Katarina Build
the Sinister Blade
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.
The most played Katarina Bot build on patch 26.21 runs Conqueror with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace, plus Relentless Hunter and Sudden Impact from the secondary tree. Take Flash and Ignite. Start with Doran's Blade and Health Potion, then build Kraken Slayer, Gluttonous Greaves and Blade of The Ruined King, followed by Terminus, Death's Dance, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Titanic Hydra. Max Q (Bouncing Blade) first, then E (Shunpo), then W (Preparation). It has a 50.9% win rate and a 0.8% pick rate.
Runes
Primary
Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Conqueror
Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack. When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.
Triumph
Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold. 'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.' —Noxian Reckoner
Legend: Alacrity
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.
Legend: Alacrity
Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks). Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.
Coup de Grace
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Coup de Grace
Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.
Secondary
Relentless Hunter
Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.
Relentless Hunter
Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.
Sudden Impact
Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s. Cooldown: 10s
Summoner Spells
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Cooldown 180s
Ignite
Cooldown 180s
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Skill Priority
QBouncing Blade
Cooldown 11/10/9/8/7s
Katarina throws a Dagger at the target that then bounces to nearby enemies before ricocheting onto the ground.
EShunpo
Cooldown 12/11/10/9/8s
Katarina blinks to the target, striking it if its an enemy, or striking the nearest enemy otherwise.
WPreparation
Cooldown 15/14/13/12/11s
Katarina gains a burst of Move Speed, tossing a Dagger into the air directly above herself.
Item Build
Full build 20,100gStarting Items
Doran's Blade
450g
Doran's Blade
- 10 Attack Damage
- 80 Health
- 2.5% Omnivamp
Good starting item for attackers
Health Potion
50g
Health Potion
Consume Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
Core Build
1Kraken Slayer
3,000g45 AD · 40% AS · 4% MS
Bring It Down
Kraken Slayer
3,000g- 45 Attack Damage
- 40% Attack Speed
- 4% Move Speed
Bring It Down Every third Attack deals bonus physical damage On-Hit, increased based on their missing Health.
2Gluttonous Greaves
1,100g45 MS · 4% Omnivamp
Slay
Gluttonous Greaves
1,100g- 45 Move Speed
- 4% Omnivamp
Slay Gain 0.6% Omnivamp on Champion takedown, stacking up to 10 times.
3Blade of The Ruined King
3,200g40 AD · 25% AS · 10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge · Clawing Shadows
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200g- 40 Attack Damage
- 25% Attack Speed
- 10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damage On-Hit. Clawing Shadows Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
4Terminus
3,000g30 AD · 35% AS
Shadow · Juxtaposition
Terminus
3,000g- 30 Attack Damage
- 35% Attack Speed
Shadow Attacks deal bonus magic damage On-Hit. Juxtaposition Alternate between Light and Dark Attacks against champions: Light Attacks grant Armor and Magic Resist for 5s. Dark Attacks grant 10% Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration for 5s.
5Death's Dance
3,300g60 AD · 50 Armor · 15 AH
Ignore Pain · Defy · Ignore Pain's
Death's Dance
3,300g- 60 Attack Damage
- 50 Armor
- 15 Ability Haste
Ignore Pain A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead. Defy When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
6Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200g350 HP · 45 Armor · 45 MR
Voidborn Resilience
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3,200g- 350 Health
- 45 Armor
- 45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
7Titanic Hydra
3,300g40 AD · 600 HP
Cleave · Titanic Crescent
Titanic Hydra
3,300g- 40 Attack Damage
- 600 Health
Cleave Attacks deal physical damage on-hit and to enemies behind the target. Titanic Crescent Empower your next Cleave to deal bonus physical damage On-Hit and deal bonus physical damage to enemies behind the target.
Abilities & Skill Path
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.
QBouncing Blade
Cooldown 11/10/9/8/7s
Katarina throws a Dagger at the target that then bounces to nearby enemies before ricocheting onto the ground.
WPreparation
Cooldown 15/14/13/12/11s
Katarina gains a burst of Move Speed, tossing a Dagger into the air directly above herself.
EShunpo
Cooldown 12/11/10/9/8s
Katarina blinks to the target, striking it if its an enemy, or striking the nearest enemy otherwise.
RDeath Lotus
Cooldown 75/60/45s
Katarina becomes a flurry of blades, dealing massive magic damage while she channels to the 3 nearest enemy champions.