Katarinavs Veigar
Katarina vs Veigar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Veigar wins with a 54.5% win rate (+8.9%) over Katarina based on 101 games. Veigar 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 Veigar 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 Katarina vs Veigar?
Katarina wins 48.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.5% and 55.4% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.0% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 227 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- −4.3 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Bot): 8 games, Katarina won 62.5%.
Key takeaways
- Katarina vs Veigar is an even matchup: Katarina wins 48.9% of 227 games, and the 95% range (42.5–55.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 48.0% for Katarina; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Katarina usually wins the lane: 797 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (226 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Katarina players pick Precision far more often against Veigar: 56.8% of their other Mid games, 71.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Katarina and Veigar played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Katarina's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Katarina vs Veigar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Katarina vs Veigar Win Rate by Game Length
Katarina's win rate against Veigar by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Katarina's results against Veigar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Katarina vs Veigar Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)KatarinaKatarina gold at 15: +797
- First itemKatarinaKatarina: 10.6 min · Veigar: 11.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenKatarina wins 47.5% of 99 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenKatarina wins 45.5% of 112 games
What Katarina Changes Against Veigar
Choices Katarina players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually56.8%vs Veigar71.4%+14.5 pts44.4% WR here
Dark Seal + Refillable PotionStarting itemsUsually22.5%vs Veigar36.1%+13.6 pts51.2% WR here
Grisly MementosRuneUsually61.3%vs Veigar71.8%+10.5 pts44.8% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually18.3%vs Veigar7.9%−10.3 pts
ConquerorKeystoneUsually33.9%vs Veigar24.2%−9.6 pts63.6% WR here
Legend: AlacrityRuneUsually32.0%vs Veigar22.5%−9.6 pts60.8% WR here
Spellslinger's ShoesBootsUsually59.4%vs Veigar68.7%+9.3 pts48.7% WR here
ElectrocuteKeystoneUsually58.1%vs Veigar66.1%+8.0 pts44.7% WR here
Best Katarina Build vs Veigar
Usual Katarina build (Mid)
85.7% win rate · 49 games
Limited sample: 32 of 157 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Katarina usually completes Lich Bane first, at 10.6 min (median of 120 games).
- Veigar usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 11.3 min (median of 110 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Katarina Runes vs Veigar
Usual Katarina runes (Mid)
Electrocute
60.6% win rate · 71 games
Against Veigar
Conqueror
65.4% win rate · 26 games
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Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Katarina Matchups
Hardest for Katarina
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Katarina vs Veigar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Katarina vs Veigar?
Katarina vs Veigar is an even matchup: Katarina wins 48.9% of 227 games, and the 95% range (42.5–55.4%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Katarina's win rate against Veigar?
Katarina wins 48.9% of 227 Mid games against Veigar on patch 26.19 (95% range 42.5–55.4%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.0% would be expected.
Does Katarina counter Veigar?
Not clearly. Katarina wins 48.9% of 227 games against Veigar, and the 95% range (42.5–55.4%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Katarina or Veigar?
Katarina usually wins the lane: 797 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (226 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Katarina outscale Veigar?
Not measurably: Katarina's win rate against Veigar in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Veigar strongest against Katarina?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Veigar is ahead of Katarina beyond the margin of error.
What should Katarina build against Veigar?
The most successful Katarina core against Veigar is Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane (53.1% over 32 games). The biggest change against Veigar: Dark Seal + Refillable Potion (22.5% usually, 36.1% here).
What runes should Katarina use against Veigar?
Conqueror with Precision and Domination — 65.4% over 26 games against Veigar. The biggest change against Veigar: Precision (56.8% usually, 71.4% here).