- Win Rate
- 49.3%
- Pick Rate
- 2.9%
- Ban Rate
- 6.2%
Katarina vs Vladimir
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,799
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 12, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Katarina vs Vladimir is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Vladimir wins with a 63.0% win rate (+25.9%) over Katarina based on 81 games. Vladimir 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir?
Katarina wins 36.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.9% and 47.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.2% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 79 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- −5.8 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Vladimir is favored in this matchup: Katarina wins 36.7% of 79 games, and the whole 95% range (26.9–47.7%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 11.5 points worse for Katarina than both champions' overall Mid win rates predict (48.2%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 330, within the margin of error (78 games).
- Katarina players pick Zhonya's Hourglass much less often against Vladimir: 28.4% of their other Mid games, 17.7% 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Katarina vs Vladimir Win Rate by Game Length
Katarina's win rate against Vladimir 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 Vladimir in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Katarina vs Vladimir 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)EvenKatarina gold at 15: −330
- First itemEvenKatarina: 11.2 min · Vladimir: 11.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Katarina Changes Against Vladimir
Choices Katarina players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Usually28.4%vs Vladimir17.7%−10.7 pts
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually4.8%vs Vladimir10.1%+5.3 pts
Best Katarina Build vs Vladimir
Usual Katarina build (Mid)
74.4% win rate · 39 games
Against Vladimir
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 36 Katarina games against Vladimir carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Katarina's standard build instead.
- Katarina usually completes Lich Bane first, at 11.2 min (median of 37 games).
- Vladimir usually completes Stormsurge first, at 11.5 min (median of 53 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 Vladimir
Usual Katarina runes (Mid)
Conqueror
78.9% win rate · 19 games
Against Vladimir
Electrocute
36.4% win rate · 22 games
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Katarina matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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
Easiest for Katarina
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 Vladimir FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Katarina vs Vladimir?
Vladimir is favored in this matchup: Katarina wins 36.7% of 79 games, and the whole 95% range (26.9–47.7%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Katarina's win rate against Vladimir?
Katarina wins 36.7% of 79 Mid games against Vladimir on patch 26.20 (95% range 26.9–47.7%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 48.2% would be expected.
Does Katarina counter Vladimir?
No — it is the other way around: Katarina wins only 36.7% of 79 games against Vladimir, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Katarina or Vladimir?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 330, within the margin of error (78 games).
Does Katarina outscale Vladimir?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Vladimir strongest against Katarina?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Vladimir is ahead of Katarina beyond the margin of error.
What should Katarina build against Vladimir?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Katarina's usual Mid core: Shadowflame, Lich Bane, Mejai's Soulstealer. The biggest change against Vladimir: Zhonya's Hourglass (28.4% usually, 17.7% here).
What runes should Katarina use against Vladimir?
Electrocute with Domination and Precision — 36.4% over 22 games against Vladimir.