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

Katarina vs Zeri

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

based on 1,382 Katarina vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Zeri as Katarina came out of an examination of 1382 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Katarina encounters Zeri in only 1.0% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Katarina has done a good job of countering Zeri. On average, she wins a whopping 52.2% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Katarina versus Zeri games, Katarina’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Zeri.

Best Katarina vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurgeVoid Staff

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Zeri Image
9.7
< Kills >
7.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
6.1
< Assists >
6.8
2.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
158
< Minions Killed >
186
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,229
< Physical Damage >
13,499
22,177
< Magic Damage >
6,565
1,028
< True Damage >
568
25,435
< Damage Dealt >
20,632
24,789
< Damage Taken >
23,270
12,365
< Gold Earned >
12,553
1.52
< Towers >
2.22
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,458
< Total Healing >
4,071
14,266
< Experience >
12,646
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
38
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Zeri with Katarina in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Katarina vs. Zeri counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zeri..

Katarina usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Katarina and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Zeri

Who is Better, Katarina or Zeri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Katarina usually wins when taking on Zeri, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Katarina makes a good counter for Zeri.

While Katarina does have a higher winrate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Katarina also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Katarina into Zerias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Katarina has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Zeri matchups, Katarina is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Katarina is a good counter to Zeri. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Katarina against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Katarina, we analyzed 1,382 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 Zeri 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 Zeri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Katarina to counter Zeri 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 presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Katarina versus Zeri build include Nashor's Tooth, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Katarina used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Zeri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Katarina had an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Zeri with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Zeri as Katarina, Katarina players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Katarina vs Zeri fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

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