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Veigar vs Katarina

Veigar
vs
42.7%

over 117 games

Katarina
Analyze a draft with Veigar

Hard matchup

Countered by stasisHeavy AP damageHigh burstDive threat

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Katarina

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Veigar: Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Luden's Echo
1
Stormsurge
2
Rabadon's Deathcap
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Rod of Ages
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport76%
FlashBarrier9%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Rod of Ages
Seraph's Embrace
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Cryptbloom
Void Staff
Tear of the Goddess
Dark Seal
Seeker's Armguard
Banshee's Veil
Hextech Rocketbelt
Oblivion Orb
Archangel's Staff
42.9% WR14 games
InspirationInspiration
First StrikeFirst Strike
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Katarina's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Voracity (P)

Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged recently, her remaining ability cooldowns are dramatically reduced.If Katarina picks up a Dagger, she uses it to slash through all nearby enemies, dealing magic damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
311s15s12s–
69s15s12s1m15
97s14s12s1m15
117s13s12s1m
167s11s10s45s
187s11s8s45s

Playing as Veigar

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Last-hit with Baleful Strike

    Last-hit minions with Baleful Strike (Q): each kill with this spell gives you a Phenomenal Evil stack, which is power for the whole game, and large minions give more.

  2. Make them cross the edge of your cage

    Place Event Horizon (E) so your target is on the edge or has to cross it: only the cage's perimeter stuns, and it only lasts 3 seconds.

  3. Cage first, Dark Matter second

    Stun first with Event Horizon (E), then cast Dark Matter (W): a stunned target can't dodge it.

  4. Finish with your ult

    Cast Primordial Burst (R) last, after your other spells: its damage rises with the target's missing health and peaks below 33%.

Playing against Katarina

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay away from her daggers

    Stay away from her daggers on the ground: when she picks one up, Voracity (passive) hits every nearby enemy, and Shunpo (E) lets her blink to it.

  2. Trade after her Shunpo

    Trade right after Shunpo (E): it's her only blink, and it has a 12 to 8 second cooldown, less if she picks up a dagger.

  3. Save your CC for her Lotus

    If you have CC, save it for Death Lotus (R): it's a channel, and interrupting it stops its damage.

  4. Don't count on your healing

    Don't count on your healing during Death Lotus (R): each knife applies Grievous Wounds, which reduces healing received.

Other Veigar matchups

Patch 16.21.1