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Choose Champion Build:
Recommended Items
Runes:
Domination
Sorcery
Spells:
Ignite
Flash
Items
Ability Order
Voracity (PASSIVE)
Katarina Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Extreme
Major
Even
Minor
Tiny
None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal
Diana
Ideal
Strong
Ok
Low
None
About me
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I picked Katarina a year ago because she was easy and fun! After the rework Katarina turned into an outplay champion with high kill potential but at the same time she can be easily killed. That summs Katarina perfectly, because this is what she lives up to: KILL OR BE KILLED.
She is a reset champion, that is her strong point, getting one kill can turn her into a train of pain, raining down damage on the enemy team destroying them one by one, or all at a time.
She can be easily countered by CC.
Almost every champion in the game Counters Katarina in various ways:more mobillity,Supress,Stun,ect.
You should play Katarina beacause in my opinion she is the most fun champion to play, she can bring a lot of outplay potential, carry potentia ( amazing for players with an agressive play-style )
She is a reset champion, that is her strong point, getting one kill can turn her into a train of pain, raining down damage on the enemy team destroying them one by one, or all at a time.
She can be easily countered by CC.
Almost every champion in the game Counters Katarina in various ways:more mobillity,Supress,Stun,ect.
You should play Katarina beacause in my opinion she is the most fun champion to play, she can bring a lot of outplay potential, carry potentia ( amazing for players with an agressive play-style )
Katarina is curently one of the best champions you can pick in the mid lane. Her High Cooldonws and overall squishiness make her quite easy to kill by a potent midlaner.
Katarina is a reset champion, her best way of winning games is: taking a lead early on and then putting her lean in one of the 2 lanes-bot or top. Grouping with her team and ending the game in the early or mid-game.
Katarina is hard countered by CC. Her best option is to sit behind her team and wait the enemy cc to go off, then go in to clean up the fight. If done corectly katarina WILL kill everyone!
Or the other option is to dodge the cc and try more "fancy" 1v3 or 1v4 even 1v5. She can do that as well, being in the right hands.
Katarina is a reset champion, her best way of winning games is: taking a lead early on and then putting her lean in one of the 2 lanes-bot or top. Grouping with her team and ending the game in the early or mid-game.
Katarina is hard countered by CC. Her best option is to sit behind her team and wait the enemy cc to go off, then go in to clean up the fight. If done corectly katarina WILL kill everyone!
Or the other option is to dodge the cc and try more "fancy" 1v3 or 1v4 even 1v5. She can do that as well, being in the right hands.
Pros: Katarina is a bursty champion with a lot of kill potential, she can wipe out whole teams alone, she is a reset champ and that makes her one of the best champion for outplays and "jukes"
Her powerspike comes early as she is very strong with Bilgewater Cutlass or Hextech Revolver.
Katarina has high dmg with tanki builds as well as her base damage is high, building her a bit more tanki and giving her a lot of cooldowns makes her a real juggernaut.
Cons: Katarina is very squishy on the normal build.
Can be easily countered by hard CC, especially "point and click" CC
If Katarina misses one of her combos and does not get her reset, she will be left for dead.
Provides 0 CC for the team.
Not a very good split-pusher
Can be easily killed in the late game as she drops significantly.
Does not have Life Steal, only Spell Vamp, so she can be killed during her Ultimate by any champion that has CC or has a lot of Magic Resist.
Her powerspike comes early as she is very strong with Bilgewater Cutlass or Hextech Revolver.
Katarina has high dmg with tanki builds as well as her base damage is high, building her a bit more tanki and giving her a lot of cooldowns makes her a real juggernaut.
Cons: Katarina is very squishy on the normal build.
Can be easily countered by hard CC, especially "point and click" CC
If Katarina misses one of her combos and does not get her reset, she will be left for dead.
Provides 0 CC for the team.
Not a very good split-pusher
Can be easily killed in the late game as she drops significantly.
Does not have Life Steal, only Spell Vamp, so she can be killed during her Ultimate by any champion that has CC or has a lot of Magic Resist.
Q-E-W-E CLASSIC PRE 6 TRADE COMBO
Q-E,AA-W-E,AA PRE 6 TRADE COMBO WITH AUTO ATTACKS
W-E-R-Q-E FAKE RUN, GO IN FOR THE KILL
E-Q-W-E PRE 6 TRADE FAST COMBO
Q-E-W-R-E ALL IN FAST COMBO
Q-E-W-F-E-R
W-E,F-R-Q
E-W-E-R-E
GUNBLADE-Q-E-W-R
E-W-R-GUN-Q-E
E-Q-W-E-R
E-GUN-Q-W-E-R
E-W-R-Q-E-GUN
GUN-Q-E-R-E-W-E
GUN-E-W-R-Q-E
E-AA-W-E-AA-GUN-F-E-AA-R
GUN-E-R-Q-F-E-W-E-AA
E-R-GUN-Q-F-E-AA-W-E-AA
Q-E-F-R-E-W-E
Q-E-W-R
W-Q-E-F-E-R
W-E-F-Q-R-GUN
W-F-E-R-Q-GUN
E-Q-R-E-GUN
E-Q-W-R-E-GUN
W-Q-E-R-E-GUN
E-W-F-Q-E-R-GUN
Q-E-R-GUN-ZHONIA-W-E-RESET
W-E-R-ZHONIA-Q-E-GUN
W-Q-E-R-ZHONIA-Q-GUN-F-E-AA
Q-E-W-F-E-R-GUN
W-Q-E,F-R-E
TRIPPLE DAGGER COMBO ( HARDEST COMBO )
W-Q-R-KILL-Q-E ON 3 DAGGERS-KILL.
Q-E,AA-W-E,AA PRE 6 TRADE COMBO WITH AUTO ATTACKS
W-E-R-Q-E FAKE RUN, GO IN FOR THE KILL
E-Q-W-E PRE 6 TRADE FAST COMBO
Q-E-W-R-E ALL IN FAST COMBO
Q-E-W-F-E-R
W-E,F-R-Q
E-W-E-R-E
GUNBLADE-Q-E-W-R
E-W-R-GUN-Q-E
E-Q-W-E-R
E-GUN-Q-W-E-R
E-W-R-Q-E-GUN
GUN-Q-E-R-E-W-E
GUN-E-W-R-Q-E
E-AA-W-E-AA-GUN-F-E-AA-R
GUN-E-R-Q-F-E-W-E-AA
E-R-GUN-Q-F-E-AA-W-E-AA
Q-E-F-R-E-W-E
Q-E-W-R
W-Q-E-F-E-R
W-E-F-Q-R-GUN
W-F-E-R-Q-GUN
E-Q-R-E-GUN
E-Q-W-R-E-GUN
W-Q-E-R-E-GUN
E-W-F-Q-E-R-GUN
Q-E-R-GUN-ZHONIA-W-E-RESET
W-E-R-ZHONIA-Q-E-GUN
W-Q-E-R-ZHONIA-Q-GUN-F-E-AA
Q-E-W-F-E-R-GUN
W-Q-E,F-R-E
TRIPPLE DAGGER COMBO ( HARDEST COMBO )
W-Q-R-KILL-Q-E ON 3 DAGGERS-KILL.
In the early game Katarina should be defensive as she can be killed easily by a good gank.
Try to take cutlass at her first back or hextech revolver or hexdrinker.
If behind, Wait your jungler to gank you, Shove the enemy laner and then Roam bot or top, take whatever you can.
Try to farm as much as possible, taking Katarinas items early on makes Katarina a nuclear champion.
Agresive Katarina:
Katarina can be Agressive as well, slowing down you combos allows you to have "0 Cooldown on you abillities" and that makes Katarina seem like she can throw her combos all the time. Try to always freeze the enemy midlaner in you turret, make lvl 3-4 and go for the all in. Use everything you have, almost no one will be prepared for a lvl 4 all in.
With the runes that i have in this katarina guide you will be able to take first blood almost every game.
After the first kill, try to bait the jungler to come mid. Have your jungler at your side, or try a 1v2, if played corectllt Katarina can double kill!
Shove you laner and look for roams! Take your lead to the other lanes.
Dive,Follow enemy jungler for a counter gank. Do whatever you can to destroy the enemy team. Don't stay mid, Katarina is not a split pusher.
Try to take cutlass at her first back or hextech revolver or hexdrinker.
If behind, Wait your jungler to gank you, Shove the enemy laner and then Roam bot or top, take whatever you can.
Try to farm as much as possible, taking Katarinas items early on makes Katarina a nuclear champion.
Agresive Katarina:
Katarina can be Agressive as well, slowing down you combos allows you to have "0 Cooldown on you abillities" and that makes Katarina seem like she can throw her combos all the time. Try to always freeze the enemy midlaner in you turret, make lvl 3-4 and go for the all in. Use everything you have, almost no one will be prepared for a lvl 4 all in.
With the runes that i have in this katarina guide you will be able to take first blood almost every game.
After the first kill, try to bait the jungler to come mid. Have your jungler at your side, or try a 1v2, if played corectllt Katarina can double kill!
Shove you laner and look for roams! Take your lead to the other lanes.
Dive,Follow enemy jungler for a counter gank. Do whatever you can to destroy the enemy team. Don't stay mid, Katarina is not a split pusher.
The Mid Game is Katarinas favourite part of the game. If she snowballed in the early she will beat almost everyone. This is the time to end the game! Group with your team, look for skirmishes that lead in taking objectives like:turrets,dragon,herald,baron
DON'T DIE
Katarina has to play the mid game perfectly in order to end the game. Don't go in 1v2,1v3,1v4,1v5 or anything else that you are not sure that you can win. Never take a break though, always look to kill the enemyes, but don't push it too far.
In the teamfights Katarina has to stay behind her team,or in the jungle with control wards or sweeper lenses. She has to be the "surprise" The one thing that ends it all!
Await Crowd Control, or look for an enemy badly positioned, take them out.
Katarina does not always have to go in hard, get a kill and continue! You can always get one jump out safe behind your team again.
WHAT HAPPENS IF MY TEAM IS LOSING??
If your team is losing the teamfights, there is only one thing you can do: don't stay with them, try to take the enemy by suprise.
If they focus someone from your team, and they blow CC for them you have to take the risk: KILL OR BE KILLED. That is what Katarina is about!
DON'T DIE
Katarina has to play the mid game perfectly in order to end the game. Don't go in 1v2,1v3,1v4,1v5 or anything else that you are not sure that you can win. Never take a break though, always look to kill the enemyes, but don't push it too far.
In the teamfights Katarina has to stay behind her team,or in the jungle with control wards or sweeper lenses. She has to be the "surprise" The one thing that ends it all!
Await Crowd Control, or look for an enemy badly positioned, take them out.
Katarina does not always have to go in hard, get a kill and continue! You can always get one jump out safe behind your team again.
WHAT HAPPENS IF MY TEAM IS LOSING??
If your team is losing the teamfights, there is only one thing you can do: don't stay with them, try to take the enemy by suprise.
If they focus someone from your team, and they blow CC for them you have to take the risk: KILL OR BE KILLED. That is what Katarina is about!
Normally, the late game comes with one thing: less chances to win.
The enemy team will have magic resist, better cooldowns and more health. All of theese lead into more chances of putting and end to your lead.
In the late game you have to stay with your team at all times. It is very important that you don't die because the respawn time is very high.
Try to push a wave or two on the sidelanes to force one of the members of the enemy team to go and clear it, then push for the 5v4 dive, or fight. This is your best chance of winning.
If you are behind in the late game... your chances of winning are close to 0. But you can always do what Kat does best, CLEAN UP FIGHTS! Patiently wait for the enemy team to be low enough for you to go in, or to blow the most important or all of the CC.
The enemy team will have magic resist, better cooldowns and more health. All of theese lead into more chances of putting and end to your lead.
In the late game you have to stay with your team at all times. It is very important that you don't die because the respawn time is very high.
Try to push a wave or two on the sidelanes to force one of the members of the enemy team to go and clear it, then push for the 5v4 dive, or fight. This is your best chance of winning.
If you are behind in the late game... your chances of winning are close to 0. But you can always do what Kat does best, CLEAN UP FIGHTS! Patiently wait for the enemy team to be low enough for you to go in, or to blow the most important or all of the CC.
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