Wild Rift: KATARINA Build Guide
League of Legends: Wild Rift KATARINA, role - Assassin / Mage. Use the guidelines to take your KATARINA Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position KATARINA is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 58 (3.64) |  630 (136) |  8 (0.78) |
 0.8 (0.015) |  0 (0) |  0 (0) |
 345 (0) |  30 (5) |  38 (2) |
 175 (0) |
(PASSIVE) VORACITY
Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged in the last 3 seconds, her remaining ability cooldowns are reduced by 15 seconds.
Katarina slashes at all nearby enemies whenever she picks up a Dagger, dealing 40 magic damage (40 (+15 
) + 100% bonus + 30% (+4.5% ) 
).
(Q) BOUNCING BLADE
10/9/8/7s
Throws a Dagger, dealing 75 magic damage (75/115/155/195 + 30% ) to the target and 2 nearby enemies. The dagger then ricochets to the ground behind the initial strike point.
The Dagger's time in the air is the same regardless of how many times it bounces.
(W) PREPARATION
14/13/12/11s
Tosses a Dagger in the air and hastes Katarina by 50/60/70/80%.
(E) SHUNPO
14/12/10/8s
Blink to a location near a Dagger or unit, dealing 49 magic damage (20/50/80/110 + 50% + 30% ) to the nearest enemy.
Picking up a Dagger greatly reduces the Cooldown of Shunpo.
Range: 6
(R) DEATH LOTUS
60/50/40s
Rapidly throws blades at the 3 nearest enemy champions, dealing 400 magic damage (400/600/800 + 260% bonus + 290% ) and applying Grievous Wounds. Katarina can move and throw blades for up to 2.6 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effect of Healing and Regeneration effects on 50%.
While cast, Katarina's base movement speed is reduced to 125.
Mid KATARINA Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Mid Line KATARINA. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Amplifying Tome. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Amplifying Tome
+25 Ability Power
500
Yordle Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +80 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration
Destiny: 
+5% Move Speed.
Balanced: +15 Magic Penetration.
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health.
Thunderfall: When an enemy champion dies within 3 second(s) of you applying Inevitable Demise to them, a lightning bolt strikes at the spot where they died, dealing magic damage equal to 50-85 (
) plus 20% to nearby enemies. 2900
Yordle Infinity Orb TIPS: This item is ideal for mages and assassins looking to boost execution damage and mobility. It grants magic penetration and adds critical strike damage against weakened targets, enabling reliable finishers. Following a kill under this effect, a lightning bolt strikes, damaging nearby enemies—perfect for cleaning up in teamfights.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power
+150% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed.
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions. 1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +100 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 20-45%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on high ability power ratios and want to significantly increase their damage output. It provides a huge bonus to ability power and magic penetration. The "Overkill" effect increases your ability power by 20-45%, depending on the level, significantly enhancing your magical abilities and attacks. This item is especially useful against enemy teams that lack magic resistance or have squishy targets, as it allows you to significantly boost your damage and deal massive magic damage.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power +150% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed.
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions. 1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Yordle Infinity Orb (Abilities deal bonus damage) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Rabadon's Deathcap (Boosts Ability Power).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Stasis Enchant (Turn invulnerable). You may want to replace it with Quicksilver Enchant (Dispels crowd control), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Yordle Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Destiny: +5% Move Speed.
Balanced: +15 Magic Penetration.
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health.
Thunderfall: When an enemy champion dies within 3 second(s) of you applying Inevitable Demise to them, a lightning bolt strikes at the spot where they died, dealing magic damage equal to 50-85 () plus 20% to nearby enemies. 2900
Yordle Infinity Orb TIPS: This item is ideal for mages and assassins looking to boost execution damage and mobility. It grants magic penetration and adds critical strike damage against weakened targets, enabling reliable finishers. Following a kill under this effect, a lightning bolt strikes, damaging nearby enemies—perfect for cleaning up in teamfights.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power +150% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed.
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions. 1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +100 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 20-45%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on high ability power ratios and want to significantly increase their damage output. It provides a huge bonus to ability power and magic penetration. The "Overkill" effect increases your ability power by 20-45%, depending on the level, significantly enhancing your magical abilities and attacks. This item is especially useful against enemy teams that lack magic resistance or have squishy targets, as it allows you to significantly boost your damage and deal massive magic damage.
Yorlde Liandry's Torment
Abilities deal bonus damage
+250 Max Health +75 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Torment: Damaging abilities or empowered attacks deal 0.6-2% () of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage over 3 seconds.
Infernal Agony: Every 4 seconds, Torment detonates, dealing true damage equal to 40 plus 5% to the target. 3000
Yorlde Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item enhances your abilities with a damage-over-time effect that scales off the target’s health, allowing you to wear down tanky opponents over an extended skirmish. Periodically, the torment detonates for a burst of true damage to finish off weakened foes. — Perfect for mages who want to drag out engagements, shred through frontline tanks, and execute them with true damage.
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +150 Max Health +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +15 Ability Haste
Assimilation: +11% Omnivamp
.
Void Corruption: When in combat with champions, gain 1 stack(s) of Corruption every 1 second(s). Each stack increases the damage you deal by 2.5%, up to 3 stacks. At maximum stacks, the additional damage provided by Corruption becomes true damage. 3300
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is perfect for mages and champions who need to increase damage over time while fighting. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Void Corruption" effect allows you to gain stacks of Corruption every second while in combat with champions, increasing your damage with each stack. At maximum stacks, the additional damage becomes true damage, making this item very powerful in prolonged fights. This item is especially useful for champions who can sustain in long battles, dealing damage while healing.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
+200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Situational items
Riftmaker
Ramping Damage +150 Max Health +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +15 Ability Haste
Assimilation: +11% Omnivamp.
Void Corruption: When in combat with champions, gain 1 stack(s) of Corruption every 1 second(s). Each stack increases the damage you deal by 2.5%, up to 3 stacks. At maximum stacks, the additional damage provided by Corruption becomes true damage. 3300
Riftmaker TIPS: This item is perfect for mages and champions who need to increase damage over time while fighting. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Void Corruption" effect allows you to gain stacks of Corruption every second while in combat with champions, increasing your damage with each stack. At maximum stacks, the additional damage becomes true damage, making this item very powerful in prolonged fights. This item is especially useful for champions who can sustain in long battles, dealing damage while healing.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Oceanid's Trident — This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Yordle Death's Dance
Delays damage taken
+35 Attack Damage
+40 Armor +15 Ability Haste
Dance: Champion takedowns cleanse Cauterize's remaining damage pool and restores 10% of your maximum health over 2 seconds.
Cauterize: 32% of all physical damage and magic damage received (12% for ranged champions) is dealt to you over 4 seconds as true damage instead. 3000
Yordle Death's Dance TIPS: This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Yordle Death's Dance — This item converts incoming damage into a delayed effect, letting you stay in fights longer and smooth out damage spikes. It boosts your survivability with armor and ability haste, and successful takedowns cleanse the delayed damage while instantly healing you. — Perfect for bruisers and tanks who need to absorb bursts of damage and then quickly recover to keep fighting.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Crystalline Reflector
Reduce physical damage and deals magic damage back +200 Max Health +45 Armor +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Mirroed Force: Each ability cast grants a mirror shard that lasts 3 second(s). The shard blocks 8-25 incoming physical damage from enemy champions and deals magic damage equal to 10 + 3% AP + 1% bonus Health to them. Shard durations do not stack. 3000
Crystalline Reflector TIPS: This item is perfect for mage assassins who need to enhance their survivability against champions dealing physical damage. It provides bonuses to maximum health, armor, ability power, and magic penetration, making it valuable for both defense and damage. The "Mirrored Force" effect creates a mirror shard with each ability cast, blocking incoming physical damage from enemy champions and reflecting it as magic damage back to the attacker. This item is ideal for champions facing physical attackers and wanting to increase their survivability while dealing damage in return.
Crystalline Reflector — This item is perfect for mage assassins who need to enhance their survivability against champions dealing physical damage. It provides bonuses to maximum health, armor, ability power, and magic penetration, making it valuable for both defense and damage. The "Mirrored Force" effect creates a mirror shard with each ability cast, blocking incoming physical damage from enemy champions and reflecting it as magic damage back to the attacker. This item is ideal for champions facing physical attackers and wanting to increase their survivability while dealing damage in return.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Psychic Projector
Converts bonus Health into Ability Power +300 Max Health +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +15 Ability Haste
Conversion: Gain Ability Power equal to 4% of bonus Health. Up to 60 Ability Power can be gained this way.
Projection: When taking champion damage, gain a non-tacking shield that absorbs damage equal to 30 + 10% AP+ 5% bonus HPfor 3 seconds (for ranged champions, the shield absorbs damage equal 60% of this value).
Triggered every 3 seconds. 3100
Psychic Projector TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to increase the damage of their abilities based on health while also gaining useful defensive characteristics to enhance survivability. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Conversion" effect grants ability power equal to 4% of bonus health, allowing you to deal more damage than with standard builds. The "Projection" effect generates a shield that absorbs damage based on your health and ability power, and it activates every time you take damage from an enemy champion. This item is especially useful for melee champions who can make effective use of the increased survivability and enhanced damage.
Psychic Projector — This item is perfect for champions who want to increase the damage of their abilities based on health while also gaining useful defensive characteristics to enhance survivability. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Conversion" effect grants ability power equal to 4% of bonus health, allowing you to deal more damage than with standard builds. The "Projection" effect generates a shield that absorbs damage based on your health and ability power, and it activates every time you take damage from an enemy champion. This item is especially useful for melee champions who can make effective use of the increased survivability and enhanced damage.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abilities apply slows +300 Max Health +65 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Icy: Damaging active abilities and empowered attacks slow enemies by 30% for 1 second. 2700
Rylai's Crystal Scepter TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who deal damage with area-of-effect abilities and want to slow down enemies. It provides bonuses to health, ability power, and magic penetration, enhancing your abilities and increasing survivability. The "Icy" effect slows enemies by 30% for 1 second when dealing damage with active abilities or empowered attacks. This makes the item an excellent choice for champions with area-of-effect damage who can control the battlefield and slow enemies, such as Lissandra or Amumu.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter — This item is perfect for mages who deal damage with area-of-effect abilities and want to slow down enemies. It provides bonuses to health, ability power, and magic penetration, enhancing your abilities and increasing survivability. The "Icy" effect slows enemies by 30% for 1 second when dealing damage with active abilities or empowered attacks. This makes the item an excellent choice for champions with area-of-effect damage who can control the battlefield and slow enemies, such as Lissandra or Amumu.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Soulstealer
Takedown increase Movement speed an reduce cooldowns +150 Max Health +65 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +20 Ability Haste
Soul Hunt: +15% Magic Penetration.
Wandering Soul: Every time you take down an enemy champion within 3 seconds of damaging them, your ability cooldowns are reduced by 25%. You steal 10% of their base Movement Speed for 10 seconds and 50% of their Ability Haste until they respawn. Ability Haste stolen this way stacks. 3000
Soulstealer TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who frequently secure kills or assists and want to increase their mobility and ability uptime. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Wandering Soul" effect reduces your ability cooldowns by 25% after taking down an enemy champion, and you steal 10% of their base movement speed and 50% of their ability haste until they respawn. The stolen ability haste stacks, making it especially useful for champions who are often involved in kills and want to improve their stats by taking down enemies.
Soulstealer — This item is perfect for champions who frequently secure kills or assists and want to increase their mobility and ability uptime. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Wandering Soul" effect reduces your ability cooldowns by 25% after taking down an enemy champion, and you steal 10% of their base movement speed and 50% of their ability haste until they respawn. The stolen ability haste stacks, making it especially useful for champions who are often involved in kills and want to improve their stats by taking down enemies.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Malignance
An item made for Ultimate-centric playstyles +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +400 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Scorn: Your Ultimate abilities gain 20 Ability Haste.
Hatefog: Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3 second(s), dealing magic damage equal to 60 plus 5% AP per second and reducing their Magic Resist by 10. Burn radius increases with damage, reaching maximum radius at 800 damage. 3000
Malignance TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who focus on their ultimate abilities and want to maximize their effectiveness in fights. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Scorn" effect reduces the cooldown of your ultimate ability, enhancing its efficiency and uptime. The "Hatefog" effect deals magic damage to enemies in the area after using your ultimate, creating a scorched earth effect. Enemies within this area take damage and have their magic resistance reduced, making this item ideal for champions who want to weaken their opponents and increase their damage. It’s especially useful against enemies with high magic resistance.
Malignance — This item is perfect for champions who focus on their ultimate abilities and want to maximize their effectiveness in fights. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Scorn" effect reduces the cooldown of your ultimate ability, enhancing its efficiency and uptime. The "Hatefog" effect deals magic damage to enemies in the area after using your ultimate, creating a scorched earth effect. Enemies within this area take damage and have their magic resistance reduced, making this item ideal for champions who want to weaken their opponents and increase their damage. It’s especially useful against enemies with high magic resistance.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Barrier (Gain a shield) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Barrier
Gain a shield that absorbs 120 (120–560 ) damage for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown: 100s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Runes BUILD
First Strike (Obtains gold and bonus damage when initiate deals damage.) as your keystone, followed by 
Sudden Impact (After dashing or exiting invisibility/stealth, your next damaging attack or ability deals true damage on hit.), 
Empowered Attack (Empowers the next attack, causing it to deal bonus damage.) and 
Eyeball Collector (Gains Adaptive Force after champion takedowns.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Bone Plating (Reduces incoming damage.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
First Strike
Bonus Gold, Bonus Damage
0.25s after engaging an enemy champion in combat, dealing damage to them grants 10 gold and a First Strike effect that lasts 3s to you, allowing you to deal 8% bonus true damage to the enemy champion. Once the effect has ended, gain gold according to the bonus damage dealt (melee: 100% /ranged: 85%) during the effect.
Cooldown: 20s
Sudden Impact
Bonus Damage
Damaging an enemy champion deals a bonus 10-80 true damage after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when exiting stealth for 4s.
The damaging attack/ability gains bonuses at higher levels:
Level 5: Deal an additional 10 true damage.
Level 9: Deal an additional 20 true damage and gain 10% Movement Speed for 1.5s after dealing the damage.
Cooldown: 10s
Empowered Attack
Bonus Damage
Every 8 seconds, the next attack will be empowered, dealing 35-50 bonus adaptive damage () to anemy champions.
Eyeball Collector
Adaptive Force
Gains 1 or 2 after each unique enemy champion takedown, stacking up to 10 times.
At 10 stacks, gain bonus 10 or 20.
Bone Plating
Block Combo-damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Situational Runes
Empowered Attack
Bonus Damage
Every 8 seconds, the next attack will be empowered, dealing 35-50 bonus adaptive damage () to anemy champions.
Mark of the Weak
Increase damage taken
Using abilities to deal damage to enemy champions will mark them as weak, increasing damage taken by them by 4-7% (). The mark disappears after they take ability damage 3 times, or after 7s have passed.
Cooldown: 15s
Mark of the Weak — The rune activates when you deal damage to an enemy with abilities, marking them as weak, which increases the damage they take. This rune is especially useful for champions like Lissandra and Ziggs, who frequently deal damage through abilities. It helps amplify the overall damage to the enemy, making it a great choice for boosting magical attacks and applying effective pressure in team fights.
Bone Plating
Block Combo-damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Giant Slayer
Takedown high health champions
Deal bonus damage based on the enemy champion’s bonus health, up to 16% bonus damage when the enemy champion has 1600 bonus health.
Giant Slayer — The rune deals bonus damage based on the enemy champion's bonus health, up to 16% bonus damage when the enemy champion has 1600 or more bonus health. It is perfect for champions who face enemies with high amounts of health, such as tanks. The rune helps effectively break through high health opponents, making it an excellent choice for damage-focused champions.Skills Order
(Q) BOUNCING BLADE
10/9/8/7s
Throws a Dagger, dealing 75 magic damage (75/115/155/195 + 30% ) to the target and 2 nearby enemies. The dagger then ricochets to the ground behind the initial strike point.
The Dagger's time in the air is the same regardless of how many times it bounces.
(Q) BOUNCING BLADE
(W) PREPARATION
14/13/12/11s
Tosses a Dagger in the air and hastes Katarina by 50/60/70/80%.
(W) PREPARATION
(E) SHUNPO
14/12/10/8s
Blink to a location near a Dagger or unit, dealing 49 magic damage (20/50/80/110 + 50% + 30% ) to the nearest enemy.
Picking up a Dagger greatly reduces the Cooldown of Shunpo.
Range: 6
(E) SHUNPO
(R) DEATH LOTUS
60/50/40s
Rapidly throws blades at the 3 nearest enemy champions, dealing 400 magic damage (400/600/800 + 260% bonus + 290% ) and applying Grievous Wounds. Katarina can move and throw blades for up to 2.6 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effect of Healing and Regeneration effects on 50%.
While cast, Katarina's base movement speed is reduced to 125.
(R) DEATH LOTUS
Mid KATARINA Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Mid KATARINA. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Mid KATARINA Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Mid KATARINA in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Magic Resist
Items with magic resistance can help you to survive against KATARINA combo.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen
+35 Magic Resistance +45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken from champions by 7-12% (). 1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +50 Magic Resistance +20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, regeneration, magic resistance, and ability haste. Its “Blessed” passive amplifies all healing, regen, drain effects, and shields on you by 30%, allowing you to recover more quickly in fights. It’s an excellent choice against champions who deal sustained magic damage, like Vladimir and Swain, as well as burst mages like Syndra or Veigar, helping you survive initial bursts and heal up rapidly.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +55 Magic Resistance
Storm: +5% Move Speed.
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 25%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second. 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item is a great choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie, who can quickly take you down. It provides bonuses to attack damage, magic resistance, and ability haste, helping you resist magic damage. The "Demonbane" effect converts a portion of the physical damage you deal into a magic shield that absorbs magic damage, making it especially effective against both burst and sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Wit's End
Basic Attack deals Bonus Damage
+45% Attack Speed +45 Magic Resistance
At Wit's End: Basic attacks deal 10-55 bonus magic damage. While below 50%Health, dealing damage to an enemy champion heals you for (Melee 100%/Range 33%) of this effect's post-mitigation damage. 2800
Wit's End TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who want to deal sustained damage and have some defensive stats against magic damage threats. It provides bonuses to attack speed and magic resistance, as well as adding magic damage to your auto-attacks, making it effective against magic-based threats. The "While below 50% Health" effect heals you when dealing damage to an enemy champion, increasing survivability in fights. This item is especially useful for champions like Vayne, Irelia, or Master Yi, who can benefit from its on-hit magic damage and health restoration effect.
Armor
Items that reduce Auto Attacks (AA) / Physical Damage.
Guardian Angel
Revives at death +40 Attack Damage +40 Armor
Resurrect: Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% Health and 30% Mana after 4 seconds of stasis. (210s Cooldown) 3400
Guardian Angel TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a second chance in teamfights. It is especially effective against champions with high burst damage, such as Zed, Syndra, or Zoe, as well as against strong diving champions like Camille, Kha'Zix, or Lee Sin. The Resurrection effect allows you to return to the fight after taking lethal damage, restoring health and mana, giving you a chance to continue fighting and assist your team even in critical moments.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Gain a Shield
Gives you a shield that increases your chances of survival against KATARINA.
Sterak's Gage
Taking damage triggers a shield +400 Max Health
Heavy Handed: +50% base Attack Damage as bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health grants a shield that equal to 75% of your bonus health that decays over 3 seconds (90s Cooldown).
Sterak's Fury: Triggering Lifeline increases size, empowers you, removes all crowd control effects on you (except Airborne), and grants 30% Tenacity for 4 seconds. 3200
Sterak's Gage TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need survivability in team fights, especially for tanks and fighters who take frontline positions. It provides bonuses to maximum health, attack damage, and helps increase your survivability. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage, helping you survive heavy hits. "Sterak's Fury" empowers you, increases your size, removes crowd control effects (except airborne), and grants 30% tenacity for 4 seconds, allowing you to survive and continue fighting through heavy crowd control and burst damage from enemies. This item is especially useful against champions with burst damage, such as Zed and Talon, and against champions with heavy CC, like Lissandra and Nautilus.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second. 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item is a great choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie, who can quickly take you down. It provides bonuses to attack damage, magic resistance, and ability haste, helping you resist magic damage. The "Demonbane" effect converts a portion of the physical damage you deal into a magic shield that absorbs magic damage, making it especially effective against both burst and sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Immortal Shieldbow
Gain a Shield and Physical Vamp when health is low +40 Attack Damage
+25% Critical Rate +15% Attack Speed
+5% Physical Vamp
Lifeline: Damage that puts you under 35% Health preemptively grants a shield that absorbs 250-550 damage () for 5 seconds. (90s Cooldown).
Buttle Furor: Triggering Lifeline grants +8% Physical Vamp for 8 seconds. 3000
Immortal Shieldbow TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need a lot of sustain in fights. It provides bonuses to attack damage, critical strike chance, attack speed, and physical vamp, helping you sustain and deal damage. The "Lifeline" effect activates when your health drops below 35%, granting a shield that absorbs damage for 5 seconds, giving you a chance to survive dangerous moments in a fight. "Buttle Furor" adds physical vamp when the shield is triggered, enhancing your sustain. This item is especially useful for champions who rely on high AD, such as Draven and Jhin, and when facing champions who deal a lot of physical damage, such as Master Yi, and Tryndamere.
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 500
Locket Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a magic shield to you and nearby allies, absorbing damage for a brief duration. The shield is ideal in large teamfights, providing extra protection and opportunities for counterplay. Perfect for tanks who frequently stand in the thick of battle and want to safeguard their team during critical moments.
Stoneplate Enchant
Shield
Stoneplate (Active): Gain a base shield that absorbs damage equal to 20% of max Health. Every 1 bonus Armor or Magic Resistance you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 35%. The shield decays over 4s. (60s Cooldown) For every enemy nearby, gain an additional shield that absorbs damage equal to 5% of max Health, capped at 3 enemies. Every 1 bonus Armor or Magic Resistance you have increases the shield by 0.1%, up to 12%. Damage dealt is reduced by 40% for 4s. 500
Stoneplate Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a strong shield based on your max health, further boosted by your armor and magic resist. The shield grows stronger per nearby enemy and decays over time, reducing incoming damage. — Perfect for tank initiators who need reliable mitigation to withstand initial bursts and control teamfights.
Mid KATARINA Strengths and Weaknesses
Mid KATARINA Strategy and Tactics
Mid (Гибрид) KATARINA Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Mid (Гибрид) Line KATARINA. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
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Mid (Гибрид) KATARINA Counters
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Wild Rift KATARINA Ability and Tips
VORACITY
BOUNCING BLADE
PREPARATION
SHUNPO
DEATH LOTUS
(PASSIVE) VORACITY
Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged in the last 3 seconds, her remaining ability cooldowns are reduced by 15 seconds.Katarina slashes at all nearby enemies whenever she picks up a Dagger, dealing 40 magic damage (40 (+15 ) + 100% bonus + 30% (+4.5% ) ).
Ability Tips
Video
(Q) BOUNCING BLADE
10/9/8/7s
Throws a Dagger, dealing 75 magic damage (75/115/155/195 + 30% ) to the target and 2 nearby enemies. The dagger then ricochets to the ground behind the initial strike point.
The Dagger's time in the air is the same regardless of how many times it bounces.
Ability Tips
Video
(E) SHUNPO
14/12/10/8s
Blink to a location near a Dagger or unit, dealing 49 magic damage (20/50/80/110 + 50% + 30% ) to the nearest enemy.
Picking up a Dagger greatly reduces the Cooldown of Shunpo.
Range: 6
Ability Tips
Video
(R) DEATH LOTUS
60/50/40s
Rapidly throws blades at the 3 nearest enemy champions, dealing 400 magic damage (400/600/800 + 260% bonus + 290% ) and applying Grievous Wounds. Katarina can move and throw blades for up to 2.6 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effect of Healing and Regeneration effects on 50%.
While cast, Katarina's base movement speed is reduced to 125.
Ability Tips
Video
Wild Rift KATARINA Skills Combo
Katarina Ultimate Chase
Execution
Use this combo to chase an enemy/reposition after using your (R) DEATH LOTUS.
Use (E) SHUNPO, (W) PREPARATION and (R) immediately. As the enemy is trying to escape, use (Q) BOUNCING BLADE, then (E) to the Dagger and AA. Finish with (E) and AA if your target is still alive.
Combo Video
Wild Rift KATARINA Video
Watch here!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 her to pursue heavily-guarded targets, even at the risk of endangering her allies—but no matter the mission, Katarina will not hesitate to execute her duty amid a whirlwind of serrated daggers.