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How to Win Gragas vs Katarina Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Gragas

based on 2,587 Gragas vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Gragas engaged Katarina in 2587 games. Including so many games with Gragas vs Katarina gives us confidence in our capability to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to destroy Katarina. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Gragas fights Katarina in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a dismal job of countering Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Gragas versus Katarina matches, Gragas’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Gragas vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentLich BaneCosmic DriveRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Katarina

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Katarina Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Katarina Image
6
< Kills >
9.6
6
< Deaths >
6.9
7.1
< Assists >
5.7
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
2.17
113
< Minions Killed >
156
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,509
< Physical Damage >
2,103
18,067
< Magic Damage >
21,258
625
< True Damage >
948
20,201
< Damage Dealt >
24,310
28,384
< Damage Taken >
24,619
11,150
< Gold Earned >
12,237
1.52
< Towers >
1.49
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
11,215
< Total Healing >
3,288
13,768
< Experience >
14,031
20
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
389
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Gragas against Katarina counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Katarina..

Gragas often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Katarina

Who is Better, Gragas or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when facing off against Katarina, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a poor counter to Katarina.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate than Katarina, when facing one another, Gragas also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Katarina.

Furthermore, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Gragas, we analyzed 2,587 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 Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gragas 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often picks up a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Gragas versus Katarina build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Katarina than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 48.7% battling Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Katarina as Gragas, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gragas vs Katarina LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Gragas are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.