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How to Win Katarina vs Fizz Counter MatchupKatarina is in the a 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 6,021 Katarina vs Fizz matchups
Win Rate
44.6 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Katarina did battle with Fizz in 6021 rounds. Having so many games with Katarina versus Fizz gives us confidence in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a supported build to destroy Fizz. This champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Katarina has to counter Fizz in only 4.5% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Fizz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a pathetic job of countering Fizz. Normally, she wins a lowly 44.6% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Katarina against Fizz matches, Katarina’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Fizz.

Best Katarina vs Fizz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilRiftmakerZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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.

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 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
9.3
< Kills >
10.3
7.8
< Deaths >
6.2
5.6
< Assists >
5.6
2.1
< Killing Sprees >
2.27
152
< Minions Killed >
161
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,163
< Physical Damage >
2,992
20,558
< Magic Damage >
20,165
995
< True Damage >
1,150
23,717
< Damage Dealt >
24,308
25,061
< Damage Taken >
21,273
12,063
< Gold Earned >
12,953
1.4
< Towers >
1.91
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,049
< Total Healing >
2,651
13,817
< Experience >
14,363
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
34
< Time Dealing CC >
157

How to Counter Fizz with Katarina in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Katarina against Fizz counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fizz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Fizz..

Katarina normally has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes more damage than Fizz. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

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 LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League'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 than Fizz, when on opposite teams, Katarina also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Katarina into Fizzas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Katarina has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fizz. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation 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 team members during teamfights.

Katarina is a terribly counter for Fizz. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying 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 6,021 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 truly master Katarina in order to counter Fizz during both the early game 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 suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Fizz. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Katarina versus Fizz build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Katarina included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Fizz than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Katarina boasted an average winrate of 44.6% battling Fizz with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Fizz as Katarina, Katarina players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Katarina vs Fizz counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fizz as Katarina are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located above.