Katarina Build Guide by I Steasy I

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Steasy´s Katarina Guide

Sinister Steel

Hello Community,Steasy here I would like to present you my first Guide about my favourit Mid Laner in League of Legends, Katarina The Sinister Blade I have put alot of effort into this Guide and I would appreciate every Feedback. Why I like Katarina ?: She has been the first Champion I´ve ever played and since then,~3000 Games later,she is still my Favourite SPECIAL THANKS: Credits to jhoijhoi for the template, which you can find here.

Pros O + No Mana + Good Harassment + High Burst Damage + Dangerous Teamfights -> Death Lotus + Escape Ability´s -> Sinister Steel, Shunpo + Passive refreshes Cooldowns after Kills/Assists

Cons O - Cooldown dependent - Melee Champion - Squishy - Death Lotus interuptable - No natural Crowd Control -

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Katarina

• Magic Damage/Penetration
• CD Reduction
• Easier Farming

• Armor/Magic Resist
• Early/Late Game Health

Runes
Greater Quintessence of Ability Power 3	Greater Mark of Magic Penetration 9	Greater Glyph of Ability Power 9	Greater Seal of Magic Resist 9

• Greater Quintessence of Ability Power: Improves early Game Damage
• Greater Mark of Magic Penetration: Counters Defense Masteries/Runes
• Greater Glyph of Ability Power: Improves early Game Damage
• Greater Seal of Magic Resist: Counters early Game Harassment

Flash:Improves Escape/Chase Abilities

Ignite:Activateable while in Death Lotus for increased Damage

Teleport:Good for Map Control/Ganking

Sinister Steel

• Voracity:Reduces Cooldowns by 15 seconds after a Kill/Assist.
• Bouncing Blades (Q):Throws a Dagger at target enemy which then bounces to other enemies (max 4).If consumed by Autoattack or Spell,deals extra Damage.
• Sinister Steel Sinister Steel (W): Deals an AoE Burst around Katarina.If an enemy is hit, Katarina gets Movement Speed for a short Time.
• Shunpo (E): Teleports Katarina behind the target enemy and deals Damage.You can also jump to Wards/Friends.Katarina reduces incoming Damage for a short Time after jumping
• Death Lotus (R): Katarina throws Daggers to Enemies near her (max 3) and deals insane Damage.Interuptable with Stuns,Fears etc.

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

> Sinister Steel > >

You should max out Sinister Steel first due to his low Cooldown and high Damage.Maxing Bouncing Blades first would give you a bit more range but it has a much higher Cooldown.You should max out Shunpo last because it is a mobility Spell and doesn´t do alot of Damage.As with nearly all Champions,max your Ultimate Death Lotus when possible.

Item Sequence
Sorcerer's Shoes 1100	Hextech Gunblade 3400	Rabadon's Deathcap 3800	Rylai's Crystal Scepter 2600	Void Staff 2650	Zhonya's Hourglass 2900

Provides a good amount of Magic Penetration which will increase your Damage output early on

Let´s Katarina deal Physical Damage while she has to wait for Cooldowns and slows the targeted enemy when activated

Increases her Damage output massively,it´s the Infinity Edge for Casters

Slows enemies with every of Katarina´s Spells to counter one of her Weaknesses (NO CC)and will make her more durable

Allows her to block the enemys Burst if focused and will give Armor agains AD Carrys

Adds to her Late Game Penetration and will increase the Damage against Tanks/Bruisers drasticly

In Teamfights, Katarina should wait for most/all the enemy CC to be on Cooldown.Then she can unleash Power by trowing her Bouncing Blades,followed up by a Shunpo, Sinister Steel and then Death Lotus for "Tons of Damage" - Phreak :D

Katarina is an remarkable AP Carry.Her Teamfight Strength is incredible,and with the right Tactics,you will drown in Pentakills. I would be happy if you could give me a +1 Rating if you found this guide helpfull and write me in the comments what I could do better/change.I will hopefully see you in my next Guides and never forget ... !! FOR NOXUS !!