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

Katarina vs Rell

How to Beat Rell as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rell as Katarina

based on 1,646 Katarina vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Rell as Katarina came out of an evaluation of 1646 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Katarina encounters Rell in only 1.2% of her matches.

Katarina vs Rell Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a dismal job of countering Rell. On average, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions face one another in. In Katarina vs Rell rounds, Katarina’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rell.

Best Katarina vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffLich BaneShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

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 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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Q
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Guide to Countering Rell as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Rell

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.

Katarina vs Rell Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Rell Image
9.2
< Kills >
1.8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.2
< Assists >
15.4
2.09
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
153
< Minions Killed >
27
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,138
< Physical Damage >
1,770
20,228
< Magic Damage >
4,840
970
< True Damage >
830
23,337
< Damage Dealt >
7,440
24,157
< Damage Taken >
21,464
11,962
< Gold Earned >
8,477
1.52
< Towers >
1.77
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,224
< Total Healing >
2,521
13,698
< Experience >
10,483
16
< Vision Score >
52
7
< Wards Placed >
22
40
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Rell with Katarina in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some strategic Katarina versus Rell counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rell’s ratio of NaN, showing that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Rell. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Katarina usually has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Rell. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Katarina and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Rell

Who is Better, Katarina or Rell?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Katarina usually loses when trying to fight Rell, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Katarina makes a bad counter for Rell.

While Katarina does have a lower win rate than Rell, when on opposite teams, Katarina also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Katarina into Rellas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash 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 Rell. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Rell matchups, Rell is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Katarina is a terribly counter to Rell. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Katarina against Rell.

Other Champion Matchups Against Katarina

Katarina Loses Against

SingedSinged44.4% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.8% winrateLeonaLeona45.4% winrate

Katarina Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.3% winrateSyndraSyndra54% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 52% 8320 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 17517 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.7% 6992 GamesTaricTaric+ 53.7% 1345 Games

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Katarina, we analyzed 1,646 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 Rell 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.

Other Useful Resources

Katarina Build Rell Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Katarina to counter Rell during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina typically picks up much more CS relative to Rell. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Katarina versus Rell build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Rell than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Katarina had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Rell with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Rell as Katarina, you should use 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 builds players chose for Katarina vs Rell counters, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

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