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Mage
Assassin

Katarina 
Top Build 
25.05 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin41.60%Role1.73%Pick0.11%Ban6.47%Games: 4611KDA: 1.72Score: 38.08

Katarina Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 41.60% win rate in LoL Patch 25.05. We've analyzed 4611 Katarina Top Lane games to compile our statistical Katarina Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Blade of The Ruined King, Lich Bane, Sorcerer's Shoes, Kraken Slayer, Shadowflame, and Terminus. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Electrocute (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ignite. Starting items should include Doran's Shield, Health Potion, and Stealth Ward. Katarina's Best Top Lane matchups include Aurora, Fiora, and Udyr. Katarina's Best Top Lane counters are Cassiopeia, Nasus, and Zac.

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Katarina Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
46%
84%
46%
69%
Teleport
47%
44%
Exhaust
50%
1%
Barrier
34%
1%
Ghost
56%
0%

Katarina Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
46%
30%
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
46%
27%

Katarina Runes

Win %
Pick %
47%
33%
44%
32%
50%
12%
49%
3%

Katarina Items

Blade of The Ruined King
46%
Lich Bane
49%
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
Kraken Slayer
50%
Shadowflame
51%
Terminus
56%
Stealth Ward
46%
Elixir of Sorcery
55%

Katarina Skill Order

Voracity
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Bouncing Blade
QQQQQ
Preparation
WWWWW
Shunpo
EEEEE
Death Lotus
RRR

Katarina Item Purchase Order

Doran's Shield
Boots
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe
Vampiric Scepter
Blade of The Ruined King
coin3200
Aether Wisp
Sheen
Needlessly Large Rod
Lich Bane
coin3200
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Recurve Bow
Rectrix
Doran's Shield
Hearthbound Axe
Kraken Slayer
coin3100
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Recurve Bow
Terminus
coin3000
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Katarina Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
46%
85%
Oracle Lens
46%
21%
Farsight Alteration
44%
13%

Katarina Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
47%
Plated Steelcaps
47%
18%
Mercury's Treads
46%
14%
Berserker's Greaves
43%
3%
Symbiotic Soles
46%
2%
Boots of Swiftness
43%
2%

Katarina Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Nashor's Tooth
46%
17%
Zhonya's Hourglass
52%
13%
Rabadon's Deathcap
58%
12%
Titanic Hydra
49%
11%
Liandry's Torment
47%
8%
Mejai's Soulstealer
72%
5%

Best Bans for Katarina Top Lane

Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
S+
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
S
Zac, the Secret Weapon
S
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
S
Urgot, the Dreadnought
S
Camille, the Steel Shadow
S
Riven, the Exile
A
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
A
Sett, the Boss
A
Olaf, the Berserker
A
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
A
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
A
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
A
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
A
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
A
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
A
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
A
Garen, The Might of Demacia
A
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
A
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
A
Trundle, the Troll King
A

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

Olaf, the Berserker
+6.1
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+5.6
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+4.6
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+4.6
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+4.3
Elise, the Spider Queen
+3.4
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+1.6
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+1.3
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+1.2
Zed, the Master of Shadows
+1.1
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
+0.7
Graves, the Outlaw
+0.5

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

Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
Viego, The Ruined King
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare

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

Zac, the Secret Weapon
-0.7
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-1.3
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-1.9
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-2.3
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-2.6
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-2.7
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-3.1
Karthus, the Deathsinger
-3.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-3.9
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-4.8
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-5.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-5.5
Wukong, the Monkey King
-5.6
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-6.3
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-6.4
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-7.3
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-7.3
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-7.4
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-8.5
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-8.9
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-9.0
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-9.0
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-9.3
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-9.7
Rammus, the Armordillo
-10.3
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-10.5
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-11.1
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-11.1
Trundle, the Troll King
-11.5
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-13.9
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-16.3
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-20.0
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-20.4

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

Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
-22.9
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-21.7
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-20.4
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-19.0
Urgot, the Dreadnought
-15.7
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-14.5
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-14.5
Riven, the Exile
-14.1
Olaf, the Berserker
-13.3
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-12.5
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-11.0
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-10.5
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-10.5
Sett, the Boss
-9.3
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-8.6
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-7.2
Trundle, the Troll King
-7.0
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-6.9
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-6.7
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-6.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
-6.1
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-5.9
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-5.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
-4.4
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-4.2
Kayle, the Righteous
-4.1
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-3.5
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-3.5
Vayne, the Night Hunter
-3.5
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-3.4
Gnar, the Missing Link
-3.2
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-2.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-2.3
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-2.2
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-2.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-2.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-1.9
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-1.6
Wukong, the Monkey King
-1.4

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

Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+13.8
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+10.2
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+9.0
Tahm Kench, The River King
+5.8
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+4.8
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
+2.2
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+2.2
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+1.8
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+1.6
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+1.5
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+1.3
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+1.1
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+0.4

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

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
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