Learn her abilities, best runes, and other tips to master the Sinister Blade
- Health: 602 - 2200
- HP Regen: 7.5 – 19.4
- Armor: 28 – 87.5
- Magic Resistance: 32 – 53.25
- Movement Speed: 335
- Attack Damage: 58 – 112.4
- Crit Damage: 175%
- Attack Range: 125
Katarina is perhaps the most famous redhead in Wild Rift. This deadly assassin/mage champion from Noxus is usually played in the Middle Lane. Katarina specializes in dealing great damage, and although her character is squishy and difficult to use, she is powerful and can snowball instantly once you’ve mastered her. Learn about Katarina’s abilities, best build, and skill upgrade priority in this post.
League of Legends: Wild Rift Katarina Overview
Katarina, the Sinister Blade, is a mid-laner AP champion in League of Legends: Wild Rift. She is considered one of the top-tier assassins in the game, and many experienced players prefer her because she can deal severe damage and has impressive maneuvering.
Wild Rift Katarina Abilities
Takedowns on enemy champions reduce ability Cooldowns by 15 seconds. Katarina slashes at all nearby enemies whenever she picks up a Dagge, dealing 62 magic damage.
Throws a Dagger, dealing 75 magic damage to the target and 2 nearby enemies. The Dagger then ricochets to the ground behind the initial strike point. The Dagger’s time in the air is the same regardless of how many times it bounces. Cooldown: 10 seconds.
Tosses a Dagger in the air and hastes Katarina by 30%. Cooldown: 14 seconds.
Blink to a location near a Dagger or unit, dealing 44 magic damage to the nearest enemy. Picking up a Dagger significantly reduces the Cooldown of Shunpo. Cooldown: 14 seconds.
Rapidly throws blades at the 3 nearest enemy champions, dealing 350 magic damage and applying 60% Grievous Wounds. Katarina can move and throw blades for up to 2.6 seconds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. Cooldown: 65 seconds.
Wild Rift Katarina Best Runes
You can equip the following Rune Setup starting with Conqueror to help Katarina stack faster and deal extra damage to champions since she’s more likely to jump into the fray. It also helps restore her health during takedowns and throughout the game to become more effective and last longer with her aggressive playstyle. This is where the rest of the runes can help our squishy melee champion.
Keystone
Conqueror: Getting stacks of AD or AP when hitting enemies will make Katarina more effective with her damage skills.
Domination
Triumph: Getting more takedowns will help restore Katarina’s health, given that she’ll engage the enemy team more. Also, dealing more damage to low HP enemies makes her more lethal.
Resolve
Second Wind: This further helps Katarina restore health after taking damage from enemies, especially at the start of the game.
Inspiration
Sweet Tooth: For additional healing from Honeyfruit plus bonus gold.
Wild Rift Katarina Best Summoner Spell
You can go for the Summoner Spell Flash + Ignite. Ignite provides the finishing blow on enemies who try to escape with their low health, while Flash gives you that extra option to teleport to safety.
You can also consider Flash + Barrier. This can help with better survivability, with the Barrier providing a shield for your champion against damage (especially for burst matchups) for a few seconds. This allows Katarina to have better survivability and health to engage and execute her high damage capability.
Wild Rift Katarina Best Items
Check out this recommended build for Katarina.
- Hextech Gunblade
- Rabadon’s Deathcap
- Infinity Orb
- Void Staff
- Liandry’s Torment
- Ionian Stasis
Katarina Skill Order Upgrade
For Katarina, follow this order to level up her skills:
First: Skill 1 (Bouncing Blade)
Second: Skill 3 (Shunpo)
Last: Skill 2 (Preparation)
The plan is to max out Skill 1 first, follow with Skill 3, and finally, focus on Skill. Upgrade her Ultimate (Death Lotus) whenever possible.
Why you should play Katarina in Wild Rift
Katarina is ideal for aggressive players who always want to get in the middle of the fight. This champion can deal tons of damage, carry a team, and ace an enemy team. However, take note that Katarina is quite difficult to use and will require lots of practice to master her combos. Try to review your matches to see where you struggle with her.
When playing this mid-lane assassin, be cautious in the early game because she can struggle with last-hitting minions, given that she’s a melee champion. Be patient in the laning phase; wait for your enemy to overextend before striking. Take advantage of her Skill 3 (Shunpo) by picking up daggers to reduce its cooldown. Given you are squishy, use Shunpo wisely to dodge attacks.
Pros:
- Capable of heavy damage
- Does not require mana
- A power carry for the team
- Late-game scaling is remarkable
Cons:
- She is a very squishy
- Highly difficult to use (reliant on landing her combos)
- She has a risky style, can die fast as she can kill
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