Talk:Katarina/@comment-26808509-20180401172215/@comment-26808509-20180724110444

@SchookingSkelYT I guess you don't understand my point. I know that she is an AP Assassin, I didn't say anything different. My problem is her dependency on Gunblade. The reason they changed AD Assassins a while back was because THEY were dependant on Duskblade, so they nerfed the item and buffed the champs so they have more freedom with their first items. Katarina is in a similar situation with Gunblade. A Katarina who hasn't finished her Gunblade is incredibly weak, while a Katarina who has it is incredibly strong.

If you fall behind as Katarina you literally can not afford to build defensive items because you NEED this Gunblade. She has been balanced around this item to an extend where it is hardly possible to build anything else. That goes beyond simple synergy. And that takes away flexibility in the itembuild ALTHOUGH she is a manaless champion with hybrid scalings (the kind of champion that SHOULD have the most flexibility).