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Kassadin's Q is deadly because it blocks your harass, deals damage, has a short cooldown, and silences your ultimate. He also has alot of mobility with his ult. Do NOT risk trading before level 3. Use your blades to farm safely and don't worry about losing a little CS. If you reach LVL 3 full health, you have a chance to win the one on one if you play correctly. Use your AUTO-ATTACK'S DAMAGE + CONQUERER. Keep harassing him with your Q. If Kass ults and Q's on you take advantage and try to burst him, unless you're too low. Rushing BORK might give you a better change against him. Try to keep him from scaling or he can one shot you without you laying a scratch on him.
Akali
Akali has a lot of lane poke. Best to start with Doran's Shield against her. Look for trades pre 6, after that, the lane will become harder. You can ult while Akali is in her shroud, this is really good to remember. When your low HP try to play conservative and reset because she can easily dive with her mobility + shroud. You can try to roam a bit to gain some advantage.
Fizz
Fizz is a difficult matchup because he deals way more damage than Katarina. His laning phase is also more consistent. He also has a lot of movement and escapability so it can be difficult to get junglers to help you out. Don't push lane early levels, best to avoid trading before LVL3. Start Dsword and try to get advantage at LVL3. You can try to poke him when his E isn't up and try to bait his R.
Jayce
You're gonna want to build DShield here. Jayce can continue to push you away and has lots of movement speed. You can go for trades but make sure you're healthy enough and that you're not fighting in the enemy wave. Always E out of a trade to avoid his melee trades. You should be able to trigger your abilities before him, so minimizing the time he has to use his after your is the best approach. Don't bother trading if he has Hexdrinker. Play it safe and wait for jungler gank opportunities.
Lucian
He has a lot of poke so make sure to grab Dshield. He can avoid your all-ins with his E. You can try to win. LVL6+ because you're burst damage should be better than his.
Irelia
Terrible laning phase. Don't fight her unless her E or Q is on cooldown. use E to dodge her E and if she misses her stun (E), you should win the trade. If you get hit by her E in the wrong spot you are dead! And dying in this lane means she will start towerdiving you. So be carefull. The only positive side for katarina is that she has way more impact in teamfights and scales way better
Zoe
Look for short harass trades with 24/7 with Zoe until she is a bit lower so you can look for the final all in. Dodge out her sleep by side stepping when beginning a trade. Never use your ult if she hasn't missed her sleep yet. After that you will have a free all in. (If she doesn't have a W spell of course with nimbus cloak)
Heimerdinger
If I'm being honest, do NOT trade him and tell your jungler to stay away. That's what Heimer wants, and doing so dooms this matchup. Only way to kill him is if he goes ignite/tp and you've poked him down in lane, but I wouldn't even risk doing this because it's not worth the outplay potential you need to do. Better to avoid doing what he wants. Roam/2v2 fight, you're way stronger there than in lane.
Annie
Go for trades the moment she Q's a minion or just go for Q poke. You can go for an all in as long as you're healthy enough to do so. Else she just Q-W ignite and you die. Be careful level 6 and onward, she has an advantage with R. Also make sure to not engage in a teamfight when you see that Annie hasn't used her stunned R yet because it can easily oneshot you + it cc's you which screws you hard. Verdant Barrier here is really good first item if you struggle a lot vs her because it removes her oneshot potential. Mercs is really good vs annie.
Kassadin's Q is deadly because it blocks your harass, deals damage, has a short cooldown, and silences your ultimate. He also has alot of mobility with his ult. Do NOT risk trading before level 3. Use your blades to farm safely and don't worry about losing a little CS. If you reach LVL 3 full health, you have a chance to win the one on one if you play correctly. Use your AUTO-ATTACK'S DAMAGE + CONQUERER. Keep harassing him with your Q. If Kass ults and Q's on you take advantage and try to burst him, unless you're too low. Rushing BORK might give you a better change against him. Try to keep him from scaling or he can one shot you without you laying a scratch on him.
Akali
Akali has a lot of lane poke. Best to start with Doran's Shield against her. Look for trades pre 6, after that, the lane will become harder. You can ult while Akali is in her shroud, this is really good to remember. When your low HP try to play conservative and reset because she can easily dive with her mobility + shroud. You can try to roam a bit to gain some advantage.
Fizz
Fizz is a difficult matchup because he deals way more damage than Katarina. His laning phase is also more consistent. He also has a lot of movement and escapability so it can be difficult to get junglers to help you out. Don't push lane early levels, best to avoid trading before LVL3. Start Dsword and try to get advantage at LVL3. You can try to poke him when his E isn't up and try to bait his R.
Jayce
You're gonna want to build DShield here. Jayce can continue to push you away and has lots of movement speed. You can go for trades but make sure you're healthy enough and that you're not fighting in the enemy wave. Always E out of a trade to avoid his melee trades. You should be able to trigger your abilities before him, so minimizing the time he has to use his after your is the best approach. Don't bother trading if he has Hexdrinker. Play it safe and wait for jungler gank opportunities.
Lucian
He has a lot of poke so make sure to grab Dshield. He can avoid your all-ins with his E. You can try to win. LVL6+ because you're burst damage should be better than his.
Irelia
Terrible laning phase. Don't fight her unless her E or Q is on cooldown. use E to dodge her E and if she misses her stun (E), you should win the trade. If you get hit by her E in the wrong spot you are dead! And dying in this lane means she will start towerdiving you. So be carefull. The only positive side for katarina is that she has way more impact in teamfights and scales way better
Zoe
Look for short harass trades with 24/7 with Zoe until she is a bit lower so you can look for the final all in. Dodge out her sleep by side stepping when beginning a trade. Never use your ult if she hasn't missed her sleep yet. After that you will have a free all in. (If she doesn't have a W spell of course with nimbus cloak)
Heimerdinger
If I'm being honest, just dont trade him and tell your jungler to stay away. That's all heimer wants, and doing so dooms this matchup. Only way to kill him is if he goes ignite/tp and you've poked him down in lane with harass combo (n. 2 on basic kata tips), but I wouldn't even risk doing this because it's not worth the outplay potential you need to do. Better to avoid doing what he wants and push>roam/2v2 fight. You're way stronger there than in lane. Mercs good vs heimer if they have more cc's.
Annie
Go for trades the moment she Q's a minion or just go for Q poke. You can go for an all in as long as you're healthy enough to do so. Else she just Q-W ignite and you die. Be careful level 6 and onward, she has an advantage with R. Also make sure to not engage in a teamfight when you see that Annie hasn't used her stunned R yet because it can easily oneshot you + it cc's you which screws you hard. Verdant Barrier here is really good first item if you struggle a lot vs her because it removes her oneshot potential. Mercs is really good vs annie.
Kassadin's Q is deadly because it blocks your harass, deals damage, has a short cooldown, and silences your ultimate. He also has alot of mobility with his ult. Do NOT risk trading before level 3. Use your blades to farm safely and don't worry about losing a little CS. If you reach LVL 3 full health, you have a chance to win the one on one if you play correctly. Use your AUTO-ATTACK'S DAMAGE + CONQUERER. Keep harassing him with your Q. If Kass ults and Q's on you take advantage and try to burst him, unless you're too low. Rushing BORK might give you a better change against him. Try to keep him from scaling or he can one shot you without you laying a scratch on him.
Akali
Akali has a lot of lane poke. Best to start with Doran's Shield against her. Look for trades pre 6, after that, the lane will become harder. You can ult while Akali is in her shroud, this is really good to remember. When your low HP try to play conservative and reset because she can easily dive with her mobility + shroud. You can try to roam a bit to gain some advantage.
Fizz
Fizz is a difficult matchup because he deals way more damage than Katarina. His laning phase is also more consistent. He also has a lot of movement and escapability so it can be difficult to get junglers to help you out. Don't push lane early levels, best to avoid trading before LVL3. Start Dsword and try to get advantage at LVL3. You can try to poke him when his E isn't up and try to bait his R.
Jayce
You're gonna want to build DShield here. Jayce can continue to push you away and has lots of movement speed. You can go for trades but make sure you're healthy enough and that you're not fighting in the enemy wave. Always E out of a trade to avoid his melee trades. You should be able to trigger your abilities before him, so minimizing the time he has to use his after your is the best approach. Don't bother trading if he has Hexdrinker. Play it safe and wait for jungler gank opportunities.
Lucian
He has a lot of poke so make sure to grab Dshield. He can avoid your all-ins with his E. You can try to win. LVL6+ because you're burst damage should be better than his.
Irelia
Terrible laning phase. Don't fight her unless her E or Q is on cooldown. use E to dodge her E and if she misses her stun (E), you should win the trade. If you get hit by her E in the wrong spot you are dead! And dying in this lane means she will start towerdiving you. So be carefull. The only positive side for katarina is that she has way more impact in teamfights and scales way better
Zoe
Look for short harass trades with 24/7 with Zoe until she is a bit lower so you can look for the final all in. Dodge out her sleep by side stepping when beginning a trade. Never use your ult if she hasn't missed her sleep yet. After that you will have a free all in. (If she doesn't have a W spell of course with nimbus cloak)
Heimerdinger
If I'm being honest, just dont trade him and tell your jungler to stay away. That's all heimer wants, and doing so dooms this matchup. Only way to kill him is if he goes ignite/tp and you've poked him down in lane with harass combo (n. 2 on basic kata tips), but I wouldn't even risk doing this because it's not worth the outplay potential you need to do. Better to avoid doing what he wants and push>roam/2v2 fight. You're way stronger there than in lane. Mercs good vs heimer if they have more cc's.
Annie
Go for trades the moment she Q's a minion or just go for Q poke. You can go for an all in as long as you're healthy enough to do so. Else she just Q-W ignite and you die. Be careful level 6 and onward, she has an advantage with R. Also make sure to not engage in a teamfight when you see that Annie hasn't used her stunned R yet because it can easily oneshot you + it cc's you which screws you hard. Verdant Barrier here is really good first item if you struggle a lot vs her because it removes her oneshot potential. Mercs is really good vs annie.
The above guide is made by: Katawina and has some good details about threats and synergies along with detailed explinations for rune pages, summoner spells, and more!
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