Got a cute example of matchmaking ft. my scumbag friend just farming kills in it: Masters 1 vs Bronze 5 https://account.hirezstudios.com/smitegame/match-details.aspx?match=104049798
What Kali gets for free stats compared to Merc is nothing. What makes these two strong lategame is the same reason why adcs are strong late. And nobody plays Kali or Chronos anyway. But I see them coming up a lot more lately, Chronos was never really picked because he lacks an early/midgame if you don't go Doom orb and he has no passive. Kali has no gank potential and her passive requires her to get kills which makes it useless in competitive situation. Right now the passive is bugged, if your target dies you get an assist.
What Kali gets for free stats compared to Merc is nothing. What makes these two strong lategame is the same reason why adcs are strong late. And nobody plays Kali or Chronos anyway. But I see them coming up a lot more lately, Chronos was never really picked because he lacks an early/midgame if you don't go Doom orb and he has no passive. Kali has no gank potential and her passive requires her to get kills which makes it useless in competitive situation. Right now the passive is bugged, if your target dies you get an assist.