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Katarina Build Guide by cyb3r1a

[25.22] Katarina Quick Guide by 2.2 Million Masters Peak Kat OTP

Updated on November 12, 2025

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Recommended Items

Sorcerer's Shoes

Lich Bane

Shadowflame

Rabadon's Deathcap

Void Staff

Zhonya's Hourglass

Runes: Electrocute

1 2 3 4 5

Domination

Electrocute

Sudden Impact

Sixth Sense

Relentless Hunter

Precision

Triumph

Cut Down

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Domination

Electrocute

Sudden Impact

Sixth Sense

Relentless Hunter

Resolve

Second Wind

Overgrowth

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

Domination

Sudden Impact

Relentless Hunter

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

Sorcery

Absolute Focus

Gathering Storm

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

Resolve

Second Wind

Overgrowth

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Spells:

1 2 3

Default

Flash

Teleport

Ignite

Flash

Ignite

TP / Ignite

Ignite

Teleport

Items

Starting Items

Doran's Shield (electrocute and conqueror)

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

Dark Seal (electrocute and conqueror)

Dark Seal

Refillable Potion

Stealth Ward

Doran's Blade (conqueror only)

Doran's Blade

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

Doran's Ring (electrocute and conqueror)

Doran's Ring

Health Potion 2

Stealth Ward

Boots

AP Kat Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Mercury's Treads

AD Kat Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Mercury's Treads

Feats of Strength (read notes)

Spellslinger's Shoes

Armored Advance

Chainlaced Crushers

AP builds (if you're solo ap)

Core (Lich Bane)

Lich Bane

Shadowflame

Rabadon's Deathcap

Core (Nashor's)

Nashor's Tooth

Shadowflame

Rabadon's Deathcap

Situational Core

Lich Bane

Zhonya's Hourglass

Rabadon's Deathcap

Situational (Lich Bane)

Void Staff

Zhonya's Hourglass

Nashor's Tooth

Banshee's Veil

Situational (Nashor's)

Void Staff

Zhonya's Hourglass

Lich Bane

Banshee's Veil

AD Builds

Core (BORK Kraken)

Blade of the Ruined King

Kraken Slayer

Terminus

Core (Kraken Titanic)

Kraken Slayer

Titanic Hydra

Terminus

Core (Kraken Sundered Sky)

Kraken Slayer

Sundered Sky

Terminus

Terminus 2nd (read notes)

Terminus

Situational

Wit's End

Stridebreaker

Experimental Hexplate

Sterak's Gage

Blade of the Ruined King

Iceborn Gauntlet

Jak'Sho, The Protean

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Death's Dance

Kaenic Rookern

Titanic Hydra

Example Build (AP)

Sorcerer's Shoes

Lich Bane

Shadowflame

Rabadon's Deathcap

Void Staff

Zhonya's Hourglass

Example Build (AD)

Plated Steelcaps

Blade of the Ruined King

Kraken Slayer

Terminus

Wit's End

Death's Dance

Ability Order AP

1 2

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Ahri

Even

starting items and runes:
electrocute with dark seal is preferred.
you can also go dorans blade with conqueror domination,

go doran's shield if she has aery keystone.

Akali

Extreme

starting items and runes: electrocute precision with doran's ring if playing for lane (if you have a roaming support/ganking jungler)
conqueror second wind with doran's shield if scaling and can't play for lane because they have a roaming support/ganking jungler

space her q and dodge her e or you hard lose trades, can't trade unless she doesnt have w

Akshan

Even

electrocute with bone plating and doran's shield start is preferred, trade around bone plating most of the time,

can block his dash if you e on top of him in the direction he is going, sometimes they like to fake recall and they will hide invisible in the lane and punish you if you walk up

Anivia

Major

runes/starting items: conqueror second wind with doran's shield, you win this matchup by going 0/0 and perfect cs since you have better skirmishing and teamfighting than her.

Annie

Major

starting items and runes: doran's blade with conqueror second wind unflinching, if she has aery go doran's shield and pray because she has a high auto range, if she uses stun or q on a minion you can trade quickly

Aurelion Sol

Even

starting items/runes:
electrocute precision with dark seal or conqueror domination with doran's blade,

lvl 1 is hard because of his range, don't get chunked too hard and play for level 3 and 6, dodge his ult at 6 and you can kill him with your ult

Aurora

Extreme

starting items/runes: conqueror with second wind overgrowth and doran's shield start,

Azir

Extreme

runes/starting items: electrocute OR conqueror with second wind overgrowth with doran's shield start

Brand

Major

starting items/runes: doran's shield with electrocute precision or conqueror domination

Cassiopeia

Extreme

runes/starting items: if you're faker and can dodge her q's in all in playing for lane vs this champ is viable with conqueror domination but if she hits 1 q in all in you lose all pressure in lane because you will lose 70% of your hp from her E, it's safer to go doran's shield with either conqueror second wind or electrocute second wind.

Cho'Gath

Even

runes/starting items: if he has hail of blades you can't play for lane and have to play for scaling because you get hard beat in 1v1 if he doesn't have hail of blades you can pressure him, later in the lane its not worth trying to trade unless you can for sure kill because he has too much sustain. preferred runes and starting items are conqueror domination with doran's blade/doran's ring or conqueror sorcery with dark seal, difficulty of matchup depends on what runes he takes, later

Corki

Major

runes/starting items: can go either electrocute second wind or conqueror second wind with doran's shield start, electrocute is preferred but you can't always go electrocute into this matchup depending on enemy comp and your build, if you have conq it's a lot harder to play the matchup

Diana

Major

runes/starting items: conqueror with bone plating overgrowth and doran's shield start, DO NOT TRADE UNLESS SHE USES HER W,

Ekko

Minor

runes/starting items: electrocute with bone plating overgrowth and doran's ring start, you need bone plating in this matchup!!! level 1 if he dashes onto you with hail of blades start E and auto e auto him and you win the trade with electrocute, i wouldn't try it with conqueror,

Fizz

Major

runes/starting items: electrocute with bone plating overgrowth doran's shield start, i wouldn't trade with him unless he uses E on the wave since his trading spell (E) is also his wave clear spell to get prio.

Galio

Major

runes/starting items: theres 2 ways to play this imo, if you want to try and kill him 1v1 you can go conqueror with bone plating unflinching and doran's blade, the safer way is to go conqueror with second wind and overgrowth and doran's shield and just scale.

Gragas

Even

starting items/runes: conqueror sorcery with doran's shield start, play to go even in this matchup bc he has too much sustain and its not worth trading with him.

Heimerdinger

Major

runes/starting items: electrocute with precision, start doran's shield, you can trade quickly with q e w to proc electrocute and E out if he uses his stun,

Hwei

Major

runes/starting items: conqueror domination with doran's shield start, if he uses any of his E abilities (purple color) you can trade on him because he won't have any cc.

Irelia

Major

runes /starting items: conqueror with bone plating overgrowth and doran's shield, if she misses E and has no stacks you can fight. use your W move speed to dodge her E if she goes on you. sometimes they will dash on a minion and e the minion then e you and dash onto you so be careful of that.

Jayce

Major

runes/starting items: if you wanna contest 1v1 you can go electrocute with second wind and doran's shield, if your game plan is scaling just go conqueror with second wind and doran's shield

Karma

Extreme

runes/starting items: conqueror second wind overgrowth with doran's shield, difficulty of this matchup depends on elo, if its master+ its really hard and you can't ever fight her because of her mantra W healing and E move speed so I would just chill and farm, , if you're lower elo you can disrespect her a little more because she will waste her mantra and abilities,