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Katarina Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Katarina we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Katarina, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Katarina this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.11. However, if you are a new Katarina player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Katarina!

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Patch 14.11: 46,980 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Domination

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 26% Pickrate

Domination

Precision

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 20% Pickrate

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 26% Pickrate

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 23% Pickrate

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 5% Pickrate

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 8% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Third Best

52%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Passive Ability

Katarina Counters

Learn Katarina's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Katarina guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Katarina MIDDLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Katarina. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Katarina Skins

Find Katarina's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Katarina skins and chromas on Katarina's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Prestige Faerie Court Katarina

Limited Edition

March 23, 2023

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Faerie Court Katarina

March 23, 2023

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High Noon Katarina

May 12, 2022

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Battle Queen Katarina

Legendary

December 10, 2020

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1820

Blood Moon Katarina

February 20, 2020

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Battle Academia Katarina

May 15, 2019

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Death Sworn Katarina

Special Events

October 26, 2017

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PROJECT: Katarina

August 2, 2016

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Warring Kingdoms Katarina

Special Events

February 10, 2015

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Slay Belle Katarina

Special Events

December 14, 2012

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Sandstorm Katarina

January 2, 2012

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High Command Katarina

February 22, 2011

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750

Kitty Cat Katarina

Special Events

October 18, 2010

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Bilgewater Katarina

August 30, 2010

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Red Card Katarina

Legacy

June 28, 2010

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Mercenary Katarina

November 20, 2009

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520

Classic Katarina

Original

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Katarina's Abilities

Voracity Katarina's Passive

340

Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged in the last 3 seconds, her ability cooldowns are reduced by 15 seconds.

If Katarina picks up a Dagger, she uses it to slash through all nearby enemies, dealing 68-240 (+70 / 80 / 90 / 100% of ability power) (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) magic damage.

Bouncing Blades Katarina's Q Ability

625

11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7

Katarina throws a dagger, dealing 75 / 105 / 135 / 165 / 195 (+30% of ability power) magic damage to the target and 2 nearby enemies. The dagger then ricochets onto the ground behind the primary target.

Preparation Katarina's W Ability

Self

15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11

Katarina tosses a Dagger into the air and gains 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90% movement speed decaying over 1.25 seconds.

Shunpo Katarina's E Ability

725

14 / 12.5 / 11 / 9.5 / 8

Katarina dashes in the blink of an eye to the target ally, enemy, or Dagger. If it is an enemy, Katarina strikes for 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 (+25% of ability power) (+0.4 per attack damage) magic damage - otherwise she strikes the nearest enemy in range.

Picking up a Dagger will reduce this ability's cooldown by 78 / 84 / 90 / 96%. Katarina can blink to any location near the target.

Death Lotus Katarina's Ultimate (R) Ability

550

90 / 60 / 45 / 45 / 45

Katarina becomes a flurry of blades, rapidly attacking the three nearest enemy champions with a flurry of knives. Each knife deals 25 / 37.5 / 50 (+19% of ability power) magic damage and 16% (+50% per 100% bonus attack speed) attack damage as physical damage, and applies 40% grievous wounds for 3 seconds.

Total over 2.5 seconds to each enemy: 375 / 562.5 / 750 (+285% of ability power) magic damage and 240% (+750% per 100% bonus attack speed) attack damage as physical damage.

Questions About Katarina

Latest Questions

Which items should I build first??

Asked on May 9, 2022

Hi I main Katarina but I came from a long break and now there's a lot of changes to the items. I'm really confused on what I should build first like is it BORK first? nashor? Rocketbelt? Sunderer? Riftmaker? Idk what I should build depending on...

Champion Pool

Asked by HunterR345 on November 29, 2020

Hi, I want to expand my champion pool but i don't know what champions should I add. I mostly play assasins but I'm interested in adding some mages. I play in the midlane and my most played champs are Katarina and Akali. Could you recommend me...

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Halloween skins coming back?

Asked by HunterR345 on October 16, 2020

Hi guys! I'm a Katarina main and the only skin that I dont have is Kitty Cat, so yeah i want to buy it. The thing is that this skin is a Legacy one so i can't buy it from the shop right now. I've searched in the internet and found that is part of...

How good is katarina

Asked by BuGzYY on June 7, 2018

So iv played katarina recently and found her to be farely hard and intersting kit, but i kinda get bored with her but my freinds are telling me she is very fun. idk if im doing something wrong with her but is she worth learning?

Is Katarina fun?

Asked by BuGzYY on June 7, 2018

Give me some tips.

Asked by VnkGoba on May 31, 2018

Hello! I recently started playing this champion and i am not particulary good with it, so i wanted to ask some questions. (I do not feed, i just dont get many kills, i get like 9 kills in the game wih lik 2 or so deaths.) Is there the best way...

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katarina or fiora

Asked by ala bm on December 26, 2017

i have fiora and katarina . and i want to choose one of them . help me

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Katarina Guide

Asked by PerpetualSmurf on December 14, 2017

I am new to Katarina and I love that champ as it my #1 Go to any time of the day. I need help getting better. Please lend a hand and tips and tricks.

Which assasin?

Asked by Kuroserval on November 12, 2017

i am saving up for a new assasin, andhave my heart set on talon but katarina is cheaper and i just saw a kata get three pentas in one games i did some research kata has a higher skill level, and talon is more begginer friendly kata has a...

Which way is Katarina facing when she ults?

Asked by DJMurphster on August 31, 2015

If you need the enemy to be facing you for the Cassiopoia ult to be a stun, then which way is Katarina facing while she is ulting?

Mercurial Scimitar on AP Katarina

Asked by Ekki on August 10, 2015

Is [[mercurial scimitar]] actually a good buy on [[katarina]]?? The active seems really useful against, say, Lissandra or Malzahar, and the AD isn't entirely wasted as she has the AD scalings on W and R. You would get a great active in case of...

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Who To Buy?

Asked on March 15, 2015

Hello My Fellow Summoners, I have a dilemma. I've 3150 IP, however I'm unsure who to buy. The most appealing two are Katarina and LeBlanc. I've tried both in Free Weeks, but I'm unsure who to buy. I really prefer to have lots of damage, poke,...

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How do you beat Katarina

Asked on February 4, 2015

HOW DO YOU BEAT KAT. THIS FRUSTRATES ME SO MUCH!

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katerina top?

Asked by mjskid on October 24, 2014

i really want to know how viable katerina top.

kata vs mundo top

Asked on September 24, 2014

hi everyone. ok for some reason, i had to play kata top against a mundo, after 20 minutes i couldnt get my kill, and he couldnt kill me as well. what could be kata's build against a mundo in case this happens again?