Katarinavs Vex
Katarina vs Vex is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Vex wins with a 62.2% win rate (+24.4%) over Katarina based on 45 games. Vex 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 Vex 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 Vex Matchup?
Katarina vs Vex Matchup Summary
The Katarina vs Vex matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 45 recent matches analyzed, Vex wins with a 62.2% win rate compared to Katarina's 37.8%, giving Vex a 24.4 percentage point advantage. Vex 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 Vex leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vex 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 Vex 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 Vex Laning Phase Breakdown
Vex is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Vex holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Katarina Build Against Vex
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Vex, providing the mobility and stats Katarina needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Katarina against Vex 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 60.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Vex. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Katarina vs Vex matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Katarina40.0%
Vex60.0%Katarina36.7%Vex63.3%Vex dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Vex can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Vex is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.3% win rate — 26.7 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Vex, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Vex 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 Vex
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Katarina the best tools to compete against Vex 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 Vex - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Katarina do against Vex in League of Legends?
Vex wins the Katarina vs Vex matchup with a 62.2% win rate compared to Katarina's 37.8%, a 24.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 45 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Katarina do against Vex in the early game?
In the early game, Vex has the advantage against Katarina with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Vex players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Katarina do against Vex in the late game?
In the late game, Vex takes over the Katarina vs Vex matchup with a 63.3% win rate compared to 36.7%. Vex scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Katarina vs Vex matchup?
Vex wins the matchup against Katarina with a 62.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 24.4 percentage point advantage means Vex is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 45 games analyzed.
What is the best Katarina build against Vex?
The best Katarina build against Vex includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 60.0% 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 Vex?
The best Katarina runes against Vex use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 26.7% win rate in the Katarina vs Vex matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Katarina counter Vex?
No, Katarina struggles against Vex with only a 37.8% win rate. Vex has the advantage in this matchup. Katarina players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vex's lead.
How do I play Katarina against Vex?
When playing Katarina against Vex, play cautiously and avoid Vex's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Vex has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.