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How to Win Katarina vs Fiora Counter MatchupKatarina is in the a tier of champions

Katarina vs Fiora

How to Beat Fiora as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Fiora as Katarina

based on 3,253 Katarina vs Fiora matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Fiora as Katarina came out of an evaluation of 3253 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Katarina encounters Fiora in only 2.4% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Fiora Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina has done a poor job of countering Fiora. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Katarina against Fiora games, Katarina’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Fiora.

Best Katarina vs Fiora Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapKraken SlayerBlade of The Ruined KingZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Fiora as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Fiora

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Advice to Win Against Fiora

Be careful when casting immobilizing disables on Fiora. If her Riposte is available, she can turn their power against you.

Duelist's Dance shows you where Fiora will try to attack from, so be ready to punish her when she tries.

Katarina vs Fiora Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Fiora Image
9.9
< Kills >
5.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
5.6
< Assists >
4.4
2.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
160
< Minions Killed >
182
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.66
2,124
< Physical Damage >
13,993
21,360
< Magic Damage >
1,489
1,037
< True Damage >
6,360
24,522
< Damage Dealt >
21,843
24,516
< Damage Taken >
31,278
12,392
< Gold Earned >
12,169
1.55
< Towers >
3.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,407
< Total Healing >
13,181
14,303
< Experience >
15,026
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
36
< Time Dealing CC >
153

How to Counter Fiora with Katarina in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several vital Katarina vs. Fiora counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiora’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Fiora. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Katarina usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Fiora. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Katarina and Fiora

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Fiora
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Fiora

Who is Better, Katarina or Fiora?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Katarina usually fairs equally well when taking on Fiora, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Katarina makes an ok counter to Fiora.

While Katarina does have a lower win rate compared to Fiora, when on opposite teams, Katarina also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Katarina into Fioraas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Katarina also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiora. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Fiora matchups, Fiora is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Katarina is a somewhat poor counter for Fiora. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Katarina against Fiora.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Fiora Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiora as Katarina, we analyzed 3,253 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 Fiora as Katarina 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 Katarina to counter Fiora during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Fiora. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Katarina versus Fiora build include Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Fiora than with most other common builds. In fact, Katarina had an average winrate of 49.0% when countering Fiora with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Fiora as Katarina, Katarina players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Katarina vs Fiora battles, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Katarina x Fiora tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match completed with these champs.