Katarinavs Lissandra
Katarina vs Lissandra is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Lissandra wins with a 51.5% win rate (+3.0%) over Katarina based on 99 games. Lissandra 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra Matchup?
Katarina vs Lissandra Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Lissandra matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 99 recent matches analyzed, Lissandra wins with a 51.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 48.5%, giving Lissandra a 3.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Lissandra controls the early laning stage, but Katarina outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Lissandra 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 Lissandra leads by 1.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Lissandra 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 Lissandra's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Katarina vs Lissandra Laning Phase Breakdown
Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Lissandra, 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.
Best Katarina Build Against Lissandra
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Lissandra, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Lissandra 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 70.0% win rate across 10 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Lissandra. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Lissandra matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina46.5%
Lissandra53.5%Katarina50.0%Lissandra50.0%Lissandra dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.5% win rate — a 7.0 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Lissandra 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 Lissandra. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Lissandra has the edge early, but Katarina gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Katarina Runes Against Lissandra
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Katarina the best tools to compete against Lissandra 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 Lissandra - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Lissandra in League of Legends?
Lissandra wins the Katarina vs Lissandra matchup with a 51.5% win rate compared to Katarina's 48.5%, a 3.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 99 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Katarina do against Lissandra in the early game?
In the early game, Lissandra has the advantage against Katarina with a 53.5% win rate versus 46.5%. Lissandra players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Lissandra in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Lissandra 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 Lissandra matchup?
Lissandra wins the matchup against Katarina with a 51.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 3.0 percentage point advantage means Lissandra is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 99 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Lissandra?
The best Katarina build against Lissandra includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 70.0% 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 Lissandra?
The best Katarina runes against Lissandra use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 56.7% win rate in the Katarina vs Lissandra matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Lissandra?
No, Katarina struggles against Lissandra with only a 48.5% win rate. Lissandra has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Lissandra's lead.
How do I play Katarina against Lissandra?
When playing Katarina against Lissandra, play cautiously and avoid Lissandra's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Lissandra in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.