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Katarina·Top Build
P
Q
W
E
R| Win rate | 49.3% |
| Pick rate | 0.1% |
| Ban rate | 5.6% |
| Matches | 818- |
Katarina Build
Top ∙ Patch 15.5Most Popular
Win Rate 53.3% based on 169 matches
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53.3%
Highest WR
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Katherina OTP
33.3%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target
@ 13 sec
Early Items
@ 4 min
Core Items
@ 20 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
E
W
Skills
situational items
Katarina Matchups Overview
Weak Against
Strong Against
Katarina General information
Katarina combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Katarina Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Katarina Top build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Coup de Grace and Triumph in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Lich Bane as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Rylai's Crystal Scepter. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 53.3% winrate over 169 matches played.
Situational Katarina Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Katarina build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Katarina runes page.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Katarina Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.5 the best possible matchups for Katarina Top are:
- vs. Smolder - 80.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Dr. Mundo - 77.8% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Sylas - 71.4% win rate over 7 games.
- vs. Aurelion Sol - 66.7% win rate over 3 games.
- vs. Varus - 66.7% win rate over 6 games.
Consider picking Katarina into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Katarina.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Katarina in the current patch into the following Top matchups:
- vs. Cassiopeia - 11.1% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Gragas - 21.4% win rate over 14 games.
- vs. Gnar - 22.2% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Poppy - 22.2% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Azir - 25.0% win rate over 4 games.
These champions are considered as Katarina counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Katarina counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.
