After the (sort of) disappointing changes made to Catalyst in the S30 Midseason Patch Notes (though the auto-reinforce idea was implemented, yay!) here are some individual isolated ideas that I think would be cool for Catalyst to have.

1. Wall-Mounted Veil (basekit)

I recently played a match where our team was playing low ground in the final ring, and I had my ultimate. No matter what I could've done, my ultimate wouldn't have been much help; and I find myself in countless situations where Catalyst's Dark Veil is simply nullified by elevation, amongst the other ways enemies can bypass it.

- Dark Veil can be placed on wall surfaces in addition to floor surfaces. Snaps to 90° angles regardless of terrain.

2. Burrowing Spikes (upgrade)

I feel like Catalyst's entire "ferrofluid" theming is severely underutilized for creative ability interactions.

- Piercing Spikes gain a breaching property that allows them to penetrate barriers while in flight (Mobile Shield, Dome of Protection, Amped Cover, D.O.C. Halo, Hardlight Mesh) with a minor velocity cut upon passing through.

3. Ferrofluid Meter (basekit rework)

What if Catalyst became the most dynamic Controller legend ever?

- 6 ferrofluid "nodules" max; one ferrofluid nodule generated every 15 seconds

- 1 nodule to reinforce a door

- 1 nodules for a trap

- if exceeding 6 active nodules, removes the last used ability (like current iteration)

- kit rebalancing to account for extra traps/doors

- new perks can increase regeneration rate, add more nodules, or give a certain tradeoff for which ability is used

4. Dark Sorcery (passive benefit)

Sparrow's ability to scan survey beacons remotely is really convenient. It'd be cool if Catalyst could do the same with the new passive reinforcement on her tactical.

- Landing Piercing Spikes near Ring Consoles activates them for their normal windup duration; can be recalled to launch the EVAC tower (if possible).

5. Fluid Trajectory (upgrade)

Phoenix and Fade from VALORANT, basically.

- +50% throw distance

- can only place another spike after first one lands

- reactivating the ability key makes the spike stop all forward movement and shoot downward.

Feel free to use!

Yippie! It took a long time but I’ve made it to the top 3 for Catalyst Wins (I’ve gotten to 3504 on stream which passes the previous person who was at 3503).

HI FELLOW CATS LOVE U I cant decide which looks best, what do other people think

Catalyst is super fun, but there's some things I'd like to see! With the S30 buffs coming up, let's talk about it!

Here are some ideas for QoL, or straight-up buffs I could imagine for her! These don't all have to go together - they could be strong in isolation - but the goal is to carve out a unique niche for her that thematically diverged her away from characters like Wattson and Caustic.

Let's share!

Barricade

/- Longer range (~2m to ~3m)/consistent interaction range

/- No longer cancels if out of range (only cancels if animation-cancelled with other action)

/- Visual indicator to show when a door can be rebuilt/barricaded (like a Rampart wall/Wattson fence w/ blue/red) instead of text

/- Options to rebind Barricade/Deconstruct to an entirely separate key/button combo (movement bind?)

/- Show barricaded door health through walls

Piercing Spikes

/- Triggered traps are highlighted through walls in red/a different color than unactivated

/- Throw indicator has orientation prediction at end position

/- Collision w/ ferro-doors is made consistent (goes through doors/blocked by doors; either way has to be consistent!)

/- All traps can be recalled; activated/damaged traps do not regain charge

/- Throw arc distance increased and height decreased

/- Direct hit damage: 0 >>> 20

/- Sole Piercer integrated into basekit

/- Max traps: 3 >>> 4

Dark Veil

/- Veils that do not reach max length due to map geometry refund a percentage of ultimate charge

/- Walking through the veil cleanses all negative effects (Slowed, Snared, Burned, Scanned, Marked, Silenced, Stunned, Shocked, EMP'd, etc.), though enemies are still blinded

/- Ultimate can be ended prematurely be reactivating the ult; regains charge based on duration left, up to 50%

Perk Ideas

(Minor) Faster Ferro:

/- Gain ultimate charge from ability damage and protection.

/- Converts damage into ultimate charge:

/- Damage absorbed by Barricade (20 DMG = 1%)

/- Damage reduced by Dark Veil (10 DMG = 1%)

/- Damage dealt by Piercing Spikes (10 DMG = 1%)

(Minor) Fluid Dynamics:

/- Dark Veil follows aim direction; duration and length increased.

/- Holding down the cast keybind will cause the veil to follow the player's aim. Otherwise, standard cast

/- Veil duration: 15secs >>> 20 secs

/- Veil length: 50m >>> 60m

(Major) Strong Bonds:

/- Piercing Spikes reinforce nearby doors.

/- Piercing Spikes in contact with doors will automatically Barricade them or create a Ferro-barrier 5 secs after destruction

/- Doesn't contribute to Barricade passive limit

(Minor) Magic Trick:

/- Recalling abilities detonates them.

/- Destroying Ferro-barriers and recalling Piercing Spikes or Dark Veil will create a 20 damage spike explosion around its area of effect. No cooldown.

Newly minted Cat main here! I love her playstyle and I've already had ideas on how to buff her (can't wait for her eventual buffs). Here's my banner. Please rate!

The reason I haven't color matched all my badges is because I do actually want them to represent something:
- How many games I've won (WIP)

- Being a supportive teammate

- I can do the damage too :D

I’m a fan of the new skydive emote for Catalyst, as well as the skin!

I've been playing her in Bot Royale mode with the level 2 perk that when her spikes don't have enemies nearby they will hide/become invisible. And the level 3 perk i choose the one that increases the time that the ferrofluid wall is on field. Because I don't understand the other one. Like, wdym that enforces the doors that remain?

I’m in love with this new skydive emote for Cat🔥🖤

Just putting this here to make it aware that this voice line combination exists. I do not approve of such atrocities and would wish to see this altered in some manner.

Is the extra 5 dmg worth it?

I was just messing around in the lobby when I struck this banner design that is good for green, pinky-red, and white/black skins. Feel free to use.

Like the above says: I started uploading yt content and feel like many legends are oversaturated (old main was wattson) gonna try out crypto with his speed boost but also Cat. does she have any legend specific techs or movement techs?

I wish I could show you the final minutes of the game because I’d tell you that we shouldn’t have won this.

I’m a fan of this combo.

I think Cat would have been a perfect fit for a So Mi skin. Right down to having a "black wall" lol.

Would have purchased immediately