Morgana - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
4.4%

Morganavs Katarina

BSupportMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Morgana vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Katarina wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Morgana based on 18 games. Katarina holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Morgana vs Katarina matchup.

Morgana Matchup Breakdown

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

Compare against an opponent
Katarina - 33.3% win rateKatarina(33.3%)
Morgana - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Morgana
33.3% WR
VS
Katarina vs Morgana matchup - 66.7% win rate
Katarina
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Morgana vs Katarina Matchup?

Katarina wins the Morgana vs Katarina matchup
Winner
Katarina
Matches: 18
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
5.2
CS / min
5.7
693
DMG / min
908
8,967
Gold / game
11,350
181
Heal / min
248
467
DMG Mitigated / min
575
1.6
CC / min
0.1
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Morgana vs Katarina Matchup Summary

The Morgana vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 18 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Morgana's 33.3%, giving Katarina a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Katarina dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Morgana 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 Morgana leads by 1.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina has a strong advantage in this matchup. Morgana players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Katarina 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.

Morgana vs Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown

Katarina wins the laning phase against Morgana in League of Legends

Katarina is favored during the laning phase against Morgana, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Katarina holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.2Morgana
5.7Katarina
Katarina edges out Morgana by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 8 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Katarina.
Damage
693Morgana
908Katarina
Katarina heavily out-damages Morgana by 214 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Morgana should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Katarina's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
8,967Morgana
11,350Katarina
Katarina generates a commanding 2,383 more gold per game than Morgana. This substantial economic advantage means Katarina consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Morgana should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.6Morgana
0.1Katarina
Morgana brings significantly more crowd control than Katarina, with 1.6 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Morgana far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Katarina should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
648Morgana
824Katarina
Katarina vastly out-sustains Morgana, healing and mitigating 176 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Katarina can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Morgana is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Morgana, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Morgana Build Against Katarina

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Morgana needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Morgana against Katarina are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Morgana an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Katarina. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Morgana vs Katarina matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Katarina
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Morgana early game win rateMorgana33.3%
Katarina early game win rateKatarina66.7%
Late Game
Katarina
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Morgana late game win rateMorgana33.3%
Katarina late game win rateKatarina66.7%

Katarina dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Morgana. This lopsided early game means Katarina 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Morgana. Extended games heavily favor Katarina, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Katarina holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Morgana players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Morgana Runes Against Katarina

Sorcery rune tree - Morgana primary runes vs KatarinaSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Morgana rune vs KatarinaManaflow Band - best Morgana rune vs KatarinaTranscendence - best Morgana rune vs KatarinaScorch - best Morgana rune vs Katarina
Domination rune tree - Morgana secondary runes vs KatarinaDomination
Cheap Shot - best Morgana rune vs KatarinaTreasure Hunter - best Morgana rune vs Katarina
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Domination rune setup gives Morgana the best tools to compete against Katarina in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Morgana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Morgana'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 Morgana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Morgana matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.89%2922.056710,21747.8%44.8%
49.51%2041.66079,86755.3%44.5%
44.97%1891.66059,48845.6%44.4%
46.99%1831.76329,70251.2%43.6%
46.11%1801.65959,38651.7%40.9%
58.70%1381.65969,94063.6%55.4%
54.20%1311.66199,55360.3%48.5%
49.14%1162.16439,91156.8%44.4%
45.95%1111.96729,55449.0%43.5%
51.92%1041.65709,62952.1%51.8%
46.53%1011.76579,90946.1%46.8%
49.49%991.86319,54453.1%46.0%
44.68%941.85599,98054.3%39.0%
44.68%941.75978,96245.1%44.2%
60.22%932.563710,69960.6%60.0%
52.27%881.66609,77859.0%46.9%
53.09%811.559910,38153.1%53.1%
41.98%811.65719,73051.4%34.1%
45.57%791.85529,48754.3%38.6%
58.33%721.76319,32066.7%52.4%
43.66%711.776910,11147.8%41.7%
44.29%701.65909,41055.2%36.6%
46.97%661.74578,67245.7%48.4%
48.48%662.562710,06444.0%51.2%
49.12%571.55969,02444.8%53.6%
49.09%551.657210,04229.2%64.5%
42.55%471.66588,82346.1%38.1%
61.36%441.56009,62766.7%56.5%
65.12%434.480410,76661.1%68.0%
48.72%391.65389,21550.0%47.4%
59.46%371.66329,95753.3%63.6%
37.84%375.878811,93641.7%36.0%
51.43%355.782710,41047.4%56.3%
61.76%341.658310,39745.5%69.6%
55.88%342.059710,18150.0%60.0%
59.38%322.36169,25156.3%62.5%
54.84%311.562111,15036.4%65.0%
55.17%293.866610,79555.6%55.0%
38.46%263.666010,10340.0%37.5%
52.00%252.364110,48360.0%46.7%
54.17%243.463110,43850.0%60.0%
52.17%235.182810,55553.9%50.0%
31.82%222.06938,74933.3%30.0%
72.73%223.675111,00066.7%80.0%
45.45%225.592412,26366.7%37.5%
65.00%201.77039,43063.6%66.7%
45.00%202.363710,25545.5%44.4%
68.42%195.076911,91733.3%75.0%
47.37%196.276111,531100.0%28.6%
47.37%193.776410,69125.0%63.6%
50.00%184.473611,00242.9%54.5%
55.56%181.97009,70344.4%66.7%
55.56%183.66678,41061.5%40.0%
33.33%185.26938,96733.3%33.3%
35.29%176.167110,86955.6%12.5%
70.59%173.35799,18566.7%75.0%
37.50%164.97358,67855.6%14.3%
62.50%161.563610,64175.0%50.0%
40.00%156.170810,53050.0%28.6%
60.00%154.26729,93566.7%55.6%
46.67%153.274010,00114.3%75.0%
28.57%142.369011,93250.0%20.0%
69.23%133.874613,04766.7%70.0%
38.46%136.572310,03133.3%42.9%
46.15%131.360811,72340.0%50.0%
25.00%121.865312,54840.0%14.3%
50.00%123.560510,20216.7%83.3%
45.45%112.676011,14350.0%42.9%
50.00%114.868210,34766.7%42.9%
63.64%115.584012,53533.3%75.0%
54.55%115.580911,31650.0%57.1%
72.73%114.882412,572100.0%66.7%
70.00%101.667813,05040.0%100.0%
70.00%101.96107,91571.4%66.7%
60.00%101.575312,77475.0%50.0%
30.00%101.276510,97325.0%33.3%
50.00%104.46677,79750.0%50.0%
50.00%105.479610,35050.0%50.0%
50.00%101.357911,77850.0%50.0%
55.56%92.472512,47233.3%66.7%
66.67%93.67819,90040.0%100.0%
44.44%95.381211,97750.0%40.0%
55.56%91.35809,10533.3%100.0%
55.56%96.079611,63633.3%66.7%
44.44%93.887610,01250.0%33.3%
50.00%85.784013,14233.3%60.0%
62.50%86.386312,894100.0%57.1%
37.50%81.46899,32420.0%66.7%
37.50%83.680912,12533.3%40.0%
25.00%81.156510,21125.0%25.0%
50.00%80.867311,954100.0%33.3%
62.50%84.074711,02466.7%60.0%
57.14%75.981011,50333.3%75.0%
71.43%72.779314,26066.7%75.0%
57.14%76.079210,51233.3%75.0%
28.57%75.37019,68825.0%33.3%
33.33%66.373010,41925.0%50.0%
66.67%62.377912,3790.0%80.0%
100.00%60.978813,992100.0%100.0%
66.67%61.65188,78850.0%100.0%
83.33%65.783311,681100.0%50.0%
33.33%65.487913,1730.0%40.0%
83.33%63.386112,29266.7%100.0%
83.33%66.469511,771100.0%66.7%
80.00%51.471413,19850.0%100.0%
40.00%55.277810,60533.3%50.0%
80.00%54.16609,02875.0%100.0%
60.00%56.887811,753100.0%0.0%
80.00%55.079811,643100.0%75.0%
60.00%52.976911,21750.0%66.7%
80.00%53.565512,4080.0%100.0%
40.00%56.168510,1290.0%66.7%
40.00%54.775411,449100.0%25.0%
80.00%56.095313,184100.0%75.0%
100.00%51.283012,848100.0%100.0%
40.00%54.79408,70050.0%33.3%
20.00%54.879410,4740.0%50.0%
40.00%55.86808,62350.0%0.0%

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Morgana vs Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Morgana do against Katarina in League of Legends?

Katarina wins the Morgana vs Katarina matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Morgana's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Morgana do against Katarina in the early game?

In the early game, Katarina has the advantage against Morgana with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Katarina players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Morgana do against Katarina in the late game?

In the late game, Katarina takes over the Morgana vs Katarina matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Morgana vs Katarina matchup?

Katarina wins the matchup against Morgana with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.

What is the best Morgana build against Katarina?

The best Morgana build against Katarina includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Blackfire Torch with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Morgana runes against Katarina?

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

Does Morgana counter Katarina?

No, Morgana struggles against Katarina with only a 33.3% win rate. Katarina has the advantage in this matchup. Morgana players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Katarina's lead.

How do I play Morgana against Katarina?

When playing Morgana against Katarina, play cautiously and avoid Katarina's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Katarina has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.