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Mage
Assassin

Katarina 
Top Build 
25.S1.2 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin45.19%Role1.77%Pick0.12%Ban6.53%Games: 5276KDA: 1.88Score: 42.40

Katarina Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 45.19% win rate in LoL Patch 25.S1.2. We've analyzed 5276 Katarina Top Lane games to compile our statistical Katarina Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Nashor's Tooth, Blade of The Ruined King, 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 Stealth Ward. Katarina's Best Top Lane matchups include Udyr, Cassiopeia, and Quinn. Katarina's Best Top Lane counters are Urgot, Trundle, and Cho'Gath.

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Katarina Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
44%
83%
45%
67%
Teleport
45%
48%
Barrier
49%
1%
Exhaust
41%
1%
Ghost
33%
0%

Katarina Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
43%
32%
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
45%
30%

Katarina Runes

Win %
Pick %
43%
40%
45%
24%
48%
15%
54%
2%

Katarina Items

Nashor's Tooth
46%
Blade of The Ruined King
45%
Lich Bane
48%
Sorcerer's Shoes
46%
Kraken Slayer
48%
Shadowflame
49%
Stealth Ward
44%
Elixir of Sorcery
53%

Katarina Skill Order

Voracity
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Bouncing Blade
QQQQQ
Preparation
WWWWW
Shunpo
EEEEE
Death Lotus
RRR

Katarina Item Purchase Order

Doran's Blade
Boots
Blasting Wand
Recurve Bow
Fiendish Codex
Nashor's Tooth
coin3000
Vampiric Scepter
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe
Blade of The Ruined King
coin3200
Aether Wisp
Sheen
Doran's Blade
Needlessly Large Rod
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
50%
20%
Farsight Alteration
44%
13%

Katarina Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
46%
43%
Plated Steelcaps
47%
19%
Mercury's Treads
49%
16%
Berserker's Greaves
53%
2%
Boots of Swiftness
48%
2%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
52%
1%

Katarina Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Terminus
53%
15%
Titanic Hydra
48%
13%
Zhonya's Hourglass
51%
11%
Rabadon's Deathcap
57%
10%
Liandry's Torment
49%
7%
Mejai's Soulstealer
72%
4%

Best Bans for Katarina Top Lane

Urgot, the Dreadnought
S+
Trundle, the Troll King
S+
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
S
Kayle, the Righteous
S
Garen, The Might of Demacia
S
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
A
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
A
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
A
Sett, the Boss
A
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
A
Camille, the Steel Shadow
A
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
A
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
A
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
A
Riven, the Exile
A
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
A
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
A
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
A
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
A
Tahm Kench, The River King
A
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
A

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

Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
+15.7
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
+11.5
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+8.1
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+5.4
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
+1.6
Rammus, the Armordillo
+0.9
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+0.4

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

Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
Ivern, the Green Father

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

Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-0.2
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-0.4
Wukong, the Monkey King
-0.8
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-1.1
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
-1.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-1.4
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-1.6
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-2.2
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
-2.5
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-3.1
Trundle, the Troll King
-3.2
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-3.3
Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites
-3.5
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-3.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-3.9
Graves, the Outlaw
-4.5
Sejuani, Fury of the North
-4.6
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-4.9
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-5.1
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-5.2
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-5.4
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-5.9
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
-6.1
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-6.4
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-6.8
Viego, The Ruined King
-7.4
Rengar, the Pridestalker
-7.4
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
-8.2
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-9.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-9.3
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-9.7
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-10.1
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-10.2
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-11.0
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-11.5
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-11.5
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-11.5
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-11.8
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
-12.2
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-12.5
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
-13.6
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-13.7
Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
-15.7
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-15.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-19.0
Elise, the Spider Queen
-21.2

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

Urgot, the Dreadnought
-21.9
Trundle, the Troll King
-20.4
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-18.2
Kayle, the Righteous
-16.3
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-13.3
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-13.0
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-12.2
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-12.0
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-11.5
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-10.9
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-10.8
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-10.4
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-10.3
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-9.5
Tahm Kench, The River King
-9.3
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-9.3
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-9.0
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-9.0
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-8.5
Riven, the Exile
-8.4
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-7.9
Sett, the Boss
-7.7
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-7.0
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-6.7
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-5.2
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
-5.0
Yone, the Unforgotten
-4.6
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-4.6
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-4.6
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-3.9
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-3.9
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-3.8
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-1.6
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-1.6
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-1.6
Gnar, the Missing Link
-1.5

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

Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+15.7
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+14.6
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
+13.5
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
+8.1
Olaf, the Berserker
+5.5
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
+5.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+5.0
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+4.1
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+3.9
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
+1.7
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+0.6
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+0.3

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

Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Singed, the Mad Chemist
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
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