment-67.248.217.155-20130307231400/@comment-5920585-20130308011959

Whilst the above anon has given you a less than savoury reply...I must say that I, too, disagree with you.

Kat's combined base damages and scalings are phenomenal; 1175 base damage plus 325% of her AP is incredible. Even with just her basic Q, E, W combo, Kat has the potential to deal 575 plus 125% of her AP in damage. Add in the fact that most Kats have well over 500 AP late-game and you'll realise she's a spinning whirlwind of death ^_^

From what I've gathered from your post, OP, you seem to be jumping into fights haphazardly. You really need to save your Shunpo -> Death Lotus combo until after your opponents' CC has been exhausted. By all means, don't simply stand around doing nothing until you can safely ult; throw a Bouncing Blade, spin around a little with Sinister Steel and contribute as best you can until you're able to unload a full Death Lotus. Timing is so, so important when playing Kat that it simply can't be overstated. Make a mistake, and you're going to be severely punished for it. I can't tell you how many times I've played mirror matches against other Kats who simply jump into teamfights and ult, then get CC'd, focused and slaughtered.

Time your combos correctly and you'll see that Kat is still as deadly as she's always been.