Katarina

the Sinister Blade

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Lore

Decisive in judgment and lethal in combat, Katarina is a Noxian assassin of the highest caliber. Eldest daughter to the legendary General Du Couteau, she made her talents known with swift kills against unsuspecting enemies. Her fiery ambition has driven her to pursue heavily-guarded targets, even at the risk of endangering her allies—but no matter the mission, Katarina will not hesitate to execute her duty amid a whirlwind of serrated daggers.

At a glance

Attack: 4 / 10
Defense: 3 / 10
Magic: 9 / 10
Difficulty: 8 / 10

Abilities

Passive
Voracity
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.
Q
Bouncing Blade
Katarina throws a Dagger at the target that then bounces to nearby enemies before ricocheting onto the ground.
Cooldown
11/10/9/8/7s
Cost
No cost
Range
625
W
Preparation
Katarina gains a burst of Move Speed, tossing a Dagger into the air directly above herself.
Cooldown
15/14/13/12/11s
Cost
No cost
Range
25000
E
Shunpo
Katarina blinks to the target, striking it if its an enemy, or striking the nearest enemy otherwise.
Cooldown
12/11/10/9/8s
Cost
No cost
Range
725
R
Death Lotus
Katarina becomes a flurry of blades, dealing massive magic damage while she channels to the 3 nearest enemy champions.
Cooldown
75/60/45s
Cost
No cost
Range
550

Base stats

Health: 672 (+108/lvl)
Health regen: 7.5 (+0.7/lvl)
Resource: 0
Resource regen: 0
Attack damage: 58
Attack speed: 0.66 (+2.74/lvl)
Armor: 32 (+4.7/lvl)
Magic resist: 32 (+2.05/lvl)
Move speed: 335
Attack range: 125

Playing as Katarina

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.
Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.
Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Playing against Katarina

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.