Talk:Katarina/@comment-26808509-20180401172215

They should just do the same with Kata as they did with all the AD Assassins imo. Nerf Gunblade and give her compensational buffs. Their argument for the changes was that all of the AD assassins HAD to buy Duskblade, because it was so good and that everyone who didn't have it felt just too weak, while everyone who allready bought it could oneshot almost everyone. They were dependant on it and at the same time too strong with it in certain situations.

And if you think about it, with Kata and Gunblade it is just the same. It goes way beyond simple synergy. Not only does it push her strengths with giving her all offensive stats she needs (nothing wrong with that), it also somewhat compensates her one of her biggest weaknesses by giving her sustain. And if this wasn't enough it also adds burst and a slow to an allready bursty champion. A Katarina with Gunblade is stronger than a Katarina with any other first item and a major reason is this active. It pretty much takes away her build flexebility. And Katarina isn't the only example here.

If they just reduced the base damage and/or the scaling from Gunblade and gave her a compensational buff, Katarina would have way more freedom with her first item. For example buying something defensive first without being useless for the next 10 minutes. Gunblade of course would still be a vialbe choice, maybe even in most cases, but not an allround-must buy. I really dislike one dimensional build paths that simply exsist, because a particular item is too strong to not buy it. Of course they would have to be carefull what to buff, but I think they could find the right way.