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How to beat Katarina
The champions that shut Katarina down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.
Open the Counter-PickerBest Katarina counters — Mid
CassiopeiaExtremeDrop your Miasma where she lands to ground her, cutting off her Shunpo and resets. Kite her down all game.
GalioExtremeYour magic resist and shield eat her burst and your taunt interrupts her Death Lotus. She cannot kill you.
LissandraMajorSelf cast your ultimate to survive her all in, then root her down. Your crowd control stops her ult cold.
PantheonMajorYour shield blocks her daggers and your early damage bullies her off the wave. Deny her resets before she scales.
AzirMajorOutrange her with your soldiers and knock her away with your ultimate mid channel. Never let her all in.
VexMajorYour passive fears her the instant she Shunpos in and cancels her combo. Punish every dash and delete her.
Curated Katarina counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.