Katarina

the Sinister Blade

Overview

Ability PowerMidHard

Class: Assassin · Mage

Decisive in judgment and lethal in combat, Katarina is a Noxian assassin of the highest caliber. Eldest daughter to the legendary General Du Couteau, she made her talents known with swift kills against unsuspecting enemies. Her fiery ambition has driven her to pursue heavily-guarded targets, even at the risk of endangering her allies—but no matter the mission, Katarina will not hesitate to execute her duty amid a whirlwind of serrated daggers.

Base Stats

Health

672+108/lvl

Armor

32+4.7/lvl

Magic Resist

32+2.05/lvl

Attack Damage

Attack Speed

0.66+2.74%/lvl

Attack Range

125

Move Speed

335

HP Regen

7.5+0.7/lvl

Abilities

Voracity

Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged recently, her remaining ability cooldowns are dramatically reduced. If Katarina picks up a Dagger, she uses it to slash through all nearby enemies, dealing magic damage.

Builds

Curated

Auto-generated AP burst assassin build with three variants and basic rotations. Featured champions get hand-authored combos and matchups.

Burst

One-shot

Stormsurge

Sorcerer's Shoes

Lich Bane

Shadowflame

Zhonya's Hourglass

Rabadon's Deathcap

Poke

Luden's + Horizon

Luden's Echo

Sorcerer's Shoes

Horizon Focus

Rabadon's Deathcap

Zhonya's Hourglass

Void Staff

Defensive

Rod + Banshee's

Rod of Ages

Mercury's Treads

Zhonya's Hourglass

Banshee's Veil

Rabadon's Deathcap

Void Staff

Runes

Primary

Electrocute · Domination

Secondary

Sorcery

Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Eyeball Collection · Ultimate Hunter · Transcendence · Gathering Storm

Skill Order

Max Q>E>W first

10E

11R

12E

13E

14W

15W

16R

17W

18W

Combos

BladeQEWAA

Dagger, spin, pickup.

All-inEWQR

Jump in, Death Lotus.

ResetQEAAR

Follow resets.

Matchups

Strong against

Veigar · Lux

Weak against

Galio · Kassadin

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Tips

Playing as Katarina

✦Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.
✦Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.
✦Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Playing against Katarina

✦Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.
✦Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Overview

Ability PowerMidHard

Class: Assassin · Mage

Skins

Click a skin to view it in 3D + its spotlight.

Tips

Playing as Katarina

✦Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.
✦Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.
✦Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Playing against Katarina

✦Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.
✦Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.