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Katarina Mid Build

Patch 26.1656,440 games

Lame sinistre

Filters

WR50.0%

Ban17.1%

Games47,746

All ranks

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Core items

Most built items

Récompense de quête de la voie du milieu

99% pick

50.1%47,329

Chaussures de lanceur de sorts

50% pick

51.2%24,059

Fléau de liche

46% pick

51.1%22,127

Flamme-ombre

46% pick

52.7%22,054

Tueur de krakens

38% pick

50.2%18,041

Lame du roi déchu

27% pick

51.9%13,000

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Starting items

Early game items

Sceau noir

49.5%10,284

Lame de Doran

49.6%5,548

Bouclier de Doran

46.1%1,732

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Summoner spells

Popular combinations

Flash + Ignite

50.1%45,247

Flash + Teleport

45.5%1,629

Teleport + Ignite

51.6%254

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Runes

Most played pages

Electrocute

Domination + Precision

50.4%11,884

Domination

Precision

Shards

★ Most popular

Conqueror

Precision + Domination

48.9%7,510

Precision

Domination

Shards

Electrocute

Domination + Precision

50.6%4,409

Domination

Precision

Shards

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Popular builds

Full item combinations

50.1%975★ Top

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52.0%944

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54.8%922

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52.2%728

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Real-time data

Stats computed from ranked matches. Data gets more accurate over time.

47,746 gamesPatch 26.16

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Katarina lore ▾

Aussi prompte dans ses décisions qu'elle est meurtrière en combat, Katarina figure parmi les assassins les plus prestigieux de Noxus. Fille aînée du légendaire général Du Couteau, elle révéla bien vite ses talents en éliminant ses ennemis avec la plus grande des discrétions. Son ambition était telle qu'elle n'hésitait pas à traquer des cibles solidement gardées, au risque de mettre ses alliés en danger. Quelle que fût la mission, elle n'hésitait jamais à remplir son devoir dans un tourbillon de lames acérées.

Katarina Mid Guide | Patch 26.16

Katarina dominates mid lane with high burst damage and roaming potential. Her 50.1% winrate reflects her skill-ceiling reliance, making her a top pick for ranked climbers.

How to play Katarina?

Katarina thrives in chaotic fights where her mobility and resets shine. Early game focuses on short-range poke with Q and E to chunk enemies, while avoiding extended trades. Mid-game, look for roams to side lanes or jungle skirmishes after securing level 6. Late-game, Katarina excels in teamfights, diving onto priority targets with ult to delete them before they react. Positioning is key—stay near your frontline to bait CC, then dash in with E for resets.

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✅ Strengths

•Unmatched burst damage with combo resets
•High mobility with E and Flash synergy
•Strong roaming potential post-level 6
•Excellent waveclear with Q and E
•Teamfight dominance with ult resets

❌ Weaknesses

•Extremely squishy with no innate sustain
•High skill ceiling due to precise combo execution
•Vulnerable to hard CC and burst
•Weak laning phase against pokey matchups
•Relies heavily on gold and levels to scale

💡 Tips for Katarina

1.Use Q to last-hit under tower safely, as it refunds mana on kills. This helps you stay in lane longer without pushing too hard.
2.Save E for resets after landing abilities, not as an escape tool. Katarina’s E is for damage, not survival.
3.Roam aggressively after level 6 when your ult is up. Mid lane Katarina’s roam potential is unmatched in the game.
4.Prioritize Zhonya’s Hourglass against heavy AP teams to survive burst and still output damage.
5.Avoid auto-attacking unless necessary—your damage comes from abilities, not basic attacks.