Katarina - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.6%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Katarinavs Fizz

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Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Katarina vs Fizz is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Fizz wins with a 56.5% win rate (+13.0%) over Katarina based on 161 games. Fizz 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 Fizz 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.

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Fizz - 43.5% win rateFizz(43.5%)
Katarina - 43.5% win rate in this matchup
Katarina
43.5% WR
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Fizz vs Katarina matchup - 56.5% win rate
Fizz
56.5% WR

Who Wins the Katarina vs Fizz Matchup?

Fizz wins the Katarina vs Fizz matchup
Winner
Fizz
Matches: 161
43.5%
Win Rate
56.5%
5.7
CS / min
6.0
829
DMG / min
866
12,330
Gold / game
13,291
186
Heal / min
109
600
DMG Mitigated / min
459
0.1
CC / min
0.4
44.4%
Early Game WR
55.6%
42.7%
Late Game WR
57.3%

Katarina vs Fizz Matchup Summary

The Katarina vs Fizz matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 161 recent matches analyzed, Fizz wins with a 56.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 43.5%, giving Fizz a 13.0 percentage point advantage. Fizz 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 Fizz leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fizz 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 Fizz 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 Fizz Laning Phase Breakdown

Fizz wins the laning phase against Katarina in League of Legends

Fizz is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Fizz holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.7Katarina
6.0Fizz
Fizz 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 Fizz.
Damage
829Katarina
866Fizz
Fizz deals 37 more champion damage per minute than Katarina. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Katarina choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Fizz's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,330Katarina
13,291Fizz
Fizz generates a commanding 961 more gold per game than Katarina. This substantial economic advantage means Fizz consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Katarina should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Katarina
0.4Fizz
Fizz provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Katarina, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Fizz coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
786Katarina
568Fizz
Katarina vastly out-sustains Fizz, healing and mitigating 218 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Katarina can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Fizz is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Fizz, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Katarina Build Against Fizz

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Fizz, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Fizz are Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade and Lich Bane. This combination gives Katarina an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Fizz. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Fizz matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fizz
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Katarina early game win rateKatarina44.4%
Fizz early game win rateFizz55.6%
Late Game
Fizz
57.3%
+14.6% advantage
Katarina late game win rateKatarina42.7%
Fizz late game win rateFizz57.3%

Fizz dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.6% win rate — a 11.1 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Fizz can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Fizz is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.3% win rate — 14.6 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Fizz, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Fizz 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 Fizz

Precision rune tree - Katarina primary runes vs FizzPrecision
Conqueror - best Katarina rune vs FizzTriumph - best Katarina rune vs FizzLegend: Alacrity - best Katarina rune vs FizzCoup de Grace - best Katarina rune vs Fizz
Domination rune tree - Katarina secondary runes vs FizzDomination
Relentless Hunter - best Katarina rune vs FizzSudden Impact - best Katarina rune vs Fizz
47.1% WR

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


Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.28%3806.291112,49551.0%45.4%
51.30%2696.085712,52250.4%52.1%
45.28%2656.082612,79844.9%45.6%
47.15%2476.195912,71857.7%38.5%
49.05%2116.090212,12742.2%55.6%
57.00%2016.21,01612,40253.5%61.6%
51.72%1755.787812,55348.0%54.5%
43.48%1615.782912,33044.4%42.7%
50.00%1585.983812,03053.3%47.0%
41.83%1536.482312,37746.5%37.8%
48.61%1446.592612,58550.7%46.6%
44.37%1446.179711,40148.5%40.5%
41.79%1355.978612,02044.8%38.8%
45.11%1336.396613,15250.9%40.5%
41.98%1316.288612,14246.9%37.3%
40.98%1235.786811,79140.7%41.3%
50.82%1226.094011,92848.5%53.6%
47.93%1216.085812,96547.2%48.5%
45.38%1195.883111,95040.0%49.3%
35.96%1145.782011,51525.0%45.2%
51.00%1016.184812,08652.1%50.0%
50.51%1005.886912,23455.6%46.3%
43.75%996.092311,49244.2%43.2%
55.21%966.291812,62857.1%53.2%
54.26%946.288012,36546.8%61.7%
48.86%896.081812,01255.6%41.9%
59.30%866.093812,59250.0%67.4%
48.19%846.21,00112,11956.8%38.5%
55.56%836.192211,70851.3%59.5%
55.84%786.590212,05354.0%57.5%
51.35%745.886412,73542.9%56.5%
40.85%716.292612,02028.6%52.8%
44.29%715.788612,22150.0%38.2%
50.00%716.293913,25643.3%55.0%
45.45%675.690012,50952.0%41.5%
47.54%625.891612,19053.6%42.4%
54.24%596.088311,90762.1%46.7%
42.37%596.488612,21745.5%38.5%
57.89%576.093812,92863.6%54.3%
49.02%515.988812,14551.9%45.8%
68.00%506.599314,73357.1%75.9%
50.00%506.078411,79346.4%55.0%
52.08%485.789912,55051.9%52.4%
52.17%465.91,00413,22768.4%40.7%
57.78%455.893613,50069.6%45.5%
52.27%456.694712,27448.0%57.9%
41.46%416.094413,31941.2%41.7%
48.72%395.991513,81866.7%37.5%
50.00%386.11,07712,10831.3%63.6%
44.44%376.088213,88860.0%33.3%
42.42%346.185312,67258.3%33.3%
54.55%335.787211,53064.7%43.8%
54.84%315.690812,16655.6%53.9%
50.00%306.397212,56440.0%55.0%
55.17%296.483711,81356.3%53.9%
50.00%226.31,07010,58450.0%50.0%
61.90%215.989512,58077.8%50.0%
52.38%216.41,03813,56758.3%44.4%
35.00%206.31,04811,73866.7%9.1%
40.00%205.983312,04650.0%30.0%
63.16%196.096913,238100.0%36.4%
31.58%196.877911,41611.1%50.0%
36.84%195.983014,3310.0%46.7%
42.11%196.074811,98962.5%27.3%
42.11%196.41,01814,01557.1%33.3%
50.00%176.789511,74072.7%0.0%
41.18%176.283910,73766.7%27.3%
35.29%175.491513,76166.7%18.2%
56.25%165.797012,39957.1%55.6%
40.00%155.574311,22733.3%50.0%
66.67%156.31,24016,45860.0%70.0%
40.00%156.484412,23544.4%33.3%
69.23%146.091612,27640.0%87.5%
38.46%136.379711,93450.0%20.0%
30.77%135.46797,53333.3%0.0%
30.77%136.177910,50633.3%25.0%
41.67%126.197012,88050.0%33.3%
0.00%126.080213,0610.0%0.0%
41.67%125.899714,15471.4%0.0%
54.55%116.61,04712,75644.4%100.0%
45.45%116.087511,91460.0%33.3%
36.36%115.670811,11020.0%50.0%
55.56%106.71,01213,39633.3%66.7%
40.00%106.086814,5920.0%40.0%
60.00%106.61,00013,44566.7%50.0%
40.00%106.391611,23940.0%40.0%
50.00%106.491213,17866.7%42.9%
50.00%105.51,00116,285100.0%37.5%
33.33%96.079711,60340.0%25.0%
55.56%95.690812,236100.0%33.3%
44.44%95.91,05012,86325.0%60.0%
37.50%85.493412,05150.0%25.0%
0.00%85.87909,9730.0%0.0%
37.50%86.483110,59140.0%33.3%
100.00%75.31,19715,098100.0%100.0%
42.86%73.61,00114,03533.3%50.0%
28.57%75.81,08215,12433.3%25.0%
28.57%76.31,14914,44550.0%0.0%
33.33%66.587213,07733.3%33.3%
33.33%66.374711,68240.0%0.0%
33.33%64.786513,5410.0%40.0%
33.33%66.090916,4360.0%33.3%
33.33%65.979011,44733.3%33.3%
83.33%66.31,05513,39750.0%100.0%
20.00%55.083312,7550.0%20.0%
40.00%55.883513,33025.0%100.0%
20.00%54.11,1519,7430.0%50.0%
60.00%55.792014,497100.0%50.0%
40.00%55.31,10612,287100.0%25.0%
80.00%55.71,00614,48250.0%100.0%
60.00%56.674212,83250.0%66.7%
40.00%55.199215,24533.3%50.0%
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Katarina vs Fizz - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Katarina do against Fizz in League of Legends?

Fizz wins the Katarina vs Fizz matchup with a 56.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 43.5%, a 13.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 161 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Katarina do against Fizz in the early game?

In the early game, Fizz has the advantage against Katarina with a 55.6% win rate versus 44.4%. Fizz players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Katarina do against Fizz in the late game?

In the late game, Fizz takes over the Katarina vs Fizz matchup with a 57.3% win rate compared to 42.7%. Fizz scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Katarina vs Fizz matchup?

Fizz wins the matchup against Katarina with a 56.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 13.0 percentage point advantage means Fizz is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 161 games analyzed.

What is the best Katarina build against Fizz?

The best Katarina build against Fizz includes Shadowflame, Hextech Gunblade, Lich Bane with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Fizz?

The best Katarina runes against Fizz use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 47.1% win rate in the Katarina vs Fizz matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Katarina counter Fizz?

No, Katarina struggles against Fizz with only a 43.5% win rate. Fizz has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Fizz's lead.

How do I play Katarina against Fizz?

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