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Katarina vs Akshan

Katarina
vs
49.8%

over 619 games

Akshan
Analyze a draft with Katarina

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSustained DPSSplit push

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Akshan

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Katarina: Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Dark Seal, Kraken Slayer, Rabadon's Deathcap, Terminus.

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

Lich Bane
1
Shadowflame
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Dark Seal
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot93%
FlashTeleport4%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dark Seal
Kraken Slayer
Rabadon's Deathcap
Terminus
Hextech Gunblade
Blade of The Ruined King
Death's Dance
Void Staff
Nashor's Tooth
Mejai's Soulstealer
Seeker's Armguard
Stormsurge
Randuin's Omen
Experimental Hexplate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Tiamat
Titanic Hydra
Stridebreaker
Wit's End
Banshee's Veil
Dusk and Dawn
46.8% WR77 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Akshan's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dirty Fighting (P)

Every three hits from Akshan's Attacks and Abilities deals bonus damage and grants him a Shield if the target was a champion.When Akshan Attacks, he fires an additional Attack for reduced damage. If he cancels the additional Attack, he instead gains Move Speed.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s18s18s–
67s18s18s1m40
95s14s18s1m40
115s10s18s1m25
165s2s15s1m10
185s2s12s1m10

Playing as Katarina

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pick up your daggers

    Pick up your daggers in trades and teamfights: Voracity (passive) then hits every nearby enemy, and each dagger picked up lowers the cooldown of Shunpo (E).

  2. Shunpo to your Q dagger

    After Bouncing Blade (Q), blink to its dagger with Shunpo (E): it lands behind your target, and picking it up triggers Voracity (passive).

  3. Hit everyone before the kills

    In teamfights, hit as many champions as you can before they go down: when one of them dies, Voracity (passive) sharply lowers all your cooldowns.

  4. Death Lotus after their CC

    Cast Death Lotus (R) once the enemy CC is used: it's a channel, and a single CC is enough to cancel it.

Playing against Akshan

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Cut his swing short

    Step into the path of Heroic Swing (E) rather than turning your back: any contact with you ends the swing, and with it his repeated shots.

  2. Hide behind a minion

    Put a minion between you and him when he charges Comeuppance (R): the bullets stop on the first champion, minion or structure hit.

  3. Watch out after a kill

    After you kill one of his allies, keep your distance from Akshan: Going Rogue (W) marks you, and if he kills you, he revives the allies you killed.

Other Katarina matchups

Patch 16.21.1