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Recommended Items

Lich Bane

Sorcerer's Shoes

Shadowflame

Zhonya's Hourglass

Rabadon's Deathcap

Void Staff

Runes: standard conq.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Domination

Sudden Impact

Relentless Hunter

Bonus:

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

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)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Domination

Electrocute

Sudden Impact

Grisly Mementos

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

Grisly Mementos

Relentless Hunter

Resolve

Second Wind

Overgrowth

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Domination

Electrocute

Sudden Impact

Grisly Mementos

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

Grisly Mementos

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

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying

Demolish

Second Wind

Overgrowth

Precision

Triumph

Last Stand

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Spells:

1 2 3 4

standard

Flash

Ignite

safe

Flash

Teleport

zed.

Exhaust

Ignite

rest in peace

Ignite

Teleport

Items

starting items

dark seal

Dark Seal

Refillable Potion

d-shield

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

d-blade

Doran's Blade

Health Potion

first back (1250g)

Blasting Wand

Amplifying Tome

standard lich build

Lich Bane

Sorcerer's Shoes

Shadowflame

Zhonya's Hourglass

Rabadon's Deathcap

Void Staff

into tanks

Liandry's Torment

Sorcerer's Shoes

Nashor's Tooth

Riftmaker

situational

Bloodletter's Curse

Banshee's Veil

Stormsurge

Jak'Sho, The Protean

general core build

Kraken Slayer

Mercury's Treads

Blade of the Ruined King

Terminus

situational

Wit's End

Stridebreaker

Death's Dance

Sundered Sky

Jak'Sho, The Protean

Randuin's Omen

Titanic Hydra

Sterak's Gage

Hollow Radiance

Sunfire Aegis

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Ahri

Even

- dodge her charm w shunpo OR shumpo on to her and then use W ms to swerve her charm
- take advantage of her cooldowns if she uses abilities on minions
- mages are supposed to be easier matchups but she is lowk unkillable after lvl 6 when she has ult up

Akali

Major

- shroud cd is 20 sec
- do NOT get hit by her E !! (16s cd)
- akali has rly low armor, start d-blade or shortsword & consider AD build w conq
- engage with EW to sidestep her when she tries to E
- pre lvl6 engage after she uses Q on wave (or misses) bc of her energy
- pray

Akshan

Major

- take electrocute
- dodge his Q
- his swing can be interrupted if you E in front of him
- if he wastes E he has no escape!! it's like an 18 sec cooldown
- play safe

Anivia

Even

- engage when her E is on cd, dodge it w shunpo
- poke and waveclear is annoying, play for farm + roams if you can't kill her
- consider tp

Annie

Extreme

- lol
- exhaust + ignite
- try and get her to stun with W so you can E behind her
- lvl6+ never engage unless her ult is on cd

Aurelion Sol

Minor

- tbh haven't laned w him since his rework
- his fire breath is weird but you can E away

Azir

Even

- idk tbh no one plays this champ
- let him push in early levels
- avoid poke and blink away from his Q
- be wary that he may ult you under his turret

Brand

Minor

- electrocute
- be careful of engaging when he has ult
- you can stasis his ult to cancel it
- poke war

Cassiopeia

Major

- take advantage when she wastes Q or W
- always dodge Q
- take advantage of when she has no flash
- turn away from her before ulting so she won't stun you!!!
- consider playing for farm + roams

Cho'Gath

Extreme

- dude.
- conq always. cut down perhaps, but not last stand b/c of his ult execute.
- extended trades, important to dodge his Q
- consider bork 1st item if he's not building ap

Corki

Even

- idk actually i haven't seen him since his rework. help

Diana

Major

- her Q curves clockwise, position yourself so that she HAS to pick between using it on you for poke OR on the wave
- take advantage of her W (15) and E (22) cds if she wastes them
- consider exhaust
- E out of her R. it will affect her mental trust
- dont push the wave to her side

Ekko

Even

- i prefer elec w/ short trades
- bone plating perchance
- trade around his Q
- W is a 22 sec cd

Fizz

Major

- i hate him
- play around his E, never let him all in you with his ult
- play for farm (?)

Galio

Major

- annoying
- go conq, consider AD if team circumstances allow it
- don't let him poke w Q, and avoid the aoe from his passive on the wave
- if he wastes E and W then engage

Heimerdinger

Major

- play for farm, consider tp
- can go for super short trades w electrocute if he doesn't position too far away
- always dodge his stun

Hwei

Minor

- typical mage matchup tbh
- his EE is really thin and can be dodged w E, and it's his only real 'get off me' tool
- mind the AOE on his QQ
- try not to get poked out

Irelia

Extreme

- she will always outsustain you in extended fights
- electrocute and short burst trades
- never let her hit her E, pay attention to what minions she can Q to get on top of you
- never let the wave push to her side
- dont ult when she has W up

Kassadin

Even

- easier to fight him w AD build and then you can fight him and try not to let him scale
- if the team is alr AD heavy then play safe and roam
- go for trades when he wastes abilities on the wave (esp his Q)

LeBlanc

Extreme

- play safe and farm
- if she misses her E then trade
- electrocute pref

Lissandra

Major

- hard. cleanse not worth
- terrifying after 6
- mind the aoe splash on her Q

Lux

Minor

- typical mage
- mind the range on her E, dodge her Q and she is vulnerable
- don't get poked out
- EW to sidestep her root when you engage

Malzahar

Minor

- annoying af but not hard
- let him push so you can jump on him pre lvl 6
- mind his E on the wave
- his ult is more devastating in team fights than in 1v1.. do not fear..
- second wind + overgrowth is nice here
- shoving and roaming +++
- consider qss when snowballing #mental

Mel

Major

- idk much but i imagine it's annoying at least
- her W has rly weird interactions with daggers. mind its cd, try and bait it with EW and holding your Q
- elect w short trades perhaps
- AD or electrocute
- start d-shield

Neeko

Even

- a little less typical than the mage matchup
- avoid getting hit by her empowered E behind the minion wave
- mind that she will try to poke w her empowered auto
- engage with EW to sidestep her skillshots
- COUNT YOUR MINIONS!! DONT TRUST THE ROSES!!!

Orianna

Even

- bring electrocute and engage when she Qs her ball off of her
- do NOTTT let her poke you out
- consider shortsword or d-blade. she has rly low armor

Qiyana

Even

- qiyana has the edge over you, her burst does way more damage but ultimately a skill matchup
- go for trades if she uses WQ, especially if she doesn't have bush element
- mind your spacing with walls once she hits 6
- consider early armor components

Renekton

Extreme

- yeah gg idk
- unplayable, prob just play safe and roam

Ryze

Minor

- so free
- don't let him poke or all in you

Sylas

Even

- most important thing is to dodge his E then you can trade with him
- BUT sm of his dmg comes from his passive and he will statcheck u
- AD conq with bork is viable here

Syndra

Even

- one of the less favorable mage matchups tbh
- don't let her harass you
- avoid her Q and E as much as possible and use that as opportunities to go in

Taliyah

Tiny

- so free
- shunpo doesn't react to taliyah E so you can use it to dodge her W easily
- don't let her harass you with her Qs and she is a #SittingDuck

Talon

Even

- dodge W and play around its cd. E behind him when he uses it
- ? ping always
- early seekers/zhonyas
- consider exhaust

Tristana

Extreme

- play safe & don't die
- she will always push into you bc of her passive

Twisted Fate

Tiny

- free af
- care for his yellow card

Veigar

Tiny

- yayyy so free

Vel'Koz

Tiny

- so free if you can dodge his skillshots

Vex

Extreme

- u got counterpicked
- only engage if she wastes or misses her fear
- play safe, farm, roam
- consider banshees

Viktor

Even

- his laser is very annoying. dont let him catch you in his stun, put extra points in E early

Vladimir

Extreme

permaban

Xerath

Tiny

- dodge
- don't let him stun you

Yasuo

Major

- always proc his passive shield before committing to all ins.
- wind wall is a 26 sec cd. he will negate your Q
- going AD or exhaust may help

Yone

Even

- the hitbox on his Q3 is kind of weird. instead of blinking behind him with E to dodge it (it will still hit you), use your E from the side

Zed

Major

- exhaust
- 20 sec cd on his W
- early cloth armor
- seekers armguard.
- exhaust will free u

Ziggs

Tiny

- free
- don't be silly
- if you can't kill him then roam but don't let him eat your towers

Zoe

Major

- do NOT get hit by her sleep
- OR her Q
- don't waste your sums
- hope she's bad

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Katarina counters well

3.4 CR

4 CR

4.2 CR

Katarina gets countered

6 CR

6 CR

6 CR

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hello. if anyone has stumbled across this and is reading this i would like to put a disclaimer that i made this for personal use so i could have all the info on builds and matchups that i want in one place and there is no private option for guides i think. so if you see this and you're like wow this is really bad then umm. actually i would hope not because i get all my info from high elo kat players so that would be awkward. but thank u for reading! <3

Katarina counters well

3.4 CR

4 CR

4.2 CR

Katarina gets countered

6 CR

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Recommended Items

Runes: standard conq.

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Flash

Teleport

Exhaust

Ignite

Ignite

Teleport

Items

Threats & Synergies

Ahri

Akali

Akshan

Anivia

Annie

Aurelion Sol

Azir

Brand

Cassiopeia

Cho'Gath

Corki

Diana

Ekko

Fizz

Galio

Heimerdinger

Hwei

Irelia

Kassadin

LeBlanc

Lissandra

Lux

Malzahar

Mel

Neeko

Orianna

Qiyana

Renekton

Ryze

Sylas

Syndra

Taliyah

Talon

Tristana

Twisted Fate

Veigar

Vel'Koz

Vex

Viktor

Vladimir

Xerath

Yasuo

Yone

Zed

Ziggs

Zoe

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