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How to Win Katarina vs Fizz Counter MatchupKatarina is in the b tier of champions

Katarina vs Fizz

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

based on 2,662 Katarina vs Fizz matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Fizz as Katarina resulted from an analysis of 2662 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Katarina encounters Fizz in only 3.8% of her matches.

Katarina vs Fizz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a pathetic job of beating Fizz. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.6% of games the champions face each other in. In Katarina vs Fizz games, Katarina’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Fizz.

Best Katarina vs Fizz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltRabadon's DeathcapNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassWit's EndKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Fizz as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Fizz

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

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

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.

Advice to Win Against Fizz

Fizz's attacks becomes more deadly for a few seconds after he uses his empowered attack - keep him away while his trident is glowing!

Fizz is a slippery target when his abilities are not on cooldown - bait him into using them early and follow up with crowd control or hard-hitting attacks!

Katarina vs Fizz Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
44.6 %
VS
Win Rate
55.4 %
Fizz Image
8.8
< Kills >
9.5
7.3
< Deaths >
5.9
5.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
2.1
144
< Minions Killed >
153
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.47
3,045
< Physical Damage >
2,879
18,088
< Magic Damage >
18,504
871
< True Damage >
1,014
22,006
< Damage Dealt >
22,397
24,220
< Damage Taken >
20,075
11,533
< Gold Earned >
12,253
1.28
< Towers >
1.75
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,357
< Total Healing >
2,380
13,219
< Experience >
13,795
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
28
< Time Dealing CC >
152

How to Counter Fizz with Katarina in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Katarina vs. Fizz matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fizz’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Fizz..

Katarina normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Fizz. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Katarina and Fizz

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Fizz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Fizz

Who is Better, Katarina or Fizz?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Katarina usually loses when taking on Fizz, with a 44.6% win rate. As a result, Katarina makes a bad counter for Fizz.

While Katarina does have a much lower winrate compared to Fizz, when they face off with one another, Katarina also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Katarina into Fizzas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Katarina also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fizz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Fizz matchups, Fizz is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Katarina is a bad counter to Fizz. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Katarina against Fizz.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Fizz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fizz as Katarina, we analyzed 2,662 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 Fizz 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 in order to counter Fizz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Fizz. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Katarina versus Fizz build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Nashor's Tooth. When Katarina included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Fizz than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Katarina had an average win rate of 44.6% battling Fizz with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Fizz as Katarina, Katarina players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Katarina vs Fizz clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fizz as Katarina are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.