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

Katarina vs Thresh

How to Beat Thresh as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Thresh as Katarina

based on 5,206 Katarina vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our database, Katarina battled Thresh in 5206 rounds. Including so many matchups for Katarina versus Thresh gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to wreck your enemy. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Katarina fights Thresh in only 3.9% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a dismal job of countering Thresh. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champions face each other in. In Katarina versus Thresh matches, Katarina’s side is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Katarina vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Katarina vs Thresh Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Thresh Image
9.4
< Kills >
2.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
14.3
2.1
< Killing Sprees >
0.4
156
< Minions Killed >
34
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,080
< Physical Damage >
1,220
20,901
< Magic Damage >
7,175
983
< True Damage >
761
23,965
< Damage Dealt >
9,156
24,363
< Damage Taken >
21,438
12,179
< Gold Earned >
8,569
1.53
< Towers >
1.82
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,260
< Total Healing >
2,115
13,948
< Experience >
10,452
16
< Vision Score >
55
8
< Wards Placed >
23
36
< Time Dealing CC >
249

How to Counter Thresh with Katarina in LoL

The stats provided here show several significant Katarina against Thresh matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Thresh. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Katarina usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Thresh. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Katarina and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Thresh

Who is Better, Katarina or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Katarina usually loses when facing off against Thresh, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Katarina makes a poor counter to Thresh.

While Katarina does have a lower win rate than Thresh, when on opposite teams, Katarina also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Katarina into Threshas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Thresh matchups, Thresh is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Katarina is a somewhat poor counter to Thresh. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Katarina against Thresh.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Katarina, we analyzed 5,206 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 Thresh 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Katarina to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina most often racks up much more CS as Thresh. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Katarina versus Thresh build include Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Thresh than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Katarina boasted an average win rate of 48.5% when playing against Thresh with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Thresh 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 rune sets that we analyzed for Katarina vs Thresh battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Thresh as Katarina are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.