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How to Win Ezreal vs Katarina Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Ezreal

based on 8,009 Ezreal vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Ezreal resulted from an evaluation of 8009 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Ezreal fights Katarina in only 3.5% of his games.

Ezreal vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a poor job of countering Katarina. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Ezreal versus Katarina rounds, Ezreal’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Ezreal vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelMuramanaTrinity Force

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordSpear of ShojinFrozen HeartRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Katarina

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Ezreal vs Katarina Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Katarina Image
6.5
< Kills >
9.7
6
< Deaths >
6.7
7
< Assists >
5.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
2.17
170
< Minions Killed >
157
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.35
15,221
< Physical Damage >
2,142
6,987
< Magic Damage >
21,575
564
< True Damage >
991
22,773
< Damage Dealt >
24,709
20,271
< Damage Taken >
25,277
11,688
< Gold Earned >
12,301
2.16
< Towers >
1.49
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,179
< Total Healing >
3,586
12,512
< Experience >
14,252
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
82
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several strategic Ezreal versus Katarina counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Ezreal typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Katarina

Who is Better, Ezreal or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Katarina, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a bad counter to Katarina.

While Ezreal does have a lower win rate compared to Katarina, when they face off with one another, Ezreal also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ezreal into Katarinaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter to Katarina. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Katarina.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Ezreal, we analyzed 8,009 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Katarina as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Ezreal versus Katarina build include Guardian Angel, Muramana, and Trinity Force. When Ezreal combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Katarina than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 48.5% battling Katarina with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Katarina as Ezreal, you should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Ezreal vs Katarina matchups, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.

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