Talk:Katarina/@comment-26071916-20150410162309/@comment-26001789-20150412135334

Again, laning and matchup laning aren't the only thing that matter in midlane picks. Yes, Control Mages aren't being picked right now, but that's because Control Mages offer little to no damage in compositions where there are even triple tanks. Katarina can be picked because she offers a crapload of damage and other Carry/Mage style Champions like Viktor, Vladimir or Diana can offer easy ways to snowball thanks to being really bad early on and being suceptible to early assassinations BUUUUT Tanks Junglers are on the rise, with Gragas, Sejuani, Zac and even Volibear and Dive and Tank TopLaners such as Sion, Hecarim, Shyvana and Maokai are all the rage.

She is situational because a lot of things can go wrong because she has to be more careful about how many things can shut her focus down and get her killed. If the midlane was as it is now and there was no "Tank Meta" in Top/Jungle, then she would be MUCH more played.