Azirvs Katarina
Azir vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Katarina wins with a 69.6% win rate (+39.1%) over Azir based on 23 games. Katarina holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Azir build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Azir vs Katarina matchup.
Azir Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Azir performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Azir vs Katarina?
Azir wins 30.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 15.6% and 50.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −18.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 23 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 26
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Katarina, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Azir wins 30.4% of 23 games (95% range 15.6–50.9%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 48.9% for Azir; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Azir players pick Rabadon's Deathcap far more often against Katarina: 38.0% of their other Mid games, 60.9% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Azir and Katarina played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Azir's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Azir vs Katarina Laning Stats
Only 23 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Azir vs Katarina Win Rate by Game Length
Azir's win rate against Katarina by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Azir's results against Katarina in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Azir vs Katarina Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Azir Changes Against Katarina
Choices Azir players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Usually38.0%vs Katarina60.9%+22.9 pts
OvergrowthRuneUsually48.4%vs Katarina26.1%−22.3 pts
Absolute FocusRuneUsually10.4%vs Katarina30.4%+20.1 pts
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually96.9%vs Katarina87.0%−9.9 pts30.0% WR here
InspirationSecondary treeUsually0.5%vs Katarina8.7%+8.2 pts
Deathfire TouchKeystoneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Katarina4.3%+4.3 pts
Biscuit DeliveryRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Katarina4.3%+4.3 pts
Ability Haste (offense)Stat shardUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Katarina4.3%+4.3 pts
Best Azir Build vs Katarina
Usual Azir build (Mid)
57.8% win rate · 116 games
Against Katarina
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 15 Azir games against Katarina carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Azir's standard build instead.
- Azir usually completes Nashor's Tooth first, at 11.4 min (median of 22 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Azir Runes vs Katarina
Usual Azir runes (Mid)
Press the Attack
66.7% win rate · 15 games
Against Katarina
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Azir matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Azir's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Azir build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Azir vs Katarina FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Azir vs Katarina?
Current data slightly favors Katarina, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Azir wins 30.4% of 23 games (95% range 15.6–50.9%).
What is Azir's win rate against Katarina?
Azir wins 30.4% of 23 Mid games against Katarina on patch 26.19 (95% range 15.6–50.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.9% would be expected.
Does Azir counter Katarina?
Not clearly. Azir wins 30.4% of 23 games against Katarina, and the 95% range (15.6–50.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Azir or Katarina?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (23) to say who wins lane.
Does Azir outscale Katarina?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Katarina strongest against Azir?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Katarina is ahead of Azir beyond the margin of error.
What should Azir build against Katarina?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Azir's usual Mid core: Shadowflame, Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Katarina: Rabadon's Deathcap (38.0% usually, 60.9% here).
What runes should Azir use against Katarina?
Use Azir's usual Press the Attack page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Katarina: Overgrowth (48.4% usually, 26.1% here).