Katarinavs Kassadin
Katarina vs Kassadin is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Kassadin wins with a 51.8% win rate (+3.6%) over Katarina based on 56 games. Kassadin 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 Kassadin 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.
Who Wins the Katarina vs Kassadin Matchup?
Katarina vs Kassadin Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Kassadin matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 56 recent matches analyzed, Kassadin wins with a 51.8% win rate compared to Katarina's 48.2%, giving Kassadin a 3.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Kassadin controls the early laning stage, but Katarina outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Kassadin 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 Kassadin leads by 0.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Kassadin is slightly favored, Katarina can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Kassadin's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Katarina vs Kassadin Laning Phase Breakdown
Kassadin is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Kassadin holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Kassadin
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kassadin, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Kassadin are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass 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 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kassadin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Kassadin matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina43.8%
Kassadin56.3%Katarina54.2%Kassadin45.8%Kassadin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.3% win rate — a 12.5 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Kassadin 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 54.2% win rate — 8.3 points above Kassadin. 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: Kassadin 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 Kassadin
Precision
Domination
The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Katarina the best tools to compete against Kassadin 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.70% | 215 | 5.9 | 889 | 12,115 | 52.7% | 49.2% | |
| 48.96% | 192 | 6.0 | 854 | 12,472 | 57.8% | 41.2% | |
| 47.20% | 161 | 6.0 | 962 | 12,567 | 50.8% | 44.8% | |
| 48.73% | 158 | 6.0 | 863 | 11,912 | 50.6% | 46.8% | |
| 46.00% | 150 | 5.7 | 936 | 12,633 | 49.2% | 43.8% | |
| 55.03% | 149 | 6.0 | 948 | 12,656 | 62.9% | 49.4% | |
| 38.97% | 136 | 5.7 | 886 | 11,218 | 32.9% | 47.4% | |
| 44.62% | 130 | 5.8 | 823 | 12,102 | 50.8% | 38.8% | |
| 44.09% | 127 | 5.9 | 876 | 12,073 | 43.1% | 44.9% | |
| 50.79% | 126 | 5.9 | 1,000 | 11,858 | 50.6% | 51.0% | |
| 55.37% | 121 | 5.6 | 909 | 12,448 | 56.4% | 54.5% | |
| 49.09% | 110 | 5.8 | 962 | 12,188 | 50.0% | 48.2% | |
| 51.40% | 107 | 6.0 | 895 | 12,621 | 50.0% | 52.5% | |
| 50.98% | 102 | 5.7 | 964 | 11,399 | 50.0% | 52.0% | |
| 48.48% | 99 | 5.9 | 887 | 12,399 | 46.5% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 91 | 5.8 | 848 | 12,376 | 65.8% | 45.3% | |
| 56.18% | 89 | 5.8 | 1,020 | 12,048 | 57.8% | 54.5% | |
| 49.41% | 85 | 5.6 | 839 | 10,661 | 45.1% | 55.9% | |
| 55.29% | 85 | 6.4 | 975 | 12,716 | 58.5% | 52.3% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 5.8 | 972 | 12,233 | 44.4% | 52.2% | |
| 59.72% | 72 | 5.6 | 971 | 13,022 | 54.8% | 63.4% | |
| 61.97% | 71 | 5.7 | 954 | 12,003 | 58.8% | 64.9% | |
| 44.93% | 69 | 5.6 | 830 | 11,012 | 45.7% | 44.1% | |
| 39.13% | 69 | 5.7 | 844 | 11,369 | 43.8% | 35.1% | |
| 38.24% | 68 | 6.0 | 954 | 12,225 | 37.5% | 38.9% | |
| 59.68% | 62 | 5.8 | 1,009 | 13,594 | 61.5% | 58.3% | |
| 43.55% | 62 | 6.0 | 848 | 11,102 | 38.2% | 50.0% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 5.7 | 884 | 12,206 | 59.4% | 44.0% | |
| 62.50% | 56 | 6.2 | 933 | 12,707 | 75.0% | 53.1% | |
| 48.21% | 56 | 6.2 | 968 | 12,199 | 43.8% | 54.2% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 6.2 | 997 | 11,941 | 48.4% | 54.2% | |
| 42.31% | 52 | 6.0 | 964 | 12,035 | 56.5% | 31.0% | |
| 58.00% | 50 | 5.9 | 1,044 | 13,932 | 70.6% | 51.5% | |
| 44.00% | 50 | 5.8 | 956 | 11,528 | 34.4% | 61.1% | |
| 38.30% | 47 | 5.5 | 899 | 12,553 | 40.0% | 37.0% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 5.8 | 898 | 12,104 | 50.0% | 64.0% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 6.0 | 981 | 12,597 | 47.6% | 54.5% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 6.1 | 1,079 | 12,712 | 56.3% | 40.7% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 5.9 | 925 | 12,494 | 58.8% | 45.8% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 5.7 | 965 | 12,716 | 35.0% | 52.9% | |
| 31.25% | 32 | 6.1 | 910 | 11,813 | 26.3% | 38.5% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 5.9 | 845 | 11,799 | 33.3% | 64.7% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 5.8 | 956 | 12,622 | 46.1% | 61.1% | |
| 35.48% | 31 | 5.7 | 941 | 11,929 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 5.9 | 1,048 | 13,760 | 85.7% | 35.7% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.2 | 970 | 14,607 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.5 | 740 | 11,264 | 30.0% | 70.6% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 5.6 | 744 | 10,872 | 33.3% | 35.7% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.3 | 1,046 | 12,561 | 36.4% | 69.2% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 5.5 | 826 | 10,361 | 46.7% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 5.6 | 970 | 13,725 | 27.3% | 53.9% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 5.9 | 934 | 12,020 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.3 | 947 | 13,833 | 75.0% | 38.5% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 5.5 | 978 | 14,202 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.0 | 840 | 12,593 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 914 | 13,004 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 834 | 12,355 | 37.5% | 58.3% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.8 | 937 | 13,224 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 26.32% | 19 | 5.9 | 886 | 10,531 | 27.3% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.5 | 818 | 12,254 | 22.2% | 66.7% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.6 | 882 | 12,838 | 28.6% | 40.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.5 | 833 | 10,591 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.0 | 1,033 | 12,799 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.5 | 1,171 | 15,732 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.6 | 1,148 | 14,140 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.9 | 1,031 | 13,271 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.0 | 756 | 11,371 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.3 | 939 | 12,294 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.1 | 771 | 11,408 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.3 | 1,229 | 11,907 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.9 | 861 | 11,175 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.2 | 801 | 13,301 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 1,103 | 14,079 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 737 | 11,169 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 969 | 10,759 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 944 | 14,876 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 957 | 12,122 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 987 | 11,183 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 932 | 13,248 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.2 | 986 | 15,518 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.2 | 1,025 | 14,456 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 1,093 | 12,094 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 586 | 9,011 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 1,159 | 15,199 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 552 | 7,264 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 1,050 | 14,547 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 870 | 10,243 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 1,064 | 13,831 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.6 | 1,296 | 11,826 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 990 | 11,819 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 819 | 9,081 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 1,124 | 14,169 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 793 | 10,190 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.2 | 832 | 16,245 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.3 | 785 | 11,282 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.1 | 1,353 | 12,978 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 920 | 12,603 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,147 | 12,786 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 698 | 8,898 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.0 | 1,634 | 12,698 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 1,344 | 14,948 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 892 | 13,372 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 935 | 11,327 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.0 | 1,126 | 9,516 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
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Katarina vs Kassadin - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Kassadin in League of Legends?
Kassadin wins the Katarina vs Kassadin matchup with a 51.8% win rate compared to Katarina's 48.2%, a 3.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 56 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Katarina do against Kassadin in the early game?
In the early game, Kassadin has the advantage against Katarina with a 56.3% win rate versus 43.8%. Kassadin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Kassadin in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Kassadin matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to 45.8%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Kassadin matchup?
Kassadin wins the matchup against Katarina with a 51.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 3.6 percentage point advantage means Kassadin is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 56 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Kassadin?
The best Katarina build against Kassadin includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane 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 Kassadin?
The best Katarina runes against Kassadin use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 57.1% win rate in the Katarina vs Kassadin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Kassadin?
No, Katarina struggles against Kassadin with only a 48.2% win rate. Kassadin has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kassadin's lead.
How do I play Katarina against Kassadin?
When playing Katarina against Kassadin, play cautiously and avoid Kassadin's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Kassadin in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.