I'm not sure whether counterpicks are easier, but I would overall agree with this, and that it seemed kind of like an overall nerf, with the exception that I think lolking stats show her having a higher win rate, closer to 45-50% if I recall correctly, than before the patch. I'm not sure if there are other reasons for this, but I had just been assuming that I was missing some key thing about how to player her since the patch and that was why I had been doing so much worse.Well, I think Tiensi's recent thoughts on Katarina are that she's overall worse. Don't think scarra's said anything new since shortly after her update. Both of them basically say she has a worse early-to-mid game, improved late game (+ better farm), easier to get counterpicked.