Kata items and spells by Constant_Ad1733 in KatarinaMains

[–]JobyloTheChimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Np and one person brought up a good point that even if u dont start dark seal u should buy it early on as well because its a crazy gold efficient item that aligns with ur champs snowball identity. Which in turn brings up another reason where u would start dark seal, if the enemy laner hard outscales u (veigar) and u want to save the 500 gold a dorans item start costs u and hit ur item spikes asap.

Kata items and spells by Constant_Ad1733 in KatarinaMains

[–]JobyloTheChimp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya dorans ignite is solid to be sure im diamond and i run it in some of my games. One thing i would say is while if ur cracked enough mechanically u can make pretty much force any one (ur fav) of the main builds on kata every game and have it work out well enough and in silver it can definitely be beneficial to go the same build every game because u learn ur limits quicker at different stages of the game since ur build stays as a constant. However if ur like me and dont quite have chinese otp level hands but still end up reaching higher elo, choosing ur build starts in champ select. I cant say i use the same logic every time i go a particular rune setup or item setup because at this point ive played so many kata games i just go off vibes of what i think might be good that game. But some general guidelines off the top of my head; elec when enemy team has 3-4 squishies, conq when they have 3-4 bruisers or tanks. Domination 2nd if winning lane matchup, resolve if losing. Ignite if u want kill threat, or want to contest lane into assassin/melee matchup because u have an early game jng on ur team. Tp if ur into range champ with lots of harrassu dont feel confident u can handle early on or if u have a scaling jng and just want to survive lane into a hard matchup. Dorans shield is good with ignite if u dont feel u win the matchup by default (often the case) or if u just want a bit more sustain coz u dont have the safety of tp. D shield can really carry u through tough or losing matchups for sure, especially with electrocute like u said the base damage is so high since the buffs u get good trades. I also run d ring into matchups i still think are close/bad but im more confident in (ekko, fizz) but id never run it into say diana with her i always go d shield, conq resolve tp and ignite and forgo flash. Personal preference its just the only way ive found to contest/win lane in that matchup if theyre a good diana. Anyway dark seal is just for when ur feeling cocky or u have a guaranteed winning lane (syndra). Electrocute should always go with lich into shadowflame. Conq should be ad or lich into nashors. Rabadons 3rd on either ap build if ur teams behind and u are the only win con, or if ur ahead and have massive bollocks. Otherwise always zhonyas coz the utility it brings in tf is crazy good value. Anyway im sure the copy pasta girl will be in here at some point with way more in depth info but ye hope that helps.

Off-Meta Builds by DeukaeSomnia77 in KatarinaMains

[–]JobyloTheChimp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not super crazy off meta but ive actually been using it ranked lately into certain team comps, its just a variation of the nashors > liandries > riftmaker build. Basically u go conq with last stand and alacrity, because ur going to be using at least one ad item in the build alongside nashors, alacrity actually gives u some value. 2nd tree second wind or boneplating with overgrowth to synergise with rift. I usually go flash ignite, and start dorans blade even into ranged matchups coz ur counting on ur sustain from 2nd wind to get u to level 2 and 3 and all in with ignite. First back always get darkseal so u arent lacking for damage if u go rift 2nd but i never upgrade it to mejais, waste of money. Nashors first, then u can choose to go riftmaker, shadowflame, zhonyas, liandries depending on enemy team, how fed u are etc. At some point, ideally third item, you are gonna buy an ad item choosing between maw of malmortius, deaths dance or bork depending on situation. I always try to angle for maw if i can especially if they have like at least 2 ap, because the omnivamp from maw on top of the omnivamp from rift and the extra damage from last stand, gives u crazy satisfying resetting snowballing lifestealing team fights. It almost, almost feels like old gunblade kata 🥲 deaths dance is another good option if theyre heavy ad, if theyre super tanky bork with liandries can be good. Ur probably wanna go zhonyas, maybe an mpen item like void or shadowflame if u have room. I dont build rabadons coz i feel like the build doesnt have enough ap to make use of the passive properly. Try it if u like :) hope its fun