Katarina Counters

Best picks against Katarina

Highest win rate versus Katarina in Mid.

1. 1Sion122 games61.5%
2. 2Vex921 games55.0%
3. 3Ekko929 games54.8%
4. 4Kayle1,142 games54.7%
5. 5Pantheon262 games54.6%
6. 6Diana1,044 games54.5%
7. 7Vladimir1,049 games54.2%
8. 8Kennen1,670 games54.0%
9. 9Kassadin659 games53.9%
10. 10Fizz1,378 games53.2%
11. 11Cho'Gath1,486 games53.2%
12. 12Galio1,000 games52.9%
13. 13Jayce137 games52.5%
14. 14LeBlanc1,060 games52.2%
15. 15Lissandra1,273 games52.1%

Worst picks against Katarina

Lowest win rate versus Katarina in Mid.

1. 1Orianna467 games44.3%
2. 2Taliyah175 games44.6%
3. 3Aurora400 games45.2%
4. 4Locke1,323 games45.6%
5. 5Malphite186 games45.7%
6. 6Ryze366 games46.5%
7. 7Hwei347 games46.7%
8. 8Talon334 games46.7%
9. 9Mel482 games46.9%
10. 10Irelia629 games46.9%
11. 11Qiyana603 games46.9%
12. 12Zoe560 games47.1%
13. 13Syndra1,289 games47.2%
14. 14Sylas1,352 games47.5%
15. 15Akshan410 games47.8%

Best lane counters vs Katarina

Largest gold lead over Katarina at 15 minutes in Mid.

1. 1Irelia174 games+767
2. 2Diana286 games+766
3. 3Fizz336 games+710
4. 4Naafiri143 games+456
5. 5Talon131 games+356
6. 6Qiyana128 games+317
7. 7Akali507 games+293
8. 8Yasuo618 games+276
9. 9Locke100 games+239
10. 10Zoe151 games+178
11. 11Mel281 games+170
12. 12Malphite101 games+168
13. 13Vex348 games+157
14. 14Zed462 games+141
15. 15Twisted Fate163 games+136

How to play against Katarina

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Hold crowd control instead of throwing it early; the threat often denies her dagger access by itself.
2. Force short trades and leave before extended fights let her stack damage.
3. Keep one interrupt for her R during skirmishes instead of spending every spell on the first target.
4. Ping missing timers early and give up doomed side fights when she roams first.
5. Focus her immediately when she jumps into the fight, even if a tank is closer.

Where Katarina is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Katarina depends on takedown resets to snowball fights, so coordinated focus can stop her before the chain starts.
• Katarina has no reliable crowd control or ranged wave control, making early pressure and interrupted roams especially punishing.