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Mage
Assassin

Katarina 25.16 Build 
Mid LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: BWin53.38%Role97.45%Pick3.78%Ban4.50%Games: 2528KDA: 2.87Score: 56.33

Katarina Mid Lane is ranked B Tier and has a 53.38% win rate in LoL Patch 25.16. We've analyzed 2528 Katarina Mid Lane games to compile our statistical Katarina Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Lich Bane, Kraken Slayer, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blade of The Ruined King, Shadowflame, and Zhonya's Hourglass. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Shield, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Katarina's Best Mid Lane matchups include Aurelion Sol, Vel'Koz, and Cho'Gath. Katarina's Best Mid Lane counters are Malphite, Garen, and Ekko.

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Katarina Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
48%
93%
49%
73%
Teleport
46%
32%
Barrier
33%
1%
Ghost
57%
0%
Exhaust
33%
0%

Katarina Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
48%
26%
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
45%
21%

Katarina Runes

Win %
Pick %
48%
53%
45%
28%
49%
7%
49%
3%

Katarina Items

Lich Bane
49%
Kraken Slayer
47%
Sorcerer's Shoes
50%
Blade of The Ruined King
51%
Shadowflame
51%
Zhonya's Hourglass
58%
Stealth Ward
46%
Elixir of Sorcery
61%

Katarina Skill Order

Voracity
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Bouncing Blade
QQQQQ
Preparation
WWWWW
Shunpo
EEEEE
Death Lotus
RRR

Katarina Item Purchase Order

Doran's Shield
Boots
Blasting Wand
Aether Wisp
Sheen
Lich Bane
coin2900
Recurve Bow
Rectrix
Hearthbound Axe
Kraken Slayer
coin3000
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe
Doran's Shield
Vampiric Scepter
Blade of The Ruined King
coin3200
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Seeker's Armguard
Zhonya's Hourglass
coin3250
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin500

Katarina Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
46%
74%
Oracle Lens
54%
46%
Farsight Alteration
55%
7%

Katarina Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
50%
64%
Mercury's Treads
49%
19%
Plated Steelcaps
45%
7%
Berserker's Greaves
50%
1%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
67%
0%
Boots of Swiftness
50%
0%

Katarina Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Mejai's Soulstealer
76%
11%
Rabadon's Deathcap
63%
12%
Terminus
58%
12%
Nashor's Tooth
49%
14%
Void Staff
58%
4%
Wit's End
64%
3%

Best Bans for Katarina Mid Lane

Garen, The Might of Demacia
S+
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
S+
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
S
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
S
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
S
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
A
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
A
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
A
Galio, the Colossus
A
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
A
Morgana, the Fallen
A
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
A
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
A
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
A
Vex, the Gloomist
A
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
A
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
A
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
A
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
A
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
A
Viego, The Ruined King
A

Best Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Katarina Mid Lane(over 51% win rate with Katarina)

Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+20.4
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+17.2
Olaf, the Berserker
+15.7
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+13.0
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+12.6
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+12.2
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+11.5
Wukong, the Monkey King
+11.2
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+9.0
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+9.0
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+7.5
Ivern, the Green Father
+6.1
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
+6.1
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+6.1
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+5.0
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+4.6
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+4.1
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+3.4
Graves, the Outlaw
+3.2
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+2.8
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+2.8
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
+2.3
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+1.7
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+1.4
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+0.5

Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Katarina Mid Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Katarina)

Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Morgana, the Fallen
Zac, the Secret Weapon

Below Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Katarina Mid Lane(under 49% win rate with Katarina)

Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-0.6
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-1.4
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-1.5
Viego, The Ruined King
-1.8
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-2.3
Karthus, the Deathsinger
-2.3
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-2.3
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-3.5
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-3.8
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-4.0
Elise, the Spider Queen
-4.6
Sylas, the Unshackled
-4.8
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-4.8
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-5.0
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-5.7
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-6.1
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-6.1
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-7.3
Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths
-7.5
Rammus, the Armordillo
-7.8
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-8.6
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-9.6
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-9.9
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-10.0
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-11.5
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-12.3
Trundle, the Troll King
-12.3
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-14.7
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-17.3

Best Mid Lane Champions to Counter Katarina Mid Lane(under 49% win rate for Katarina)

Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-21.2
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-21.0
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-16.5
Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
-15.7
Lissandra, the Ice Witch
-15.7
Zilean, the Chronokeeper
-15.7
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-14.0
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-13.9
Morgana, the Fallen
-10.5
Galio, the Colossus
-9.7
Zoe, the Aspect of Twilight
-9.0
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-8.6
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-7.2
Twisted Fate, the Card Master
-6.9
Vex, the Gloomist
-6.8
Neeko, the Curious Chameleon
-6.1
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-5.9
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil
-5.6
Viktor, the Herald of the Arcane
-4.8
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-4.6
Viego, The Ruined King
-4.3
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-3.1
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-2.8
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-2.3
Mel, the Soul's Reflection
-2.2
LeBlanc, the Deceiver
-1.4
Xerath, the Magus Ascendant
-1.1
Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox
-0.6
Annie, the Dark Child
-0.6

Best Mid Lane Matchups for Katarina Mid Lane(over 51% win rate for Katarina)

Aurelion Sol, The Star Forger
+17.4
Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void
+15.7
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+11.5
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+11.5
Azir, the Emperor of the Sands
+10.2
Lux, the Lady of Luminosity
+9.5
Hwei, the Visionary
+9.4
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+8.5
Syndra, the Dark Sovereign
+7.5
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
+6.1
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+4.6
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
+4.2
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork
+3.5
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+2.8
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+2.7
Anivia, the Cryophoenix
+1.0
Sylas, the Unshackled
+0.4
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+0.3

Even Mid Lane Matchups for Katarina Mid Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Katarina)

Yone, the Unforgotten
Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
Kassadin, the Void Walker
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
Malzahar, the Prophet of the Void
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
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