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Runes: Conqueror












+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+8 Magic Resist
Spells:


Flash

Ignite
Items
Ability Order
Threats & Synergies






Yasuo
Keep track of how many minions he can E onto, try to fight Yasuo when there are no minions around for him to dash to so he can't dodge your spin damage on daggers. If he windwalls correctly, shunpo back. Setup Q dagger on minions and shunpo in, W for the full refund pre level 6, then go back out by shunpoing on your minions. Mainly a farm lane, call for ganks as he is very vulnerable to getting ganked since he lacks mobility. sync your Q when W lands, it animation cancels.













Warwick
His speed, fear and his ultimate suppression shouldn't be ignored - Ideal jungler for Katarina because the fear and his ultimate are fantastic ability to keep someone locked down for Katarina to kill.






Twitch Stream

Hey! I am a Katarina Main Twitch Streamer since 2013 and I have continously updated my Katarina guide since season 3, if you have any questions about Katarina, feel free to stop by and ask me questions live!
Follow my stream at Twitch.tv/Alninio9

This guide will constantly be updated for every Patch/every change that happens to
Katarina - The most recent update to the guide and
Katarina will be included in this section.
NEW Series! Added Matchups Videos under the chapter 'Katarina Matchups, adding more in the future, You can still find the text based Matchups under threat level, I'm just turning them into videos to be more user friendly! Added new matchups for
Fiddlesticks -
Karthus and
Lulu
Easiest method to reach out to me is through my Discord server if you have any questions regarding
Katarina changes or if you are seeking simple advice, You can join our discord server here, which currently has over 300+ members:
Alninio's Discord Server â–ºhttps://discord.gg/AxG4AEr
What is Katarina's state right now in Season 10?

I'd like to keep the changes to
Katarina here incase you haven't caught up with the assassin rework.
Voracity (Passive):
Remains the same with her resets on assists/kills.
Her spin damage on

Spin damage scales up per champion level.
Bouncing Blades (Q):
Now bounces few units behind the enemy target/minion, dagger lands exact same time even if it doesn't bounce on 3 targets.
The dagger bounces 3 times instead of 5.
You can


Preparation (W):
Takes a little bit of time to land on the ground.
Gives movement speed/scales up with every point in it.
Shunpo (E):
AD % gone down from 65% to 55%, she still remains very solid with her early damage.
Can

Shunpo is refunded a certain amount of %CD when she uses

Death Lotus (R):
Still had AD/AP scalings.
Daggers thrown per second is noticeably faster.
Here is my video rundown on Patch 6.22, the Patch when the Assassins got reworked to help you catch up on
Katarina and note on the important things you need to know.


I have been playing


Be sure to follow me up on my stream at:
You can look at my OPGG profile here to see how much experience I've had with Katarina over the years, this guide is purely from within learning from my own mistakes and improving as a player both mechanically and decision making wise.



Voracity | Passive
Whenever an enemy champion dies within 3 seconds of Katarina damaging them, her cooldowns are reduced by 15 seconds.
DAGGERS: Whenever Katarina touches a Dagger on the ground, she uses it to slash through all nearby enemies, dealing 75 - 285 (Based on levels 1/6/11/16) (+ 100% bonus AD) (+ 55 / 70 / 85 / 100% AP) magic damage and consuming the Dagger.
Daggers last 4 seconds before disappearing.

Bouncing Blades (Q)

After bouncing to its targets, the Dagger then lands on the ground opposite from where it struck the first target. The Dagger always takes the same amount of time to land from the time it was cast.
COOLDOWN: 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 (Seconds)
RANGE: 675 Units
MAGIC DAMAGE: 75 / 105 / 135 / 165 / 195 (+ 30% AP)

Preperation (W)
Katarina tosses a Dagger into the air at her current location, which lands after 1.5 seconds, and gains bonus movement speed that decays over 1.25 seconds.
COOLDOWN: 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 (Seconds)
RANGE: On-cast ability where you're standing.
BONUS MOVEMENT SPEED: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90%

Shunpo (E)

If the target is an enemy, Katarina deals them magic damage. Otherwise, she deals the same magic damage to the nearest enemy in range.
Picking up a Dagger reduces

COOLDOWN: 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8 (Seconds)
RANGE: 700 Units
MAGIC DAMAGE: 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 (+ 25% AP) (+ 65% AD)

Death Lotus (R)

Moving or reactivating Death Lotus immediately ends its effects.
COOLDOWN: 90 / 60 / 45 (Seconds)
RANGE: 550 Units
MAGIC DAMAGE PER DAGGER: 25 / 37.5 / 45 (+ 19% AP) (+ 22% bonus AD)

Pros
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- One of the strongest assassins in the game.
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- No MANA! :D
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- Can escape scary situations with shunpo, can be used on minions or allies
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- Has the most amazing skins<3
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- Snowballs hard
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- Lots of AoE damage
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- High mobility
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- Healing/Damage reduction ability
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- An aggresive laning phase.
Cons
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- Countered by CC, Tanky Champions, and Champions with high mobility
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- Needs time to master.
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- Brings nothing to the team aside from damage
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- Melee attack range

Mechanics are one thing - knowledge is another.
Hey folks.
Here are some tips to help you win mid lane, mechanics are a big part of the game surely but I've never really digged deep into what makes YOU a good mid laner in my videos as I mostly focus on the mechanical aspects of Katarina during both the laning phase and in teamfights, and pretty much every stage of the game and in this video I explain exactly just that.
I think it's important to take a step back and understand what makes you a good mid laner in every context rather than simply your ability to play Katarina, instead of focusing on your mechanical aspect of your playstyle, we focus on a wider range as it should be for all mid laners. The Video will help you see the full puzzle rather than the 3/4 of it.
Hope it helps out, see ya'll on the rift!

Katarina Combos Explained in one video
Every single combo you should know with
Hextech Gunblade
How to WIN Games with Katarina & Why you lose
How to FULLY make use of your resets
Understanding all your Shunpo Refund Cooldowns on every level
How to wave clear with
Katarina properly




















You can choose one of these three items here, I personally begin with

















You can start







This is your next item, which I consider CORE on current













Here is how you build

The reason you don't rush







The situational items, here buy accordingly to the flow of the game.

This is a decent item on






If you feel like you need a defensive item in your current situation, simply skip this item for a



You can upgrade this to



An actual decent item to get. It does damage based on how long you are in a teamfight.



This item has excellent raw stats for



It still gives 300HP allowing you to survive early on, but I honestly think there are better options going towards late game and that being



This item is okay but not core. It has a recipe of


Want a snowballing item? that's why



You want to build this item when against an AD champion like







No longer a valid option for


Another invalid option for


Grab this item if you feel you need the HP/slow. It's cheap and it works. It's also buffed if you're reading this in patch 8.4 and onwards! It now has more AP and can be a valid choice later on in the game, wouldn't buy this early on however because there are far better core items to get.

One of the best snowballing items in the game, and now it's even better! It has a recipe of two


Under certain circumstances,

The CDR the item gives is a good thing to have in there and the recipe is fantastic. There is no more




You most certainly need this item in every game because it penetrates Base MR/MR from runes/masteries etc etc. Don't delay


This item now has a


Overall, this is how your build would typically look like:
Keep in mind this is never a set order, if you feel you need



I'm making an episodic series that explains how to deal with every Mid Lane champion - You can already the text based matchups on the threat level above on the very top of the guide, I'm going to expand on those and turn them into videos to make it more user friendly!

Threat Level: 9
Don't let her proc her Q mark. Dodge chain by staying behind minions or side stepping when no ally minions are around. Take advantage of her if she uses her W as she won't have an escape/gap closer. Play patiently in lane, don't use EW combo if she has W as she will dodge the spin damage. Merc Treads is good vs her chain.
How to Beat
LeBlanc

Threat Level: 10
Close to an unplayable lane but managable. He has no serious kill pressure unless you mess up somewhere, other than that you both just sit back and farm. If he gets a gank, immediately try to shunpo away. Ganks are you worst enemy in this matchup because Galio is a great setup for a gank with his taunt. He has a free magic shield, don't hard poke him. Focus on farming and being in a safe distance. You CAN kill him early on if he takes too much minion aggro because galio mains get cocky and play very aggressive against a Katarina. Fight him with Q dagger setup on minion, then EW, E out. Do this when he just used taunt or just used his passive auto attack so he doesn't trade back for a lot.
How to beat
Galio

Threat Level: 9
Keep track of how many minions he can E onto, try to fight Yasuo when there are no minions around for him to dash to so he can't dodge your spin damage on daggers. If he windwalls correctly, shunpo back. Setup Q dagger on minions and shunpo in, W for the full refund pre level 6, then go back out by shunpoing on your minions. Mainly a farm lane, call for ganks as he is very vulnerable to getting ganked since he lacks mobility. sync your Q when W lands, it animation cancels.
How to beat
Yasuo

Threat Level: 9
Dodge his shurikens. Careful with his level 2 WQ poke. Start Dark seal for aggression, all in when he uses WQ on minions to wave clear. All in him when he has 0 energy. Careful level 6. Don't stay low health under turret when he has ult.
How to beat
Zed

Threat Level: 9
Go for a trade when his Q magic shield is down. You can get out-traded if he hits all his spells. Setup Q dagger on him directly or on minions, he is a melee champion so take advantage of this. Don't Q him when his Q is up, he'll simply get magic shield from you with a Q and you'd get out-poked. After hitting 6, if he ults in and uses Q, be aggressive and all in with your own ult.
How to beat
Kassadin

Item Choices























I usually would never go for this, it's WAY too risky of an item to go for and it's usually not worth it. It's mostly an unnecesary risk to take because in LoL, mistakes tend to happen. just stick to your main crucial items and you'll be fine. This item is good however if you play in the lower elos and you're confident with








An important item for all AP carries, definatley grab this for maximum damage, this is a self explanatory item and is a must on














A great item to have for those AD assassins like







This item simply compliments Katarina's playstyle in every way.

If you are a ranked Solo queue player, this is by far the most important thing to keep in mind. EVERY League Of Legends player needs to know this, period. If you want to have better vision control overall, you need to understand how every lane manages their wards. Learning



I will post my latest
Katarina Montage here when I do make them.
1/2/2017 - Katarina Montage #17 - 'If you don't fight, you die.'

Here is one example of my coaching session with a viewer on my stream who requested a coach session on


And yes, the coaching is free. Here is an example of a coach session:

If you guys would like to learn just how exactly I play Katarina, I have a full playlist dedicated to that on my youtube channel. I have ALOT of parts and ALOT of matchups, so maybe you'll learn a few things here and there.
Here is one of my episodes just to give you an idea:
Follow me on my
Livestream
You can see me live, you can ask me questions on twitch chat directly and I will answer them on the spot. I pretty much play
Katarina whenever she's not banned.

Click here for my Facebook fan page
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Hope you guys found this helpful.
Thanks for reading!
Check me out on twitch livestream if you are interested in seeing more of me playing as Katarina, I can give you advice LIVE. All viewers can chat with me.
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