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Bait out the charm and you win every fight. Her R can he hard to deal with as it can escape your combos and turn it into a lost fight. Play aggro early and roam after 6.
Akali
Akali's shroud is useless after level 6. If you have daggers in her shroud you can almost guaranteed hit her. Your ult targets her in shroud. Watch out for her level 6 all in and try to not get poked down by her Q+AA bursts.
Anivia
Anivia will have the advantage in the early game. A good anivia will never let you e in as she will save her stun for that. She has an insane auto range too. Try to scale up into one or two items, you outscale in the 1v1 situation.
Annie
Annie can be a pain to face. Her stuns has a huge range and her burst combo can oneshot you unless you get mr.
Aurelion Sol
Aurelian sol struggles to keep you at the distance he wants you to. You can easily farm him in the early game due to his low damage. When he tries to q or w you, just e into him.
Azir
Azir has heavy poke, but if he uses his q to poke you have a good window (15 seconds lvl 1) to engage and kill him as he struggles to escape if you e behind him and block his e. His ult can be dashed over with your e.
Brand
Dodge his stun and you win every fight, farm safe untill level 3 and go all in if he uses his q.
Cassiopeia
Cassio is a very difficult matchup if the cassio is good. Her W basically counters your whole kit and it makes it hard to escape. Try to dodge her q/w and fight her. Make sure to turn around before ulting so you dont get stunned. Cassio has no escape so jungle ganks makes her really weak when flashless.
Corki
Personally I hate this matchup. His W escapes all your daggers. He is an ad champ and when he has package he outroams you. A good Corki will ruin your day. The best thing you can do is winning early and hoping to snowball off an early lead.
Diana
Shields. Dashes. Displacement. Poke. Diana beats you in all of these cases. Her Q does more damage most of the game she can shield your all in to come out victorious and she can engage on you when you have no shunpo. This matchup is very hard on the kat. Call for ganks, roam or dodge.
Ekko
Ekko can be difficult to deal with. But once he has cooldowns he is a sitting duck. Try to bait out or wait out his q or e and all in. When hitting 6 try to roam or fight till he uses ult and then fight him on cooldowns again. his burst does more then yours so extended trades are often better.
Elise
Elise mid is a rare sight, but its not a very hard matchup. Care for her spiders in spider form and dodge her stun. Elise can e (both forms) your ult and her burst is very surprising when low. She has no escape though and is very squishy.
Fizz
Fizz can mess you up bad time. He can easily escape an all in as well as bursting for more damage then you through all the levels. When he hits 6 he can kill you guaranteed if you dont dodge his ult. This matchup is playable though and when his e is down a jungle gank can turn into a snowball.
Galio
Unplayable. Call for jungle ganks or dodge. He can follow your roams with his ult, he can w or e you in your all in. And his q does way more damage then yours. His w shield makes your q poke useless. This matchup is 100% unplayable unless you get camped by the jungler. Luckily galio isnt played that much, but he probably is the best to ban if you have an early pick.
Gangplank
Skill matchup. The better player wins. His w can heal for more then expected and his barrels hurts. Try to not get poked for free by his q and e. He can follow roams with his ult but roaming is still good as he is slow at moving.
Garen
You're unlucky, its a garen mid. You will never beat him 1v1 since he can silence you on all ins while he shields himself and spins into infinity. Dodge or roam. Jungle ganks helps too.
Gragas
He can displace you from your e/w combo. His combo is dodgeable with your e, but be careful to all in him when his e or ult is up as he can easily turn it with one or two tower shots.
Heimerdinger
You can e and q the turrets for an easy all in. Bait out his e and you should easily be able to kill him. Dont fight in 2+ turrets and watch out for his ult turret.
Irelia
Personally irelia is another matchup i hate. Her autos when she has passive hurts. Building seekers is advisable and try to roam as she cant keep stacks when following. You generally dont win 1v1 if she hits any abillity as she can block most of your burst.
Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa can q you for max damage if you are the one engaging. Her auto harrass can be really dangerous too. Other then that Kai'Sa is not a huge problem. Her passive burst does more then you think, but she is really squishy so she can easily be killed. Slightly Kai'Sa favoured.
Karthus
Free matchup. He cant really poke you without dying for it and your q does more then his (non isolated) watch out for his ult damage when roaming and it should be all good. Farm him for snowballs.
Kassadin
Not as bad of a matchup as people have it to. Yes his q can cancel your ult and the magic shields are hard to fight. You need to win pre 6 and with season 11 you can just build ad and farm him just like a zed would. After bork he cant deal with you unless turbo fed.
Katarina
You are your own worst enemy, dont tilt and have fun!
Kayle
Easy matchup, kayle cant fight you untill 11+ and by that point you should be turbo fed and snowballing. Dodge her q or just all in as she cant compare to your damage early game.
LeBlanc
Leblanc is a very mobile mage with big burst potentials. Play around her w cd early game to take advantage of her. Later on its pure skill that decides the outcome of fights. Ranged matchup makes farming harder against her.
Lissandra
Consider taking cleanse in this matchup. Lissandra is not a huge threat by herself, but her gank setup is terrifying post 6. Try to beat her out early and roam to avoid ganks.
Lucian
I absolutely hate lucian mid. He can chunk you to half level one if not careful. Get an early armguard and play with your jungler. Try to catch him when his dash is down. Roam as much as you can and later on you will oneshot him. Laning phase is horrible though.
Lux
Easy matchup. Bait out her q or just dodge it and all in. Lux cannot fight unless she hits q and even then you can still win the fight if she is slow on her e or r.
Malphite
Tank malph is almost unkillable and ap hurts alot. You can easily dodge his ult with your e but its hard to be the one to engage onto him. Poke down his shield and try to fight early.
Malzahar
Easier version of lissandra since he is immobile. Watch out for the e spread and his insane pushing speed and you should be fine.
Maokai
If he ever w's into you close to tower just e into your tower and he will follow you. He cant really face your q poke and your all in does more then his.
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser is a weird matchup. His ult can remove daggers, but in lane he isn't that bad to face. Later on he just needs to ult to kill you no matter how fed you are. So get qss if you want to avoid those situations
Morgana
Almost like lux, but probably easier as her root is very visible and easy to dodge with shunpo.
Neeko
Easy to dodge spells and immobile. Her ult can be tricky to fight, but dodge the e and you have a free engage pre 6. Post 6 just go in and out untill she has to ult.
Orianna
A good orianna is a problem. Her auto poke hurts like a truck and with phase rush she is hard to catch out. You can dodge her ult with your e if you are fast enough, but her low cooldowns and range makes her hard to kill. Try to fight when her e (shield is down) or her ball is in a bad position. If she ever gives you the chance to kill her, she can't fight back.
Pantheon
Very diffucult and close to unplayable. He can block most your damage with his e, he can stun you in your combod with a point and click stun. He can poke better with his q and he can follow your roams with ult. Call for jungle ganks or dodge.
Qiyana
Skill matchup. Whoever is better wins this laning phase. She can follow your roams and she can roam just as well as you. Her damage is similar to yours (A little higher) but she has lower mobility then you. Getting her to ult in a post 6 fight is almost a guaranteed win.
Rakan
I've played this matchup from the rakan side. And I must say I dont see too much counterplay from kats side after level 6. Rakan is a masterful gank setup character who can easily poke down a kat that doesn't trade back. When Rakan goes in with w. Even if it hits you, you have to fight back. Rakan does decent damage, but if he ever ults. Dash out of there, the enemy jungler is close. He can follow your roams so try to be sneaky with them.
Renekton
Neither of you can really go all in. If you go all in he stuns you and kills you and his he goes in you e out and go back in after his 2nd dash is down. Skill matchup/jungle matchup.
Ryze
If the game goes on for too long you're in for a ride. Try to get an early jungle gank and snowball off him. Skill matchup otherwise.
Seraphine
All of her abilities are slow. Dodge any of them an just kill her. Early game she can harass hard with e and auto, but level 3 you win.
Swain
Personally I hate swain as I never dodge his e. But as long as you dodge the e your ult counters his and it should be a skill matchup that is slightly favoured you. Try to not give him too many stacks.
Sylas
I always lose to good sylas players. Dodging his e is vital to beating him. Early game is the best chance you have as the longer the game goes the more dangerous he becomes.
Syndra
Skill matchup favoured Syndra. Waiting for syndra to use her e is the only chance. Try not to get poked down too much and survive early. Getting a jungle gank can help you snowball off her and if you ever get a lead she is easily killed with no mobillity.
Taliyah
Pretty easy matchup. If you get hit by her w you lose hard though. She outroams you post 6 so make sure to ping your laners when she goes to any of the sides.
Talon
Skill matchup. E behind talon if he wants to all in with his w and you should win as long as he doesnt get bleed on you (pre 6) ult when he ults.
Twisted Fate
Cleanse and he is easily taken down. Immobile champ that pokes you down early levels (pre 3) after hitting 3 you can kill him.
Veigar
Easy matcup you can e out of his cage, he is immobile and does 0 damage early game.
Vel'Koz
Easy matchup early. later unless you are snowballing his combo hurts. Snowball off him and oneshot.
Viktor
Fast champ with shields and the abillity to stun on your daggers. His poke is hard to deal with too. Try to get a jungle gank and snowball or solo kill when his e/w is on cooldown. His ult cancels yours.
Vladimir
Vlad is a dreaded matchup, but early game he is just a sitting duck. 1 jungle gank can make him an easy target when his flash is down. Watch out for his scaling as late he becomes unstoppable.
Xerath
Very long range, if you can get onto him when his e/w is down as they stun and slow. Jungle ganks makes him unplayable as he is immobile.
Yasuo
He can windwall all your daggers, his passive breaks down your q poke and his extended trades are better. Short burst trades when his passive is down is adviseable.
Yone
Easier then yasuo. But same concept. Short burst trades when his e/w is down.
Zed
Skill matchup. Dodge is w poke and all in him. Build an early seekers to easily beat him. Dodging his q's are vital.
Ziggs
When his w is down he is easily killed. Ziggs often saves this abillity though so try to all in multiple times as your e can come up before it.
Zoe
Skill matchup. Dodge bubble and you win. Get poked down and you lose. Get hit by buble and you turbo lose. Zoe favoured early. Kat favoured later. (1v1 situations)
Zyra
Skill matchup slightly kat favoured (imo) dodging her e is easy and her ult in the same way. You can all in her with a higher damage output pre 6. Post 6 you save your 2nd e to escape her ult and its an easy matchup.
Yuumi
Yuumi op. Free win on kat
Jarvan IV
Attack speed on e. A cage that locks people in (not you since you have e) and an easy to follow cc. This guy is amazing for setting you up! Best jungler to play with.
Bard
Any roaming support that can go roam with you or give you an early snowball is good.
Morgana
Her black shield is great if the enemy has loads of cc, but it is easily broken. She adds good cc, but is lacking a little bit of the tankiness you want.
Brand
Damage supports/junglers are the worst you have enough damage and just want cc.
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Yuumi
Yuumi op. Free win on kat
Jarvan IV
Attack speed on e. A cage that locks people in (not you since you have e) and an easy to follow cc. This guy is amazing for setting you up! Best jungler to play with.
Bard
Any roaming support that can go roam with you or give you an early snowball is good.
Morgana
Her black shield is great if the enemy has loads of cc, but it is easily broken. She adds good cc, but is lacking a little bit of the tankiness you want.
Brand
Damage supports/junglers are the worst you have enough damage and just want cc.
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