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

Katarina vs Taric

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

based on 1,279 Katarina vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Taric as Katarina resulted from an analysis of 1279 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Katarina has to counter Taric in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a below average job of countering Taric. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions face one another in. In Katarina versus Taric matches, Katarina’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Taric.

Best Katarina vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffLich BaneZhonya'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

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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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 Taric as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Katarina vs Taric Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Taric Image
9.1
< Kills >
1.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6
6
< Assists >
14.1
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
0.33
152
< Minions Killed >
36
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.54
2,044
< Physical Damage >
2,018
20,787
< Magic Damage >
4,327
925
< True Damage >
698
23,756
< Damage Dealt >
7,043
23,256
< Damage Taken >
22,138
11,722
< Gold Earned >
8,335
1.44
< Towers >
2.09
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,195
< Total Healing >
10,317
13,436
< Experience >
10,222
15
< Vision Score >
47
7
< Wards Placed >
20
37
< Time Dealing CC >
329

How to Counter Taric with Katarina in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several important Katarina vs. Taric matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taric’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Taric. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Katarina normally has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Taric. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Katarina and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Taric

Who is Better, Katarina or Taric?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Katarina usually loses when playing against Taric, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Katarina makes a bad counter to Taric.

While Katarina does have a lower win rate compared to Taric, when they face off with one another, Katarina also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Katarina into Taricas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Katarina has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taric. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Katarina is a somewhat poor counter for Taric. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Katarina against Taric.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Katarina, we analyzed 1,279 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 Taric 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 to counter Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina on average accumulates much more CS relative to Taric. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Katarina versus Taric build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Taric than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Katarina boasted an average winrate of 48.6% battling Taric with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Taric 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Katarina vs Taric LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

If you need to view Katarina x Taric tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are computed using all games run with both champions.