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Katarina vs Taliyah

Katarina
vs
56.7%

over 374 games

Taliyah
Analyze a draft with Katarina

Favorable matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy pokeHeavy CCHigh burst

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

Build vs Taliyah

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

Dark Seal
1
Lich Bane
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Zhonya's Hourglass
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot95%
FlashTeleport1%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Kraken Slayer
Terminus
Hextech Gunblade
Mejai's Soulstealer
Blade of The Ruined King
Void Staff
Death's Dance
Nashor's Tooth
Seeker's Armguard
Stormsurge
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Experimental Hexplate
Stridebreaker
Randuin's Omen
Titanic Hydra
Banshee's Veil
Wit's End
Tiamat
56.1% WR41 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

Taliyah's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Rock Surfing (P)

Taliyah gains Move Speed near walls.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s14s14s–
65s14s14s3m
93s12.5s14s3m
113s11s14s2m30
163s8s14s2m
183s8s14s2m

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 Taliyah

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Don't cross her minefield

    When Unraveled Earth (E) is on the ground, don't cross it with a dash or get thrown through it by Seismic Shove (W): the stones explode under you and stun you.

  2. Engage after Seismic Shove

    If you can engage, go in after Seismic Shove (W): without it, she has nothing left to push you back, and no dash to escape.

  3. Knock her off her wall

    If you have CC, save it for Taliyah while she surfs on Weaver's Wall (R): once immobilized, she stops surfing immediately.

Other Katarina matchups

Patch 16.21.1