Swain Adc
HardWin Rate42.6%
Games101
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 CounterSwain (42.6%)
Best MatchupSmolder (63.5%)
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.
Tristana Adc
HardWin Rate43.8%
Games614
Vladimir Adc
HardWin Rate44.6%
Games112
Samira Adc
HardWin Rate44.7%
Games376
Riven Mid
HardWin Rate45.4%
Games498
Brand Mid
HardWin Rate45.6%
Games305
Nilah Adc
HardWin Rate45.8%
Games120
Garen Mid
HardWin Rate46.0%
Games666
Strong Against — Champions Katarina Counters
Smolder Mid
EasyWin Rate63.5%
Games156
Taliyah Mid
EasyWin Rate61.8%
Games553
Mel Adc
EasyWin Rate61.1%
Games185
Miss Fortune Adc
EasyWin Rate57.9%
Games451
Ezreal Adc
EasyWin Rate56.9%
Games960
Mel Mid
EasyWin Rate56.8%
Games847
Ziggs Mid
EasyWin Rate56.2%
Games333
Vel'Koz Mid
EasyWin Rate55.9%
Games435
All Katarina Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swain | ADC | Counter | 42.6% | 101 | — |
| Tristana | ADC | Counter | 43.8% | 614 | — |
| Vladimir | ADC | Counter | 44.6% | 112 | Matchup |
| Samira | ADC | Counter | 44.7% | 376 | Matchup |
| Riven | Mid | Counter | 45.4% | 498 | — |
| Brand | Mid | Counter | 45.6% | 305 | — |
| Nilah | ADC | Counter | 45.8% | 120 | — |
| Garen | Mid | Counter | 46.0% | 666 | — |
| Vex | Mid | Counter | 46.4% | 2,119 | — |
| Nasus | Mid | Counter | 46.6% | 1,536 | — |
| Smolder | Mid | Favorable | 63.5% | 156 | — |
| Taliyah | Mid | Favorable | 61.8% | 553 | — |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 61.1% | 185 | — |
| Miss Fortune | ADC | Favorable | 57.9% | 451 | — |
| Ezreal | ADC | Favorable | 56.9% | 960 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 56.8% | 847 | — |
| Ziggs | Mid | Favorable | 56.2% | 333 | — |
| Vel'Koz | Mid | Favorable | 55.9% | 435 | — |
| Seraphine | ADC | Favorable | 55.6% | 252 | Matchup |
| Jhin | ADC | Favorable | 54.8% | 1,251 | — |
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
Swain is currently the strongest counter to Katarina — Katarina wins only 42.6% of 101 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Katarina performs best against Smolder, winning 63.5% 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.