Taliyah vs Katarina Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver, meets Katarina, the Sinister Blade, in the Mid lane. Over 376 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Taliyah closes out 43.1% of them. A deficit of 6.9 points is what earns Katarina its counter flag in this matchup.
The 525-versus-125 attack range gap means Taliyah can contest the wave from outside Katarina’s reach. For Katarina, engage timing is the whole answer; without it every auto favours Taliyah.
With Taliyah and Katarina both dealing magic damage, stacking a single stat answers most of it. The stat sheet reads 550 HP and 18 armour for Taliyah against 672 and 32 for Katarina. 14 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Katarina. Scaling matters as well: Taliyah ends on 2318 HP, Katarina on 2508. Katarina covers ground faster from level one (330 against 335).
Shunpo (E) is the ability Taliyah has to respect, just as Katarina plays around Threaded Volley. Ultimates decide the rest — Weaver’s Wall versus Death Lotus. Resources split the two: Mana for Taliyah, None for Katarina.
A 8/10 difficulty rating on Katarina, against 5/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. Taliyah players logged 376 of these games to produce the 43.1% figure.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Katarina has the statistical edge. Taliyah wins 43.1% of the recorded games.
43.1% from Taliyah's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
376 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Taliyah build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Taliyah build page.