Katarina Build for Mid with Highest Winrate, Guides, Runes, Items

Build ARAM Arena Pro Builds Trends Matchups & Counters

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Playstyle: Katarina Builds

Burst & Gap Close
19,883 Games
54%
Fighter & Gap Close
11,869 Games
54%
Fighter & Tank Shredder
9,729 Games
49%

Pro Katarina Builds

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Core Katarina Item Build Order

Dark Seal

Starting

Nashor's Tooth

Recurve Bow

Blasting Wand

Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes

Boots

2nd

Hextech Rocketbelt

Blasting Wand

Hextech Alternator

Amplifying Tome

3rd

Zhonya's Hourglass

Seeker's Armguard

Fiendish Codex

Stopwatch

4th

Shadowflame

Hextech Alternator

Needlessly Large Rod

5th

Rabadon's Deathcap

Needlessly Large Rod

Needlessly Large Rod

6th

Dark Seal

Starting

Nashor's Tooth

Recurve Bow

Blasting Wand

Fiendish Codex

1st

Sorcerer's Shoes

Boots

2nd

Hextech Rocketbelt

Blasting Wand

Hextech Alternator

Amplifying Tome

3rd

Zhonya's Hourglass

Seeker's Armguard

Fiendish Codex

Stopwatch

4th

Shadowflame

Hextech Alternator

Needlessly Large Rod

5th

Rabadon's Deathcap

Needlessly Large Rod

Needlessly Large Rod

6th

Core Katarina Item Build Path

Situational

Summoner Spells

Flash

Ignite

Damage Breakdown

83% AP

13%

Katarina Runes

Precision

Domination

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Cheap Shot

Taste of Blood

Sudden Impact

Zombie Ward

Ghost Poro

Eyeball Collection

Treasure Hunter

Ingenious Hunter

Relentless Hunter

Ultimate Hunter

Precision

Sorcery

Inspiration

Resolve

Overheal

Triumph

Presence of Mind

Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Tenacity

Legend: Bloodline

Coup de Grace

Cut Down

Last Stand

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.attack_speed,Attack Speed

lol:shardInfo.ability_haste,Ability Haste

lol:shardInfo.adaptive_force,Adaptive Force

lol:shardInfo.armor,Armor

lol:shardInfo.magic_resist,Magic Resist

lol:shardInfo.scaling_health,Scaling Health

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Voracity

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Bouncing Blade

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Preparation

W

W

W

W

W

Shunpo

E

E

E

E

E

Death Lotus

R

R

R

Katarina Skill Order

Q

E

W

Katarina's Matchups

Katarinawinslane against...

Aurelion Sol

1175 games

66.0% in Lane

54.6% in Game

Taliyah

848 games

59.4% in Lane

55.2% in Game

Annie

684 games

56.1% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Veigar

1935 games

55.1% in Lane

52.4% in Game

Swain

418 games

54.8% in Lane

50.5% in Game

Syndra

2253 games

54.2% in Lane

56.0% in Game

Naafiri

921 games

52.2% in Lane

49.2% in Game

Katarinaloseslane against...

Renekton

424 games

29.7% in Lane

44.6% in Game

Tristana

1541 games

32.3% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Tryndamere

458 games

32.8% in Lane

42.8% in Game

Yasuo

3964 games

34.6% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Irelia

1602 games

35.0% in Lane

49.7% in Game

Diana

1154 games

35.8% in Lane

47.5% in Game

Vladimir

1868 games

37.6% in Lane

47.1% in Game

Jayce

1353 games

39.0% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Fizz

2679 games

39.1% in Lane

48.5% in Game

Akali

2993 games

39.3% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Akshan

982 games

39.3% in Lane

47.3% in Game

Vex

2287 games

39.6% in Lane

48.2% in Game

LeBlanc

1641 games

39.7% in Lane

51.4% in Game

Malphite

452 games

41.4% in Lane

50.0% in Game

Yone

3187 games

42.1% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Zed

5592 games

42.5% in Lane

52.8% in Game

Orianna

1549 games

42.7% in Lane

49.8% in Game

Azir

1144 games

42.8% in Lane

51.1% in Game

Talon

1543 games

42.8% in Lane

50.1% in Game

Lissandra

1986 games

43.5% in Lane

48.6% in Game

Malzahar

1867 games

43.8% in Lane

51.2% in Game

Viktor

1406 games

43.9% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Ziggs

485 games

43.9% in Lane

55.7% in Game

Ekko

1274 games

44.6% in Lane

49.0% in Game

Zoe

951 games

44.9% in Lane

54.7% in Game

Sylas

2961 games

44.9% in Lane

51.6% in Game

Anivia

761 games

44.9% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Pantheon

1343 games

45.5% in Lane

47.6% in Game

Neeko

732 games

45.6% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Qiyana

1107 games

45.7% in Lane

50.4% in Game

Lux

1945 games

46.0% in Lane

50.7% in Game

Cassiopeia

1020 games

46.0% in Lane

49.3% in Game

Ryze

615 games

46.2% in Lane

51.7% in Game

Kassadin

2258 games

46.2% in Lane

45.5% in Game

Galio

691 games

46.5% in Lane

49.1% in Game

Ahri

3219 games

46.6% in Lane

51.9% in Game

Twisted Fate

1062 games

49.0% in Lane

51.0% in Game

Xerath

1357 games

49.2% in Lane

54.1% in Game

Katarina's Trends

Win Rate

50.5%

(+0.3%)

vs last patch

Pick Rate

6.3%

(-0.4%)

vs last patch

Ban Rate

8.2%

(-0.7%)

vs last patch

Katarina Guide

Key Insights

P

and

E

apply on-hit effects.

R

also applies them, but at a reduced amount.

Q

's Dagger always lands 350 units opposite from where it struck the first target.

Katarina can

E

to a Dagger's location before it hits the ground. The Dagger won't do anything until it hits the ground though.

E

resets Katarina's auto attack.

R

applies an empowered Grievous Wounds (40% healing reduction).

Strengths

Can out-resource most enemies in lane.

Has consistently high burst damage.

Has the potential to "pop off" in teamfights with

P

's reset mechanic.

Directly counters healing champions with

R

.

Synergizes well with

,

,

,

,

, and

. Can opt for

,

, or

when needed.

Weaknesses

Has trouble entering teamfights.

Struggles against most crowd control.

Prone to being zoned in lane, especially if she can't pick up any more Daggers.