Katarina - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.7%
Pick Rate
2.7%

Katarinavs Cassiopeia

FAssassinMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Katarina vs Cassiopeia is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Katarina wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Cassiopeia based on 14 games. Katarina wins the early laning phase while Cassiopeia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Cassiopeia 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.

Compare against an opponent
Cassiopeia - 50.0% win rateCassiopeia(50.0%)
Katarina - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Katarina
50.0% WR
VS
Cassiopeia vs Katarina matchup - 50.0% win rate
Cassiopeia
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Katarina vs Cassiopeia Matchup?

Katarina wins the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup
Winner
Katarina
Matches: 14
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
6.2
CS / min
6.5
888
DMG / min
804
12,408
Gold / game
11,933
169
Heal / min
252
569
DMG Mitigated / min
559
0.1
CC / min
1.1
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
37.5%
Late Game WR
62.5%

Katarina vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

The Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Cassiopeia's 50.0%, giving Katarina a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Katarina controls the early laning stage, but Cassiopeia outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Katarina needs to press advantages before Cassiopeia reaches their power spikes, while Cassiopeia should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. 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. Katarina has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Cassiopeia's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. 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

Cassiopeia wins the laning phase against Katarina in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.2Katarina
6.5Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia edges out Katarina by 0.3 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Cassiopeia.
Damage
888Katarina
804Cassiopeia
Katarina heavily out-damages Cassiopeia by 83 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Cassiopeia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Katarina's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,408Katarina
11,933Cassiopeia
Katarina earns 476 more gold per game than Cassiopeia, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Katarina slightly faster item completions.
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
739Katarina
811Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia heals and mitigates 72 more damage per minute than Katarina, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Cassiopeia to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Katarina.

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 achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing 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
Katarina
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Katarina early game win rateKatarina66.7%
Cassiopeia early game win rateCassiopeia33.3%
Late Game
Cassiopeia
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Katarina late game win rateKatarina37.5%
Cassiopeia late game win rateCassiopeia62.5%

Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Cassiopeia. This lopsided early game means Katarina 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.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Katarina must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Cassiopeia reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Cassiopeia survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

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
Second Wind - best Katarina rune vs CassiopeiaOvergrowth - best Katarina rune vs Cassiopeia
100.0% WR

The Domination primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Katarina maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Cassiopeia.


Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
59.71%1396.297312,97162.7%56.9%
49.54%1096.384311,74353.5%45.1%
50.50%1016.293011,30054.4%47.3%
39.60%1016.177011,79240.0%39.1%
45.26%956.299712,77450.0%41.2%
46.07%895.992112,22346.3%45.8%
45.88%855.791012,85047.1%45.1%
50.60%835.985912,25251.2%50.0%
43.37%836.187611,79052.3%33.3%
37.80%825.678811,81037.1%38.3%
50.00%805.681411,70252.8%47.7%
55.70%796.092712,87563.9%48.8%
59.42%696.185111,88761.1%57.6%
45.59%685.982412,68246.4%45.0%
49.25%675.71,02212,31452.9%45.5%
46.27%676.195312,92551.7%42.1%
50.00%626.091012,19961.3%38.7%
50.00%586.21,02012,19753.1%46.1%
49.12%576.41,00712,72161.8%30.4%
60.78%516.399814,07566.7%56.7%
51.06%475.789912,46466.7%41.4%
43.48%465.689212,21052.4%36.0%
56.52%465.887011,77036.4%75.0%
46.67%456.188712,07445.8%47.6%
40.00%456.291012,31055.0%28.0%
58.14%436.21,00713,81453.9%60.0%
40.48%426.293210,78526.9%62.5%
47.50%406.093512,45240.9%55.6%
45.00%406.291912,85143.5%47.1%
52.63%386.790312,25763.2%42.1%
47.37%385.997713,27058.3%42.3%
48.65%375.984811,29357.9%38.9%
60.00%355.81,00011,89964.7%55.6%
50.00%346.098811,55955.0%42.9%
48.28%295.994412,41268.8%23.1%
41.38%296.286412,23646.1%37.5%
61.54%266.284910,72673.3%45.5%
66.67%246.196712,84976.9%54.5%
54.17%246.51,03712,72640.0%64.3%
52.17%235.988612,61328.6%62.5%
63.64%226.198613,46175.0%57.1%
66.67%185.790811,35066.7%66.7%
44.44%186.289012,07940.0%50.0%
41.18%176.61,05311,35633.3%50.0%
31.25%165.783711,70137.5%25.0%
46.67%156.188811,26342.9%50.0%
26.67%155.892611,86614.3%37.5%
50.00%146.288812,40866.7%37.5%
41.67%125.41,06812,13450.0%33.3%
36.36%116.51,28415,35740.0%33.3%
54.55%115.997511,87666.7%50.0%
45.45%116.290512,76937.5%66.7%
40.00%105.377211,3320.0%66.7%
44.44%96.11,04014,08225.0%60.0%
33.33%95.61,07313,25866.7%16.7%
66.67%95.988911,599100.0%40.0%
55.56%95.885111,75875.0%40.0%
44.44%96.390910,41860.0%25.0%
50.00%85.082910,98525.0%75.0%
50.00%85.899112,38840.0%66.7%
50.00%85.888913,40450.0%50.0%
62.50%86.399914,07350.0%66.7%
25.00%86.01,05913,13533.3%20.0%
71.43%77.490414,440100.0%50.0%
28.57%76.61,06911,80433.3%0.0%
33.33%66.597310,01950.0%0.0%
33.33%66.393913,1090.0%40.0%
66.67%65.095613,980100.0%50.0%
33.33%65.81,08314,83650.0%25.0%
83.33%65.71,10514,487100.0%80.0%
50.00%65.71,07013,236100.0%25.0%
50.00%66.187611,99833.3%66.7%
50.00%66.91,25213,11450.0%50.0%
80.00%56.21,13314,115100.0%50.0%
60.00%56.71,11213,05450.0%66.7%
80.00%56.391911,666100.0%50.0%
20.00%55.278011,6790.0%50.0%
20.00%55.791112,4100.0%33.3%
40.00%55.35916,63740.0%0.0%
20.00%55.684411,6070.0%33.3%
0.00%55.374810,9350.0%0.0%
60.00%55.41,01912,266100.0%33.3%

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Katarina vs Cassiopeia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Katarina do against Cassiopeia in League of Legends?

Katarina wins the Katarina vs Cassiopeia matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Cassiopeia's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Katarina do against Cassiopeia in the early game?

In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Cassiopeia with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Katarina 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?

Katarina wins the matchup against Cassiopeia with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Katarina is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 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 50.0% 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?

Yes, Katarina has a favorable matchup against Cassiopeia with a 50.0% win rate. Katarina slightly edges out Cassiopeia in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Katarina against Cassiopeia?

When playing Katarina against Cassiopeia, 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.