- Win Rate
- 44.6%
- Pick Rate
- 3.5%
- Ban Rate
- 3.9%
Qiyana vs Katarina
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 4,600
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Qiyana vs Katarina is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Qiyana wins with a 51.8% win rate (+3.6%) over Katarina based on 56 games. Qiyana holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Qiyana build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Qiyana vs Katarina matchup.
Qiyana Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Qiyana 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 Qiyana vs Katarina?
Qiyana wins 51.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 39.0% and 64.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 44.3% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +7.5 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 56 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.19
- +0.3 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
- Current data slightly favors Qiyana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Qiyana wins 51.8% of 56 games (95% range 39.0–64.3%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 44.3% for Qiyana; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Qiyana usually wins the lane: 425 gold ahead of Katarina at 15 minutes on average (56 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
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 Qiyana and Katarina 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 Qiyana'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.
Qiyana vs Katarina Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Qiyana vs Katarina Win Rate by Game Length
Qiyana's win rate against Katarina 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: Qiyana's results against Katarina in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Qiyana vs Katarina 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)QiyanaQiyana gold at 15: +425
- First itemEvenQiyana: 10.3 min · Katarina: 10.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Qiyana Changes Against Katarina
Qiyana players don't meaningfully change their setup against Katarina: no item, rune, spell or skill order differs by 3 points or more beyond the margin of error. The usual build applies.
Best Qiyana Build vs Katarina
Usual Qiyana build (Mid)
83.3% win rate · 12 games
Against Katarina
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 43 Qiyana games against Katarina carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Qiyana's standard build instead.
- Qiyana usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 10.3 min (median of 25 games).
- Katarina usually completes Lich Bane first, at 10.7 min (median of 23 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Qiyana Runes vs Katarina
Usual Qiyana runes (Mid)
Electrocute
68.8% win rate · 16 games
Against Katarina
Electrocute
76.2% win rate · 21 games
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Qiyana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Qiyana'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 Qiyana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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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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Qiyana vs Katarina FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Qiyana vs Katarina?
Current data slightly favors Qiyana, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Qiyana wins 51.8% of 56 games (95% range 39.0–64.3%).
What is Qiyana's win rate against Katarina?
Qiyana wins 51.8% of 56 Mid games against Katarina on patch 26.20 (95% range 39.0–64.3%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 44.3% would be expected.
Does Qiyana counter Katarina?
Not clearly. Qiyana wins 51.8% of 56 games against Katarina, and the 95% range (39.0–64.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Qiyana or Katarina?
Qiyana usually wins the lane: 425 gold ahead of Katarina at 15 minutes on average (56 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Qiyana outscale Katarina?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Katarina strongest against Qiyana?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Katarina is ahead of Qiyana beyond the margin of error.
What should Qiyana build against Katarina?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Qiyana's usual Mid core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Profane Hydra, Death's Dance.
What runes should Qiyana use against Katarina?
Electrocute with Domination and Precision — 76.2% over 21 games against Katarina.