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Katarina Build Guide by SalSushi

My really bad Katarina guide

Updated on November 16, 2023

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Recommended Items

Nashor's Tooth

Lich Bane

Hextech Rocketbelt

Mejai's Soulstealer

Rabadon's Deathcap

Sorcerer's Shoes

Runes: AP Katarina

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Domination

Electrocute

Sudden Impact

Eyeball Collection

Relentless Hunter

Precision

Triumph

Coup de Grace

Bonus:

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

Domination

Electrocute

Sudden Impact

Eyeball Collection

Relentless Hunter

Sorcery

Absolute Focus

Gathering Storm

Bonus:

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

Domination

Dark Harvest

Sudden Impact

Eyeball Collection

Relentless Hunter

Precision

Triumph

Coup de Grace

Bonus:

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

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Last Stand

Domination

Taste of Blood

Ingenious Hunter

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Last Stand

Resolve

Second Wind

Unflinching

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health

Inspiration

First Strike

Magical Footwear

Future's Market

Cosmic Insight

Sorcery

Absolute Focus

Gathering Storm

Bonus:

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

Inspiration

First Strike

Magical Footwear

Future's Market

Cosmic Insight

Precision

Triumph

Coup de Grace

Bonus:

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

Spells:

1 2 3

Pretty Common (notes)

Flash

Ignite

Alternative (notes)

Flash

Teleport

Very Rare (notes)

Exhaust

Ignite

Items

AP Katarina

Starters:

Doran's Ring

Dark Seal

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

Refillable Potion

Boots:

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Mercury's Treads

Plated Steelcaps

Rush (pick one) (read notes):

Nashor's Tooth

Lich Bane

Shadowflame

Mythics:

Hextech Rocketbelt

Riftmaker

Crown of the Shattered Queen

Night Harvester

Luden's Tempest

Solid Offensive Items:

Cosmic Drive

Rabadon's Deathcap

Shadowflame

Nashor's Tooth

Void Staff

Lich Bane

Mejai's Soulstealer

Solid Defensive Items:

Demonic Embrace

Zhonya's Hourglass

Banshee's Veil

Utility (read notes):

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Horizon Focus

Morellonomicon

Example Final Build:

Mejai's Soulstealer

Nashor's Tooth

Hextech Rocketbelt

Sorcerer's Shoes

Zhonya's Hourglass

Rabadon's Deathcap

My Personal Favorite:

Nashor's Tooth

Lich Bane

Hextech Rocketbelt

Mejai's Soulstealer

Rabadon's Deathcap

Sorcerer's Shoes

AD Katarina

Starters:

Long Sword

Doran's Blade

Health Potion

Refillable Potion

Boots:

Boots

Mercury's Treads

Plated Steelcaps

Sorcerer's Shoes

Berserker's Greaves

Rush:

Blade of the Ruined King

Divine Sunderer

Mythic (read notes):

Divine Sunderer

Duskblade of Draktharr

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Solid Offensive Items:

Black Cleaver

Kraken Slayer

Blade of the Ruined King

Ravenous Hydra

Solid Defensive Items (read notes):

Titanic Hydra

Wit's End

Dead Man's Plate

Sterak's Gage

Death's Dance

Force of Nature

Edge of Night

Gargoyle Stoneplate

Randuin's Omen

Abyssal Mask

Guardian Angel

Utility (read notes):

Serpent's Fang

Serylda's Grudge

Anathema's Chains

Maw of Malmortius

Example Final Build:

Blade of the Ruined King

Divine Sunderer

Mercury's Treads

Titanic Hydra

Wit's End

Guardian Angel

Ability Order AP Katarina

1 2 3

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Aatrox

Even

If you can dodge Q's and take good trades you'll be fine, but if he's fed there's very little you can do.

Ahri

Major

Her burst damage is very scary. I highly recommend electrocute and tenacity. Try and sidestep charm and you'll win. Kinda play with fire here.

Akali

Extreme

Having played both, I've never lost as Akali. Very volatile, first kill normally wins. You'll win pre-6, but then she can 100-0 you post-6. Dodge E and try and ult when she's in her shroud. ONLY ULT IF SHE'S LOW, OR HAS NO E!!!!!!!

Akshan

Extreme

An incredibly good lane bully and should hard counter you. He outroams and outdamages you. Just stay back and scale, try and get fed somewhere else.

Alistar

Extreme

Likely won't see him midlane. If you do be careful of his full ap oneshot. In a team he's just annoying as hell, knocking you away or up. Wait for him to use all cc before ulting.

Amumu

Major

Same problem with Alistar, if he hits you with a q or r it's very difficult to outplay it. Unlike Alistar he has actual stuns and not knockups. Run double tenacity if you can.

Anivia

Extreme

I don't like this champion at all. Pre-6 if you dodge stun you'll win, but post-6 you have to dodge stun and oneshot her or you're screwed. Will outdamage you if you miss your combo and don't instakill her.

Annie

Extreme

One of the hardest counters to you. Take boneplating, can fight her lvl 3 if she uses stun. Post 6 try and dodge tibbers. Without tibbers she doesn't have too much kill threat, but can 100-0 you any time post 6. NEVER GO IN WHEN SHE HAS STUN.

Aphelios

Even

Pay attention to what items, sums, and guns he has. Heal or exhaust can be difficult for you to deal with, but most likely if you can't kill phel reliably the game is just over anyways. A oneshot or likely be oneshot adc.

Ashe

Minor

Annoying but nothing major. You have enough mobility to not get perma slowed. Just watch the ult and you should be fine. Don't get caught without E.

Aurelion Sol

Even

Try and E his ultimate post-6. Ping the hell out of your lanes if he's gone, his roams are incredibly effective and frightening. look to engage on him with poke while he q's and e's wave.

Azir

Minor

Essentially an ADC but in the midlane. He can't kill you but it's hard for you to kill him. He'll poke you but just grit your teeth through it. Go for trades if he steps on daggers. Look for roams as you are much stronger in small fights than him.

Bard

Minor

This relies on how many items he has and how good the bard player is. Generally though he's too squishy for you to not kill him and his cc isn't reliable enough for you to care that much.

Bel'Veth

Extreme

Her dashes and E are just too much sometimes. Very difficult to fight unless she wastes LITERALLY EVERYTHING on someone else. she out damages you and her E negates all your burst.

Blitzcrank

Even

Depends on his team. His hook can be annoying but it's mostly his knockup because of the point and click. Respect him but don't be frightened. His pull can actually help you too if you're super fed ahead and he pulls you into their team.

Brand

Major

Dodge stun and you win, but post-6 he can just press R and your HP is gone. Similiar to Anivia, instakill and dodge cc or you're screwed. Not as bad in lane though, but still very annoying.

Braum

Extreme

No one plays him, but his kit can counter you hard. His shield blocks your q and r, and his stuns and knockup can ruin you.

Briar

Extreme

Depends on what her build is. If she's lethality, wait for her E and try to oneshot her. If she's bruiser, then good luck. She'll outdamage you with her E and stun, while she heals more than you deal.

Caitlyn

Minor

As long as you dodge her traps you should be okay. Just don't get poked down too hard before you can engage. Try to engage in a nontelegraphed way.

Camille

Extreme

BRAWLER! Depends how far ahead she is, but can be devastating. Her damage is high and can oneshot you, while her R locks you down and you can't counter it.

Cassiopeia

Major

You don't see her that much, and often times they're bad. Don't be fooled, she's one of your biggest counters. Don't dash in when she has her miasma out. Dodge her q's whenever you can. You can fight her, but be careful to dodge everything.

TIP: If you look away from her when you ult, your ult counts as you looking away from her, so if she ults you it won't stun.

Cho'Gath

Extreme

You need to go full health damage, with bork and divine. He's too tanky for you to do much but his knockups and silence can be horrible for you in fights.

Darius

Extreme

BRUISER! Can literally auto you to death. In lane you can only really poke with q, and never go in unless you can kill. You have to pray he's bad or you can pick up kills elsewhere.

Corki

Extreme

Never seen, but he's actually a monster right now. His damage is really high and he's a very safe character in lane. Hard to kill and scales well.

Diana

Extreme

I hate this. Her W and Q with passive will always out damage you. Save E for her ult, and only ult when she doesn't have ult. Try and go in when W is down. Bad matchup overall. Take conqueror.

Dr. Mundo

Extreme

Similar to Chogath, you have to go full HP damage, but even worse. His ult heals him too much for you to kill, his cleaver damage and E are too good, and he's incredibly hard to kite. This is a "pray your adc is a tank shredder".

Draven

Major

Depends if botlane fed him. Dodge his E before you ult so it doesn't get interrupted. Problem is that if he's fed, you can't oneshot or he'll oneshot you. Be careful, but you should win if you dodge E.

Ekko

Major

Dodge his stun and you should be alright. W when he jumps on you and try to trade back aggressively. Do not underestimate him.

Fizz

Extreme

If you can dodge his E, you should win , but his burst is insane and can completely dodge yours.

Galio

Major

A classic counter mage. He is far too tanky for you to kill and outdamages you with Q and passive. Take conqueror and try to pick up kills elsewhere.

Yuumi

Ideal

KAT CAT! KAT CAT! She gives movement speed, healing, shielding, slows enemies, and summoner spells. Nothing better. And unlike other supports, she doesn't have to deal with trying to keep up with you.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None