Ahri matchup got a lot better than i remember, even though she is an S+ tier op champ, she is stll killable. Go conq with bone plating (her dmg is ridiculous even in early game) and long sword + three pots. After you hit level 3, try to engage at her. Level six is playable, but more annoying to play against.
Akali
Even threat in early, try to take her down on lvl 2-3. Lvl 6 will be much harder for you, since her dmg output with Perfect Exection is just a nonsense. Go conq or elec depending on the game, but i would recommend going conq anyway.
Anivia
Annie
Play safely. You can look for trades in early. Play around her passive (Stun). If you can't kill her then just roam and try to have high map pressure as possible.
Aurelion Sol
Easy kill in all lvls, all inining and killing him should not be a problem at all.
Azir
Skill matchup. Wait for a mistake or a position where it is risky for him to fight you and then trade with him. You outscale him in mid game and later on.
Cassiopeia
Look for early trades, but if she hits her q, never go in. Your lvl 6 is more stronger than hers. Quick tip: If you E W behind her, quickly turn back against her, and ult. If she decides to ult at you, then she can't stun you, but only slow you. Use this to your advantage, and outplay her at level 6, go in if you are healthy enough.
Corki
Weak early as hell. Go in at level 2-3. His level 6 is nothing against yours, you can go in however you want, but be aware of his poke. Play level one like farmfest, and then go all in at level 2-3 if you are healthy enough to kill him.
Diana
She outduels you perfectly. You can try to kill her pre lvl 6, after that, the matchup gets way harder (Unplayable i would say). Look for roams, 2v2s and 3v3s.
Ekko
Ekko isn't weak, but not even strong in early. Dodge his q's, and be aware of his W. After level 6 the lane becomes much harder. Look for roams after level 6.
Fizz
Fizz hard counters Katarina. Try to kill him pre level 6. Be aware of his E2 (Second E). You must look for skirmishes in this matchup.
Galio
Gangplank
Be aware of his Q poke and E (Barrels). You can look for outtrades.
Garen
Take Scythe, and outscale. Don't even try to outtrade him.
Heimerdinger
Take Dshield, play safe, and wait for outscale. Don't try to outtrade him, he can E Stun you, and it's easy outtrade or maybe a kill for him.
Irelia
Skill matchup. You can try to kill her at level 2-3. Be aware of her E. Fight her/Trade her ONLY if she has not her passive stacked.
Karthus
Easy kill at 2-3 levels. Be careful around his W (Wall) positioning, and Q's and you should be fine.
Kassadin
Try to kill him at early levels (2-3). 6 will be a little bit harder, you have your Death Lotus, but he can simply jump out of it, or just cancel it with his Q. Wait for him to use his Q, then you can ult however you want.
Kayle
Weak early, you can try to kill her pre 6, after that, matchup will get a lot harder.
LeBlanc
Strong in all phases of the game. Play safe early, take Dshield, and scale. You need to roam or look for 2v2/3v3 fights in order to win this matchup.
Lee Sin
Do not fight him at all cost, he outtrades you well, and outsustains you as well. Look for skirmishes, roams.
Lissandra
Lissandra can outpoke you with her Q. She is quite tanky, try to look for quick trades. The lane gets way harder after 6.
Lucian
Take DShield, farm, outscale, look for roams.
Lux
Lux isn't very much of a threat for Katarina, but she can be lethal as well. Try to bait out her Q, and then fight her. Remember, Lux's CD on Q is 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10. Remember that, and you will be fine.
Malzahar
Malzahar is quite annoying. You can outtrade him pretty well, but be aware of his W (Voidlings/Minions he spawns). His combo can be pretty destructive. Also, buy Quicksilver.
Neeko
You can't kill Neeko. If she plays well, you can't mostly kill her. Farm, outscale, maybe look for quick outtrade, skirmishes, roams.
Orianna
Ori is pretty annoying, but it is kinda easy to kill her. Quick outtrades could do trick. Pick Adaptive, Armor, Magic Resist in runes.
Pantheon
Qiyana
Renekton
Riven
Ryze
Sett
Swain
Sylas
Syndra
Talon
Teemo
Twisted Fate
Veigar
Viego
Viktor
Vladimir
Xerath
Yasuo
Yone
Zed
Perma ban or dodge. This is my perma ban, i don't really know how to outscale him. Even if you play safe, he can tower dive you, and kill you with his ult. Also, you can try to kill him level 3, if he W's. and Q's you can jump on him, and outtrade. One of the best picks against Katarina i would say.
Ziggs
Zoe
Synergies
IdealStrongOkLowNone
Runes: Grasp Of The Undying
12
Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Demolish
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Precision
Triumph
Last Stand
Bonus:
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-140 HP (lvls 1-18)
Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Tenacity
Last Stand
Resolve
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Bonus:
+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-140 HP (lvls 1-18)
Unplayable. Rito nerf this champ already. Farm under the turret and buy a Cull on first back. Also go TP + Ig, since you will only play under your turret. HEHEXD
Synergies
IdealStrongOkLowNone
Runes: Optimal
123
Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Domination
Sudden Impact
Eyeball Collection
Bonus:
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-140 HP (lvls 1-18)
Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Resolve
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Bonus:
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-140 HP (lvls 1-18)
Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Sorcery
Absolute Focus
Gathering Storm
Bonus:
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-140 HP (lvls 1-18)
Hello there, Skrelax here. I have been playing Katarina since PreSeason 11 came out. I tried her out and she has gotten into my top best champions in League, and i immediately became a Katarina Main with 600k+ pts.
Quick note: I am pretty experienced with Katarina, but this is an Item Guide with simple rune "guide"(?). If you're looking for a full and better guide, you can look at other Guides. There are many Kat guides on Mobafire.
Why Katarina?
Katarina is one of the unique assassins in LoL.
Also, Katarina is one of the best snowball champions in the game with a lot of outplay potential.
What about runes?
Conqueror is the best rune on Katarina this season, since Riot removed Hextech Gunblade and added OnHit effects on her Passive, E and Ult. With Conqueror, you can make ridiculously cool outplays compared to Electrocute keystone, also overall a better sustained damage.
Electrocute isn't useless at all, if you want a quick burst, then Electro is your friend (I don't recommend playing Electrocute every game on Katarina though.), it also scales pretty well.
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Thanks for viewing my Katarina guide, hope you liked it.
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Quick note: Katarina has many playstyles, you should try all of them, depending the game you're in and the champs they picked. Hope you'll enjoy Katarina much as i do!
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