Katarinavs Riven
Katarina vs Riven is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Riven wins with a 56.8% win rate (+13.5%) over Katarina based on 37 games. Riven 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 Riven 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 Riven Matchup?
Katarina vs Riven Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Riven matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 37 recent matches analyzed, Riven wins with a 56.8% win rate compared to Katarina's 43.2%, giving Riven a 13.5 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Riven controls the early laning stage, but Katarina outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Riven 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 Riven leads by 1.0s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Riven 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 Riven 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 Riven Laning Phase Breakdown
Riven is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Riven holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Riven
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Riven, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Riven 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 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Riven. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Riven matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina35.0%
Riven65.0%Katarina52.9%Riven47.1%Riven dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 65.0% win rate — a 30.0 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Riven 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 52.9% win rate — 5.9 points above Riven. 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: Riven 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 Riven
Precision
Domination
The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Katarina the best tools to compete against Riven 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 Riven - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Riven in League of Legends?
Riven wins the Katarina vs Riven matchup with a 56.8% win rate compared to Katarina's 43.2%, a 13.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 37 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Katarina do against Riven in the early game?
In the early game, Riven has the advantage against Katarina with a 65.0% win rate versus 35.0%. Riven players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Riven in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Katarina vs Riven matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to 47.1%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Riven matchup?
Riven wins the matchup against Katarina with a 56.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.5 percentage point advantage means Riven is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 37 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Riven?
The best Katarina build against Riven includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 75.0% 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 Riven?
The best Katarina runes against Riven use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Katarina vs Riven matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Riven?
No, Katarina struggles against Riven with only a 43.2% win rate. Riven has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Riven's lead.
How do I play Katarina against Riven?
When playing Katarina against Riven, play cautiously and avoid Riven's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Riven in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.