Talk:Katarina/@comment-3123751-20130530214721/@comment-4929329-20130609033226

It's completely risk-reward. If you build Katarina tanky, then your spells deal way less damage, thus way less reward.

Don't play Katarina like that unless you absolutely have to for whatever reason. Picking Rumble, Swain, Ryze, or the like are all better choices for this kind of playstyle.