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Katarina vs Cassiopeia

Katarina
vs
48.5%

over 270 games

Cassiopeia
Analyze a draft with Katarina

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHeavy pokeHigh burst

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

Build vs Cassiopeia

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Katarina: Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, Sorcerer's Shoes, Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Dark Seal, Zhonya's Hourglass.

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

Kraken Slayer
1
Blade of The Ruined King
2
Terminus
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Lich Bane
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot96%
FlashTeleport2%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Lich Bane
Shadowflame
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Gunblade
Nashor's Tooth
Mejai's Soulstealer
Death's Dance
Void Staff
Seeker's Armguard
Banshee's Veil
Experimental Hexplate
Stormsurge
Titanic Hydra
Riftmaker
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Stridebreaker
Dusk and Dawn
31.0% WR29 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

Cassiopeia's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Serpentine Grace (P)

All Move Speed bonuses are more effective on Cassiopeia.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
33.5s24s0.75s–
63.5s24s0.75s2m
93.5s22s0.75s2m
113.5s20s0.75s1m40
163.5s16s0.75s1m20
183.5s16s0.75s1m20

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 Cassiopeia

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge her poison

    Dodge Noxious Blast (Q): without poison on you, Twin Fang (E) deals much less damage and doesn't heal her.

  2. Walk around her clouds

    Walk around the Miasma (W) clouds: inside, you're slowed and can't use dashes or jumps.

  3. Turn your back on her R

    Turn your back to her when she casts Petrifying Gaze (R): facing her, you're stunned; facing away, you're only slowed.

Other Katarina matchups

Patch 16.21.1