Katarinavs Qiyana
Katarina vs Qiyana is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Qiyana wins with a 59.1% win rate (+18.2%) over Katarina based on 22 games. Qiyana 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Matchup?
Katarina vs Qiyana Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Qiyana matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 22 recent matches analyzed, Qiyana wins with a 59.1% win rate compared to Katarina's 40.9%, giving Qiyana a 18.2 percentage point advantage. Qiyana 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 Qiyana leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Qiyana 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Laning Phase Breakdown
Qiyana is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Qiyana holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Qiyana
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Qiyana, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Qiyana are Void Staff, Nashor's Tooth 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Qiyana. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Qiyana matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina46.7%
Qiyana53.3%Katarina28.6%Qiyana71.4%Qiyana dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.3% win rate — a 6.7 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Qiyana can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Qiyana is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 71.4% win rate — 42.9 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Qiyana, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Qiyana 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 Qiyana
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Katarina the best tools to compete against Qiyana in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.39% | 152 | 5.8 | 870 | 11,893 | 44.1% | 46.4% | |
| 45.59% | 136 | 5.8 | 928 | 11,026 | 36.4% | 54.3% | |
| 47.11% | 121 | 5.7 | 955 | 11,882 | 54.9% | 41.4% | |
| 55.75% | 113 | 5.8 | 1,054 | 13,518 | 59.0% | 54.0% | |
| 42.55% | 94 | 5.7 | 881 | 12,930 | 36.7% | 45.3% | |
| 51.65% | 91 | 5.8 | 904 | 12,659 | 51.3% | 51.9% | |
| 46.51% | 86 | 5.7 | 949 | 12,847 | 45.5% | 47.2% | |
| 51.19% | 84 | 5.5 | 969 | 11,982 | 58.3% | 45.8% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 5.8 | 912 | 11,524 | 42.4% | 54.4% | |
| 57.89% | 76 | 6.0 | 1,018 | 12,288 | 57.9% | 57.9% | |
| 47.30% | 74 | 5.8 | 882 | 11,943 | 51.6% | 44.2% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 5.7 | 910 | 10,827 | 60.6% | 45.0% | |
| 40.58% | 69 | 5.8 | 883 | 11,613 | 38.7% | 42.1% | |
| 52.38% | 63 | 6.0 | 930 | 13,207 | 70.0% | 44.2% | |
| 59.62% | 52 | 6.0 | 922 | 12,463 | 68.0% | 51.9% | |
| 53.85% | 52 | 5.9 | 1,013 | 11,619 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 5.9 | 1,071 | 12,045 | 63.2% | 51.6% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 5.4 | 941 | 11,843 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 6.0 | 998 | 12,979 | 60.0% | 51.9% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 6.1 | 1,017 | 12,836 | 45.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.78% | 45 | 5.3 | 830 | 12,148 | 40.0% | 36.7% | |
| 34.09% | 44 | 5.5 | 865 | 11,310 | 50.0% | 23.1% | |
| 44.19% | 43 | 5.4 | 945 | 12,461 | 31.6% | 54.2% | |
| 62.79% | 43 | 6.0 | 941 | 11,380 | 63.6% | 61.9% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 5.8 | 980 | 12,831 | 43.8% | 72.0% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 5.9 | 1,071 | 11,307 | 57.1% | 55.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 5.8 | 901 | 12,829 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 38.24% | 34 | 5.7 | 783 | 11,364 | 50.0% | 31.8% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 5.4 | 878 | 12,560 | 54.5% | 31.6% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 6.0 | 840 | 10,527 | 35.7% | 40.0% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.8 | 842 | 11,024 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 6.0 | 854 | 11,304 | 46.7% | 38.5% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 5.5 | 859 | 12,146 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.8 | 909 | 11,204 | 46.7% | 44.4% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 5.7 | 789 | 10,226 | 46.7% | 28.6% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.7 | 1,145 | 10,389 | 53.9% | 55.6% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.1 | 987 | 10,647 | 81.8% | 45.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.0 | 806 | 11,557 | 62.5% | 53.9% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 922 | 11,885 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 68.42% | 19 | 5.3 | 916 | 12,328 | 100.0% | 53.9% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 5.7 | 1,105 | 13,690 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.6 | 825 | 11,168 | 22.2% | 66.7% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 6.0 | 1,019 | 15,434 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.8 | 861 | 12,752 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 804 | 11,913 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.6 | 1,088 | 12,271 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.0 | 1,073 | 15,580 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.4 | 1,100 | 13,074 | 60.0% | 12.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 1,090 | 15,327 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.3 | 1,133 | 9,340 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.5 | 885 | 14,023 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 875 | 11,684 | 60.0% | 14.3% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.4 | 920 | 14,624 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 5.6 | 1,037 | 13,694 | 40.0% | 14.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.0 | 859 | 11,485 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 829 | 11,111 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 990 | 9,779 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 887 | 10,428 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 1,339 | 12,446 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.3 | 960 | 11,668 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.5 | 892 | 13,029 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 857 | 13,038 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.0 | 762 | 11,999 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.7 | 1,126 | 15,057 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 787 | 11,662 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,069 | 13,488 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.7 | 1,183 | 16,362 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.6 | 647 | 9,802 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.5 | 812 | 8,827 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.4 | 679 | 7,841 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 757 | 11,179 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 840 | 8,572 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.3 | 1,046 | 12,795 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 807 | 12,066 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 1,323 | 12,970 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 939 | 11,121 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 835 | 11,643 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 1,028 | 13,250 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 1,020 | 15,202 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 781 | 12,491 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 904 | 10,480 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 783 | 12,798 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 860 | 11,475 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 1,030 | 10,371 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 1,060 | 15,092 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,020 | 12,228 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
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Katarina vs Qiyana - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Qiyana in League of Legends?
Qiyana wins the Katarina vs Qiyana matchup with a 59.1% win rate compared to Katarina's 40.9%, a 18.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 22 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Katarina do against Qiyana in the early game?
In the early game, Qiyana has the advantage against Katarina with a 53.3% win rate versus 46.7%. Qiyana players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Qiyana in the late game?
In the late game, Qiyana takes over the Katarina vs Qiyana matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to 28.6%. Qiyana scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Qiyana matchup?
Qiyana wins the matchup against Katarina with a 59.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 18.2 percentage point advantage means Qiyana is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 22 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Qiyana?
The best Katarina build against Qiyana includes Void Staff, Nashor's Tooth, Lich Bane with Immortal Path. 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 Qiyana?
The best Katarina runes against Qiyana use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 28.6% win rate in the Katarina vs Qiyana matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Qiyana?
No, Katarina struggles against Qiyana with only a 40.9% win rate. Qiyana has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Qiyana's lead.
How do I play Katarina against Qiyana?
When playing Katarina against Qiyana, play cautiously and avoid Qiyana's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Qiyana has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.