[2.6a] Katarina Guide - How to MASTER the best redhead in WR (Katarina)

Brand is straight up bad into Katarina, Basically it's like Lux vs Katarina. He's an immobile mage who can deal dmg and lot of cc, but these things can be easily avoided. Just don't stay all close to each other (your team) in teamfight after level 5

Easy matchup overall. Aurelion Sol main damage comes from Celestial Expansion , which are the little stars revolving around him. As Katarina , all you have to do use Shunpo on the Aurelion if he randomly wastes his Starsurge , and you will win every trade as Celestial Expansion is pretty useless against people standing right on top of him. If you manage to get onto him he is really squishy. His roaming ability is really good due to Comet Of Legend which allows him to run through walls, he can also keep up with your roams, so make sure to have the wave shoved in before you decide to roam. Keep this in mind and ping your teammates if Aurelion Sol is missing! Post 5 he gets another free disruption ability, so play around it before using your Death Lotus as he can cancel it with Voice Of Light .

Pantheon as of the moment is a very weak champion and needs buffs. Anyway, he can poke you, but it is very predictable and you honestly shouldn't see it as a danger. I use Preparation to dodge it. Works well. His stun isn't much of a danger either it'll only lock you down for a short period. Don't use Death Lotus before he wastes his stun. Also his shield is easy to get through. Just SHUNPOOOO behind him and break his ankles.  He can get to other lanes faster than you, but aside from that you beat him in every single way possible.

Do not stand in the wave, he has a lot of free damage this way, as long as you do that, you can find an opening to Shunpo full rotation him. This is a very simple matchup, just be wary of his knock-up and try to bait before you use  Death Lotus .

Really easy matchup, if he uses a card on you or on the wave. You are free to engage on him immediately. You have a few seconds to trade with him before he can pull another card up. Disengage before he can do so. Rinse and repeat. His Wild Cards is really easy to dodge as well. Level 5 you hard win as well,   Destiny is a utility ability while Death Lotus is damage, in straight-up 1v1 he can’t win vs you.

This matchup is fairly easy for   Katarina . His abilities are really easy to dodge and see and he has no self peel apart from Valkyrie , which allows him to dash a short distance. His poke is a bit annoying to deal with early game If he wastes his dash, you can all in him and force him to flash or die. Be careful of his package and roams though, and remember when he has a package he gets two dashes instead of one. Overall if you manage to get on top of him he pops really easily.

Very, very simple, Shunpo over Light Binding , you win. It's literally that easy. You win at all stages of the game as long as you do this one thing. Elec can make this even more simple. Also, if you're pussy AF use [stasis enchant]. if you really can't dodge her [lux:ult]

 Everything you do needs to be based around his Playful / Trickster , if no Playful / Trickster , you win the trade, if Playful / Trickster and dagger lands through hold your own Shunpo and follow up after he E2s, if he uses Playful / Trickster early, be prepared to all in, you will win this engage. Post 5 you need to keep Chum The Waters in mind. Worry about his Chum The Waters then Playful / Trickster . Don’t forget to trade back and don’t let him get a Q-AA-W combo on you without getting punished.

Be patient level 1, her Orb Of Deception will hurt so just stand back and farm with Bouncing Blade . Once you are level 2, if she hits first, play very far back, you have no displacement, unless you need to save one minion and you can bait an engage, you need to be very cautious of her Charm . This is her main engage tool. It amplifies her dmg as well as charms you, if you can Shunpo over her Charm , you will simply win the trade, just stick onto her and go away after the short trade away. Post 3 you basically win always unless you are hit with Charm . Don't be afraid to fight her.

If I am being honest, the only reason she is a medium difficulty matchup is bc of her Moonfall and Moonsilver Blade can be scary too if you're too close. If she doesn't hit Crescent Strike to you, then she can't do anything. Just farm up and try to roam. in a 1v1 you can't really use Death Lotus , because Moonfall basically says "No you won't" to it. In teamfights she CAN be very useful with her ult plus Zhonyas ([stasis enchant]), but after that is it she is useless sorta. She may have sustain with [diana:2], but tbh it won't change much. She'll still get clapped in tmfights by your team. You still are way more useful in tmfights. Especially when you snowball.

I'd argue Veigar is a very easy lane to play against. You basically just wait for lvl 3 to trade and shove waves so you can roam. Only Event Horizon , general more poke playstyle as well as him being able to scale well into lategame with Phenomenal Evil Power are the troublemakers. You win any trade if you proc Electrocute and go away.

This matchup is actually a lot more simple then a lot of people think. All you need to do is all in level 3 when she uses her stun for farm. Never fight her when she has stun up or is about to have it up, you will lose. If you follow this, you win every time.

 You will wanna go conq definitely into this matchup, last-hit and let him push towards your turret and you will win the trade. Also, communicate to your jungler for a gank when the wave is near your turret.  Try to proc his shield before trying to do damage to him via Bouncing Blade . You need to dodge all Steel Tempest and punish with Q+E+A. Also, use Barrier for more sustain and it helps you after getting hit by his ult for escaping.

• Galio is in my opinion the hardest matchup for Katarina as long as he knows what to do. Before we even begin with the tips, I use a specific build against Galio to melt him and it works well. It goes: Liandry's Torment for melting his HP bar,   Void Staff for countering his MR,   Rabadon's Deathcap for obviously the massive powerspike, for boots it ALWAYS depends on matchup, etc, but if we talk about against Galio then I use Mercury's Treads , enchants are also really depending on the whole enemy team so go to my boot enchants I recommend for what situation.  
• Dodge as by any enemylaner their poke (A.k.a Winds Of War in this case). As always I don't recommend staying in the minion wave at all. Just try to farm and poke. If he wastes Justice Punch , you could go for a small and fast combo, but be aware that he can Shield Of Durand and taunt you. Be fast as possible and stay away from him.
• Try to outroam him, I know I know he has his Hero's Entrance , but it has a high CD in the early game and you are always faster than him. So try to farm in Botlane some kills or even in Toplane. In skirmishes try to stay away from him and kill the squishes.
• The last thing I have to say is that you will most likely not kill him in laning phase so beware of that.

Akshan is a real lanebully. He has priority in the lane so let him slowpush, but try to trim the wave so it does not fully crash on the turret with Bouncing Blade . After that look for all in at lvl 3. You should deal a lot of damage and quickly back off. You also should ping whenever he is gone missing and you should counter roam. Akshan is bad in later stages of the game. You get better the longer the game goes on. Don't give him any free kills in early game otherwise he can snowball very fast.

Lucian is a hard counter for most champs in midlane. He is a lanebully with an extended range with his dash and can punish you easily when you come close. First off don't fight him, straight up don't. He can disengage and dodge daggers and he does more damage than you so it is really not worth it. Try to farm until level 5 and shove&roam if possible. It is the best way for you to get ahead.

Simply DO NOT step-up level 1. Her Q-P-AA will chunk you making her able to run you down. Level 2 you will win if she doesn't land Shuriken Flip , your E-AA-Q-AA will out dmg her tremendously giving you kill pressure. Post 5 you win as long as you play around her Perfect Execution , if she shrouds you step up trying to bait her R1, as soon as she does, you use  Death Lotus on her and she has to disengage, giving you kill pressure or a heavy lead. Everything after this is a pure skill match up. Remember she might level Twilight Shroud second, which in this case be careful and wait for 3. (Small tip, Death Lotus goes through invisibility meaning that you can use your ult through Twilight Shroud .)

If you're better, you win. If they're better, they win. You know your weaknesses and I am certain you are aware how to abuse them. If you get bodied by the other player........yikes......

This matchup is all dependent on how good mechanically you are. You need to dodge his Razor Shuriken while also hitting him with Voracity , it comes down to a lot of mind games and not much I can really tell you. It is an extremely even lane. With this matchup, you take [stasis enchant]. Also, you take barrier so that the [zed:ult] deals less damage.

Irelia isn't hard, so long as you know how to play against her. If she doesn't land Flawless Duet , then she can't combo you well. If she is smart, then she will keep it for whenever you attack her. Baiting it out and trying other strats such as doing very fast combos will help you out. The other abilities don't matter much aside from Vanguard's Edge . You can use Shunpo while she tries to hit the ult. It is not really that easy to react to, but if you can do it. Then you won lane basically.