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

Katarina vs Viego

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

based on 5,258 Katarina vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Viego as Katarina came out of an analysis of 5258 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Katarina fights Viego in only 3.9% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina does a dismal job of beating Viego. On average, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Katarina versus Viego games, Katarina’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Viego.

Best Katarina vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Aether WispHextech Alternator

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

RiftmakerBlade of The Ruined KingZhonya'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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
3
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 Viego as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Viego Image
9.5
< Kills >
7.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.3
5.7
< Assists >
6.6
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
156
< Minions Killed >
35
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,096
< Physical Damage >
14,944
20,789
< Magic Damage >
2,116
968
< True Damage >
853
23,853
< Damage Dealt >
17,913
24,286
< Damage Taken >
32,360
12,163
< Gold Earned >
12,113
1.49
< Towers >
1.49
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
3,285
< Total Healing >
15,908
14,075
< Experience >
13,667
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
36
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Viego with Katarina in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Katarina against Viego counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viego’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Viego..

Katarina usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Viego. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Katarina and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Viego

Who is Better, Katarina or Viego?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Katarina usually loses when playing against Viego, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Katarina makes a bad counter to Viego.

While Katarina does have a lower win rate than Viego, when facing one another, Katarina also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Katarina into Viegoas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Katarina has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viego. This 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 in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ 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 terribly counter for Viego. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Katarina against Viego.

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

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Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Katarina, we analyzed 5,258 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 Viego 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 Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Katarina in order to counter Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina on average gets much more CS as Viego. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Katarina versus Viego build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Katarina included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Viego than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Katarina had an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Viego with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Viego 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 builds we have analyed for Katarina vs Viego clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

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