Talk:Katarina/@comment-95.76.226.5-20120329024247/@comment-50.103.4.101-20120406171450

" If played properly..."

I hate it when people start arguments like this. It's either something that must be assumed implicitly, or it's Circular Logic if used AS an argument (You're not doing it right unless you're doing it right...DURRRRRRRrrrr).

"...your early phase should be revolving around your farming up to 6 while harassing the other person in mid, and then watching the minimap constantly."

Just like every AP Mid in the game.

"Katarina is one of those champs that does well even when her team is doing terribly."

No. She's a champ who does horribly if her team sucks. She needs an initiator more badly than any other champ I can think of. If she gets a good one, Kat is possible nuclear bomb waiting to blow. Otheriwse, she loses a LOT of her potential.

She needs more than just a tank, and should ALWAYS be the LAST person to enter into a fight unless it's 1vs1.

"Even if someone saves their CC specifically for you, all you have to do is be faster."

Faster than a response that's purely reactionary? Good luck with that, unless you can Time Travel. If someone is waiting to CC you out of your ultimate, being faster means jack shit because they MUST wait for you to commit before using their CC to stop you.

I've fucked a great many of Katarinas out of their Ultimate with instant stuns, silences, etc. Most commonly as Pantheon, Taric, and Soraka.

The best way to get around this is to bluff them into blowing their CC, usually with Shunpo. The danger is that if they call your bluff, you lose that exchange, and potentially die.

"She is also very good at not taking damage during the lane phase, especially against people with skillshots."

She's no more mobile than most champions in lane. From levels 1->7, Shunpo has a horribly long cooldown, and Bouncing Blade leaves much to be desired as a tool for harassing; every other manaless champ has a better harassing skill in lane.