Katarinavs Karthus
Katarina vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Katarina wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Karthus based on 5 games. Karthus wins the early laning phase while Katarina scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Katarina build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Katarina vs Karthus 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.
Karthus(60.0%)Who Wins the Katarina vs Karthus Matchup?
Katarina vs Karthus Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Karthus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.0%, giving Katarina a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Karthus controls the early laning stage, but Katarina outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Karthus needs to press advantages before Katarina reaches their power spikes, while Katarina should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Karthus leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina players can confidently pick into Karthus and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Karthus 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 Karthus Laning Phase Breakdown
Karthus is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Karthus holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Karthus
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Karthus, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Karthus 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 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Karthus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Karthus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina33.3%Karthus66.7%Katarina100.0%Karthus0.0%Karthus 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 Karthus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Katarina is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Karthus. Extended games heavily favor Katarina, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Karthus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Katarina reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Katarina 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 Karthus
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Katarina to press their advantage against Karthus, 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.04% | 261 | 5.8 | 949 | 12,469 | 48.8% | 49.3% | |
| 46.54% | 260 | 6.0 | 924 | 13,067 | 41.0% | 49.7% | |
| 48.52% | 237 | 5.9 | 905 | 12,210 | 56.3% | 41.6% | |
| 58.74% | 206 | 6.0 | 954 | 12,613 | 60.0% | 57.8% | |
| 46.60% | 206 | 5.6 | 865 | 11,743 | 49.5% | 43.9% | |
| 47.55% | 204 | 5.8 | 881 | 11,634 | 48.7% | 46.1% | |
| 51.03% | 194 | 5.9 | 976 | 12,424 | 56.7% | 46.1% | |
| 56.52% | 161 | 6.1 | 931 | 12,750 | 67.7% | 48.4% | |
| 45.03% | 151 | 5.8 | 849 | 12,012 | 42.9% | 46.9% | |
| 55.03% | 149 | 6.0 | 1,053 | 12,735 | 55.2% | 54.9% | |
| 52.82% | 142 | 5.4 | 900 | 12,145 | 43.3% | 59.8% | |
| 53.28% | 137 | 5.6 | 943 | 12,853 | 53.2% | 53.3% | |
| 51.49% | 134 | 6.0 | 894 | 12,324 | 60.3% | 44.7% | |
| 43.55% | 124 | 5.7 | 823 | 12,408 | 40.0% | 45.6% | |
| 52.50% | 120 | 5.8 | 1,029 | 12,141 | 54.0% | 51.4% | |
| 50.42% | 119 | 5.7 | 922 | 11,116 | 57.8% | 41.8% | |
| 56.41% | 117 | 5.6 | 846 | 12,607 | 48.9% | 61.1% | |
| 46.15% | 104 | 5.6 | 870 | 11,901 | 47.8% | 44.8% | |
| 54.64% | 97 | 6.1 | 945 | 12,377 | 59.1% | 50.9% | |
| 51.55% | 97 | 6.2 | 914 | 12,456 | 54.5% | 49.1% | |
| 59.34% | 91 | 6.0 | 1,005 | 13,678 | 72.2% | 50.9% | |
| 54.65% | 86 | 5.9 | 950 | 11,853 | 56.8% | 52.4% | |
| 50.59% | 85 | 5.8 | 813 | 11,863 | 56.4% | 45.6% | |
| 48.81% | 84 | 5.9 | 871 | 12,297 | 55.3% | 43.5% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 5.9 | 946 | 11,437 | 44.7% | 51.5% | |
| 59.74% | 77 | 6.0 | 978 | 12,184 | 69.0% | 48.6% | |
| 52.70% | 74 | 5.8 | 910 | 12,642 | 54.8% | 51.2% | |
| 49.28% | 69 | 5.8 | 937 | 12,671 | 32.0% | 59.1% | |
| 60.61% | 66 | 5.6 | 948 | 12,917 | 57.7% | 62.5% | |
| 62.12% | 66 | 6.0 | 997 | 12,848 | 67.9% | 57.9% | |
| 55.74% | 61 | 5.9 | 1,018 | 13,306 | 65.4% | 48.6% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 5.9 | 1,001 | 12,361 | 64.5% | 40.0% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 5.7 | 978 | 12,401 | 58.6% | 36.0% | |
| 38.89% | 54 | 6.0 | 889 | 11,367 | 48.3% | 28.0% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 5.9 | 934 | 12,745 | 36.8% | 44.1% | |
| 58.82% | 51 | 6.0 | 792 | 12,004 | 58.3% | 59.3% | |
| 53.06% | 49 | 6.0 | 987 | 12,669 | 62.5% | 48.5% | |
| 33.33% | 48 | 5.9 | 930 | 11,481 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 5.9 | 969 | 13,277 | 64.7% | 53.9% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 6.1 | 918 | 12,028 | 48.0% | 43.8% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 6.3 | 984 | 11,812 | 60.9% | 44.4% | |
| 67.50% | 40 | 5.7 | 930 | 13,310 | 60.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 6.2 | 909 | 12,505 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 5.8 | 978 | 13,209 | 76.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 5.6 | 963 | 11,670 | 53.9% | 43.5% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 5.4 | 855 | 11,742 | 58.8% | 29.4% | |
| 74.19% | 31 | 6.1 | 1,161 | 13,505 | 75.0% | 73.7% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 5.6 | 867 | 12,027 | 31.3% | 53.3% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.2 | 910 | 11,888 | 70.6% | 30.8% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 5.8 | 1,055 | 14,122 | 66.7% | 52.9% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.2 | 914 | 13,590 | 55.6% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.3 | 1,331 | 14,444 | 27.3% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 5.7 | 944 | 12,079 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 6.0 | 1,183 | 15,527 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 951 | 13,800 | 63.6% | 71.4% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.1 | 938 | 12,386 | 64.3% | 45.5% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 1,036 | 13,117 | 63.6% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 24 | 5.7 | 1,028 | 14,058 | 72.7% | 76.9% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 5.9 | 848 | 11,645 | 46.1% | 72.7% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.0 | 993 | 12,018 | 70.0% | 46.1% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 5.8 | 900 | 12,191 | 36.4% | 40.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 5.6 | 851 | 12,878 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 850 | 12,198 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 5.5 | 788 | 9,919 | 36.4% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.8 | 842 | 9,941 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.1 | 974 | 12,179 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 5.7 | 878 | 11,440 | 28.6% | 33.3% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.0 | 915 | 11,213 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.5 | 872 | 12,127 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.9 | 1,007 | 10,893 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.2 | 932 | 13,132 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.9 | 1,022 | 16,129 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.1 | 928 | 11,366 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.0 | 850 | 13,252 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.6 | 837 | 11,831 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 770 | 11,023 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 771 | 11,104 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 964 | 12,281 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 928 | 13,064 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 857 | 13,007 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 664 | 10,675 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 985 | 14,764 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 4.8 | 802 | 12,087 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.2 | 875 | 11,269 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.8 | 944 | 12,273 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.0 | 1,308 | 15,709 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.2 | 893 | 8,970 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.4 | 808 | 12,623 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 1,206 | 15,419 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 950 | 12,435 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.6 | 1,010 | 11,077 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.0 | 911 | 11,998 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,163 | 14,081 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 1,328 | 17,893 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 1,038 | 13,431 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 1,119 | 14,832 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 1,099 | 13,516 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 1,002 | 12,101 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 721 | 10,246 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 1,081 | 14,131 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 957 | 11,512 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 1,054 | 16,106 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 845 | 11,859 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 726 | 11,916 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 936 | 9,082 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 817 | 12,699 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
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Katarina vs Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Karthus in League of Legends?
Katarina wins the Katarina vs Karthus matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Karthus's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Katarina do against Karthus in the early game?
In the early game, Karthus has the advantage against Katarina with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Karthus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Karthus in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Karthus matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Karthus matchup?
Katarina wins the matchup against Karthus with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Karthus?
The best Katarina build against Karthus includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Karthus?
The best Katarina runes against Karthus use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Katarina vs Karthus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Karthus?
Yes, Katarina has a favorable matchup against Karthus with a 60.0% win rate. Katarina strongly counters Karthus in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Katarina against Karthus?
When playing Katarina against Karthus, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Karthus. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.