Champions › Katarina
Base Stats
Lv1 · growth · Lv18An AP assassin who sweeps fights with dagger resets. Explosive snowball.
Summoner spells
Runes
Marks 9 · Seals 9 · Glyphs 9 · Quints 3
+0.87 magic penetration×9
+1.41 armor×9
+0.15 magic resist per level (+2.7 at champion level 18)×9
+2.01 magic penetration×3Masteries
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0/121 in Offense for burst and Executioner; 9 in Utility for mana and move speed.
Skill Leveling Order
Max order Q → E → WMax Q (Bouncing Blade) first, then E (Shunpo), W last. Level R (Death Lotus) whenever available.
Item Build
Riot Season 3 recommended
Playstyle
Stick a dagger with Q, then E to a dagger to pick it up and burst. Kills/assists reset all cooldowns, so one pick can chain into sweeping the whole fight. How safely you channel R (Death Lotus) is everything for her carry potential.
Skills
Passive · Q · W · E · R
Champion kills or assists reduce Katarina's cooldowns by 15 seconds.
Katarina throws a dagger that bounces from enemy to enemy, dealing magic damage and marking them. Her next spell or basic attack against a marked target will consume the mark and deal additional magic damage.
Katarina whirls her daggers around her, dealing magic damage to all enemies in the area. If she hits an enemy Champion, Katarina gains a burst of speed for a short duration.
Katarina instantly moves to her target's location and takes reduced damage from enemies for a few seconds. If the target is an enemy, she deals damage.
Katarina becomes a flurry of blades, throwing daggers with unrivaled speed at up to three nearby Champions. Daggers deal magic damage and reduce incoming healing on targets hit.
Champion Tips
Riot officialPlaying as
- 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, minion or ward can be a great escape tactic.
Playing against
- 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.
Lore
Driven by an intense killer instinct, Katarina uses her talents as an assassin for the glory of Noxus, and the continued elevation of her family. While her fervor drives her to ever-greater feats, it can sometimes lead her astray. From ...