B tier

Katarina Items · Bot

26.22 (latest)Emerald+ Assassin · Mage · #12/40

The core Katarina build is Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King and Terminus. Death's Dance is the most common fourth item.

Win Rate+1.9 pts vs average (50.3 %)
52.2 %
Pick Rate
0.8 %
Ban Rate
12.6 %
Games
14K
KDA
2.43

Win Rate: +1.9 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Core build

Item 1 Kraken Slayer 52.9 % WR 13,755 games
Item 2 Blade of The Ruined King 54.8 % WR (+2.6) 7,897 games
Item 3 Terminus 56.7 % WR (+4.5) 10,698 games
4th item
Death's Dance 64.7 % (+12.5) 2,571 games
Jak'Sho, The Protean 58.2 % (+6.0) 1,188 games
Experimental Hexplate 67.8 % (+15.6) 722 games
5th item
Jak'Sho, The Protean 61.7 % (+9.5) 751 games
Death's Dance 62.8 % 479 games
Titanic Hydra 65.2 % 345 games
6th item
Experimental Hexplate too few games 97 games
Guardian Angel too few games 64 games
Randuin's Omen too few games 51 games

Win rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.

Item combinations by build stage

Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Blade of The Ruined King + Kraken Slayer44.6 %53.2 % (+1.0)6,136
Terminus + Kraken Slayer35.8 %54.8 % (+2.6)4,917
Stridebreaker + Kraken Slayer9.3 %53.2 % (+1.0)1,283
Lich Bane + Zhonya's Hourglass1.1 %41.1 %152
Experimental Hexplate + Kraken Slayer1.0 %57.8 %144
Rabadon's Deathcap + Lich Bane0.9 %56.6 %123
Death's Dance + Kraken Slayer0.8 %56.0 %108
Guinsoo's Rageblade + Kraken Slayer0.6 %too few games79

Starting item & boots

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's BladeStart62.0 %52.8 %9,247
Doran's BowStart17.8 %52.9 %2,648
Doran's HelmStart12.5 %49.1 % (−3.1)1,856
Doran's ShieldStart3.4 %47.8 % (−4.4)501
Gluttonous GreavesBoots40.0 %54.9 % (+2.7)5,964
Plated SteelcapsBoots28.2 %52.9 %4,208
Mercury's TreadsBoots16.1 %53.8 % (+1.6)2,396
Sorcerer's ShoesBoots4.6 %47.7 % (−4.5)689

Starting items and boots: shares of the 14,904 newest games with an item timeline.

Early order

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's Blade › Recurve Bow › Long Sword › Hearthbound Axe6.1 %55.4 % (+3.2)913
Doran's Blade › Long Sword › Dagger › Hearthbound Axe3.7 %45.8 % (−6.4)548
Doran's Blade › Recurve Bow › Long Sword › Dagger3.5 %57.2 % (+5.0)527
from the 14,904 latest games with an item timeline

Summoner spells

Summoner spellsPick RateWin RateGames
Flash + Ignite61.0 %52.5 %7,987
Flash + Barrier25.3 %52.0 %3,316
Flash + Exhaust13.6 %49.7 % (−2.5)1,781

Skill order

Skill orderPick RateWin RateGames
Q › E › W76.7 %51.8 %10,888
E › Q › W22.7 %54.0 % (+1.8)3,229
Q › W › E0.4 %45.1 %50

Build variants

BuildPick RateWin RateGames
Kraken Slayer › Blade of The Ruined King41.2 %53.2 % (+1.0)6,136
Kraken Slayer › Terminus33.0 %54.8 % (+2.6)4,917
Stridebreaker › Kraken Slayer8.6 %53.2 % (+1.0)1,283

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Katarina's average (52.2 %) and based on 500 or more games.

From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.