- Win Rate
- 48.4%
- Pick Rate
- 2.9%
- Ban Rate
- 6.0%
Katarina vs Caitlyn
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 2,640
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 4, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Katarina vs Caitlyn is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Katarina wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Caitlyn based on 34 games. Katarina wins the early laning phase while Caitlyn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Caitlyn matchup.
Katarina Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Katarina 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 Katarina vs Caitlyn?
Katarina wins 36.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 23.6% and 51.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.9% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −14.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 41 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 9 games, Katarina won 22.2%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Caitlyn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Katarina wins 36.6% of 41 games (95% range 23.6–51.9%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 50.9% for Katarina; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 277, within the margin of error (41 games).
- Katarina players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Caitlyn: 17.9% of their other Bot games, under 2% 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 Katarina and Caitlyn 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 Katarina'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.
Katarina vs Caitlyn Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Katarina vs Caitlyn Win Rate by Game Length
Katarina's win rate against Caitlyn 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: Katarina's results against Caitlyn in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Katarina vs Caitlyn 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)EvenKatarina gold at 15: +277
- First itemKatarinaKatarina: 10.4 min · Caitlyn: 11.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Katarina Changes Against Caitlyn
Choices Katarina players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually17.9%vs Caitlynunder 2%−17.9 pts
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually26.1%vs Caitlyn43.9%+17.8 pts- Q > E > Wthe Q > E > W skill orderSkill priorityUsually73.9%vs Caitlyn58.5%−15.4 pts33.3% WR here
TriumphRuneUsually99.0%vs Caitlyn95.1%−3.9 pts35.9% WR here
Best Katarina Build vs Caitlyn
Usual Katarina build (Bot)
56.1% win rate · 98 games
Against Caitlyn
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 27 Katarina games against Caitlyn carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Katarina's standard build instead.
- Katarina usually completes Kraken Slayer first, at 10.4 min (median of 32 games).
- Caitlyn usually completes The Collector first, at 11.7 min (median of 23 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — 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 Katarina Runes vs Caitlyn
Usual Katarina runes (Bot)
Conqueror
49.1% win rate · 116 games
Against Caitlyn
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Katarina'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 Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Katarina Matchups
Hardest for Katarina
Easiest for Katarina
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Katarina vs Caitlyn FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Katarina vs Caitlyn?
Current data slightly favors Caitlyn, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Katarina wins 36.6% of 41 games (95% range 23.6–51.9%).
What is Katarina's win rate against Caitlyn?
Katarina wins 36.6% of 41 Bot games against Caitlyn on patch 26.19 (95% range 23.6–51.9%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 50.9% would be expected.
Does Katarina counter Caitlyn?
Not clearly. Katarina wins 36.6% of 41 games against Caitlyn, and the 95% range (23.6–51.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Katarina or Caitlyn?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 277, within the margin of error (41 games).
Does Katarina outscale Caitlyn?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Caitlyn strongest against Katarina?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Caitlyn is ahead of Katarina beyond the margin of error.
What should Katarina build against Caitlyn?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Katarina's usual Bot core: Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance, Terminus. The biggest change against Caitlyn: Mercury's Treads (17.9% usually, under 2% here).
What runes should Katarina use against Caitlyn?
Use Katarina's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Caitlyn: Triumph (99.0% usually, 95.1% here).