Talk:Katarina/@comment-24621775-20150526012829/@comment-26227836-20150527140426

Speaking of DFG, why couldn't they just nerf the item itself(again?)? It did like 15% max health on application AND increased ALL magic damage the target took by 20%. They could have removed the 15% max health damage and only had DFG work for the user. But... no use crying over spilled milk.

Playing Katarina in the tank meta is more or less the same as the post DFG removal era, just fewer Pentakill possibilites. The priority targets still remain the same health despite the tank meta (with the exception of Chogath mid and Urgot adc). I think she's pretty strong in the chaos that is solo queue.

Apparently Riven has been doing well in this health oriented meta. I would suspect that it's because she has 2+ teammates that can peel for her. I don't think Katarina has had an increase in performance since DFG's removal. Having tanks on Katarina's team isn't as beneficial as having tanks on Riven's team as Riven can actually be peeled for while Katarina cannot.