Talk:Katarina/@comment-15244341-20141107222425/@comment-25180401-20141107230623

In short, no. But she has a high winrate, so I guess that's how its justified. She has a strong snowball ability combined with an ult that allows her an early (potentially double kill) gank at bot, which might be considered oppressive. On the other hand, while the nerf hurts it isn't breaking. 5 less damage per dagger and 30 sec greater cooldown at rank 1 isn't too bad. DFG and Zhonyas have comparable cooldowns and are usually required for early-midgame aggression anyway. The nerfs shouldn't be too noticable unless you are forced to all-in or gank other lanes every minute, which likely means that you have to change your playstyle from normal anyway.