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Katarina·Top Build

VoracityP
Bouncing BladeQ
PreparationW
ShunpoE
Death LotusR
Win rate46.7%
Pick rate0.1%
Ban rate7.4%
Matches2 134-
Katarina Top has a 46.7% win rate with 0.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 2 134 matches in patch 14.23 the best build for Katarina is Lich Bane, Sorcerer's Shoes, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Most picked runes for Katarina Top are Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter for primary tree, as well as Coup de Grace, and Triumph for secondary tree.
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Katarina Build

Top Top  Patch 14.23

Most Popular

Win Rate 57.2% based on 313 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
ElectrocutePrecision
Lich Bane

Most Popular

57.2%
ConquerorDomination
Blade of The Ruined King

2nd Most Popular

48.4%
Dark HarvestPrecision
Lich Bane

Alternative

51.9%
ConquerorDomination
Nashor's Tooth

Off-Meta

51.7%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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rhuanzito OTP

85.7%
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Hanz OTP

20.0%

runes

Domination
Domination
ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Precision
Precision
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

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SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark Seal
Refillable Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 15 sec

Early Items

Amplifying Tome
Boots

@ 4 min

Core Items

Lich Bane
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame

@ 20 min

Full Build

Lich Bane
Sorcerer's Shoes
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff

ability order

Max:

Q

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E

right arrow

W

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Skills

Voracity
Bouncing Blade
Preparation
Shunpo
Death Lotus
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R
17
W
18
W

situational items

Banshee's Veil
Stormsurge
Nashor's Tooth
Cryptbloom

Katarina Matchups Overview

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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 Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Electrocute as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection 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 Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 57.2% winrate over 313 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Katarina Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Conqueror as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Relentless Hunter with Sudden Impact in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Blade of The Ruined King, which you should build first, followed by Plated Steelcaps as your second item and Kraken Slayer as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Terminus, Titanic Hydra and Death's Dance. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 48.4% win rate over 279 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Dark Harvest as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, and Coup de Grace with Triumph in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Lich Bane as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Shadowflame as a third item. You want to finish the build with Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and Void Staff. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 51.9% win rate across 108 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Katarina Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace as your primary rune tree, and Relentless Hunter with Sudden Impact as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Nashor's Tooth as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Shadowflame as third item. The last 3 options are Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass and Void Staff. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 51.7% win rate over 87 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.

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Katarina Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.23 the best possible matchups for Katarina Top are:

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:

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.