Katarina Build
The patch 25.23 Katarina build uses Chainlaced Crushers, Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Mejai's Soulstealer, Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap, Oracle Lens. This Katarina build has a 5.07% pick rate and a 71.43% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Katarina build choices below.
Voracity
Whenever 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 damage.
Bouncing Blade
Katarina throws a Dagger at the target that then bounces to nearby enemies before ricocheting onto the ground.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 11/
- 10/
- 9/
- 8/
- 7
Range:- 625
Preparation
Katarina gains a burst of Move Speed, tossing a Dagger into the air directly above herself.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 15/
- 14/
- 13/
- 12/
- 11
Range:- 25000
Shunpo
Katarina blinks to the target, striking it if its an enemy, or striking the nearest enemy otherwise.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 12/
- 11/
- 10/
- 9/
- 8
Range:- 725
Death Lotus
Katarina becomes a flurry of blades, dealing massive magic damage while she channels to the 3 nearest enemy champions.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 75/
- 60/
- 45
Range:- 550
- Assassin,
- Mage
Katarina's most effective build path includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Katarina Build
Shadowflame
Lich Bane
Mejai's Soulstealer
- Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass- Lich Bane
- Shadowflame
- Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
- Shadowflame
- Lich Bane
- Rabadon's Deathcap
Best Katarina Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Katarina Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Katarina build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Katarina Core Items - Build These First
These are Katarina's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Shadowflame
3,200Click for detailed item information and stats
Ability Power:11049.64%Win Rate64.45%Pick RateZhonya's Hourglass
3,250Activate to become invincible but unable to take actions
Armor:50 Ability Power:10552.00%Win Rate30.65%Pick RateRabadon's Deathcap
3,500Massively increases Ability Power
Ability Power:13053.73%Win Rate25.07%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Katarina
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Katarina build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Katarina
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Katarina
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Katarina Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Katarina build.
Movement Speed:55- Ability Power:465
- Armor:50
Health:100- Movement Speed:4%
Katarina Counter Build Advice
When facing Katarina's top counters like Yasuo, Galio, Annie, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Mejai's Soulstealer or Lich Bane based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Katarina performance.
Katarina - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Katarina. The build shown is Katarina's current katarina build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 4.7% | View Build → | ||
| 61.4% | 5.8% | View Build → | ||
| 71.7% | 5.0% | View Build → |
Katarina Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Katarina build?
The best Katarina build in this patch includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. This build has a 54.93% win rate and is picked 5.87% of the time.
What are Katarina's core items?
Katarina's core items are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Katarina's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Katarina?
Forever Forward are the best boots for Katarina. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Katarina's playstyle. They are included in 5.9% of Katarina builds.
What is the best trinket for Katarina?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Katarina. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Katarina maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Katarina builds?
Yes, alternative Katarina builds include options like Shadowflame, Lich Bane, and Mejai's Soulstealer. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Katarina?
MetaBot sources its build data for Katarina directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Katarina builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Katarina. From there, we aggregate the Katarina builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
