Talk:Katarina/@comment-5077844-20150120102417

Some tentative changes for Kata have been revealed

"General
 * Base Attack Speed: .658 >> .625
 * Attack SPeed Growth: 2.74% >> 2%
 * Attack Delay: Katarina's Basic attacks come out ~46% faster.

Q - Bouncing Blades
 * DAMAGE (1st hit): 60/85/110/135/160 (+45% AP) >> 60/70/80/90/100 (+30% AP)
 * DAMAGE (2nd hit): 15/30/45/60/75 (+15% AP) >> 20/55/90/125/160 (+40% AP)

W - Sinister Steel
 * DAMAGE: 40/75/110/145/180 (+25% AP)(+60% Bonus AD) >>  60/75/90/105/120% Total AD(+25%AP)

E - Shunpo
 * DAMAGE: 60/85/110/135/160 (+40% AP) >> No longer deals damage
 * DAMAGE REDUCTION: 15% at all ranks >> 10/15/20/25/30%
 * Also fixed a bug which caused Shunpo's DR duration to be 1 second instead of 1.5 seconds
 * COOLDOWN: 12/10.5/9/7.5/6 >> 15 seconds at all ranks
 * NEW: Now refunds 80% of Shunpo's Cooldown after blinking to a champion that she hasn't Shunpo'd to in the last 9 seconds
 * Cooldown refund will trigger on both enemy champions and allied champions
 * The 9-second lockout is removed if Katarina gets a reset vis her Passive
 * NEW: Now Resets Katarina's basic attack"

TL;DR:

So basically she gets her harass nerfed (yes!), and her W is buffed if you buy some AD (e.g.: Gunblade). the attackspeed buff and aa reset on E might make Lichbane a valid purchase (which kinda dealys her powerspike early, I guess).

E gets a damage reduction buff for lategame,, as well as this weird new mechanic which reduces it's CD by 80% if you jump to a champion (friendly/enemy) you haven't jumped to in the last 9 secs. However, it's CD is 15 secs on all ranks, meaning that throughout the whole game, one has to use it wisely.

Basically, they want to give her more mobility outside her passive, but also take away a bit of her burst.

Alltogether, it seems like she will need a bit more skill to be useful and snowballs less easily.

I approve

(ult changes might come too)