Who counters Katarina?

Garen, Brand, Diana are among the strongest counters to Katarina this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Katarina Counters

SKatarina · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.6%

Pick

6.7%

Ban

12.2%

Games

102,427

Lane

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 3h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Katarina

How often these champions beat Katarina. Pick one of these into it.

Garen56.4%484 games 2

Brand55.6%214 games 3

Diana54.5%1,931 games 4

Vladimir53.5%2,045 games 5

Vex53.2%1,596 games 6

Gragas53.2%250 games 7

Gwen53.1%213 games 8

Cassiopeia52.6%424 games

Worst picks against Katarina

How often these champions beat Katarina: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Lucian39.0%231 games 2

Kog'Maw42.7%218 games 3

Veigar43.5%1,328 games 4

Kayle44.1%286 games 5

Mel44.4%693 games 6

Syndra44.6%2,751 games 7

Taliyah44.6%482 games 8

Ryze45.6%711 games

How to play against Katarina

To beat Katarina in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Katarina is a balanced pick this patch with a 50.6% win rate across 102,427 ranked games at a 6.7% pick rate. The champions that beat Katarina hardest right now are Garen, Brand, Diana: Garen wins 56.4% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Katarina is strongest early (53.3% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her. Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Katarina's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.