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Mage
Assassin

Katarina 
Top Build 
25.04 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin43.36%Role2.26%Pick0.12%Ban6.54%Games: 4992KDA: 1.83Score: 41.15

Katarina Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 43.36% win rate in LoL Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 4992 Katarina Top Lane games to compile our statistical Katarina Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blade of The Ruined King, Nashor's Tooth, Lich Bane, 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 Naafiri, Gnar, and Fiora. Katarina's Best Top Lane counters are Tryndamere, Ryze, and Yasuo.

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Katarina Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
44%
84%
46%
70%
Teleport
45%
44%
Exhaust
45%
1%
Barrier
32%
1%
Ghost
42%
0%

Katarina Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
44%
30%
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Oracle Lens
44%
29%

Katarina Runes

Win %
Pick %
44%
33%
46%
31%
43%
12%
48%
3%

Katarina Items

Blade of The Ruined King
44%
Nashor's Tooth
44%
Lich Bane
48%
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
Kraken Slayer
48%
Shadowflame
49%
Stealth Ward
44%
Elixir of Sorcery
53%

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

Katarina Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
44%
86%
Oracle Lens
46%
21%
Farsight Alteration
45%
13%

Katarina Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
45%
Plated Steelcaps
49%
20%
Mercury's Treads
48%
14%
Boots of Swiftness
48%
2%
Berserker's Greaves
40%
3%
Symbiotic Soles
41%
2%

Katarina Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Terminus
51%
14%
Zhonya's Hourglass
51%
13%
Titanic Hydra
50%
12%
Rabadon's Deathcap
54%
11%
Liandry's Torment
46%
8%
Heartsteel
42%
8%

Best Bans for Katarina Top Lane

Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
S+
Sett, the Boss
S+
Ryze, the Rune Mage
S
Garen, The Might of Demacia
S
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
S
Zac, the Secret Weapon
A
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
A
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
A
Riven, the Exile
A
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
A
Kayle, the Righteous
A
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
A
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
A
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
A
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
A
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
A
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
A
Singed, the Mad Chemist
A
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
A
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
A
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
A

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

Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+9.9
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+8.0
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+6.1
Rammus, the Armordillo
+5.1
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
+4.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+3.3
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+2.8
Teemo, the Swift Scout
+2.6
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+1.4

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

Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Wukong, the Monkey King
Volibear, the Relentless Storm

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

Sejuani, Fury of the North
-1.6
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-1.7
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-1.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-2.6
Graves, the Outlaw
-2.7
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-2.8
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-3.0
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-3.0
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-3.5
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-4.2
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-4.3
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-4.4
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-4.6
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-5.0
Viego, The Ruined King
-5.7
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-5.8
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-5.8
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-6.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-6.0
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-6.1
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-6.9
Karthus, the Deathsinger
-7.1
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-7.1
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-7.1
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-7.8
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-8.3
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-8.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-8.8
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-9.0
Ivern, the Green Father
-9.0
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-9.0
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-9.0
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-9.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-9.8
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-9.9
Elise, the Spider Queen
-11.2
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-11.3
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-11.7
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-15.7
Trundle, the Troll King
-15.7
Olaf, the Berserker
-20.4
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-21.7

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

Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-21.4
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-19.0
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-17.8
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-15.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-15.7
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-15.3
Sett, the Boss
-14.9
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
-14.0
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-12.9
Riven, the Exile
-12.4
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-11.0
Kayle, the Righteous
-10.3
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-10.1
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-9.8
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-9.5
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-9.5
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-9.0
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-8.9
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-8.5
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-8.2
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-8.0
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-7.3
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-7.2
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-6.9
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-5.5
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-5.0
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-4.9
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-4.7
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-4.6
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-4.4
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-4.2
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-3.9
Trundle, the Troll King
-3.7
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-3.3
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-2.2
Yone, the Unforgotten
-2.1
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-1.3
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-1.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-0.6
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-0.3

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

Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
+10.5
Gnar, the Missing Link
+9.3
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+6.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+5.4
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+5.2
Sylas, the Unshackled
+5.1
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+4.1
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+3.1
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+1.0

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

Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
Tahm Kench, The River King
Wukong, the Monkey King
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
Urgot, the Dreadnought
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