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Katarina vs Qiyana

Katarina
vs
54.4%

over 845 games

Qiyana
Analyze a draft with Katarina

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstDive threatCountered by stasis

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

Build vs Qiyana

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

FlashDot92%
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
Mejai's Soulstealer
Nashor's Tooth
Void Staff
Seeker's Armguard
Stormsurge
Titanic Hydra
Experimental Hexplate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Tiamat
Banshee's Veil
Randuin's Omen
Stridebreaker
Wit's End
Oblivion Orb
Guardian Angel
Endless Hunger
Riftmaker
Dusk and Dawn
Liandry's Torment
Morellonomicon
47.8% WR111 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

Qiyana's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Royal Privilege (P)

Qiyana's first basic attack or ability against each enemy deals bonus damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s7s11s–
67s7s11s2m
97s7s11s2m
117s7s11s2m
167s7s9s2m
187s7s7s2m

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 Qiyana

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Check her weapon's element

    Before a trade, check her weapon's element: with Ice, Elemental Wrath (Q) roots you, and with Wild, the brush element, its trail makes her invisible.

  2. Back off when she changes element

    Back off when she casts Terrashape (W): the spell resets Elemental Wrath (Q), so she can hit you twice in a row.

  3. Stay away from walls and the river

    Don't fight right next to a wall, the river or brush: Supreme Display of Talent (R) explodes along them and stuns enemies there.

Other Katarina matchups

Patch 16.21.1