Katarina - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
2.9%

Katarinavs Graves

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Patch26.10
Matches1,361,747
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Katarina vs Graves is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Katarina wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Graves based on 6 games. Katarina 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 Graves 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
Graves - 66.7% win rateGraves(66.7%)
Katarina - 66.7% win rate in this matchup
Katarina
66.7% WR
VS
Graves vs Katarina matchup - 33.3% win rate
Graves
33.3% WR

Who Wins the Katarina vs Graves Matchup?

Katarina wins the Katarina vs Graves matchup
Winner
Katarina
Matches: 6
66.7%
Win Rate
33.3%
5.2
CS / min
6.2
1,132
DMG / min
795
16,557
Gold / game
14,774
358
Heal / min
266
781
DMG Mitigated / min
692
0.1
CC / min
0.5
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Katarina vs Graves Matchup Summary

The Katarina vs Graves matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Graves's 33.3%, giving Katarina a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Katarina dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Graves 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 Graves leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina players can confidently pick into Graves and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Graves away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Katarina vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown

Katarina wins the laning phase against Graves in League of Legends

Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Graves, 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
5.2Katarina
6.2Graves
Graves significantly out-farms Katarina by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 15 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Graves 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
1,132Katarina
795Graves
Katarina heavily out-damages Graves by 337 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Graves 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
16,557Katarina
14,774Graves
Katarina generates a commanding 1,784 more gold per game than Graves. This substantial economic advantage means Katarina consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Graves should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Katarina
0.5Graves
Graves 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 Graves coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,139Katarina
958Graves
Katarina vastly out-sustains Graves, healing and mitigating 180 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Katarina can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Graves is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Graves, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Katarina Build Against Graves

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Graves are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Gunblade. This combination gives Katarina an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Graves matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Katarina
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Katarina early game win rateKatarina100.0%
Graves early game win rateGraves0.0%
Late Game
Katarina
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Katarina late game win rateKatarina50.0%
Graves late game win rateGraves50.0%

Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Graves. This lopsided early game means Katarina can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Katarina at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Graves. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Katarina holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Graves players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Katarina Runes Against Graves

Precision rune tree - Katarina primary runes vs GravesPrecision
Conqueror - best Katarina rune vs GravesTriumph - best Katarina rune vs GravesLegend: Alacrity - best Katarina rune vs GravesCoup de Grace - best Katarina rune vs Graves
Domination rune tree - Katarina secondary runes vs GravesDomination
Relentless Hunter - best Katarina rune vs GravesSudden Impact - best Katarina rune vs Graves
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Domination secondary allows Katarina to press their advantage against Graves, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
54.21%2976.094712,65359.3%50.0%
44.12%2386.087112,31343.4%44.6%
53.78%2255.992912,94050.5%56.1%
44.89%2255.784111,52242.7%46.7%
50.24%2115.791011,73141.2%58.7%
47.55%2045.791211,86052.0%43.3%
52.97%1856.098512,65154.2%51.7%
49.72%1776.095612,52250.7%49.0%
41.10%1635.980711,21938.5%43.5%
61.25%1606.094213,07364.1%59.4%
45.28%1595.988212,20946.5%44.3%
54.23%1425.690412,16350.9%56.6%
56.03%1415.787812,39265.6%48.8%
47.33%1315.785511,78747.0%47.7%
52.07%1215.788212,37052.1%52.0%
52.94%1196.087512,09158.3%49.3%
50.46%1095.81,02712,41248.1%52.6%
55.56%1085.897612,31451.0%59.3%
45.71%1055.71,02712,10946.7%45.0%
49.04%1045.998612,40052.1%46.4%
46.60%1035.893911,90844.9%48.1%
59.78%925.586812,25460.0%59.6%
48.86%885.685011,70947.5%50.0%
51.14%885.892411,62264.3%39.1%
41.18%856.094312,45645.7%38.0%
40.00%855.891012,06537.1%42.0%
64.20%816.299113,54975.7%54.5%
50.00%806.395312,14351.5%48.9%
58.33%725.998112,57476.5%42.1%
49.28%695.794112,84650.0%48.8%
48.44%645.691011,54748.3%48.6%
59.68%626.088011,58060.0%59.3%
52.46%615.91,06613,19352.4%52.5%
51.67%605.81,01413,25663.6%44.7%
45.76%595.892512,32155.6%37.5%
49.15%596.192913,05347.8%50.0%
50.00%565.791412,24457.7%43.3%
41.51%536.197813,54742.1%41.2%
41.03%395.995111,29170.0%10.5%
39.47%385.890911,85337.5%40.9%
59.46%376.192612,16665.0%52.9%
50.00%366.292912,09656.3%45.0%
54.29%355.690512,04573.3%40.0%
42.86%355.783711,11156.3%31.6%
54.29%356.186413,33042.9%61.9%
39.39%335.887312,19146.7%33.3%
37.50%325.471610,93743.8%31.3%
46.88%326.41,03911,91447.1%46.7%
53.33%305.71,17914,28037.5%59.1%
58.62%295.985413,03387.5%47.6%
39.29%285.897111,52144.4%30.0%
40.00%255.995613,59671.4%27.8%
76.00%255.71,08413,96590.9%64.3%
66.67%246.21,12813,97277.8%60.0%
60.87%235.91,17313,81666.7%57.1%
60.87%235.81,06213,55650.0%77.8%
68.18%226.41,06214,82769.2%66.7%
45.45%225.486211,15436.4%54.5%
47.62%215.996111,09646.1%50.0%
68.42%196.21,04814,20877.8%60.0%
47.37%195.896812,48150.0%42.9%
55.56%185.797813,61428.6%72.7%
44.44%185.897313,13828.6%54.5%
47.06%176.11,05210,73033.3%62.5%
43.75%165.687814,412100.0%35.7%
18.75%165.473812,60320.0%18.2%
46.67%156.086614,09860.0%40.0%
50.00%146.285810,91950.0%50.0%
46.15%135.573610,96037.5%60.0%
46.15%135.597211,13757.1%33.3%
66.67%125.588212,41275.0%62.5%
50.00%125.990112,35737.5%75.0%
50.00%125.485011,19657.1%40.0%
54.55%116.61,03414,66075.0%42.9%
45.45%116.584211,63644.4%50.0%
54.55%115.61,26914,44560.0%50.0%
60.00%105.877813,91266.7%57.1%
60.00%105.591312,44866.7%50.0%
60.00%106.01,01514,03450.0%66.7%
30.00%104.96827,76142.9%0.0%
40.00%106.38639,62428.6%66.7%
60.00%105.61,13512,57075.0%50.0%
44.44%95.684311,06550.0%40.0%
55.56%96.081811,34350.0%100.0%
44.44%96.085413,52933.3%50.0%
25.00%86.095611,1020.0%50.0%
37.50%85.571810,84740.0%33.3%
50.00%85.887512,44333.3%60.0%
57.14%75.280310,477100.0%25.0%
42.86%76.186011,70350.0%33.3%
85.71%76.589311,953100.0%66.7%
83.33%66.41,21911,71080.0%100.0%
33.33%65.275412,71550.0%25.0%
50.00%65.91,13117,2100.0%60.0%
66.67%65.991412,2190.0%100.0%
50.00%66.195912,89450.0%50.0%
50.00%64.57408,67860.0%0.0%
66.67%65.21,13216,557100.0%50.0%
60.00%54.896710,15150.0%100.0%
40.00%55.989710,67840.0%0.0%
60.00%55.78707,65166.7%50.0%
40.00%56.177512,89166.7%0.0%
60.00%55.67569,06466.7%50.0%
60.00%57.41,0599,94050.0%100.0%

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Katarina vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Katarina do against Graves in League of Legends?

Katarina wins the Katarina vs Graves matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Graves's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Katarina do against Graves in the early game?

In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Graves with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Graves in the late game?

In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Graves matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Katarina vs Graves matchup?

Katarina wins the matchup against Graves with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Katarina build against Graves?

The best Katarina build against Graves includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Katarina runes against Graves?

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

Does Katarina counter Graves?

Yes, Katarina has a favorable matchup against Graves with a 66.7% win rate. Katarina strongly counters Graves in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Katarina against Graves?

When playing Katarina against Graves, 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.