Katarina Build
The patch 26.1 Katarina build uses Sorcerer's Shoes, Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, Lich Bane, Mejai's Soulstealer, Rabadon's Deathcap, Oracle Lens. This Katarina build has a 4.7% pick rate and a 56.29% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. 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/
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- 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
Select a Katarina Build
Shadowflame
Hextech Gunblade
Lich Bane
- Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass- Hextech Gunblade
- Shadowflame
- Hextech Gunblade
Rabadon's Deathcap
- Shadowflame
- Zhonya's Hourglass
- Lich Bane
Best Katarina Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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.
These are Katarina's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Shadowflame (51.4% WR, +2.8% WR diff, 54.6% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (52.0% WR, +3.5% WR diff, 28.7% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Lich Bane (50.4% WR, +1.8% WR diff, 38.0% pick rate) provides 100 AP, 0.04% Speed. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
3,200Katarina build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Katarina include Mejai's Soulstealer, Rabadon's Deathcap. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Katarina are Crimson Lucidity. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Katarina is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Katarina build.
Movement Speed:45
Ability Power:465
Armor:50- Movement Speed:4%
Health:100
When facing Katarina's top counters like Yasuo, Naafiri, Sylas, 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 Rabadon's Deathcap based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Katarina performance.
This Katarina burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.5% win rate across 420 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 465 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Katarina with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Katarina's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 15,250, this Katarina build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Katarina build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Katarina. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current katarina build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Katarina Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Katarina build?
The best Katarina build in this patch includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Lich Bane. This build has a 55.48% win rate and is picked 4.21% of the time.
What are Katarina's core items?
Katarina's core items are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Lich Bane. 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?
Crimson Lucidity are the best boots for Katarina. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Katarina's playstyle. They are included in 4.2% of Katarina builds.
What is the best trinket for Katarina?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Katarina. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. 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, Hextech Gunblade, and Lich Bane. 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.