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Mage
Assassin

Katarina 
Top Build 
25.04 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin45.18%Role1.39%Pick0.10%Ban5.86%Games: 332KDA: 1.67Score: 46.47

Katarina Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 45.18% win rate in LoL Patch 25.04. We've analyzed 332 Katarina Top Lane games to compile our statistical Katarina Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Nashor's Tooth, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blade of The Ruined King, Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. 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 Jax, Dr. Mundo, and Irelia. Katarina's Best Top Lane counters are Gragas, K'Sante, and Malphite.

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Katarina Summoner Spells

Flash
Ignite
Win %
Pick %
45%
91%
46%
73%
Teleport
44%
34%
Exhaust
100%
1%
Ghost
50%
1%
Barrier
33%
1%

Katarina Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
46%
28%
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
45%
26%

Katarina Runes

Win %
Pick %
49%
41%
41%
32%
58%
7%
68%
2%

Katarina Items

Nashor's Tooth
51%
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
Blade of The Ruined King
43%
Lich Bane
45%
Shadowflame
49%
Rabadon's Deathcap
60%
Stealth Ward
45%
Elixir of Sorcery
50%

Katarina Skill Order

Voracity
123456789101112131415161718
Bouncing Blade
QQQQQ
Preparation
WWWWW
Shunpo
EEEEE
Death Lotus
RRR

Katarina Item Purchase Order

Doran's Shield
Boots
Blasting Wand
Recurve Bow
Fiendish Codex
Nashor's Tooth
coin3000
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Recurve Bow
Vampiric Scepter
Pickaxe
Blade of The Ruined King
coin3200
Aether Wisp
Sheen
Doran's Shield
Needlessly Large Rod
Lich Bane
coin3200
Hextech Alternator
Needlessly Large Rod
Shadowflame
coin3200
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
coin3600
Spellslinger's Shoes
coin750

Katarina Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
45%
92%
Oracle Lens
38%
13%
Farsight Alteration
50%
5%

Katarina Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
49%
51%
Plated Steelcaps
53%
13%
Mercury's Treads
39%
9%
Berserker's Greaves
40%
5%
Boots of Swiftness
57%
2%
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
50%
2%

Katarina Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Kraken Slayer
50%
13%
Titanic Hydra
55%
9%
Mejai's Soulstealer
70%
7%
Liandry's Torment
68%
7%
Zhonya's Hourglass
45%
10%
Terminus
47%
9%

Best Bans for Katarina Top Lane

Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
S
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
S
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
S
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
A
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
A
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
A
Sett, the Boss
A
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
A
Teemo, the Swift Scout
A
Camille, the Steel Shadow
A
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
A
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
A
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
A
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
A
Kayle, the Righteous
A
Garen, The Might of Demacia
B
Gnar, the Missing Link
B
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
B
Vayne, the Night Hunter
B
Yone, the Unforgotten
B
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
B

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

Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+18.2
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
+15.7
Graves, the Outlaw
+15.7
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
+15.7
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
+15.7
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
+15.7
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
+15.7
Shaco, the Demon Jester
+15.7
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
+15.7
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
+13.3
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
+9.0
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
+9.0
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
+5.2
Viego, The Ruined King
+2.3
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+1.4

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

Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
Rammus, the Armordillo
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
Zed, the Master of Shadows

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

Diana, Scorn of the Moon
-7.3
Elise, the Spider Queen
-9.0
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-9.0
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
-9.0
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-9.0
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-15.7
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
-15.7
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-15.7
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-15.7
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-15.7
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-15.7
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-18.0
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-20.4

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

Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-15.7
K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
-15.7
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
-15.7
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-15.7
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-15.7
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-15.7
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-9.9
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-9.0
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
-9.0
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-9.0
Sett, the Boss
-5.2
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
-3.5

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

Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
+20.4
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
+15.7
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
+15.7
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
+15.7
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+15.7
Urgot, the Dreadnought
+11.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+6.1
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
+6.1
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
+6.1
Garen, The Might of Demacia
+3.5
Yone, the Unforgotten
+2.3

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

Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
Gnar, the Missing Link
Kayle, the Righteous
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
Vayne, the Night Hunter
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