Which lane should katarina go

Q him when he's trying to farm, max Q. Setup Q daggers on minions because he can dodge your Q with E. Play aggressive pre level 6. If he uses his Q to farm, play aggressive as he walks up to last hit CS. Juke his other abilities if he cages you in. He's very squishy so punish his weak early, he will most of the time over-extend for CS to stack his Q. Dodge her Qs, she'll poke you when you are walking up to last hit minions so keep an eye out for that. If she misses stun, take advantage of it. After 6, don't get stunned.

Farm safely and make her use crucial spells such as W and mainly E, then you can all in. Merc treads and hexdrinker are both great items against her. Trade when his W rake is on CD. Don't let him proc passive on you, it takes 3 abilities to land for him to proc it and he has to auto attack.

Setup with Q daggers and poke in and out. Setting up with E-W means you'll take his full burst damage unless his abilities are on CD.

Watch for his melee range Q as it crits. At level 6, your ult overpowers his ult. Keep an eye out for the splash damage on the minions. Don't get into his snare range, it gets ugly. You can setup Q dagger on minions and go in and out but expect to take damage back or get rooted, not reliable method unless he burns his cooldowns.

At level 6, you can all-in if you are even with him or ahead. Combo against ryze - E-W-R. Once he walks out of range of ult, Q-E. Merc treads is a great purchase VS ryze. Stay away from minions, she will E. If she hits E, walk away from her as she wants to land an auto attack to proc her blight passive. Setup Q dagger on her when she's going to last hit a minion. Trade if her Shield is on CD since it is her strongest ability. Get aggressive if her Q is down because she can't stop you from full comboing.

You have to learn to be elusive in this matchup by avoiding her key abilities. Don't get baited by her shield. Kill her when you have items. Don't let her proc her Q mark. Dodge chain by staying behind minions or side stepping when no ally minions are around.

Play patiently in lane, don't use EW combo if she has W as she will dodge the spin damage. Merc Treads is good vs her chain.

Dodge his Qs, careful when you walk up to farm as he can Q or W, use shunpo to avoid skill shots if needed. When you go in on him with EW be sure you try to juke his E afterwards as most xerath players will immediately try to throw it out, use W's decay movespeed to avoid his E when all-ining. Don't allow Ekko to proc his 3rd attack on passive, walk away to avoid this or shunpo out.

It's his major tool to out-trade you. Take advantage when his Q is on cooldown. Setup Q dagger on him when he tries to go for CS. After hitting 6, try to force him to use ult by playing aggressive, it's okay to burn your own ulti for his.

He'll be far more open for ganks and left far more vulnerable than you without ult. Stay away from the minion wave so she doesn't land her Q on you and the minions. If you setup Q dagger on her, go in and trade, she will use her W root but it does low damage. After 6, you can try to out-trade her because she usually can't one shot you if she isn't already ahead. Never use your ulti when she has hers up.

QSS and Merc treads are both solid purchases VS her but I would not suggest buying both as that's far too much defensive items. Careful when he has too many turrets next to him if you attempt an all-in. Start Doran shield. You will be pushed in this laning phase most of the time, last hit under turret, careful for his rocket poke under turret.

Don't need to win lane as his strength comes within being a bully in lane. ALWAYS watch her stun bar, avoid all-ining when she has it up at level 6, you can ignore her stun before lv 6 as your EW will still land and you can continue your combo, be sure you are healthy for this trade. Poke her when she's going for CS. Merc treads are great here. After 6, becareful for her flash ult. If you are ahead however, she can't one shot you. Play aggressive when his Q is on CD.

Setup Q daggers when he's going for CS. He's VERY squishy and can be out-traded. If he misses knock up, he's open. His ult makes him stationary, take advantage of this. You can all in with EW, but as soon as you do, walk to the side to avoid his knock up, you should anticipate this.

Go for a trade when his Q magic shield is down. You can get out-traded if he hits all his spells. Setup Q dagger on him directly or on minions, he is a melee champion so take advantage of this.

Don't Q him when his Q is up, he'll simply get magic shield from you with a Q and you'd get out-poked. After hitting 6, if he ults in and uses Q, be aggressive and all in with your own ult.

Trade against Taliyah when her W is on CD, she tends to be squishy, just like vel'koz or ziggs. Her strong strait is pushing in waves so try your best to push against the wave and keep pressure on her, don't let her push waves for free, punish her for shoving in. She uses a bunch of ability to do-so so she won't have a strong retaliation when you jump her besides her rock knockback which can be avoided if you anticipate it.

Don't go for poke trades with him, his Q sustains him and he can crimson rush to get back a lot of health. Make him burn his pool because it costs health and allows you to fight him.

Don't get hit by his Crimson Rush Q, as soon as you see the bar fill up immediately step back. After 6, don't all in him and focus on farming unless you are ahead of him. Dodge his Q bombs. Go aggressive if his abilities are on CD. Ziggs is a mana user and has to use up a lot of mana to poke, go in when he has none.

He's Squishy and not really one of the hardest matchup, if Ziggs overextends go aggressive. Watch for his satchel when going for an all-in. Start Doran shield against him or boots to avoid his Q bombs, both good options.

Careful when you CS because she will Q you, she will try to go for pokes. Use Shunpo if you need to avoid skillshots or step back. Dodge her E and Q and try to take as little poke in lane as possible. You can play aggressive when her charm is on CD. She's open to an all-in when her E is on CD, she's vulnerable without it. She can kite you at 6 and avoid daggers, becareful when you're low HP because she'll have 3 dashes and she could kill you. Take advantage of her CDS because that's when she is vulnerable.

This way you won't get out-traded. It can also bait her ultimate if she's a bad player. Don't force plays unless you are confident that you can kill her. You can outplay by going in on her after she uses Q on the wave but be ready to take a lot in return if you fail the trade.

Always keep in mind how many stack marks he has on you so you know when you will get stunned. Don't get hit by his empowered auto attack on his W passive and avoid his Qs. Trade when his E is down. Avoid his ultimate in big teamfights, be sure to go zhonya to avoid this. Wait it out then try to go for an all-in with Q then EWR.

Farm it out safely after level 6 in lane. Go aggressive if you know you can kill him with the damage you have. You can setup Q dagger on a minion or on the enemy champion directly. Avoid his bomb, walk back and forth then all-in when his Q is on CD. His E procs electrocute easily. Force him to use Valkyrie so he burns a lot of mana. Avoid her sleep by staying behind minions, this is the most crucial part because it sets up her Q extremely well and you eat far too much damage.

If she's strong, she easily forces you out of lane if enough of her Q's land, sometimes even just two Q's is enough to force you to back. Grabbing merc treads is really good here. B Tier. Summoner Spells. Skill Order. Item Build. Katarina Build Counters Tier List. Katarina Item Build Patch Patch Dark Harvest. Sudden Impact. Eyeball Collection. Ravenous Hunter.

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People did do Kat top at one point. But I'm not sure she could go there now. Kinda like Zed top where he's still an assassin rather than a bruiser. I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm not like most girls.

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