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Mage
Assassin

Katarina 
Top Build 
25.S1.3 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin44.87%Role1.97%Pick0.12%Ban6.28%Games: 2966KDA: 1.96Score: 43.15

Katarina Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 44.87% win rate in LoL Patch 25.S1.3. We've analyzed 2966 Katarina Top Lane games to compile our statistical Katarina Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, Blade of The Ruined King, Sorcerer's Shoes, Kraken Slayer, and Shadowflame. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Conqueror (Keystone), and Domination (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Blade, Health Potion, and Oracle Lens. Katarina's Best Top Lane matchups include Zac, Yorick, and Volibear. Katarina's Best Top Lane counters are Quinn, Sett, and Urgot.

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Katarina Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
44%
83%
46%
69%
Teleport
44%
46%
Barrier
64%
1%
Exhaust
32%
1%
Ghost
29%
0%

Katarina Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
45%
29%
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
43%
30%

Katarina Runes

Win %
Pick %
46%
34%
43%
29%
44%
13%
47%
3%

Katarina Items

Lich Bane
49%
Nashor's Tooth
46%
Blade of The Ruined King
44%
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
Kraken Slayer
49%
Shadowflame
49%
Stealth Ward
43%
Elixir of Sorcery
49%

Katarina Skill Order

Voracity
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Bouncing Blade
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Preparation
WWWWW
Shunpo
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Death Lotus
RRR

Katarina Item Purchase Order

Doran's Blade
Boots
Aether Wisp
Sheen
Needlessly Large Rod
Lich Bane
coin3200
Blasting Wand
Recurve Bow
Fiendish Codex
Nashor's Tooth
coin3000
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe
Doran's Blade
Vampiric Scepter
Blade of The Ruined King
coin3200
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Recurve Bow
Rectrix
Kraken Slayer
coin3100
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Katarina Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
43%
85%
Oracle Lens
49%
22%
Farsight Alteration
46%
14%

Katarina Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
44%
Plated Steelcaps
46%
19%
Mercury's Treads
46%
15%
Berserker's Greaves
46%
3%
Boots of Swiftness
49%
1%
Symbiotic Soles
43%
1%

Katarina Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Terminus
54%
15%
Titanic Hydra
53%
12%
Rabadon's Deathcap
55%
11%
Zhonya's Hourglass
48%
11%
Heartsteel
44%
10%
Mejai's Soulstealer
74%
5%

Best Bans for Katarina Top Lane

Sett, the Boss
S+
Garen, The Might of Demacia
S
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
S
Urgot, the Dreadnought
S
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
S
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
A
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
A
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
A
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
A
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
A
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
A
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
A
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
A
Kayle, the Righteous
A
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
A
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
A
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
A
Gnar, the Missing Link
A
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
A
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
A
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
A

Best Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Katarina Top Lane(over 51% win rate with Katarina)

Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+12.6
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+12.6
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+10.5
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+9.0
Trundle, the Troll King
+6.1
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+1.9
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
+1.4
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+0.4
Rammus, the Armordillo
+0.4

Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Katarina Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Katarina)

Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
Sejuani, Fury of the North
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
Zac, the Secret Weapon
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
Graves, the Outlaw

Below Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Katarina Top Lane(under 49% win rate with Katarina)

Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-2.4
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-2.8
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-3.8
Elise, the Spider Queen
-3.8
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-3.9
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-3.9
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-4.1
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-4.6
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-5.0
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-5.9
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-6.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-6.9
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-7.9
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-8.3
Wukong, the Monkey King
-8.8
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-9.0
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-10.0
Viego, The Ruined King
-10.0
Karthus, the Deathsinger
-10.1
Ivern, the Green Father
-10.5
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-11.2
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-12.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-12.3
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-13.3
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-13.3
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-14.0
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-15.2
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-15.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-19.0
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-19.4
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-19.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-22.0

Best Top Lane Champions to Counter Katarina Top Lane(under 49% win rate for Katarina)

Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-20.0
Sett, the Boss
-19.9
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-18.2
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-18.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-17.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-15.7
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-15.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-15.7
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-14.9
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-12.6
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-12.1
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-12.0
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-10.9
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-9.0
Kayle, the Righteous
-9.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-7.7
Tahm Kench, The River King
-7.1
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-7.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-6.6
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-6.4
Gnar, the Missing Link
-6.1
Olaf, the Berserker
-6.1
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-5.8
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-5.4
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-5.4
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-5.4
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-5.2
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-4.6
Wukong, the Monkey King
-3.5
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-3.2
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-3.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-2.7
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-2.5
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-2.1
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-2.0
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-1.6
Riven, the Exile
-1.3

Best Top Lane Matchups for Katarina Top Lane(over 51% win rate for Katarina)

Zac, the Secret Weapon
+20.4
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+16.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+11.5
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+9.0
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+7.8
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+5.7
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+5.2
Trundle, the Troll King
+5.2
Yone, the Unforgotten
+3.7
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+2.2
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
+1.5

Even Top Lane Matchups for Katarina Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Katarina)

Teemo, the Swift Scout
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
Singed, the Mad Chemist
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
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