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Katarina Build Guide by holkos

Game over in a blink of an eye (ap Katarina)

Game over in a blink of an eye (ap Katarina)

Updated on August 2, 2012
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xXxEnigmaxXx (3) | August 10, 2013 9:18am
Voted -1
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IceCreamy (453) | July 11, 2012 1:07pm
Voted +1
I don't see how Zhonya's Hourglass is good on Katarina, I'd recommend Guardian Angel.

Remove 1 point from Mental Force and put it in Havoc . Even though they are both pretty bad there simply is nothing better for her...

You will have to work on the way your guide looks, you make good use of BBCoding but that is it.

There is something called [center] which you can use to well, center the text. Don't forget to write [/center] when you do not want to center it anymore.

You could sort the lane match up list by name, which will make it easier to find.

Lich Bane does not have an active...

That's it ^^

My ratings:

Appearance: 6/10
Cheat Sheet: 8/10
Contents: 8/10

That goes for a 7,3 overall. Gratz with my upvote!
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kipppetje | July 11, 2012 12:19pm
Voted +1
awesome +1 ;)
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SkullzX (30) | July 5, 2012 1:43am
Voted +1
GWAHWGAHGAWHGAHGAWHGAWHGAWHGAWHGAWGH I HATE THIS STUPID THING SOOO ANOYYING! +1 THIS TIME WOOT! ^ review up there! -__- I seriously hate this thing!
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SkullzX (30) | July 5, 2012 1:42am
I'v seen some real improvements! Good job! I will give you a +1 Since I have seen the guide improve and I will also rate you a Good for now :). Add a few more things and improve some things I mention, and maybe just maybe you could become Great!
  • Masteries are improved, I still don't like havoc but, no point in the hacov over brute force endless disscussion(really isn't big diffence either way tbh).
  • Runes are fine, id expand a little more on them. Also consider adding ap/lv seals, if you are feeling ballsy...to actually do this you have to have a good understanding of kat though, I would reccomend the flat armor though but, this is another alternative for people.
  • Needs more detail on why you take those summoners, you kinda just explain what it does XD instead of why it's good!
  • HUGE improvement to the skills section, I really like the killer instinct section, such a good chunk of info!
  • The items section could use a few more items, recently i,v been trying banshee' vail it's been working pretty well. I would add more items and a bit longer explanation. Also spelt imobillises wrong(note i might of just spelt it wrong too but, i know it doesnt end in a z). Also A GA is decnt on kat.
  • I would never get WOTA over Gunblade. also the pic didnt go on gunblade you have a . in the way.
  • Again the xerth match up isn't to difficult, just start boots and dodge his spells also this match up consider maxxing shunpo for the extra mobility so you can shunpo to a minon or him( you appear behind him) to dodge the skill shot.
  • Again go a little more in depth with match ups.
  • mention the flash shunpo combo...so many people never see it coming, if someones low at tower use killer instinct, flash, shunpo, q and ult if they still are alive then killer instinct/shunpo to a minon to leave turret range. You will be surprised how well/ often this works, just know the range of the flash shunpo.
  • The pointers for early game are the best out of the three. Expand the other 2 a little more so they are more like early games.
  • alternative enemy comp looks nice, but move it below or above the item section! Also add some of the items you mention to the items section lol!
  • Warding pic is nice
  • Ganking section is good on getting there...but, since im there what do i do ;)

Guide looks better :) I like the improvements and I hope you keep improving it! I'll upg you to Good for now and give you the +1 since I have seen some BIG improvements! I mentioned above some pretty good things you can improve/add hope it helps, and remember if you got anymore questions just PM ME! Also yes I do, do RE RE REVIEWS!
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SkullzX (30) | June 29, 2012 8:43pm
BELOW THIS IS THE RE-REVIEW A LOT OF CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE! HE NOW GETS +1!
Sorry man but, Needs Improvement don't mean to hurt you with the -1 but, I will re-review it if you ask :), Take a look at what I mentioned and at the bottom I put the top 5(well made a 6th but it's more of a personal thing) things I would improve.

  • your masteries are different in the mastery section! This being said keep the masteries that are in the mastery section not the ones in the front page(havoc kinda sucks I would even remove the 2 point from that and put it into brute force or somehting)
  • The intro section you put som1...please change that to someone!
  • consider adding some AP/level runes, they work well on kat. Also id say go either all flat ap or all movespeed because then you optamise either damage or movement but, if this works for you go ahead and use it. Also you forgot a picture in the rune pag or it is glitched!
  • You spelt don't: don''t I usually don't judge spelling just that was pretty anoyying because it was a title.
  • Skill sequence is different then the top page
  • When showing the skills you say Preparation is a throw away spell(you spelt throw away wrong) which it ISNT! That spell in like the butter of KAT, it makes her blades do more damage and her Shunpo causes her to take less damage! THIS SPELL ROCKS IN TEAM FIGHTS! Also you said get at level 3 well at the top it says level 4. Also mention the healing debuff this applies, that is huge if you hit an enemy who just used an HP pot!
  • When you mention her ult you said Kata...not wrong just I perfer Kat. Also you can add don't use this spell right away because you might kill someone get Shunpo and be able to jump to them with higher health and use it doing more overall damage!
  • You start rylia ON KAT! BIG BIG NO NO! Start Gunblade! Get the spell vamp portion first for sustain then work on the other portion, rylia is fine as a second or third item but, you need gun blade for the extra damage and the active can get you a kill reseating ALL of your basic abilitys!
  • I question how much you play Kat when I saw your boot choices...WHO THE HELL GETS BOOTS OF IONIAN ON KAT! You want Sorcerer's Shoes to KILL THEM and reseat all your abilitys! Merc's are meh even with heavy CC team I usually still take the Sorcs! Also consider Mobility Boots for roaming!
  • I'd like to see more match ups, also you use null and 2 hp pots...most the time you put 3! I never use null 2 hp pot I find boots and 3 pot is just to good kite wise to even bother...also any good jungler will gank you early if you start null.
  • You say only engage solo if you have ult, you can usually kill people b4 6 if you just poke them enough with Bouncing Blades then when they are low walk up to them(look like going for a cs works best) ignite into killer instinct into bouncing into shunpo...this does a ton of damage and can usually get you a kill if they are remotly low. Remember Kat has a ****ty early game so if you win it, the other team is screwed because of your LEGENDARY late game!
  • Stop using the number 1 and 4 use the word one and for.
  • Spelt when wrong at the start of the end game...also i'd re do that whole section no need to be a **** and say ty 4 the free kill, that's just not cool!
  • Add into the build wards due to Kat dominates with wards since you can jump to them(free flash).
  • Add a ganking section to help improve the guide.
  • In general work on going into more detail about things.
  • Xerath isn't actually to hard to face as kat, start with boots to avoid his spells and you can easily poke him down, plus when you Shunpo you appear behind him, so his abilitys(well atleast the death lazers) can't hit you if he is in his turret form(i think thats the name).
  • Veiger is harder than a 3 for sure!
  • I would change your seals to either flat armor, Ap/level or some kind of MR.
  • Go more in depth with each match, you are on the right track.
  • Coding was fine, I liked it TBH

Ok I am sorry to say but, you sir have to IMPROVE A LOT! You need to go more in depth with a lot of stuff because it is to short. You will want to fix all the little errors I mention because it might throw some people off with the different level per skill thing. I would add more laning match ups but, save that for later right now I would suggest working on these things first!
1. Spell, I usually don't harrase people about this but, there was a lot of mistakes that were really noticeable in titles ect.
2. PUT GUNBLADE FIRST! IT IS WHAT MAKES KAT KAT! Also work on the item build a little
3. Add a few more items and why they are good
4. Go a little more in depth with the what to do early-mid-late
5. Mention a bit more about your skills and how to use them and how to harrase, also don't call a spell useless!
6. Cut the BM out seriously don't, **** talk people it's stuff like that which makes the community suck(the kill the enemy team moral thing)!


That is the main thing I would Fix with your guide :) I hope this helps, Sorry for the -1 just there was to many mistakes :(. If you fix a few things then I will review the guide again if you ask for it...YES ANOTHER FULL REVIEW, seriously even if it takes another 2 reviews i'd be glad to do it as long as you constantly improve the guide :). Also yes I was raging a little at some points...screw cheaper boots if they aren't ment for the champ!
-SkullzX Office Inc.
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samgoeslol (24) | June 26, 2012 8:32am
nice changes!
always consider flat mr runes tho
and i wouldnt build rylais on her (but thats a matter of taste)
apart from that you should decide weather to build rylais or gunblade. I feel both is kinda overkill
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samgoeslol (24) | June 21, 2012 1:44am
Voted -1
I downvoted this guide because with the setup you have picked you lack important things:
no flamt mr/flat armor allow your opponent to push you out of lane with ease because kat has very low earlydmg (pre lvl4 she practically does nothing)
i know you didnt mean to but in your runesection you posted manaregen blues^^ better change that
i dont see at all why you put so much emphasis on cdr, because in fights only your ultimate really benefits from that (if you dont get the reset you will be useless anyways, might aswell go for the damage to ensure you get a kill!)
flat spellpen stacks perfectly with flat reduction/spellpen, so imo sorcshoes are the perfect choice on her in almost any scenario plus against opponents without flat mr you will want those early to effectively reduce your opponents mr down to 1 !!!

I don't know how you lane with those runes and i dont think any1 could play that way at higher lvl of play

apart from katarina being hardly viable anyways (I still play her alot and wuv her deeply!)

greez sam
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ThunderVlogs | February 21, 2012 9:07am
nice katarina build, definitely try it ^^
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Kurt_Ottman (74) | February 11, 2012 7:08am
Here is a short review of your guide, and what you can improve, I think this guide has potential, but keep updating it if you want it to be a top Katarina guide.

Title of your guide: The title of your guide could be changed, for instance to "Game over in the blink of an eye (AP Katarina)". This will make your guide a little more spicy, and will look a little more professional. Remember grammar, it will draw readers to your guide.

Rune setup: I would recommend that you put Marks first, Seals second, Glyphs third and Quintessences last, like you see them in your rune explanation chapter. This is the standard order most people use, so having them in that order will appeal to most people.

Item setup: Not much to be said here, it's quite detailed, and pretty useful for when someone just alt+tabs to look for the next item they should buy. Good job.

Skill order setup: It works, and you have the correct skills in the correct places. Good job.

Chapter titles: If you notice, some of your title does not start with a Capital letter. This creates a little unbalance and looks less professional than if you had Captial letters. Examples are: "introduction" should be "Introduction", "pros/cons" should be "Pros/Cons" etc.

Introduction chapter: Very short, nice, I like guides who get straight to the point, and only has the most necessary part in their introduction. Remember to check the grammar in this chapter. For instance, "kat" should be written "Kat" since it's a name, even though it's shortened down. It just looks more professional.

Pros/Cons chapter: It's short and small, so people should get the general idea. Using code like columns would be nice though, check out jhoijhoi's guide to making a guide if you want to know how to use it.

Masteries chapter: Again, a bit short, which can be good in some places, but in masteries, you should always tell why you take that mastery over another. In this section you just explain what's convenient with the masteries you choose, explain why they are better than another choice of the same tier.

Runes chapter: The part where you confess you're level 25, is better fitted at the top in the introduction, as it has nothing to do with runes. The fact that you haven't tested them out yet doesn't add to your credability either ;) Again, check grammar, there are a few very basic grammar mistakes in this chapter.

Summoner spells chapter: This is one of your better chapters, since you explain every summoner spell, instead of just the two you use. That's great! Remember to check grammar in this chapter too, especially Capital letters after ":".

Skills chapter: This section needs some work. I kind of looks like a giant wall of text, but fear not, all you have to do is make a space between every skill explanation. For example, when you are done explaining Voracity, add an extra space, and then explain Bouncing Blades. Again, check your grammar in this chapter.

Core items chapter: Nice and short, but lacks reasoning (like with the masteries, add why you chose these boots over other boots, for example). Also do a spell-check.

Alternative items chapter: Pretty nice, but it doesn't quite align with the core items chapters, because the items are smaller. I'd recommend making either icons for alternative items too, or remove the icons from core items. Again, there are some minor spelling errors here.

Early game/Mid game/Late game chapters: This section could with some cleaning, it's great that you imagine a perfect game where everything goes as you planned, but the laning phase doesn't end when you're level 6, some laning phases last until level 11 or more, and some end right away because of constant lane-switching etc. Also check your spelling errors, and add some spaces between your sections.

A nice vid (not my build) chapter: Grammar errors.

Great thx to joovoo chapter: Some minor grammar errors here too, and you should switch the title to "Great thanks to Joovoo" (his name is with a Capital letter too).

Summary chapter: Grammar errors, but otherwise pretty useful.

I hope that gave you a better understanding of what you need to improve, and I can't wait to see the changes you'll make :)

Sincerely,
Kurt Ottman.
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huub96 | February 3, 2012 8:02am
Voted +1
nice build man, indeed game over in a blink of an eye ^^ +1
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huub96 | February 3, 2012 8:01am
nice build man, indeed game over in a blink of an eye ^^
+1
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