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Recommended Items
Runes: Conqueror
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
Flash
Ignite
Items
Threats & Synergies
Akali
She beats you at all phases of the game. She can use her E to dodge your daggers, use her R to get out of your daggers as well as escape your Ultimate, and also has a second activation to dodge another one of your spells. Last of all, her W is just overkill at this point. It's a safety-net to ensure that she can kill you or run away if she messes up hard. THIS THREAT SECTION IS WIP, SO THERES ONLY A FEW CHAMPIONS HERE
Champion Build Guide
1. introduction
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2. pros and cons
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3. items
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I'm a 500k point ![]() ![]() Now that the new season is here, I know it is very confusing for people who don't follow new build changes daily. However, I am here to help. I have created a guide on my playstyle ( ![]() |
Fun: Very fun. About Katarina: ![]() |
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What about...
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WHICH STARTING ITEM FIRST?
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Doran's Blade Normally, we start this item due to how much sustain it provides as well as the 7 AD it gives us in the beginning. It works very well with our kit now whereas before it only gave lifesteal. Start this normally (e.g. ![]() ![]() |
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Long Sword Last time, we used to start this first item, but since preseason, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Cull Normally, we don't get this, but you want to get this against champions you would not fight no matter what, like a ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SITUATIONAL ITEMS (IMPORTANNT)
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BEST COUNTER AGAINST ZED & TALONPlease, please, please, please, please get this if you are aginst a ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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COUNTERS MALZAHAR AND MORDEKAISERThis item works great against Malzahar and Mordekaiser. It is good against Malzahar as you make the CC part of his ultimate, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WHY ALWAYS BUY BLADE OF THE RUINED KING FIRST?
So if you've been playing Katarina before ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, it is basically a replacement of ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, the build path is ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WHAT BOOTS DO I PICK?
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Sorcerer's Shoes > MAGIC PENETRATION This is usually the boots that you will buy. Even if ![]() ![]() Berserker's Greaves > ATTACK SPEED This is for when you are facing people like ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One last reason why I go Berserker's Greaves are against heavy counters to AP like ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WHAT BOOTS TO GET IF ENEMIES DO TOO MUCH DAMAGE?
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Mercury Treads > MAGIC REISST AND TENACITY I recommend getting this into matchups where the enemy CC potential is very high, and they also do a lot of AP burst. For example, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Plated Steelcaps > ARMOR I like getting this when the enemy is AD and auto-attack based. We usually get this into bruiser matchups like ![]() ![]() ![]() |
EXAMPLE FULL BUILDS
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KRAKEN SLAYER OR NIGHT HARVESTER?
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IF YOU DETERMINED THAT YOU ARE GOING AP BUILD...
NIGHT HARVESTER OR RIFTMAKER?
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WHY NOT MYTHIC ITEMS STRAIGHT AFTER BLADE OF THE RUINED KING?
Most people will wonder why you are getting Mythic items so late in the game. Shouldn't you get them as your first or second item?
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No. The AP mythic items for Katarina are pretty good, but you can get more for cheaper gold.



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WHY DO I GET NASHOR'S TOOTH AND NOT LICH BANE 2ND ITEM?
The reason you get






HOVER OVER THE ABILITY ICON TO CHECK WHAT IT DOES!
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VORACITY (Q): This is what separates the good ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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PREPARATION (W): We use ![]() ![]() |
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SHUNPO (E): This ability is what makes ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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DEATH LOTUS (R): This is her ultimate which is on a very low cooldown, we don't usually use this for kill-pressure, we use this to shred down enemy health so that we can kill them easier on our next fight, or get them out of lane so we can push the lane safely and roam to other lanes. In a really good teamfight, we can expect to use this twice. With season 11 changes, now it also procs on-hit, so her ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |




Level 3 Combos You can auto based on how close the enemies are to you. If its someone like Veigar who's immobile, you can auto him for free alot more. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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EARLY GAMEIn level 1, play as safe as you can. Only farm using daggers and never trade health with the enemy. This is very crucial. You need to give up your ego and let them take the first wave. However, when you are close to getting level 2 (1 more minion), you can try using ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If this doesn't work, we try to do it again on Level 3. Our combo will be E W Q E or Q E W E. Make sure to proc a few attacks in, 2 is the minimum and 3 is preferable. We try to find enemy weak spots and mistakes and punish them for it throughout this period of time, while farming for our first powerspike which is ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Also, if there is a River fight, make sure to help your jungler out even if you miss a few minions. ![]() |
MID GAMEHere comes the mid game, enemy teams are probably grouping up in mid more often now, so try to get some side-lane farm. Before that, make sure you roam in opportune moments. Many ![]() In order to roam, we need to secure 4 objectives first. -Push in minion wave (So enemy minions don't get killed by tower by the time we come back) -Know how fast the enemy pushes (If the enemy is someone like a Yasuo who can kill all the minions relatively easily, you might want to avoid roaming that often as he can shove the next wave's minions under your tower by the time you come back) -Make sure enemies are deep in the lane (They can just back off easily if they see us when we are in the lane) -Know where the enemy jungler somewhat is (Enemy jungler can countergank) In this phase, we also want to stick with our team more often in hopes of a teamfight, as now we probably have ![]() |
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LATE GAMEIn Late Game, we play cautiously and do not let the greed get to us. Make sure you know where enemy team is before engaging on someone who's alone. Try to farm up side-lanes when your ADC is in your lane, and make sure to ward around. Do not be alone in this time as enemies can easily catch you off and win a 4 v 5, or secure a objective with your death. In teamfights, we want to make sure that we don't get focused down, therefore, we wait for our tanks to go in and engage the fight first. You can use the first few seconds to analyse the fight and see whether it is good or not to join in, as usually champions will save their CC for assassins like ![]() ![]() |
What to do if i'm ahead?
You can continue farming, as well as looking for roam opportunities. Make sure you do not get greedy and give away your lead, and make dumb plays that can help the enemy comeback. Try to strengthen your lead even more by roaming with your jungler in order to take the enemy jungle camps, or catch someone offguard.
But what if i'm behind?
When you're behind, try not to die, or buy situational items that can help you out like a

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