Naafiri
Mid
Hard Win Rate41.8%
Games122
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 Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterNaafiri (41.8%)
Best MatchupAzir (60.9%)
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.
Vex
Mid
Hard Win Rate42.6%
Games202
Vladimir
Mid
Hard Win Rate43.7%
Games300
Anivia
Mid
Hard Win Rate44.4%
Games126
Zoe
Mid
Hard Win Rate45.7%
Games129
Strong Against — Champions Katarina Counters
Azir
Mid
Easy Win Rate60.9%
Games133
Aurora
Mid
Easy Win Rate59.8%
Games122
Zed
Mid
Easy Win Rate55.8%
Games466
Qiyana
Mid
Easy Win Rate55.3%
Games132
Ryze
Mid
Easy Win Rate53.7%
Games162
All Katarina Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naafiri | Mid | Counter | 41.8% | 122 | — |
| Vex | Mid | Counter | 42.6% | 202 | — |
| Vladimir | Mid | Counter | 43.7% | 300 | Matchup |
| Anivia | Mid | Counter | 44.4% | 126 | — |
| Zoe | Mid | Counter | 45.7% | 129 | — |
| Azir | Mid | Favorable | 60.9% | 133 | — |
| Aurora | Mid | Favorable | 59.8% | 122 | — |
| Zed | Mid | Favorable | 55.8% | 466 | — |
| Qiyana | Mid | Favorable | 55.3% | 132 | — |
| Ryze | Mid | Favorable | 53.7% | 162 | — |
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
Naafiri is currently the strongest counter to Katarina — Katarina wins only 41.8% of 122 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Katarina performs best against Azir, winning 60.9% 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.