Thanks for your feedback, i changed my itemchoices a bit and explained why i would max q first. I also wrote about maxing W optional. I hope you guys like it more now :)

I think Rylai's is okay on maps where Guardian Angel is unavailable. At least it doesn't give useless stats like mana/mana regen.

Terrible. naturally the 1st comment says "amazing". -.-;;

Always max w first, no point maxing q. not considering abyssal as important/core is bad. Rylai's is cost inefficient.

I wouldn't recommend getting Rylai's Crystal Scepter. If you're playing Katarina you really don't need any slows. Rylai's Crystal Scepter is better suited on AP champions that need to land a full combo, such as Brand, and as a defensive item it is not so good either. If you're looking for good defensive items on Katarina you can actually build things like: Warmog's Armor or Sunfire Aegis, which may seem absurd--I know--but Katarina does a lot of damage even with items like these because of her Voracity. Also, you should mention that maxing your Q is optional, you can definitely max your W first depending on the lane you are against. You can be more aggressive with more points in W, or you can be more farm heavy with more points in Q. You also did not mention the importance of Shunpo's active effect. It reduces all damage by a decent percentage for a brief moment. Using Shunpo, knowing how to use the active, is how you win a mirror against Katarina.


Anyway, thanks for your contribution. Nice guide. Sincerely: Notorious

This is a nice guide, though items and skill order are a bit lacking. Maxing order should be W first followed by Q. W actually gives more pushing power than Q because its cooldown is naturally very short.

A few thoughts on items:

- Banshee's Veil shouldn't be an option. There are only four possible defensive items for Katarina - Abyssal Mask, Zhonya's Hourglass (or Wooglet's Witchcap), Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Guardian Angel. The Haunting Guise tree vaguely qualifies, but your ONLY option if you need a hardcore defensive item is Guardian Angel.

- Surprisingly enough, Liandry's Torment isn't core on Katarina. Haunting Guise is, but you can comfortably take games without actually upgrading it. That plausibly makes it a late game item.

- Early Hextech Revolvers aren't so commonly seen anymore. Sustain is actually not the main reason Katarina players build Hextech Gunblade - the reason is because her skills have dual AD/AP scaling. Katarina players should itemize for raw damage so they can get their kills and skill resets.

^this

Max W

Well done, but I don't know Katarina that well besides that she's good at Penta's O.o
By the way, I didn't know you could have Garen's passive as a mastery! Perseverance.
I know, annoying. Well, fix this by putting:

Amazing, well done

+1