Katarina vs Fizz

Katarina
vs
47.8%

over 3552 games

Fizz

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageCountered by stasisHigh burstDive threat

Build vs Fizz

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

FlashDot94%
FlashTeleport2%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dark Seal
Kraken Slayer
Rabadon's Deathcap
Terminus
Blade of The Ruined King
Hextech Gunblade
Death's Dance
Nashor's Tooth
Mejai's Soulstealer
Void Staff
Seeker's Armguard
Stormsurge
Wit's End
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Banshee's Veil
Experimental Hexplate
Titanic Hydra
Stridebreaker
Tiamat
Liandry's Torment
Riftmaker
Maw of Malmortius
Kaenic Rookern
Randuin's Omen
Endless Hunger
Ravenous Hydra
Guinsoo's Rageblade
49.2% WR504 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

Fizz's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Nimble Fighter (P)

Fizz can move through units and takes a flat amount of reduced damage from all sources

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s7s16s–
67s7s16s2m
96s6s16s2m
116s5s16s1m40
166s3s12s1m20
186s3s8s1m20

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 Fizz

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Play hard without his E

    Take your trades when he doesn't have Playful (E), in the early levels or right after he uses it: it's his only dodge, on a 16 to 8 second cooldown.

  2. Back off when his trident glows

    Back off after the empowered Seastone Trident (W) auto: if it doesn't kill, his autos deal bonus magic damage for a few seconds.

  3. Dodge his fish

    Dodge the Chum the Waters (R) fish by stepping aside: it attaches to the first champion hit and slows them, then a shark knocks them into the air.

  4. Move away if the fish has you

    If the Chum the Waters (R) fish attaches to you, move away from your allies: the shark knocks back and damages everyone around you.

Patch 16.21.1