Usually, players do not get to see many champion balances in fresh patches on the PBE. However, for the latest patch, Riot Games added a few champion balances and tweaks featuring Katarina, Viego and Urgot.
Katarina is considered to be one of the most overpowered champions in League of Legends. Her build-path versatility, application of on-hit effects, and combination of abilities make her unmatchable when compared to the other in-game assassins.
League of Legends 11.4 PBE introduces Katarina’s ult buff
According to [email protected], the 11.4 PBE cycle includes a tentative R-buff for Katarina. It reads:
Death Lotus (R):
On-hit Damage Modifier increased to 25/30/35% from a flat 25%. Physical damage dealt for each dagger increased to 16% bAD (1 + 0. 8 Bonus Attack Speed) from 15% bAD (1 + 0. 666 Bonus Attack Speed).
League of Legends fans consider the Death Lotus buff to be an unnecessary addition to the game
There has been a lot of online criticism surrounding the Katarina buff. Many fans think that her buff was not needed as she is already massively overpowered. They believe that there are other champions who actually need some serious buffs to stay relevant in League of Legends.
A lot of Katarina mains also consider the buff to be unnecessary. A Redditor named u/Kordben recently posted:
League of Legends veterans wanted the overpowered Katarina to be nerfed for quite some time. It was believed that she won’t be getting a tweak anytime soon because of her negligible screen time in pro-play over the years.
However, the sudden buff in her ultimate ability has shocked the League of Legends community.
Further updates on the upcoming patch 11.4
Based on what’s on the PBE so far, fans might not see much in the way of new stuff in this upcoming update. QA lead on skins, Katey ‘Khaos’ Anthony, tweeted:
However, the first set of champion balance changes has already made its way to patch 11.4 PBE. Along with Katarina, Riot has also targeted Urgot and Viego for some tweaks.
A tentative emote of “Outplayed” also has a place on the PBE. Khaos has confirmed that neither of the revealed PBE previews was fake.
According to the League of Legends 2021 patch schedule, League of Legends patch 11.4 is set to go live on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Maintenance times haven’t been confirmed by Riot yet.
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