Assassin

Katarina

The Sinister Blade

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.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Voracity
Q
Bouncing Blade
W
Preparation
E
Shunpo
R
Death Lotus

Katarina

Overview

On patch 16.21, Katarina is rated B tier in the mid lane, winning 50.5% of 11,100 ranked games with a 11.4% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Dark Harvest with Flash and Ignite and builds Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Kraken Slayer, and Spellslinger's Shoes.

Katarina struggles most against Heimerdinger (31%), Naafiri (38.5%), and Malphite (39.1%) and does best against Swain (65.4%), Tryndamere (64%), and Zoe (58.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 11,100 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

50.5%

Win rate

11.4%

Pick rate

11.1K

Games

16.21

Patch

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.

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Matchups

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Strong against

Swain65.4%26
Tryndamere64.0%25
Zoe58.6%111
Anivia58.4%161
Vel'Koz57.1%49

Weak against

Heimerdinger31.0%42
Naafiri38.5%52
Malphite39.1%69
Ziggs40.0%35
Garen43.2%44

Abilities

P
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.
Q
Bouncing Blade
Katarina throws a Dagger at the target that then bounces to nearby enemies before ricocheting onto the ground.
Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7Cost: 0Range: 625
W
Preparation
Katarina gains a burst of Move Speed, tossing a Dagger into the air directly above herself.
Cooldown: 15/14/13/12/11Cost: 0Range: 25000
E
Shunpo
Katarina blinks to the target, striking it if its an enemy, or striking the nearest enemy otherwise.
Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8Cost: 0Range: 725
R
Death Lotus
Katarina becomes a flurry of blades, dealing massive magic damage while she channels to the 3 nearest enemy champions.
Cooldown: 75/60/45Cost: 0Range: 550