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Mage
Assassin

Katarina 
Top Build 
14.23 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin54.03%Role3.48%Pick0.25%Ban11.72%Games: 1725KDA: 1.99Score: 54.85

Katarina Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 54.03% win rate in LoL Patch 14.23. We've analyzed 1725 Katarina Top Lane games to compile our statistical Katarina Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Sorcerer's Shoes, Lich Bane, Blade of The Ruined King, Shadowflame, Kraken Slayer, and Terminus. 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 Urgot, K'Sante, and Maokai. Katarina's Best Top Lane counters are Fiora, Kled, and Sion.

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Katarina Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
48%
82%
49%
66%
Teleport
49%
51%
Exhaust
22%
1%
Barrier
33%
0%
Heal
100%
0%

Katarina Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
49%
36%
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
50%
23%

Katarina Runes

Win %
Pick %
51%
38%
45%
27%
52%
13%
55%
2%

Katarina Items

Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
Lich Bane
45%
Blade of The Ruined King
54%
Shadowflame
52%
Kraken Slayer
58%
Terminus
65%
Stealth Ward
48%
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
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Aether Wisp
Sheen
Needlessly Large Rod
Lich Bane
coin3200
Recurve Bow
Vampiric Scepter
Pickaxe
Blade of The Ruined King
coin3200
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Recurve Bow
Doran's Blade
Rectrix
Kraken Slayer
coin3100
Recurve Bow
Terminus
coin3000

Katarina Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
48%
77%
Oracle Lens
53%
21%
Farsight Alteration
48%
20%

Katarina Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
47%
49%
Plated Steelcaps
51%
24%
Mercury's Treads
51%
14%
Symbiotic Soles
43%
4%
Boots of Swiftness
63%
2%
Berserker's Greaves
35%
1%

Katarina Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Zhonya's Hourglass
56%
14%
Rabadon's Deathcap
58%
12%
Titanic Hydra
57%
12%
Nashor's Tooth
47%
14%
Stormsurge
53%
7%
Void Staff
50%
7%

Best Bans for Katarina Top Lane

Fiora, the Grand Duelist
S+
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
S+
Singed, the Mad Chemist
S
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
S
Sett, the Boss
S
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
S
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
A
Olaf, the Berserker
A
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
A
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
A
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
A
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
A
Teemo, the Swift Scout
A
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
A
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
A
Tahm Kench, The River King
A
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
A
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
A
Zac, the Secret Weapon
A
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
A
Camille, the Steel Shadow
A

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

Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+17.4
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+15.7
Ivern, the Green Father
+13.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+13.5
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+11.5
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+10.9
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+7.5
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+6.9
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+6.1
Viego, The Ruined King
+5.5
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+4.6
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+4.2
Karthus, the Deathsinger
+4.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
+3.2
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
+1.9
Rammus, the Armordillo
+1.2
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+0.5
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+0.3

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

Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
Teemo, the Swift Scout
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
Zac, the Secret Weapon
Zyra, Rise of the Thorns
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk

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

Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-0.4
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-1.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-1.6
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-2.3
Graves, the Outlaw
-2.5
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-3.1
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
-3.5
Elise, the Spider Queen
-3.8
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-4.6
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-5.9
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
-6.0
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-6.1
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-9.0
Wukong, the Monkey King
-9.6
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-10.3
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-10.5
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-10.5
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-10.5
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
-12.2
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-12.3
Brand, the Burning Vengeance
-15.7

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

Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-17.4
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-15.7
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-15.7
Singed, the Mad Chemist
-14.4
Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling
-13.3
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-12.2
Olaf, the Berserker
-11.5
Sett, the Boss
-11.5
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-11.5
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-9.0
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-8.1
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-8.1
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-7.8
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-7.3
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
-6.4
Zac, the Secret Weapon
-6.1
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-5.7
Tahm Kench, The River King
-5.2
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-4.6
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
-4.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-4.0
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-3.8
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-3.5
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-3.2
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-3.2
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-2.8
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-2.6
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
-2.3
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
-1.2
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-1.2
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-0.9
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
-0.4

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

Urgot, the Dreadnought
+18.2
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+16.9
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+15.7
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
+15.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+11.5
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+10.5
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+10.1
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+10.1
Gnar, the Missing Link
+9.6
Swain, the Noxian Grand General
+9.0
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+8.1
Yone, the Unforgotten
+7.3
Riven, the Exile
+6.8
Kayle, the Righteous
+2.6
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+1.9
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
+1.0
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
+0.2
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+0.1

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

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Rengar, the Pridestalker
Trundle, the Troll King
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