Katarina - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.2%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Katarinavs Cassiopeia

DAssassinMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Katarina vs Cassiopeia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Cassiopeia wins with a 64.5% win rate (+29.0%) over Katarina based on 31 games. Cassiopeia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup.

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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.

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Katarina - 35.5% win rate in this matchup
Katarina
35.5% WR
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Cassiopeia vs Katarina matchup - 64.5% win rate
Cassiopeia
64.5% WR

Who Wins the Katarina vs Cassiopeia Matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup
Winner
Cassiopeia
Matches: 31
35.5%
Win Rate
64.5%
5.7
CS / min
6.7
941
DMG / min
921
11,929
Gold / game
11,762
208
Heal / min
252
615
DMG Mitigated / min
557
0.1
CC / min
1.1
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
37.5%
Late Game WR
62.5%

Katarina vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

The Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 31 recent matches analyzed, Cassiopeia wins with a 64.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 35.5%, giving Cassiopeia a 29.0 percentage point advantage. Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Cassiopeia has a strong advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Cassiopeia overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Katarina vs Cassiopeia Laning Phase Breakdown

Katarina wins the laning phase against Cassiopeia in League of Legends

Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Cassiopeia, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Katarina holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.7Katarina
6.7Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia significantly out-farms Katarina by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 14 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Cassiopeia a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Katarina players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
941Katarina
921Cassiopeia
Damage output is virtually even between Katarina and Cassiopeia, with only 20 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
11,929Katarina
11,762Cassiopeia
Katarina and Cassiopeia generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 167 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.1Katarina
1.1Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia brings significantly more crowd control than Katarina, with 1.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Cassiopeia 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
823Katarina
809Cassiopeia
Katarina and Cassiopeia have comparable sustain profiles, with only 15 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Katarina Build Against Cassiopeia

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Cassiopeia, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Cassiopeia are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Gunblade. This combination gives Katarina an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Cassiopeia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Cassiopeia
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Katarina early game win rateKatarina33.3%
Cassiopeia early game win rateCassiopeia66.7%
Late Game
Cassiopeia
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Katarina late game win rateKatarina37.5%
Cassiopeia late game win rateCassiopeia62.5%

Cassiopeia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Cassiopeia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Cassiopeia is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Cassiopeia, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Cassiopeia 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 Katarina Runes Against Cassiopeia

Domination rune tree - Katarina primary runes vs CassiopeiaDomination
Electrocute - best Katarina rune vs CassiopeiaSudden Impact - best Katarina rune vs CassiopeiaGrisly Mementos - best Katarina rune vs CassiopeiaRelentless Hunter - best Katarina rune vs Cassiopeia
Resolve rune tree - Katarina secondary runes vs CassiopeiaResolve
Bone Plating - best Katarina rune vs CassiopeiaUnflinching - best Katarina rune vs Cassiopeia
100.0% WR

The Domination and Resolve rune setup gives Katarina the best tools to compete against Cassiopeia in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.

Katarina matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.70%2155.988912,11552.7%49.2%
48.96%1926.085412,47257.8%41.2%
47.20%1616.096212,56750.8%44.8%
48.73%1586.086311,91250.6%46.8%
46.00%1505.793612,63349.2%43.8%
55.03%1496.094812,65662.9%49.4%
38.97%1365.788611,21832.9%47.4%
44.62%1305.882312,10250.8%38.8%
44.09%1275.987612,07343.1%44.9%
50.79%1265.91,00011,85850.6%51.0%
55.37%1215.690912,44856.4%54.5%
49.09%1105.896212,18850.0%48.2%
51.40%1076.089512,62150.0%52.5%
50.98%1025.796411,39950.0%52.0%
48.48%995.988712,39946.5%50.0%
53.85%915.884812,37665.8%45.3%
56.18%895.81,02012,04857.8%54.5%
49.41%855.683910,66145.1%55.9%
55.29%856.497512,71658.5%52.3%
48.78%825.897212,23344.4%52.2%
59.72%725.697113,02254.8%63.4%
61.97%715.795412,00358.8%64.9%
44.93%695.683011,01245.7%44.1%
39.13%695.784411,36943.8%35.1%
38.24%686.095412,22537.5%38.9%
59.68%625.81,00913,59461.5%58.3%
43.55%626.084811,10238.2%50.0%
52.63%575.788412,20659.4%44.0%
62.50%566.293312,70775.0%53.1%
48.21%566.296812,19943.8%54.2%
50.91%556.299711,94148.4%54.2%
42.31%526.096412,03556.5%31.0%
58.00%505.91,04413,93270.6%51.5%
44.00%505.895611,52834.4%61.1%
38.30%475.589912,55340.0%37.0%
57.78%455.889812,10450.0%64.0%
51.16%436.098112,59747.6%54.5%
46.51%436.11,07912,71256.3%40.7%
51.22%415.992512,49458.8%45.8%
43.24%375.796512,71635.0%52.9%
31.25%326.191011,81326.3%38.5%
50.00%325.984511,79933.3%64.7%
54.84%315.895612,62246.1%61.1%
35.48%315.794111,92933.3%37.5%
60.71%285.91,04813,76085.7%35.7%
59.26%276.297014,60766.7%55.6%
55.56%275.574011,26430.0%70.6%
34.62%265.674410,87233.3%35.7%
54.17%246.31,04612,56136.4%69.2%
54.17%245.582610,36146.7%66.7%
41.67%245.697013,72527.3%53.9%
52.38%215.993412,02054.5%50.0%
52.38%216.394713,83375.0%38.5%
61.90%215.597814,20277.8%50.0%
55.00%206.084012,59360.0%50.0%
50.00%205.891413,00450.0%50.0%
50.00%205.883412,35537.5%58.3%
57.89%195.893713,22450.0%66.7%
26.32%195.988610,53127.3%25.0%
44.44%185.581812,25422.2%66.7%
35.29%175.688212,83828.6%40.0%
31.25%165.583310,59125.0%37.5%
33.33%156.01,03312,79933.3%33.3%
64.29%146.51,17115,73275.0%50.0%
38.46%135.61,14814,14025.0%60.0%
50.00%125.91,03113,27150.0%50.0%
33.33%125.075611,3710.0%50.0%
58.33%126.393912,29471.4%40.0%
45.45%116.177111,40866.7%37.5%
54.55%115.31,22911,90725.0%71.4%
45.45%115.986111,17550.0%40.0%
63.64%116.280113,30166.7%62.5%
30.00%105.51,10314,07950.0%25.0%
40.00%105.473711,16950.0%33.3%
30.00%105.696910,75940.0%20.0%
50.00%106.194414,8760.0%50.0%
60.00%105.795712,12260.0%60.0%
60.00%105.898711,18360.0%60.0%
40.00%105.593213,24837.5%50.0%
77.78%95.298615,51850.0%85.7%
55.56%96.21,02514,456100.0%33.3%
25.00%85.91,09312,09433.3%0.0%
12.50%85.75869,0110.0%50.0%
25.00%86.21,15915,19966.7%0.0%
25.00%85.35527,26440.0%0.0%
62.50%85.51,05014,54775.0%50.0%
87.50%85.387010,24375.0%100.0%
37.50%86.41,06413,83150.0%25.0%
75.00%85.61,29611,826100.0%60.0%
87.50%85.999011,819100.0%75.0%
75.00%85.38199,08183.3%50.0%
50.00%85.91,12414,1690.0%66.7%
57.14%75.379310,19040.0%100.0%
14.29%75.283216,2450.0%14.3%
42.86%76.378511,2820.0%100.0%
83.33%65.11,35312,978100.0%66.7%
33.33%66.392012,60320.0%100.0%
66.67%66.91,14712,78675.0%50.0%
16.67%65.76988,89825.0%0.0%
83.33%66.01,63412,698100.0%75.0%
60.00%56.71,34414,948100.0%33.3%
40.00%56.189213,37233.3%50.0%
40.00%54.993511,32750.0%33.3%
60.00%55.01,1269,51666.7%50.0%

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Katarina vs Cassiopeia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Katarina do against Cassiopeia in League of Legends?

Cassiopeia wins the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 64.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 35.5%, a 29.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 31 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Katarina do against Cassiopeia in the early game?

In the early game, Cassiopeia has the advantage against Katarina with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Cassiopeia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Katarina do against Cassiopeia in the late game?

In the late game, Cassiopeia takes over the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Cassiopeia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup?

Cassiopeia wins the matchup against Katarina with a 64.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 29.0 percentage point advantage means Cassiopeia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 31 games analyzed.

What is the best Katarina build against Cassiopeia?

The best Katarina build against Cassiopeia includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Katarina runes against Cassiopeia?

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

Does Katarina counter Cassiopeia?

No, Katarina struggles against Cassiopeia with only a 35.5% win rate. Cassiopeia has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Cassiopeia's lead.

How do I play Katarina against Cassiopeia?

When playing Katarina against Cassiopeia, play cautiously and avoid Cassiopeia's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Cassiopeia has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.