Tristana Adc
HardWin Rate41.6%
Games616
Champion Counters
Katarina Counters
Find Katarina counters, difficult matchups and champions Katarina performs well against.
Mid Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterTristana (41.6%)
Best MatchupMel (61.9%)
S Current tier: S Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Katarina
Win rate shown from Katarina's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Riven Mid
HardWin Rate43.8%
Games413
Vladimir Mid
HardWin Rate44.0%
Games2,649
Nilah Adc
HardWin Rate45.2%
Games104
Samira Adc
HardWin Rate45.4%
Games306
Malphite Mid
HardWin Rate46.0%
Games370
Vex Mid
HardWin Rate46.5%
Games2,032
Nasus Mid
HardWin Rate46.6%
Games1,291
Strong Against — Champions Katarina Counters
Mel Adc
EasyWin Rate61.9%
Games134
Ziggs Adc
EasyWin Rate60.4%
Games159
Sivir Adc
EasyWin Rate59.0%
Games256
Smolder Mid
EasyWin Rate58.9%
Games124
Veigar Adc
EasyWin Rate58.1%
Games215
Taliyah Mid
EasyWin Rate57.7%
Games548
Jhin Adc
EasyWin Rate57.6%
Games1,081
Orianna Mid
EasyWin Rate56.2%
Games1,325
All Katarina Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristana | ADC | Counter | 41.6% | 616 | — |
| Riven | Mid | Counter | 43.8% | 413 | — |
| Vladimir | Mid | Counter | 44.0% | 2,649 | Matchup |
| Nilah | ADC | Counter | 45.2% | 104 | — |
| Samira | ADC | Counter | 45.4% | 306 | Matchup |
| Malphite | Mid | Counter | 46.0% | 370 | — |
| Vex | Mid | Counter | 46.5% | 2,032 | — |
| Nasus | Mid | Counter | 46.6% | 1,291 | — |
| Corki | ADC | Counter | 47.4% | 114 | — |
| Viktor | ADC | Counter | 47.5% | 354 | — |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 61.9% | 134 | — |
| Ziggs | ADC | Favorable | 60.4% | 159 | — |
| Sivir | ADC | Favorable | 59.0% | 256 | Matchup |
| Smolder | Mid | Favorable | 58.9% | 124 | — |
| Veigar | ADC | Favorable | 58.1% | 215 | — |
| Taliyah | Mid | Favorable | 57.7% | 548 | — |
| Jhin | ADC | Favorable | 57.6% | 1,081 | — |
| Orianna | Mid | Favorable | 56.2% | 1,325 | — |
| Jayce | Mid | Favorable | 55.3% | 479 | — |
| Brand | Mid | Favorable | 55.3% | 293 | — |
How to Use Katarina Counter Data
This page tracks every meaningful Katarina counter in League of Legends for the MID role, built from real ranked matchup statistics rather than opinion. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Samira, Cho’Gath, Seraphine: against them Katarina posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Samira, where Katarina wins just 43.5% of 239 recorded games. On the flip side, Katarina performs well into Twitch, Sivir, Varus, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Katarina’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Katarina build for the strongest items and runes, or the Katarina champion page for abilities and full details.
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Katarina Counters — FAQ
Tristana is currently the strongest counter to Katarina — Katarina wins only 41.6% of 616 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Katarina performs best against Mel, winning 61.9% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.