Fiddlesticks - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
1.8%

Fiddlesticksvs Katarina

BMageSupport
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 11, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Fiddlesticks vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Fiddlesticks wins with a 100.0% win rate (+100.0%) over Katarina based on 5 games. Fiddlesticks holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup.

Fiddlesticks Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fiddlesticks 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.

Compare against an opponent
Katarina - 100.0% win rateKatarina(100.0%)
Fiddlesticks - 100.0% win rate in this matchup
Fiddlesticks
100.0% WR
VS
Katarina vs Fiddlesticks matchup - 0.0% win rate
Katarina
0.0% WR

Who Wins the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina Matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup
Winner
Fiddlesticks
Matches: 5
100.0%
Win Rate
0.0%
5.2
CS / min
5.3
1,093
DMG / min
748
12,757
Gold / game
10,935
402
Heal / min
182
708
DMG Mitigated / min
777
2.3
CC / min
0.1
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Fiddlesticks vs Katarina Matchup Summary

The Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Fiddlesticks wins with a 100.0% win rate compared to Katarina's 0.0%, giving Fiddlesticks a 100.0 percentage point advantage. Fiddlesticks dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Katarina players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fiddlesticks leads by 2.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fiddlesticks players can confidently pick into Katarina and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Katarina away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Fiddlesticks vs Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown

Fiddlesticks wins the laning phase against Katarina in League of Legends

Fiddlesticks is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Fiddlesticks holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.2Fiddlesticks
5.3Katarina
Fiddlesticks and Katarina farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
1,093Fiddlesticks
748Katarina
Fiddlesticks heavily out-damages Katarina by 345 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Katarina should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Fiddlesticks's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,757Fiddlesticks
10,935Katarina
Fiddlesticks generates a commanding 1,821 more gold per game than Katarina. This substantial economic advantage means Fiddlesticks consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Katarina should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
2.3Fiddlesticks
0.1Katarina
Fiddlesticks brings significantly more crowd control than Katarina, with 2.2 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Fiddlesticks far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Katarina should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,110Fiddlesticks
958Katarina
Fiddlesticks vastly out-sustains Katarina, healing and mitigating 152 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Fiddlesticks can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Katarina is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Katarina, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Fiddlesticks Build Against Katarina

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Fiddlesticks needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fiddlesticks against Katarina are Liandry's Torment, Malignance and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Fiddlesticks an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Katarina. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fiddlesticks
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Fiddlesticks early game win rateFiddlesticks100.0%
Katarina early game win rateKatarina0.0%
Late Game
Fiddlesticks
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Fiddlesticks late game win rateFiddlesticks100.0%
Katarina late game win rateKatarina0.0%

Fiddlesticks dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Fiddlesticks can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Fiddlesticks is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Fiddlesticks, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Fiddlesticks holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Katarina players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Fiddlesticks Runes Against Katarina

Resolve rune tree - Fiddlesticks primary runes vs KatarinaResolve
Aftershock - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KatarinaFont of Life - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KatarinaConditioning - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KatarinaRevitalize - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Katarina
Domination rune tree - Fiddlesticks secondary runes vs KatarinaDomination
Cheap Shot - best Fiddlesticks rune vs KatarinaUltimate Hunter - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Katarina
100.0% WR

Running Resolve primary with Domination secondary allows Fiddlesticks to press their advantage against Katarina, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Fiddlesticks matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Fiddlesticks'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 Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Fiddlesticks matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.90%821.170311,41252.3%34.2%
46.75%771.181313,22348.0%46.1%
50.67%751.278513,10433.3%60.4%
64.41%590.972312,35760.9%66.7%
56.86%511.070912,35350.0%62.1%
60.00%501.178613,67153.3%62.9%
45.83%481.177812,60328.6%59.3%
46.34%411.171912,27750.0%43.5%
47.50%401.178511,89260.0%35.0%
55.56%361.080813,55958.3%54.2%
48.39%311.283213,01246.1%50.0%
43.33%301.177513,16657.1%39.1%
43.33%301.868412,05042.9%43.8%
37.93%291.484910,97343.8%30.8%
44.44%271.778611,39230.8%57.1%
65.38%261.281012,99953.9%76.9%
48.00%251.374712,40150.0%46.7%
54.17%241.067212,16863.6%46.1%
33.33%241.180114,21340.0%31.6%
47.83%231.071112,15953.9%40.0%
56.52%231.079912,32762.5%42.9%
43.48%231.381913,70657.1%37.5%
50.00%221.269311,04360.0%41.7%
47.62%211.076313,36560.0%43.8%
30.00%201.281310,82511.1%45.5%
42.11%190.984012,51237.5%45.5%
42.11%191.370812,19150.0%38.5%
52.63%193.479512,49771.4%41.7%
38.89%181.877311,66140.0%37.5%
55.56%181.175712,90250.0%60.0%
47.06%172.393613,85150.0%46.1%
37.50%161.383912,60837.5%37.5%
37.50%161.878712,63750.0%30.0%
60.00%151.76819,44683.3%44.4%
46.67%153.07239,50055.6%33.3%
64.29%141.592613,36233.3%87.5%
35.71%142.177713,07525.0%40.0%
71.43%141.969712,14250.0%80.0%
57.14%142.882811,20466.7%50.0%
57.14%141.063711,97385.7%28.6%
46.15%131.278013,069100.0%30.0%
38.46%132.178412,12114.3%66.7%
46.15%131.963210,24550.0%42.9%
33.33%121.371911,52066.7%22.2%
58.33%121.469412,60360.0%57.1%
54.55%112.494811,99180.0%33.3%
54.55%111.681311,877100.0%50.0%
63.64%112.076310,90260.0%66.7%
54.55%111.284014,79250.0%57.1%
54.55%111.66298,69225.0%71.4%
45.45%111.76658,96857.1%25.0%
54.55%112.056410,58640.0%66.7%
45.45%112.069410,82150.0%40.0%
27.27%111.95879,5670.0%37.5%
45.45%111.683811,9790.0%62.5%
63.64%111.161412,24560.0%66.7%
63.64%111.56969,41975.0%57.1%
60.00%102.198113,85680.0%40.0%
40.00%102.790410,56825.0%50.0%
40.00%105.175011,44550.0%37.5%
30.00%101.579311,05540.0%20.0%
22.22%91.67889,8220.0%33.3%
22.22%93.26218,91040.0%0.0%
66.67%91.072912,73775.0%60.0%
25.00%85.56819,31816.7%50.0%
37.50%82.26978,75525.0%50.0%
50.00%85.177811,99350.0%50.0%
14.29%71.21,12216,9670.0%20.0%
14.29%74.58918,6920.0%50.0%
28.57%71.67108,74025.0%33.3%
28.57%71.56038,96150.0%0.0%
57.14%73.27729,27550.0%66.7%
57.14%70.985513,270100.0%50.0%
28.57%72.260910,3320.0%50.0%
57.14%71.56139,52950.0%60.0%
57.14%73.37809,97266.7%50.0%
57.14%73.374610,965100.0%40.0%
71.43%73.37388,39560.0%100.0%
42.86%73.28179,41633.3%100.0%
85.71%71.45909,82966.7%100.0%
33.33%62.972413,01850.0%25.0%
33.33%65.31,09211,225100.0%0.0%
33.33%61.674511,02050.0%25.0%
33.33%64.989412,01825.0%50.0%
16.67%62.087010,51033.3%0.0%
66.67%62.057510,12150.0%75.0%
16.67%65.796511,87550.0%0.0%
50.00%62.085611,41450.0%50.0%
66.67%61.974112,634100.0%33.3%
50.00%65.694210,30733.3%66.7%
66.67%64.01,0059,68766.7%66.7%
0.00%61.66288,7890.0%0.0%
66.67%61.57159,97050.0%75.0%
100.00%55.21,09312,757100.0%100.0%
40.00%52.76137,78666.7%0.0%
60.00%51.45698,68666.7%50.0%
20.00%51.55788,80150.0%0.0%
40.00%51.857710,5210.0%50.0%
60.00%52.26999,81466.7%50.0%
60.00%54.578811,53966.7%50.0%
40.00%53.388610,58750.0%33.3%

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Fiddlesticks vs Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Fiddlesticks do against Katarina in League of Legends?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to Katarina's 0.0%, a 100.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Katarina in the early game?

In the early game, Fiddlesticks has the advantage against Katarina with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Fiddlesticks players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Katarina in the late game?

In the late game, Fiddlesticks takes over the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Fiddlesticks scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the matchup against Katarina with a 100.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 100.0 percentage point advantage means Fiddlesticks is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Fiddlesticks build against Katarina?

The best Fiddlesticks build against Katarina includes Liandry's Torment, Malignance, Blackfire Torch with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Fiddlesticks runes against Katarina?

The best Fiddlesticks runes against Katarina use the Resolve primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Fiddlesticks vs Katarina matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Fiddlesticks counter Katarina?

Yes, Fiddlesticks has a favorable matchup against Katarina with a 100.0% win rate. Fiddlesticks strongly counters Katarina in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Fiddlesticks against Katarina?

When playing Fiddlesticks against Katarina, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.