Lee Sin - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.4%
Pick Rate
4.0%

Lee Sinvs Katarina

FFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 9, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Lee Sin vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Lee Sin wins with a 83.3% win rate (+66.7%) over Katarina based on 6 games. Lee Sin holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Lee Sin build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup.

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Lee Sin Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Lee Sin 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.

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Lee Sin - 83.3% win rate in this matchup
Lee Sin
83.3% WR
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Katarina vs Lee Sin matchup - 16.7% win rate
Katarina
16.7% WR

Who Wins the Lee Sin vs Katarina Matchup?

Lee Sin wins the Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup
Winner
Lee Sin
Matches: 6
83.3%
Win Rate
16.7%
6.8
CS / min
5.7
908
DMG / min
698
11,780
Gold / game
8,898
390
Heal / min
228
1,024
DMG Mitigated / min
555
0.8
CC / min
0.0
75.0%
Early Game WR
25.0%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Lee Sin vs Katarina Matchup Summary

The Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Lee Sin wins with a 83.3% win rate compared to Katarina's 16.7%, giving Lee Sin a 66.7 percentage point advantage. Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lee Sin players can confidently pick into Katarina and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Katarina away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Lee Sin vs Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown

Lee Sin wins the laning phase against Katarina in League of Legends

Lee Sin is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Lee Sin holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.8Lee Sin
5.7Katarina
Lee Sin significantly out-farms Katarina by 1.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 16 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Lee Sin a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Katarina players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
908Lee Sin
698Katarina
Lee Sin heavily out-damages Katarina by 210 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Katarina should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Lee Sin's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,780Lee Sin
8,898Katarina
Lee Sin generates a commanding 2,882 more gold per game than Katarina. This substantial economic advantage means Lee Sin consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Katarina should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.8Lee Sin
0.0Katarina
Lee Sin provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Katarina, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Lee Sin coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,414Lee Sin
783Katarina
Lee Sin vastly out-sustains Katarina, healing and mitigating 630 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Lee Sin can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Katarina is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Katarina, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Lee Sin Build Against Katarina

Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Lee Sin needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Lee Sin against Katarina are Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive and Bastionbreaker. This combination gives Lee Sin 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 Katarina. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lee Sin
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Lee Sin early game win rateLee Sin75.0%
Katarina early game win rateKatarina25.0%
Late Game
Lee Sin
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Lee Sin late game win rateLee Sin100.0%
Katarina late game win rateKatarina0.0%

Lee Sin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Lee Sin can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Lee Sin is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Lee Sin, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin Runes Against Katarina

Domination rune tree - Lee Sin primary runes vs KatarinaDomination
Electrocute - best Lee Sin rune vs KatarinaSudden Impact - best Lee Sin rune vs KatarinaSixth Sense - best Lee Sin rune vs KatarinaTreasure Hunter - best Lee Sin rune vs Katarina
Resolve rune tree - Lee Sin secondary runes vs KatarinaResolve
Bone Plating - best Lee Sin rune vs KatarinaUnflinching - best Lee Sin rune vs Katarina
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Resolve secondary allows Lee Sin to press their advantage against Katarina, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Lee Sin matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Lee Sin'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 Lee Sin build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Lee Sin matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.22%3160.865812,32548.3%55.6%
48.03%3040.865112,57252.6%44.4%
45.62%2740.869112,75643.5%47.2%
46.35%2740.865412,56647.9%45.2%
50.00%2520.861412,42849.1%50.7%
57.02%2350.965211,84857.4%56.7%
41.23%2280.867211,75938.7%43.6%
42.86%2170.864812,16336.6%47.6%
53.49%2150.863411,75755.5%51.4%
53.51%1850.864812,90557.5%50.9%
47.71%1531.074012,66654.8%41.3%
55.94%1430.867312,74360.7%52.4%
41.91%1360.964611,68039.0%44.2%
48.89%1350.865312,20648.5%49.3%
53.03%1321.071913,18059.6%48.0%
63.08%1300.874512,68460.7%65.2%
42.74%1240.864512,09245.5%40.6%
41.53%1180.965212,56136.2%46.7%
50.85%1180.869112,54860.0%44.1%
50.91%1101.073512,71456.6%45.6%
50.00%1080.866812,20346.0%53.5%
53.40%1030.865812,47758.7%49.1%
43.82%890.864211,76150.0%39.6%
47.73%880.963712,44948.6%47.2%
49.43%870.763112,24454.8%44.4%
48.81%840.966412,46145.0%52.3%
53.09%810.861012,09753.2%52.9%
46.25%800.869212,49952.9%41.3%
35.00%801.161610,95135.1%34.9%
43.84%730.864312,53542.4%45.0%
44.29%700.871813,12351.9%39.5%
55.88%680.766412,58845.8%61.4%
40.91%660.867112,55844.8%37.8%
50.00%640.869912,18645.5%54.8%
56.36%551.268611,89751.7%61.5%
54.90%511.066613,04168.2%44.8%
58.00%501.475312,66760.9%55.6%
56.25%480.869711,90950.0%65.0%
58.33%481.674113,03047.6%66.7%
47.92%480.657111,21453.9%40.9%
51.06%470.971713,48064.3%45.5%
40.00%450.769111,37534.8%45.5%
45.45%440.956011,94840.9%50.0%
41.46%411.855911,96350.0%34.8%
56.41%390.865913,09563.6%53.6%
59.46%371.074013,79853.9%62.5%
54.05%372.258011,72360.0%50.0%
48.28%291.264311,40642.9%53.3%
55.17%292.177013,05158.3%52.9%
65.38%261.871211,98269.2%61.5%
46.15%261.574112,85550.0%42.9%
65.38%261.467411,45957.1%75.0%
40.00%251.777713,60162.5%29.4%
54.17%241.670913,01870.0%42.9%
41.67%241.170714,34833.3%44.4%
43.48%231.162512,42757.1%37.5%
59.09%221.260311,29875.0%40.0%
42.86%211.763012,40738.5%50.0%
42.86%211.168913,75442.9%42.9%
52.38%211.069013,76650.0%53.9%
40.00%202.973311,64345.5%33.3%
44.44%183.360910,14746.1%40.0%
22.22%182.457112,33442.9%9.1%
33.33%181.973713,42925.0%35.7%
55.56%181.987612,69650.0%60.0%
55.56%181.469712,79185.7%36.4%
47.06%171.969711,74330.0%71.4%
50.00%162.587815,01566.7%46.1%
50.00%165.288013,56233.3%60.0%
42.86%142.357112,19120.0%55.6%
61.54%131.382113,05175.0%55.6%
46.15%135.06319,05050.0%40.0%
33.33%121.25069,06520.0%42.9%
66.67%121.978011,786100.0%42.9%
63.64%111.189613,50266.7%60.0%
54.55%110.966212,74766.7%50.0%
27.27%114.566410,57525.0%28.6%
30.00%103.273412,24950.0%16.7%
50.00%105.366510,75480.0%20.0%
33.33%93.173612,8080.0%50.0%
55.56%94.390613,8980.0%62.5%
55.56%91.766812,706100.0%50.0%
55.56%91.76309,68725.0%80.0%
66.67%94.87629,75666.7%66.7%
37.50%81.553311,05550.0%25.0%
37.50%81.270013,991100.0%28.6%
37.50%84.080411,28160.0%0.0%
42.86%72.956710,54925.0%66.7%
28.57%71.75939,52050.0%0.0%
57.14%75.581413,85250.0%66.7%
42.86%74.563411,94466.7%25.0%
57.14%73.081412,68366.7%50.0%
57.14%71.44657,84060.0%50.0%
33.33%62.464013,1440.0%66.7%
66.67%61.551812,1080.0%100.0%
50.00%61.883811,80866.7%33.3%
66.67%64.63968,86350.0%100.0%
66.67%62.468311,31950.0%75.0%
33.33%65.384312,27550.0%25.0%
16.67%65.275612,30033.3%0.0%
83.33%66.890811,78075.0%100.0%
60.00%53.36009,853100.0%33.3%
20.00%53.664010,5160.0%50.0%
20.00%51.494910,0280.0%33.3%
40.00%54.385616,876100.0%0.0%
80.00%54.981510,22250.0%100.0%
40.00%55.170810,19533.3%50.0%
20.00%51.862610,35025.0%0.0%
80.00%51.36878,028100.0%0.0%

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Lee Sin vs Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Lee Sin do against Katarina in League of Legends?

Lee Sin wins the Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup with a 83.3% win rate compared to Katarina's 16.7%, a 66.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Lee Sin do against Katarina in the early game?

In the early game, Lee Sin has the advantage against Katarina with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Lee Sin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Lee Sin do against Katarina in the late game?

In the late game, Lee Sin takes over the Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Lee Sin scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup?

Lee Sin wins the matchup against Katarina with a 83.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 66.7 percentage point advantage means Lee Sin is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Lee Sin build against Katarina?

The best Lee Sin build against Katarina includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Umbral Glaive, Bastionbreaker with Crimson Lucidity. 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 Lee Sin runes against Katarina?

The best Lee Sin runes against Katarina use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Lee Sin vs Katarina matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Lee Sin counter Katarina?

Yes, Lee Sin has a favorable matchup against Katarina with a 83.3% win rate. Lee Sin strongly counters Katarina in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Lee Sin against Katarina?

When playing Lee Sin against Katarina, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.