IchewCheese's Kat Guide Review #2

4/21/2015 KatarinaBuildGuide:[InDepth]TheDaggerGoddess::LeagueofLegendsStrategyBuilds

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CHEATSHEET

BootsofSpeed

HealthPotion WardingTotem

FIRST PURCHASE

NeedlesslyLargeRod

Sorcerer'sShoes

AetherWisp VisionWard

EARLY

Luden'sEcho Rabadon'sDeathcap

Zhonya'sHourglass

MID GAME

VoidStaff Banshee'sVeil

LATE GAME

AbyssalScepter

GuardianAngel

OPTIONAL

Sorcerer'sShoes

Homeguard

Luden'sEcho Rabadon'sDeathcap

Zhonya'sHourglass

VoidStaff Banshee'sVeil

EXAMPLE FINAL BUILD

Greater Oracle'sLens

TRINKETS

TEAM 1

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MarkofMagicPenetration

9xGlyphofMagic

Resist

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With so much emphasis put on Needlessly large rods, it's pretty obvious to say that this build path is quite unforgiving. I'm expecting you to have a really detailed section about how to farm safely, so that your readers can more reliably get to that needlessly large rod... Because it's pretty hard to do that as an aggressive AP caster in one recall.

13/50; Good job fixing up the things that I told you to. This guide is already in a much better state than how it was originally. Something that i'd like you to do is try and spread out your information. A lot of the important points are really condensed, and I think it'd be better for you to instead try and spread out the points, and really let your reader absorb the significance of every point that you bring up. It'll also make your guide 20x easier to follow, because there are a couple places that I got confused on. Good start on the team fighting section too, although it's not quite what I had in mind, it's progress, and a step in the right direction



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ABILITY SEQUENCE

MASTERIES

I.IntroductionII.Pros/ConsIII.Masteries

IV.RunesV.SummonerSpells

VI.AbilityExplanationsVII.AbilitySequence

VIII.ItemsIX.VisionWardX.Teamfights

XI.VideosXII.MatchupsXIII.GameplayXIV.RoamingXV.Thanks

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HelloIamMayomo(formerlyIChewCheese).I'vebeenplayingsinces2around Jaycerelease.I'vealwaysbeenahugefanofKatarinaandhavebeenplayinghersincearoundtherework.Istartedtheseasoninsilver5andfinishedingold1.Ihopeyouguysenjoymyguideandifyouhaveanyfeedbackpleaseleaveacomment.samegoesforanyupvotesordownvotes.

SPECIALTHANKS:Creditstojhoijhoiforthewonderfultemplate,whichyoucanfindhere.

Pros

GreatteamfightcapabilitiesAmazingwaveclearShecanescapeeasilyifplayedcorrectlyAgreatroamerHighburstdamageGoodpokepotential

Shedealsamazingdamageinteamfightsbecauseofherresetsfromkillingchampions.Youcaneasilyclearwaveafterwavewithyour BouncingBladesand SinisterSteel. Katarinacanescapewitheaseifyoucanproperlyplacewardstojumpto.Sheisgreatatgankinglaneswithhermobilityandhighburstpotential. Katarinacanalsopokeincrediblywellwithher BouncingBlades.

Cons

MeleechampionEasilylockeddownIfultimateisstoppedyoulosealotofdamageItemDependentCounteredbycrowdcontrolHardtomaster

Ameleechampioninthemiddlelanecanbeeasilyharassedbymostothermidsbecausetheyarenormallyranged.Ifshegetscc'dsheisdoneforbecausesheisincrediblysquishy.Herultimateisachannelsoifyouarecc'dalotofyourdamageisgoneandyoucantgettheresetsyouneed.Sheisincrediblyhardtomasterwhenitcomestoteamfightsandwardjumping.Thehardestthingfor

Katarinaisknowingwhentogoin.

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OffenseTree

Sorceryisgreatforthecooldownreduction(which Katarinadoesn'tgetalotof). DoubleEdgedSwordscalesverynicelyintothelategame,andsinceyouwontbetakingverymuchdamageduetoyourinandoutcapabilities,itsverynicetohave.

ExposeWeaknesswillhelpyourteamdealdamageasitadd'stoyourteamsdamageaswellasyourown.Sinceyouhavealotofaoe,youcanapplythistomostpeopleontheirteam. MentalForceisap,andapisalwaysnicetohave.Especiallysinceitisscaling,whichhelpsyoushinewhenyoushinemost.

ArcaneMasteryisgoodonherbecauseapisgoodonher.notmuchtosayonthat.

Executionerhelpsyoudealthatlittlebitofextradamagetolowhealthchampions.It



isgreatonalmostallAssassin's.

Archmageiswonderfultohavebecauseithelpsscaleyourapjustthatmuchmore.It'sbasically1/6thofa Rabadon'sDeathcappassive. DangerousGamewilladdtoyourresets.Notonlywillyourabilitiesresetalongwitha15secondreductiontoyourultimateby Voracity,butyouwillalsoget5%ofyourmissinghealth.Itcanhelpyousustainthroughoutateamfight,makingaacemucheasiertoachieve.

DevastatingStrikesprovidesagoodchunkofmagicpenetrationwhichisalwayssuperhelpful.Helpsyouscaleintothelategameandisgenerallyagoodpickup.ArcaneBladeisaniceitemtohave,andhelpsyougetlasthitsearlyon.

Havocisastraightupdamageboost.Themoredamagethebetter,right?

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DefenseTree

Blockhelpswithautoattackharassthatyouwillbetakingalotoffromrangedapcarries. Recoveryisingeneralagreatwaytodealwithharassearlyon.

Unyieldingaddsonadditionallyto Block,butalsohelpswithanyotherformofchampiondamage.Health,overall,isanicecommoditytohave. VeteranScarsprovidesthis.

Juggernautisnicetohaveinthesensethatitprovidesthatlittleextrabitofhealth.Icanttellyouhowmanytimesi'vesurvivedwithjustasliverofhealth.



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UtilityTree

FleetofFootisagreatmastery,providingyouwithextramovementspeedtododgeskillshotsandroammuchmoreefficiently.Scouthelpsyour WardingTotemhavealongerrange,makingiteasierforyoutowardjumpwithit(it'smainpurpose).

Summoner'sInsightisaverynicemastery.Itlet'syou Flashand Ignite1/10thmoreoften. Alchemistgivesyousomemoreinlanesustain,whichKatarinalacks.

CulinaryMasterisagreatmasterytohave,providingyouwiththatextrabitofsustainthat Katarinaneeds.It'sespeciallyhelpfulasitisinstanthealing,helpingyousurvivethatlasttickofaIgnite.

RUNES

GreaterMarkofMagicPenetration

9

GreaterGlyphofMagicResist

9

GreaterQuintessenceofAbilityPower

3

GreaterSealofScalingHealth

9

GreaterQuintessenceofAbilityPower:TheseprovideagoodamountofAPandIwouldrecommendrunningthemuntilyouarecomfortableroaming.Afteryoubecomecomfortableroaminggoonandget GreaterQuintessenceofMovementSpeedforthequickerroamandoverallchasingisaloteasier.

GreaterMarkofMagicPenetration:Goodforshreddingtanksandsquishes.

GreaterGlyphofMagicResist:youwillmostlikelybefacingaapinthemidlane.Thiswillhelpmitigatesomeofthedamagetheydealandmightsaveyou.

GreaterSealofScalingHealth:Thisrunerecentlybecameaviableoptionformidlanersaftertherunechanges.Theybecomebetterthanflathealthsealsbylevel4sodon'tgetthoseunlessyouplanonbeingaggressive13andeventhenitstillismoreviabletogetthescalinghealth.Armorsealsarestillviable,buttheyprovidelessthantheydidoriginally.

Whybuildthis?:Thisrunesetismuchmorelaneoriented.Withtheserunesyouwillhaveamucheasiertimestayingaliveinlaneandtradingharass.Thesearen'tdesignedforroaming,althoughyoucanmanage.Ifyouplanonroamingoftenandyouaren'tseekingakillinlane,thisrunesetisn'tyourbestoption.

MyPreferredRunes

GreaterQuintessenceofMovementSpeed:increasesyourspeedincredibly(enoughtonoticeadifferencewiththem),especiallyifyoustart BootsofSpeed.ThesealongwithBootsofSpeedareinstrumentalinprovidingyouwithagreatearlyroam.

GreaterMarkofMagicPenetration:Thisrunesetisfocusedmuchmoreonlessofalanepresenceandmoreofpresencewhileroamingandinskirmishes/teamfights.Themagicpenetrationismuchmoreusefulscalingwiseformidgamethanpureap.

GreaterGlyphofMagicPenetration:Theseruneshelppushforamuchhigherdamageoutputlateron.Yourlanepresencewillsufferandyouwillbemorevulnerabletopoke,but

Do you yourself ever use utility masteries? if you don't use these masteries in >5% of your games, i'd just take this out altogether.

To be honest, I think it'd just be better to recommend your preferred runes and REALLY teach your readers how to g et comfortable with roaming. I dislike the whole beginner/advanced rune setup. Your readers eserve to learn only the RIGHT way to play katarina



youwillhaveamucheasiertimeeliminatingeveryoneontheirteamlateron.

GreaterSealofScalingHealth:Itakehealthhere(insteadofarmor)becauseyouaresacrificingyourmagicresist(whichyouneedtocompensateforwithoutbecomingvulnerabletoadchampions).Itakehealthbecauseit'samuchmoregeneralizeddefense(comparedtomagicresistandarmor).armorormagicresistseal'scanreplacethis,butIdon'trecommenditifyouareplanningonrunningthisbuild.

Whybuildthis?:Thisrunesetismadeforroaming.Yourdamageissubparcomparedtorunesabovethese.Withthisrunesetyouwillwanttoberoamingasmuchaspossibleandtryingtoforceyourleadthroughothermeansthankillingyourlaneopponent.Youwillnotbeabletodoasgoodinlaneasyoucanwiththerunesabovethese.Don'ttaketheseifyoucantroamefficiently,dodgeskillshots,andfarmwithlowdamagefromyour BouncingBlades.

Flash:Itsyoursortofgetoutofjailfreecard.Especiallyifyoudon'tkillanyonewithyourcombo.

Ignite:Greatforgettingkillsatlvl6.Don'tunderestimateitsdamagelaterthough.

Voracity:Inmyopinionthebestpassiveinthegame.Thisresetsyour BouncingBlades, SinisterSteel, Shunpo,andreducesthecooldownof DeathLotusby15seconds.

BouncingBlades(Q):GreatHarassandwaveclear.Theabilityalsodealsagoodamountofdamageandleavesaproc.thatdealsmoredamagewhenpopped.

SinisterSteel(W):Thisskillisgreatforwaveclear.ThisabilityisusedtosetoffyourQ'sproc.andgivesyouagoodmovementspeedboostwhenyouhitachampion

Shunpo(E):Amazingescapeandchasingability.Thisabilitysetsupyourcomboandprovidesagreatdamagereductionbuff.

DeathLotus(R)://Amazingdamagethatisresetevery3kills!Notonlythatbutitscalesoffapandadanddealsdamageto3people!

ABILITYSEQUENCE

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Max BouncingBladesfirstfortheextrapoke(sinistersteelisgoodenoughtofarmwithatrank1).Afterthisyouwanttomax SinisterSteel.Thiscombosnicelywithyour BouncingBladesandprovidesaveryusefulspeedboost.Afterthat Katarinamaxes DeathLotusfortheextradamageitprovideswhenyouputapointintoit.maxShunpolastbecauseithasgreatutilityatlevel1anddoesn'tprovideasmuchas SinisterSteelor BouncingBladesdowhenmaxed.



ITEMSEQUENCE

Sorcerer'sShoesHomeguard

1575

Luden'sEcho3100

Rabadon'sDeathcap

3300

Zhonya'sHourglass

3260

VoidStaff2295

Banshee'sVeil2750

Themagicpenandmovementspeedisgreatonanapcarry.Youaren'tgettingawholelotofthisearlyonsoitsnice.Thesebootsareinterchangeablewith BootsofMobilityor Mercury'sTreads.Although Sorcerer'sShoesarethebetterofthe3on Katarina.

ThisisaverygooditemonKatarina.Itscalesverywellandagainstsomeoneat60MRitprovidesmorethanAbyssal.MostAdc'satfullbuildhave70100mrsothisprovidesmuchmorethanAbyssalScepter.

Luden'sEchoisthenewreplacementfor DeathfireGrasp.Itcomplimentsyourdamagetremendously,lettingyour BouncingBladesdealupwardsof600damagewithaprocofthisitem'suniquepassive.Afantasticitemtohaveandhighlyrecommendedtorushon Katarina.Itisaworthyreplacementof DeathfireGrasp.

Providesaamazingpassive,greatarmor,andagoodamountofap.Thisactiveisfantasticandletsyougetaresetsoyoucan Shunpoawayorwaitforcooldownssoyoucanjumpbackin.

Theextraabilitypowerandpassiveisgreatforyourburst.Thisprovidesyouwithevenmoreburstandwhatmorecanyouask?

Thisitemisveryusefulasitprovidesyouwithawardjumpthroughouttheentiregame.Youwill99%ofthetimebeusingthisitem.

Liandry'scanbegoodnowthat DeathfireGrasphasbeenremoved.Idon'tuseitpersonally(althoughImightcometolikeitafterIdosometestingfortheguide)ItprovidesadotcurrenthpshredwhichIfindweirdonsomeonewhoissupposedtobegoingaftercarries.

Optional

Thisitemisgood,butoutshinedby VoidStaffinmostsituations.Iwouldonlyrecommendthisifyouarefacingateamwithaapburstmagethatisdoingreallywell(ex: LeBlanc)

LetsyoulivetwiceandgivesyourteamachancetokillpeoplesoyoucanresetyourabilitieswithVoracity.Ican'trecommendthisitemthisitemasmuchsincethe Voracitynerfs(

Banshee'sVeilisproabablyabetterchoice).Themagicresistandarmorarealsoreallyniceformitigatingthedamageyoureceivefromtheenemy,butnormallyyouwillbedealingwithburstfromapmages(burstmagesarenormallytheonlypeoplewhocankillyoufastenough).Forthisreasoninormallyrecommend Banshee'sVeil,butit'sstillaviableoption.

Thisisaveryrarepickforme.I'lltakeitwhenmyteamdoesn'thaveorisnotusingtheirlenstrinket/s.Thewardprovidedbywardingtotemisjusttoobeneficialtoyourmobility(viawardjumping)andvision.

Deceptively Good

Iusedtoalmostalwaysrunthisandtreateditasmycore.Itwasaniceslowandprovidedmewiththeextrasustainearlyfrom HextechRevolver.Howeverduetotherevampitisnolongerproficienttogetasitisquitealotofgoldandnotismuchisprovidedfromitasitusedtobe.

VisionWardsareaveryimportantitemforeveryrole.Theyprovidetruesightalongwithlastingaslongasitisnotseen.Placingtheseinstrategiclocationscanmakethemlast20+minuteswhichisincrediblycostefficient.Pickoneoftheseupasearlyaspossibleastheyhaveimmenselywithprovidingvision.SomeofexamplesofstrategiclocationsforVisionWardswouldbetheriverbushes(nottheonesrightnexttolanes),

If you yourself don't use it, don't even include it in the guide :) -1

Speaking of Banshee's veil... Where is it on this item list? -3

On this note, I'd like you to give an example of how you surivived a gank against your opponents.



thetribush(ifyouarepushingtoporbottom),andawardbehindyourredortheirs.Alloftheseprovideareallygoodamountofvisionandtheyareallplacesinwhichpeoplearen'tpayingattentiontowardsinbushes(theyarenormallyroamingtoanotherlaneandlookingatthelane).AlthoughIdon'tmentionthemintheitems, StealthWardsarealsoveryimportanttobuy.Theyprovidethesameamountofvisionasa

VisionWardandareinvisible,buttheyonlylast3minutesanddon'tprovidetruesight. StealthWardscanbeplacedmuchmorefreelyandarebetterforvisiononobjectiveslikebaronanddragonordefendingyourbuffs(redandblue).Also, StealthWard'saregreatforplacingnexttoyourtower.Theyprovideaeasyescapefrommostganks.However,ifyouareplanningonplacingawardnexttoyourtower,makesureitisa StealthWardandnotyour WardingTotem.The WardingTotemisvitalingettingawayfromganksinwhichyouaretoofarawayfromthe StealthWardnexttoyourtower.

Teamfightsiswhere Katarinashinesorcrashesandburns.Shecandecimateaentireteaminamatterofsecondswithherresetsandhighaoedamage.Shecanalsobehardcc'dandkilledveryquickly.Itisabsolutelyvitalthatyouwaitoutcc,especiallyfromchampionsaroundthepersonyouplanonjumpingon.However,youengagingstyleisflawedifyouthinkjustwaitingoutccisenough.Youhavetowaituntilyoucangetin,dealyourdamage,andgetout.Forinstance,youareinateamfight.Theirteamismadeupof MissFortune, Nami, Lux,Malphite,and Hecarim.youaresittingintherightmidlanebush(neartothebackline).Nami, Malphite,and Hecarimallblowtheirultimates. Hecarimand Malphitearetoofarawayfromyoutodomuchandall Namihasisher AquaPrisonwhichisaveryslowmovingstun.Rightwhen MissFortuneusesherultimateistheoptimalchancetoengage.Sheischannelingandcantdoanythingexceptherultimate.Abusethissecondwhiletheirteamiseitherdistracted,doesn'thaveanycc,orunabletodoanythingaboutittoengage.thisisyourmostoptimaltime.Youareabletojump MissFortuneburstherdown,switchto Namitakeherout,andeliminate Luxaswell.Thisleavesthemwithoutabacklineandeasypickingforyouandyourteam.

Prioritycanchangedependingonhowfedtheotherteamis.Normally,however,thepriorityisthebackline(ADcarrybeingpriorityoverthemidlanerunlesstheyarefed),assassins,squishysupports(thiswouldexclude Leonaor Braum,butwouldinclude Namior Bard),bruisers,andtanks.Again,thisisbasedonaveryaveragegame.Theprioritywillchangearoundifsomeoneontheirteamgetsfed.

Pentakills

With the way your section is written now, you're making it sound like it's a good idea to just plop a ward down at your tower, when instead it'd be better (literally - your ward would last longer, and you could also use it for other things like getitng vision of an opponent who's trying to utilize brush against you) to just save the ward in your inventory, and ward jump towards your tower whenever you get ganked. Also, you don't really talk about how you can tower dive a low HP opponent, and ward jump to safety either. It's pretty important that you go into the exact mechanics of this. -5~~~~~~~~`Team fights:This wasn't quite what I had in mind when I asked you to rework this section in my previous review. First thing's first, I'd like you to make it stupid obvious what the important points are for when you go in, as I think that the points that you're trying to get across in this section are a little disorganized - It's not necessarily important to wait out any and all CC from champions near the person you plan to kill, but rather, you wait out the CC from champions near your target that IS FAST ENOUGH TO STOP YOUR BURST. Your example about the aqua prison is good, but it was REALLY hard to get the real point from your example. -4Also, I'm still not quite happy with your example, as you talked about you flanking your opponents, but you don't teach your readers about the importanceof setting up for a flank, how to set up a flank, or how important vision control to a successful flank.

If you look at this example, red team successfully sets up a flank by controlling vision around the area that they will converge from, and also luring the opponents team into an area where without a lot of escapes. Analysis of these screenshots are MUCH more straightforward than what you've written in your ream fighting section, and is imo the kind of thing that you should include in that section. -4



35:Afterrecentbuffstohermanashehasbecomeincreasinglyhardtoplayagainst.Youwilleithergetpokedoutoflaneincrediblyhardandinevitablyhavetoroamorloselane.Oryouwillwinlaneandpossiblybeabletocarry.Beweary.Dodgeeverythingyoucan.Shescalesreallywellwithkillssoifyoudogetkilledonceortwiceearlyondon'tconsidertryingtokillher,insteadroambottomortopandtrytosnowballanotherperson.Her OrbofDeceptionisverydamaginganddealstruedamagewhichcanchunkyouquitehard.Dodgeher Charmasmuchaspossibleandstayawayfromherwhenyouarelowandshehas SpiritRushasshecanchaseyoudownandkillyou.

Abilities: OrbofDeception FoxFire Charm SpiritRush

25: Akaliiseasytofaceifyouplayitright.Trytobeathertolevel6andseeifyoucangetyourcombooff.Your DeathLotusgoesthroughher TwilightShroud.Ifshedoesgettolevel6beforeyouBECAREFUL.Ifshegetsone MarkoftheAssassinonyouwhateveryoudoDon'tlether ShadowDance> CrescentSlashorautoattack> MarkoftheAssassin> CrescentSlashorautoattack.Ifshepreformsthisyouwillmostlikelybelowenoughforhertokillyouwiththerestofher ShadowDance's.Aftersomechangestovisionshecanonlyberevealedbyvisionwardsandthelastversionoforaclelens.

Abilities: MarkoftheAssassin TwilightShroud CrescentSlash ShadowDance

3:Aniviacanbeveryhardifyouarentaware.Her FlashFrost> Frostbitecombodealsalot.AvoidhardengagingherunlessA)hereggisdownB)youknowwheretherejunglerisandC)herqisoncooldown.Whenshehitslevel6shewilleitherstarttofarmwithher GlacialStormorshewilltryingandkillyouwithhercombo.HERCOMBOMOSTLIKELYIS FlashFrost> Frostbite> GlacialStorm>Crystallize> Frostbite.onceyouareoutofher FlashFroststun(andaren'talreadydead)trytoShunpotoaminionora StealthWard.Ifyouaren'tgoodatdodgingabilitiesx1 BootsofSpeedx4HealthPotionx1 WardingTotemfortheextramovementspeedtododgeherabilities.IrecommendDoran'sShieldfortheextrasustainsayingyoucandodgeherabilities.

Abilities: FlashFrost Crystallize Frostbite GlacialStorm

4:Annieisquitestrongifyouaren'tcareful.watchoutforher Pyromania(stun)stacksbecauseshecaneasilykillyouwithher Summon:Tibbers> Disintegrate> Incineratecombo.Neverapproachherwithher Pyromaniastacks.Whensheusesherpyromaniastacks(anditisn'tonyou)thatisprobablythebestpossibletimetoengageher.Thereasonbeingthatshedoesn'thaveanystacksandonly3abilitiestobuildthestacksup(4stacksforastun).Trytoengageherwhensheusesher Incinerateasithasaslightlylongercooldownthan Disintegrateandwillgiveyoumoretimetofinishoffyourcombo.Ifyouseeherat3stacksthereisatrickwhereshewillcast Disintegrateandbeforeitlands MoltenShieldtogetinthestun.

Abilities: Disintegrate Incinerate MoltenShield Summon:Tibbers

34:Aziritahugelanebullywithalotofzoningpotential.Level1hehashis Arise!whichwilllimitwhereyoucanmovearoundyourminionsasyoucouldriskgettingpokedbythesoldier.Level2hewillmostlikelygrab ConqueringSandswhichwilllethimusehiscomboof Arise!autoattackintoaConqueringSandsintoanother Arise!autoattack.Thiscanbullyyouprettyhardespeciallywhenhehastwosoldiers.Pre6hisonlyformofccis ShiftingSandswhichisn'talltooreliableandfairlyeasytododge.Post6hegetshis Emperor'sDividewhichcanknockyououtofyour DeathLotusevenifyouarebehindhimbecauseof Shunpo(unlesshemovesupyourbackupalittlebitbeforeyoustartit.Itwillbealoteasiertokillhimifyouwaituntilatleasthis Emperor'sDivideisdown.Overallyouwillwanttofarmwithyour BouncingBlades,bepreparedto Shunpoawayfromhissoldiers,androamoften.

Abilities: ConqueringSands Arise! ShiftingSands Emperor'sDivide

4:Brandscanbedevastatingiftheyknowwhattheredoingagainst Katarina.WithawelltimedPillarofFlameor Conflagrationplus Searcombohecanstopyour DeathLotusandkillyouwith

ease.Tryandbaitouthis SearbecausehecannolongerstunyouBUTbewearybecausehestilldealsalotofdamagewithhiscombo.Inaskirmishdon'tstandclosetoyouralliesashis Pyroclasmwillbounce

I skip over this section, unless you specifically want me to look at this.



betweenbothofyouandmostlikelykillyou.Hesanabsolutemonsterwhenfedsodon'tlethimgetwell...fed.

Abilities: Sear PillarofFlame Conflagration Pyroclasm

4:Tryanddodgeher NoxiousBlastasitsetsuptherestofhercombo.Baitouther Miasmabeforeengagingwithyourcombo.Ahardbutusefultricktopulloffisto BouncingBladesthen Shunpotoher.Afteryou Shunpoyouwanttofaceawayfromherandthen DeathLotus.Whenyou DeathLotusyouholdyoursameposition(soifyourfacingforwardyourstillfacingforwardduringthe DeathLotus).Thiswillmakeitharderforyoutogetstunnedbyher PetrifyingGaze.Averyhardchampiontowinagainstandihighlyrecommendjuststayingbackandfarming.Iwouldrecommendroamingalottogetfedinsteadoftryingtokillherinlane.

Abilities: NoxiousBlast Miasma TwinFang PetrifyingGaze

5:Thislaneisreallyhardifyouaren'tcareful.Hecangetreallytankywithhis Feast,Andhispassive, Carnivoreletshimsustainthroughyour BouncingBlades.Avoidengaginghimwithoutajunglergankandwaituntilhesburnedhis Ruptureand FeralScream.Ifhelandshis Ruptureyouneedtogetawayfromhimasquicklyaspossible.HisdamageissurprisinglyhighandhedealsTRUEDAMAGEwithhis Feast.Heisoneoftheharderlanestofacebuthonestly Katarinadoesn'thaveanycountersifyourgoodwithher.

Abilities: Rupture FeralScream VorpalSpikes Feast

5:Dianaisaincrediblyhardlaneandiwouldnotrecommenditatall.Ifyouaretryingto DeathLotusshewilljustuse Moonfall.Farmingishardagainstherasshehashighpokewithher CrescentStrike.Ifyoutryto Shunpoawayfromhershewilljustchaseyouwithher LunarRush.Herkitinitswholecounterseverythingaboutyou.Avoidatallcostslaningagainsther.Dodgeher CrescentStrikebecausethatsetsuphercombowhichwillmostlikelykillyou.Roamasmuchasyoucan.ButIstilldonotrecommendthislane.

Abilities: CrescentStrike PaleCascade Moonfall LunarRush

25:Thisisaskilllane.Ifyoursmartheyouwilldodgehis ChumtheWatersandthenproceedtokillhim.ifhesdumbhewillmisshis ChumtheWatersentirelyandyoucanjusteasilykillhim.Harasshimpre6whilestayingoutofhisrange.ifhetriesto Playful/Trickster+ UrchinStrikeyoushouldShunpoaway.Agodwhenfedandnoproblematallifnot.Justroamandkillhimwhenhis ChumtheWatersisdown.

Abilities: UrchinStrike SeastoneTrident Playful/Trickster ChumtheWaters

5:Ahardlanetokillingeneral.HisUltimate IdolofDurandwillstopyour DeathLotusanddealsagoodamountofdamage.Hisshield Bulwarkwillabsorbanydamagefromyour DeathLotusyoudogetoffandmostofyourharass.Hewillmostlikestackalotofmagicresistmakingyourdamageminuscule.Iwouldsaytoroambuthecanpushyourlaneincrediblyeasilyandtaketower.Soiwouldbecarefulwhenroaming.Definitelydonotexpecttogetanykillwithoutajunglergank.His ResoluteSmite+

RighteousGustdealalotofdamageifhelandsthemandarefantasticatpushing.Overallyouwillprobablyjustbefarmingandtryingtododgeskills.Hecanbequitequitethenuisanceinteamfightsaswellsowaitforhimtoblowhis IdolofDurandbeforeyougoinasitisclosetoinstantandhardtododge.

Abilities: ResoluteSmite Bulwark RighteousGust IdolofDurand

34:Hisdamagepostreworkwasshiftedaroundandhehasmoreccthroughhis BodySlamnow.Youwillwanttododgehis BarrelRoll, BodySlam,and ExplosiveCask.InthislanematchupIwouldmaxQjustsimplysoyoucanpokehimdownbecauseyouwontbeabletoengagehimheadonwithouttakingabunchofdamagefromhisabilitiesandyouwontbeableto DeathLotusbecauseifheissmarthewillhavesomeformofccuptostopit.Iwouldrecommendyouroamoftenandtrytosnowballyourotherlanes.Overallthoughheisn'ttoohardofamatchup.

Abilities: BarrelRoll DrunkenRage BodySlam ExplosiveCask

4:Honestlythislanecangoeitherway.ifyoucandodgehisgrenadeanddealmoredamagethan



histurretscanthenyourgolden.Howeverifyoudogetstunnedbyhisgrenadeandcombo'dbyhisupgraded HextechMicroRocketsor H28GEvolutionTurretthenyour'escrewed.Tryandroamoftenandfarmwithoutgettinginrangeofhisturrets.killinghisturretsisbeneficialandyoucanmakehimrunoutofmanaearlybecausehehastoreplacethenconstantly.But,lateronitisn'tasefficientashegeneratesturretsmuchquickandcanstockpilethem.

Abilities: H28GEvolutionTurret HextechMicroRockets CH1ElectronStormGrenade UPGRADE!!!

1:oneoftheeasier,ifnottheeasiest,matchupsfor Katarina.His LayWasteiseasytododgeandevenifithitsyou,youwillmostlikelybestandinginyourminions(whichitwilldeallessdamageifithismultiplepeople).His WallofPaincanbeeasilybeavoidedwith Shunpo.Graba Zhonya'sHourglassearlyonandhis Requiemwillbenullandvoid.Onceyoukillhimandhis DeathDefiedpopsitwillbeveryeasytoescapefromhisdamagewith Shunpo.Hedoesn'thaveanydashesorblinks.Also,hisroamingcapabilitiesaresubpar.TheonlythingyouneedtoworryaboutislettinghimgetkillswithRequiemwhichdealswithhislackofroamingcapabilities.However,ifyoucankillhimacoupletimesearly(whichisapieceofcake)andnotlethimfarm(heisquitethequickfarmerifyouleavehimalone),youshouldhavenoproblemwithhim.

Abilities: LayWaste WallofPain Defile Requiem

34:Kassadincanbehardbutifyouknowwhatyouaredoingheisn'tallthatbadIfyoudotrytoDeathLotushimhewillprobablyjust NullSphereyou(whichstillinterruptschannels).Ifthat'son

cooldownhewilljust Riftwalkawayandcomebackatyouwithoutyour DeathLotusandmostlylikelykillyou.Heroamswaybetterthanyouandhedealsagoodamountofdamage.Iwouldnotrecommendchoosing Katarinaagainsthimbutheisn'tashardtodealwithasheusedtobeandcanbehandledifneeded.Playsafeandaskforgankspre6.Post6ganksarealmostimpossibleagainst Kassadin.

Abilities: VoidStone NullSphere NetherBlade ForcePulse Riftwalk

15:Thislaneisapureskillmatchandwhoevergetsfirstkillisbasicallygoingtowinthelaneunlesstheymessup.Pokeherwithyour BouncingBladesandtryandbaither DeathLotus.Notmuchtosayonthisonebecausewell...itsamirrormatch.

Abilities: BouncingBlades SinisterSteel Shunpo DeathLotus

45:Kayleisveryveryhardtolaneagainst.Withherlowmanacostpokeandincrediblezoningwithher RighteousFuryshesanuisancetolaneagainst.Herultimate Interventionalmostcompletelynegatesyour DeathLotus.Roamoftenwhenyoucanbutbecarefulbecauseshecanclearminionsquicklyandwillprobablytaketowerreallyquickly.Thislaneisahardoneandonethatiwouldavoidifican.

Abilities: Reckoning DivineBlessing RighteousFury Intervention

34: KennenalthoughnotpickedoftencanbeveryhardforKatarina.Hehasatendencytopickupa Zhonya'sHourglassearlynegatingyourultimateandhecanstunyouagoodamountoftimesthroughoutafightifheisusedcorrectly.Overallyouwanttododgehis ThunderingShurikenandgoinwhenhisabilitiesaredown.Roamingis,asalways,agoodoption.

Abilities: ThunderingShuriken ElectricalSurge LightningRush SlicingMaelstrom

13:Afternerfstoher SigilofMalice(removedsilence)shehasbecomeamucheasierlaneforKatarina.Thesenerfshavemadeitthatshecanthardccyouthereforeshecannotcancel DeathLotus.

Pre6youwillwanttofarmandavoidher SigilofMalice+ Distortionor EtherealChainscombo.Thisdealsahighamountofdamageandcanforceyououtoflaneifyouaren'tcareful.Dodgingherabilitiesshouldn'tbealltohardifyou Shunpoaway.Post6normallyyouwonthavetoomuchofatrouble.Howeverwhenyoudoengageheritwouldbebesttodosowhenher Distortionisdownsoshedoesn'tdashawayfromyou.Whateveryoudodon'tunderestimateherburst.Itisstillincrediblyhighalthoughweakenedbythelackofhardcc.Irecommendmaxing BouncingBladesinthissituationforthepokeandrange.

Abilities: SigilofMalice Distortion EtherealChains Mimic



45:Lissandracanbeveryirritatinginlane.Shehasaveryhighamountofpokepre6anditisveryhardtoengageherpost6.Stayoutoftheminionssoshecantpokeyoudownwithher IceShardasitdoesbreakintoaconeifitconnectswithaminionorchampion.Her RingofFrostcanbeincrediblyannoyingwhenyouaregoinginto BouncingBlades+ Shunpo+ SinisterSteelasshecansnareyoubeforeyoucanescapewithyourmovementspeedbuff.Whenengagingwithyournormalcomboyouwillwanttomakesureher FrozenTombisdown.Thiswillcompletelycancelyourdamagefromyour DeathLotusmakingyouhighlyvulnerablewithoutareset.Youwillwanttomax BouncingBladesasitprovidesarangedharassandfarm.Youarebestroamingtogetyourkillsunless Lissandraisusingher FrozenTombverypoorly.

Abilities: IceShard RingofFrost GlacialPath FrozenTomb

23:Luxisnormallyaveryeasychampiontowinagainst.Youwillwanttododgeher LightBindingand LucentSingularityastheydealagoodamountofdamageifsheautoattacksinbetween.Pre6shehasaslightupperhandasshehasrangeanddamageandbetterburst.HoweverPost6youhavehigherdamageandsinceyoucandodgeallofherdamageyouwillhavenotroublekillingher.Withalackofescapessheisreallyeasytojustjumponto.Becarefulthoughbecauseshecandealahighamountofdamageifyouaren'twearyofher LightBinding.YouwillwanttomaxQjustbecauseyouwontbeabletogetalltoocloseearlyon.

Abilities: LightBinding PrismaticBarrier LucentSingularity FinalSpark

5:Pre6heisanuisancewithhis MaleficVisionsastheydealagoodchunkofdamageandarealwaysgoingfromminiontominionwhichcanbereallyirritatingindodging.Hehasareallyhighharasspotentialwithhis CalloftheVoidplus MaleficVisionswithaVoidling.Post6heisamonsterashewillbeabletosupressyourcombowhiledealingalotofdamagewith MaleficVisions+ NullZoneandNetherGrasp.Max BouncingBladestokeepawayfromhisdamageandroamasmuchasyoucanbecauseyouwontbeabletodoawholelotmidlane.

Abilities: CalloftheVoid NullZone MaleficVisions NetherGrasp

45:Thislaneisaveryannoyinglane.Herlanesustainismuchhigherthannormalmidlanersasshehasinnatesustainfrom SoulSiphon.Her DarkBinding+ TormentedSoilisaveryhighdamagecombothatwillrootyoufor3Seconds.Beverycarefuloryouwilldiewithoutbeingabletomove.Whenyoudogettoengagehershewillmostlikely BlackShield+ SoulShackleswhichwilltakeoutagoodchunkofyourburstandletherstunyou.Youwontbeseeingherasoftenmidlaneasshehasbecomeamuchbettersupportbutbewearywhenyoudoseehermid.Youarebestofftoroam.Max BouncingBlades.

Abilities: DarkBinding TormentedSoil BlackShield SoulShackles

45:Oriannaisaveryhardchampiontoplayagainst.Shehasaaoehardccthatshecanusefromafarorrightontopofherself(makingiteasytolockyoudownorstopyourultimate.Herpokeisveryhighwithherpassivetackedontoherautoattacks, ClockworkWindup,andher Command:Attack+Command:Dissonance.Ifherreflexesarequickshecanuseher Command:Protecttoblockdamagefromyour BouncingBladesmakingitveryhardtopoke.Whenyouarefacinghermakesureyoukeepaeyeoutforherballsmovementsandwhereitiscurrentlyplaced.Icanttellyouhowmanytimesi'veseen3or4peoplewalkrightupnexttoherballnotpayingattentionandgettingbursteddownultimatelylosingusthegameorteamfight.Youwillwanttobemaxingyour BouncingBladesifyouarehavingalotoftroubleearlyon.However,ifyouareabletogetaearlylead(fromroamingorajunglegank)youcanconsidermaxing SinisterSteelasitmakesitveryeasytogetawayfromherballwhichiswheremostofherdamagecomesfrom.Iwouldonlyrecommendthistoplayerswhoreallyknowwhattheredoingandhaveaeasytimechainingherabilitiesandusingthemefficientlytododgeabilities.

Abilities: Command:Attack Command:Dissonance Command:Protect Command:Shockwave

23: Ryzeisaveryeasychampiontofaceifyougetaearlyleadonhim.Hisbasedamagewasnerfedrecentlymakingitmucheasiertoputhimbehindearlyandkeephimthatway.Allofhisabilitiesaretargetedmakingitveryeasyforhimtopokeyouawayfromfarmsoifyoufeellikehecouldkillyouwithafullcombo,heprobablycangettoyoutodoso.Iwouldrecommendfarmingwithyour BouncingBladesifyoufeellikeyoucanbekilledbyacombo.Ifyouseelightningparticlesbeingproducedaroundhismodelthatisprobablyhisultimate, DesperatePower,whichmeansheislookingtoeitherfarmorengageyou.Ifyoufeellikeyoucanbekilledbackupandwaititout.Oncehedoesn'thavehisultimateyouhaveawindowtokillhimmuchmoreeasily.Thereisnothingverytrickyaboutkillinghimashedoesn'thaveanyescapesandnohardcc.Onceyougetaleaditisveryeasytosmashhimintotheground.Roamoftenbecausehehasamuchhardertimedoingso,notsomuchbecauseyouneedto(althoughyoushouldalmostalwaysbelookingtoroaminanygameyouplay).



Abilities: Overload RunePrison SpellFlux DesperatePower

3:Swainonpapershouldbeveryeasyfor Katarina. Katarina's DeathLotusinflictsgrievouswoundsmakingitmuchharderforhimtosustainin1v1's,skirmishes,andteamfights.SheHasalotofmobilitymakingithardforhimtoland Nevermove.However,hishighpokefromhiseandqmakesitveryhardforyoutolaneashecanpokeyouawayfromfarm.Ifyougointokillhimandhesurviveswith50%healthhewillbeabletohealupmostifnotallofthedamageyoudealttohimpost6.Youarebestofffarmingwithyour BouncingBladesandroamingasmuchasyoucan.Afterlaningheisveryeasytoplayagainstandkill.However,hecangetquitetankysoengagewithcaution.

Abilities: Decrepify Nevermove Torment RavenousFlock

4.55:Syndraisaveryhardchampiontoplayagainst.Shehasaveryhighamountofpokewithlongrangehardcc.FarmingagainstherisveryhardandIwouldstayfarbackpost3asbythenshewillmostlikelyhaveallthreeofherprimaryabilitiesandwilleasilybeabletodropyoudownto50%healthwithonecombo.Farmwhenyoucanwith BouncingBlades,butdontexpectalltoomuchfarm.Askforyourjungletogankandeventhenbecarefulasherpost6damageisinsane.Roamwheneveryoucan,butIreallydon'trecommendplayingKatarinaagainstsyndrainanysituation.

Ability: DarkSphere ForceofWill ScattertheWeak UnleashedPower

12: Talonusedtobeahugethreatto Katarinaashebroughtainstanttargetedhardccwithhighburst.Howeverwithhissilencebeingcutfromhiskitheisveryeasyfor Katarina.Youhaveamucheasiertimeoutpokinghimwithyour BouncingBladesand SinisterSteel,Yourburstishigherandmoresustainedthanhis,andyourultimate, DeathLotus,canhithimwhilehehisstealthedby ShadowAssault.Feelfreetomaxyour SinisterSteelagainsthimashehastogetclosetodoanydamageandheisameleefarmermakingitveryeasytoconsistentlypokehimwithyour SinisterSteel.However,IfhegetsaheadDONOTunderestimatehisburstpotential.HemayhavehadhisHardccremovedbutthatdoesnoteffecthowmuchdamagehecando.Hisdamagewasandstillisincrediblyhighandcantakeyoufrom1000veryquickly.Ifhegetsaheadhecanoutroamyouandheisabletofarm,poke,andlanebetterthanyou.Itisveryhardtolethimgetaheadbutifhedoesbeveryweary.

Abilities: NoxianDiplomacy Rake Cutthroat ShadowAssault

2: TwistedFateisarelativelyeasychampiontolaneagainst.Itisbeneficialtododgehis WildCardsasmuchaspossibleasthedamagefromthatabilitystacksupandcandropyouquitelow.Whenyouseehimstarttouse PickACardyouwillwanttobackupabitasheiseitherabouttogetmanabackwithhisbluecardorstunyouforhimcombowithhisyellowcard.Ifyouseehimselectyellowcard Shunpoawayevenifthecardisalreadyflyingatyouasitgivesyouabetterchanceofdodginghis WildCards.Payattentiontohis Destinycooldownandwhenhehits6.Ifyouthinkitsuporifyouthinkheisroamingwarnyourteamashedoesn'thavetowalkfartouse Destinytogettotoporbottomforagank.Otherthanthisheisrelativelyeasytoburstdownandifyouarecarefulyoucannormallyoutpokehim.Roamwhenpossiblebutbewearythathewillhaveaeasytimeusing Destinytocountergank.

Abilities: WildCards PickACard StackedDeck Destiny

34: Veigarisahighburstmagewithahardtolandlong,hardcc.Veigarhasagoodamountofpokefromhis BalefulStrike,howeverhewillmostlikelybeusingittofarmsoyouwonthavetoworryaboutthat.Therealproblemliesinthefactthatthedamagefromhiscomboisincrediblyhighandhehasuptoa3secondstun.His DarkMatterisveryeasytododgewithouthis EventHorizon.However,hisEventHorizoniseasyforhimtomissandyouareableto Shunpooutofitmakingiteasytoescapefromtheinsideofit.Youwillwanttokeephimawayfromfarmingbecausethemorehefarmsthebetterhegets,roamasoftenasyoucanashisroamdoesn'tcomparetoyours,andengagehimwhenhis EventHorizonisdownandifitispossiblehis PrimordialBurstaswell.Iwouldrecommendgetting Banshee'sVeilearlyonasitprovidesashieldagainstagoodchunkofhisdamageandhewillmostlikelybefocusingyouortheadcarryinteamfights.

Abilities: BalefulStrike DarkMatter EventHorizon PrimordialBurst

23: Vel'Kozisaskillshotbasedburstmage.Hedealsveryhighdamagewithhis[plasmafissionandhis VoidRiftcomboasthisisenoughfor3stacks(ifhelandsallofit)whichwillprochispassive OrganicDeconstruction.Hewillmostlikelyusehis VoidRifttozoneyouoffofminionsandtofarmandwillusehis PlasmaFissionforpokeortoproc OrganicDeconstructiononthecasterminions.

TectonicDisruptionishisonlyformofhardccwhichIwouldrecommendwaitingout.Itdoessetupforhis



burstcombowhichcanbequitedamagingtoyourhealth.Thisabilitycanbreakyouifyouaren'tcareful.hisultimate LifeFormDisintegrationRayhasasurprisinglylongrangeanditprocs OrganicDeconstruction5timesandithits10times.Iwouldrecommendrecallingfartherbacktokeepyourselfoutofrangeofhisultimateashecanuse LifeFormDisintegrationRayor PlasmaFissiontosnipeyoufromafar.Roamalotbecausehecantverywell.Ifyougetaheadheisaeasykillashisonlyformofhardcctakesmorethanenoughtimeforittolandforyoutobursthimdown.

Abilities: PlasmaFission VoidRift TectonicDisruption LifeFormDisintegrationRay

34: Viktorisverygoodatlockingyoudownmakingitmuchharderthanusualforyoutofunction. ViktorPlayerswilleithermax SiphonPoweror DeathRay. Viktor'swillmax SiphonPowerfirstiftheywanttohaveaearlyshortcooldownpokeplusshieldwithaautoattackprocthatdealsaprettydecentamountofdamage.Iftheyaremaxing SiphonPowerfirsttheywillbeusingittopokeyoumorethantheywilluseittoactuallycs.Iftheyaremaxing DeathRaytheyaresubstitutingsurvivabilityformoredamage.These Viktor'sdamagearemuchmoreunreliablethereforeeasiertododge.Theyaremuchmoregruesomeatlevel6than Viktor'swhomax SiphonPower.Ifyouarefacinga DeathRaymaxerpokethemasmuchaspossiblewhiledodgingthere DeathRay.Ifyouarefacinga SiphonPowermaxerdoyourbesttostayoutofrangeof SiphonPower,farm,andwaitoutagankorroam.Hisability GravityFieldcanbeagooddisengagetoolforviktorandawaytostopyoufromengagingatall.Waituntilheusesitthen Shunpooveritandavoiditalltogether(unlessyoufeelyoucankillhimbeforehecangetoutofrangeofyouandhis GravityFieldcanstunyou).Hisultimate ChaosStormdealsasuprisinglyhighamountofdamageandsilences.Beverywaryofthisability.Youarebesttowaititoutbeforeengagingasitcanlimityourdamagegreatlyifwellexecuted.Youarebestfarmingfromasafedistanceandroaming(iftheymaxsiphonpower)orpokingpre6thenroamingpost6(iftheymaxdeathray).

Abilities: SiphonPower GravityField DeathRay ChaosStorm

2:Xerathisaskillshotbasedburstmage.Youarebestoffpokinghimandfarmingasallofhisskillshotsareveryeasytododgewith Shunpo. Arcanopulseishisbestpokingmechanismandcanbehardtododgeifyouaren'tpayingattention.Thereisaveryobviousanimationtotheabilitysoassoonasyouseehimengagingtheabilityimmediatelystartmovingfromsidetosideandpreparingtouse Shunpo.ShockingOrbistheonlyhardcchehas.Itisveryeasytododgehoweverifhedoeslandititcanleadtoveryheavydamagepost6.Waitoutthisabilityandengagehimashehasnoescapesandnowayofstoppingyouafterheusesit.Agenerallyeasylanewithalotofpoketobewearyof.

Abilities: Arcanopulse EyeofDestruction ShockingOrb RiteoftheArcane

35:Yasuocanbeslightlydifficultiftheyplayerisnewtothechampionorveryhardtomanageifheisn't.His SteelTempestIsgoodsustainedpokeearlyonwithaknockuptackedonevery3uses.WindWallcanblockyour BouncingBladesand DeathLotus(ifplacedproperly).Hescalesverywellintolategameandsnowballsquiteharshlyafterhegetsa StatikkShiv.Avoidhis3rduseof SteelTempestasitcanleadintohisentirecomboandcansetyouupforahorridlane.Pokeearlyashedoesn'thaveasgoodofawayofpoking.Roamoftenandstayawayfromhimifpossible.Ifheisbadwith Yasuothenyoucanprobablypokehimoftenandgetawaywithitandprobablygetacouplekillsoffofhim.Heisveryitemdependentandcanbeshutdowneasily.

Abilities: SteelTempest WindWall SweepingBlade LastBreath

4:Zedisaforcetobereckonedwith.Hispokeisannoyingearlyonandcanleadtoyoudyingearlybecauseofit.Hispost6damagecanbequitecrazyifheexecutesitwell.Hecanavoidagoodchunkofyour

DeathLotusdamagewith DeathMarkandburstyoudownbecauseyouwillprobablybelackingyourShunpoandyourdamageatthatmoment.Youarebestoffgettingwhateverfarmyoucanandavoiding

hispoke.Roamasmuchasyoucan,buthisroammatchesyourinpotency.Theonlyreasonheisn'ta5isbecauseyouwillmeetsomereallybad Zed'swhoyoucandestroywithease.Butthosearerare.Normallytheywillbemediocreatworstwhicharestillforcestobereckonedwith.

Abilities: RazorShuriken LivingShadow ShadowSlash DeathMark

34:Ziggscanbeveryirritatingwithhishighamountsofpoke.Ifyouarecarefulyoucanavoidmostofthedamagefromhim,howeverhispokeisveryconsistentandshortcooldown.soyouareboundtosacrificeeitherfarmorriskhploss.Youwillfindyourselfmakingthischoiceinlaneanditmoreoftenthannotcomesdowntothefactofhowexperiencedyouarewithdodging.Ifyouknowwhatyouaredoingandfeellikeyoucandodgehisabilitiesthenyoucanprobablyriskhpforminions.Howeverifyouarealreadyhavingtroubledodginghisabilitiesasis,ifyoudon'tfeelsafetakingthecs,youprobablyshouldn'ttakeit.Engaginghimpost6canbeeasyifhis SatchelChargecanactnotonlyasahardccbutalsoasaescape.Landingeitheronenullifiesyourdamage(goodoneswilllandboth).Roampost6andwatchoutforthecircle



indicatinghisultimateabouttodrop.

Abilities: BouncingBomb SatchelCharge HexplosiveMinefield MegaInfernoBomb

LaningPhase

LaningphaseisacrucialpointforanychampioninLeague.Katarinaexcelsatroamingearly,poking,andfarming.Shehasamediocrekillpotentialpre6(afterpokingsomeonedown)andaveryhighkillpotentialpost6withalotofdamagebeingpumpedoutfromyour DeathLotus.Pre6youarebestpokingyourenemy,gettingfarm,andsearchingforroam(althoughthisisnotpriority,itisquiterewardingtoroambottomforadoublekillandsnowballoutofcontrol).Post6yourroambecausemuchmoreefficientaswellasyourkillpotential.

Pokingiscrucialinlane.Itzonesyourenemylanerawayfromcsandlet'syoucsmuchmoreefficientlywiththeaggressionalleviatedduetotheenemylanerbeinglowhealthfromthepoke.Pokingwith Katarinaisdoneinthreedifferentways.1)youthrowa BouncingBladesatthetargetchampionand Shunpotoaminion.Thisisthemostefficientpoke.2)throwyour BouncingBladesataminioninsuchawaythatitwillhittheenemychampion.Thisisnormallydonebythrowingitatthecastminionsandhavingithitthechampionbehindthecastminionstryingtolasthit.Thisisthesafestwayofpokingaenemylaner.3)Katarinauses BouncingBlades> Shunpo> SinisterSteelandrunsawaywithhermovementspeedbufffromher SinisterSteel.Thispokedealsthemostdamage,butisthemostunsafe.Onlyusethiscomboifyouaresuretheycantretaliateinalmostanyfashion.

Csingisaacquiredskillwith Katarina.Knowingwhentogoinforaautoattackrequiresyoutobeabletorecognizeachampionsbodylanguageandiftheyarelookingtofarmortoharass.Normally,iftheyarelookingtoharass,youwillseethemtryingtogetclosetoyou(whetherthisbewhilefarmingorjuststraightupwalkingtowardsyou).Iftheyaretryingtocstheywillbeataanglefromyou(ifyouareontheleftsideofthelanetheywillbeontherightsideofthelaneviceversa).Also,beingabletorecognizehowmuchyourBouncingBladescandoiscrucialinbeingabletocs,especiallyagainstahighharasslane(suchasSyndra).Sameappliesto SinisterSteel,althoughthatisamuchharderabilitytocswithasithasamuchlowerbasestat(unlessyouaremaxingit).Learningtheedgeoftherangeofyour SinisterSteelisalsoverybeneficial.

Dodgingskillshotsisalsoincrediblyvitalas Katarina.Thebestwaytogoabouttakingminimaldamageisbyfollowingtheserules:

Keepyourselfataangleoftheenemylaner:Ifyourenemylanerisontheleftofthelane,youwanttobeontheright.viceversa.Thiswillnormallykeepyououtoftheirdamagezone.adamagezoneistheareainwhichtheycandealdamage.Everychampionhasadifferentdamagezone. Talonforexamplehasaverysmalldamagezone,buthasamoderateengagezone.engagezonescanbeunnecessarytoavoidifyouareconfidenttheywonttrytoengageonyou. Oriannaontheotherhandhasaverylargeharasszone,andaverylargeengagezone.Everychampionsharassandengagezonesaredifferent.Playingthegameoftenwillhelpyoufigureouteachofthechampion'szone's.

Stayoutoftheirzone:theirzoneisthemostoptimalplacetodealdamagetoyou.Obviously,youwanttotryandstayoutofit.

Knowtheotherchampion'sabilities: Syndraforinstance,normallyharasseswithher DarkSphere.Thisabilityhasavisiblecastanimationanddoesn'tlandimmediately.Knowingthis,Icanbepreparedforitanddodgeitmuchmoreefficiently.

Move,Move,Move!:Youshouldalwaysbeingmoving.ifyouareamovingtargetitismuchhardertobehitbyskillshots.Soconstantlybeinmotion.

Followingtheseguidelines,youwillbeabletododgeefficientlyandadequately.

Atlevel6,wewillassumeyouhavean AetherWispandyouareusingtherecommendrunes.youcandealapproximately797damageagainstaenemywith30magicresist.Thisisalsoassumingyouwillgetthefull2.5secondsofyourultimate(whichisuncommon).Soyoucouldbedealingaround697or597consideringhowwellyouengaged.

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MidGame

MidGamestartswhenpeoplearestartingtotricklemidtopushfortowersandobjectives.Thisisnormallyaroundlevel1013andthisisoneofthemostoptimaltimesfor Katarina.Youwillnormallybeseeingskirmishesof34duringmidgame(whilesomeoneispushingforfarmorsplitpushing).Thisisaideal

So WHEN can you use #3? (your opponent just used their main damagin ability to grab CS or something) -3

I thought the most important thing with katarina is the have a safe early game - not to try and poke champions that may have a stronger early game.

Show us a gif or something of one of your opponents telegraphing that they intend to bully you "Through body language" . It'll hepl your readers understand your point better. I get what you're saying, but I don't think other readers will necessarily be able to understand the significance of this -3

Exactly what do you do to farm CS under tower? -2

SHOW me the engage/damage zone of a mid laner. You don't need to give a ton of examples, but just giving your readers an idea of what factors into a champions engage/damage zone might be enough to teach them the right amount of distance they'd need against certain champions. -2

Good job with the spoilers, but this isn't QUITE what I had in mind. I'd much prefer something like this ~ which is by the way, taken from Elusive Ferret's Ahri guide. I think it's a good example to folllow; -1

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situationfor Katarinaasitwilleitherleavethemwithoutatankorbruiser(whichhaveatendencytofocusyouandstopyoufromreachingtheircarries),oraCarry(whichwilllimittheirdamageanddecreasesyourchanceofdying).Duringtheseskirmishesyouwilleitherwanttobegettingthepersonwhoisfarmingorgoingfortheskirmish.Providingyougotfedearlyeitherisafinechoice,howeveryouhavemorekillstogetinaskirmish.Choosingbetweenthetwoiswhereitbecomestricky.YouwillwanttogototheSkirmishifyouare1)Close2)Yourteamneedshelp3)youneedkills4)youareplayingpoorlytomoderate.Goingforaskirmishcanbebeneficialtoyourteam,butifyougotfedyoumostlikelyroamedandgottherestofyourteamfed.Youshouldgoforthepersonwhoisfarmingif:1)Close2)Yourteamdoesn'tneedhelp3)youcanmanageonyourownagainsttheotherchampion.Goingforapersonfarmingorpushingcanpreventlossoftowersandcandenythemfromregainingtheirstatureinthegame.Theybothhavetheirbenefits,it'sjustnormallywhereyousitinthegamethatmatters.

Visionandvisioncontrolstartstobecomeimportanttowardsthemiddleofmidgametotheendofthegame.Visionisincrediblyimportantformakingsureyouaresafewhilemovingaroundthemap,andhelpsyoutoseeiftheenemyteamisgoingforobjectives.Visioncontrolmakesitsotheenemyteamcannotseeyou.Thisallowsyoutoeasilyflanktheenemyteamduringateamfight,orcatchsomeoneoffguardgoingfromlanetolane.You,mostlikely,willnothavea Oracle'sLens.Youwillwanttobebuying VisionWard'sand StealthWard'sandencourageyourteamtousetheirLens'siftheyarenotusingthem.This,ultimately,willhelpyougetmanymorekills,andhelpyourteamgetmanymorekills.

LateGame

Lategameisn'tasgoodofaplaceasmidgamewasfor Katarina,unlessyougotfedearlyon.Youwillmostlikelybeteamfighting(whichcanbeamassacreifyouarefed)andpushingforobjectives(Dragon,Baron,andtowers).Splitpushingisnotsomethingyoushouldbedoingasyouarealmostneededinteamfights.Picksareincrediblyimportantlateronand Katarinaexcelsataccomplishingthem(sometimesevengettingtwoofthem).Picksaremuchhardertoaccomplishwithouttheaforementionedvisioncontrol.WhenyouaretryingtogetDragonorBaron,don'thelpthemdealdamage.Instead,hideinabushandwaitfortheirteamandtrytopickofftheircarries.Evenifyoudietheywillhaveverylittledamageleftandwillleaveyourteamwithaeasyobjectiveandteamfight.whichcouldleadtopossiblepushingorwinning.

Roamingissomething Katarinaisfantasticat.Sheisincrediblymobileandisabletodishoutalotofdamagetomultiplepeople.Considerroamingifanyoftheserequirementsaremet:1)thelanerispushedupandyourally/sis/areinlane.Theenemyisreasonablylow.2)Theenemylaner'shavenowards,oryourteamjustclearedthem.Thisisbestappliedtobotlane.3)yourjunglerisgoingtogankthatlane4)thelaner/sis/arelowandundertower.

Forinstance,Iamfacinga Syndrainthemidlane.Shebacksjustasherbotlanestartstopushout.Ipushoutthelane(soshemissescs)andheaddownbottom. Caitlynand Leonahavedecidedtodiveour Namiand Ezreal.Youpickupadoublekillastheyareleftundertowerwithnocooldownsduetoburningthemontryingtokill Namiand Ezreal.

ThisroamwassuccessfulbecauseI1)hadtheelementofsuprise,givingmetheupperhand2)theywerealreadyinaveryvulnerablestate.theyhadalmostnocooldowns,andwereundertower3)theywerealreadylowfromtowerdamageandthedamagefromthefight.Allofthiscombineledtoaveryeasycleanup.

tojhoijhoiforthetemplate,whichyoucanfindhere.toEmikadonforthedividers.ThisisherGraphicCafetoJanitsuforhelpwithbannersandsignatures.TheirGraphicCafecanbefoundheretoFinkypopfortheinspirationformynewguidename.Theirguidecanbefoundhere

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"Mid game " starts at level 10-13 for you? Isn't that a little late?This paragraph is too congrested. There's a lot of misinformation in this chapter, but It's all so clumped together in this paragraph that I can't point to the exact flaws of it. Sorry for not picking up on this earlier. -4Something that you are implying is that katarina does a lot better in tema fights compared to turret sieges. Try and write more about that and really need to drive that point home. -2

I'd reiterate some information from your team fight section and put it in here, because right now I don't think this section here contains any useful infomration. The only important points that i'm getting form this section are, "sit in bush and wait until you cna pick off carries", and "don't splitpush". Really try to add something significant to this section. -3

Again, try and spread out this information. It's a lot for your readers to really take in. This is a little more straightforward compared to the tema fighting section, where i'm basically telling you that you HAVE to put pictures in.



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