the Sinister Blade

Katarina Top

Katarina

Decisive in judgment and lethal in combat, Katarina is a Noxian assassin of the highest caliber. Eldest daughter to the legendary General Du Couteau, she made her talents known with swift kills against unsuspecting enemies. Her fiery ambition has driven...

RoleAssassin

Difficulty

DamageMagic

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Katarina build overview

Match sample

KATARINA — TOP BUILD

Assassin · Mage

Win rate48.9%

Pick rate0.2%

Ban rate5.6%

Matches45

RANK: B TIER

Katarina Top has a 48.9% win rate with 0.2% pick rate in our high-elo sample and is currently ranked B Tier. Based on our analysis of 19,511 matches on patch 16.13–16.14.

Spells

First purchases Suggested

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An ability-focused start with two potions for lane sustain.

Core items Full build, in order

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48.9% win rate over 45 games with this build

Opening levelsLevel 1QBouncing BladeLevel 2EShunpoLevel 3WPreparation

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Worst against

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DamageMagic

DifficultyHard

ClassAssassin · Mage

Attack4

Defense3

Magic9

Difficulty8

the Sinister Blade — Decisive in judgment and lethal in combat, Katarina is a Noxian assassin of the highest caliber. Eldest daughter to the legendary General Du Couteau, she made her talents known with swift kills against unsuspecting enemies. Her fiery ambition has driven...