How to play Katarina
Katarina – the Sinister Blade – is based on our LoL Mid Tier List on patch 15.12 a S-Tier 
Mid champion. Based on ranked matches from summoners with a PLATINUM+ tier, Katarina has a win rate of 49.9%, a pick rate of 6.3%, a ban rate of 6.8% and an average KDA Ratio of 0.0, which shows that the 
Assassin is in an excellent spot in the current meta of season 15. If you want to learn how to play Katarina on your matches, keep in mind that this champion is mechanically advanced to play in LoL. This Katarina guide will give you also an understanding on how to beat Katarina. The upcoming LoL Katarina Mid Build is the most popular build picked by many Pros.
Pregame Build
In champion select you need to choose your Katarina runes and summoner spells. The best Katarina Mid Runes 15.12 are 
Domination as the primary path and 
Inspiration as the secondary path. The most supportive Katarina keystone rune is 
Electrocute. 
Flash and 
Ignite are the summoner spells, which fits this LoL Katarina Build the most.
Item Build on Katarina
The starter items for the best Katarina Build on patch 15.12 are 
Doran's Shield, 
Health Potion, and a 
Stealth Ward as the trinket. As the game progresses, the most popular Katarina items are 
Lich Bane and Shadowflame. Sorcerer's Shoes are the most bought Katarina boots by Pros. This Katarina Build will immensely increase your chances to gain LP and to climb the leaderboard in LoL.
Katarina Abilities
At the beginning of a match start to skill the ability 
Bouncing Blade on Katarina. As the match progresses, it is best to maximise Bouncing Blade into 
Shunpo and at last 
Preparation. Bouncing Blade is a very strong ability of Katarina in order to build up a lead and dominate your opponents. The passive is called 
Voracity and there is no need to set it manually on a Katarina Build.
Whenever an enemy champion dies that Katarina has damaged recently, her remaining ability cooldowns are dramatically reduced.
If Katarina picks up a Dagger, she uses it to slash through all nearby enemies, dealing magic damage.
Biography
Read Katarina's bioDecisive in judgment and lethal in combat, Katarina is a Noxian assassin of the highest caliber. Eldest daughter to the legendary General Du Couteau, she made her talents known with swift kills against unsuspecting enemies. Her fiery ambition has driven her to pursue heavily-guarded targets, even at the risk of endangering her allies—but no matter the mission, Katarina will not hesitate to execute her duty amid a whirlwind of serrated daggers.
Available Katarina Skins
Besides the Katarina build you can select a skin for Katarina. The best Katarina skins you can find below.
Explore
- Short Story: The Name of the Blade by Ian St. Martin
There is copper in the air. - Short Story: Message on a Blade's Edge by Michael Yichao
Echoing footfalls. Cold stone floors.