Katarina: Season 3 vs current ability and stat changes

A measured ability-and-stat change comparison.

Change evidence

1 of five ability slots have different names, and 5 of eight tracked level-one base stats changed between 3.13.24 and 16.15.1. Renamed slots: W. Materially changed description slots: P, Q, W, E, R. Passive-description similarity: 0.094. Resource type changed: no.

What stands out

ABILITY NAMES

1 of 5 slots renamed

Different names: W.

BASE STATS

5 of 8 values changed

Each row below compares an unmodified level-one base value.

RESOURCE

None

The stored resource type is the same in both snapshots.

Only Katarina's W has a different name in the stored snapshots, making her a useful example of why a name count alone does not describe the scale of a rework.

Ability-name changes by slot

Slot	Name comparison	Reading
P	3.13.2416.15.1 Same	The label matches; the effect may still differ.
Q	3.13.2416.15.1 Same	The label matches; the effect may still differ.
W	3.13.2416.15.1 Different	The ability uses a different label in the two snapshots.
E	3.13.2416.15.1 Same	The label matches; the effect may still differ.
R	3.13.2416.15.1 Same	The label matches; the effect may still differ.

Level-one base stats

Stat	Season 3 · 3.13.24	16.15.1	Change
Health	425	672	+247
Attack damage	53	58	+5
Armor	17	32	+15
Magic resistance	30	32	+2
Attack range	125	125	No change
Move speed	345	335	-10
Attack speed	0.658	0.658	No change
Base resource	0	0	No change
Resource type	None	None	No change

Method and scope

Base stats are compared at level one without items, runes, masteries, or level scaling.

Ability-name results compare the same P, Q, W, E, and R slots.

Questions about this comparison

What changed between old and new Katarina?

1 of five ability slots have different names, and 5 of eight tracked level-one base stats changed between 3.13.24 and 16.15.1. Only Katarina's W has a different name in the stored snapshots, making her a useful example of why a name count alone does not describe the scale of a rework.

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