Katarina Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.5%
- Pick rate
- 6.8%
- Ban rate
- 14.0%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Precision 
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Precision
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Katarina
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Katarina wins 50.5% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (6,413 games).
- Most common core: Lich Bane → Shadowflame → Zhonya's Hourglass — 54% win rate over 69 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 44% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Ziggs (77% over 13 games). Hardest: Gwen (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 62.0% | 1% (50) | |
| 59.3% | 6% (400) | |
| 58.0% | 3% (181) | |
| 57.8% | 3% (185) | |
| 55.3% | 4% (282) | |
| 55.0% | 6% (393) | |
| 54.7% | 1% (86) | |
| 53.9% | 2% (141) | |
| 53.7% | 13% (806) | |
| 52.5% | 4% (280) | |
| 51.7% | 13% (859) | |
| 49.5% | 9% (566) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Precision
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Domination
Precision
Domination +
Precision
Precision +
Domination 
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
51.6%13% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
50.6%11% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
54.5%1% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
20.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
50.9%23% pick
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Flash + Teleport
52.1%1% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
66.7%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
58.0%174 games
E
Q
W
47.8%23 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (53%), E → Q → W (46%).
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PVoracityWhenever 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 d...
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QBouncing Blade
Katarina throws a Dagger at the target that then bounces to nearby enemies before ricocheting onto the ground.
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WPreparation
Katarina gains a burst of Move Speed, tossing a Dagger into the air directly above herself.
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EShunpo
Katarina blinks to the target, striking it if its an enemy, or striking the nearest enemy otherwise.
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RDeath LotusKatarina becomes a flurry of blades, dealing massive magic damage while she channels to the 3 nearest enemy champions.