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Lee Sin vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Lee Sin

based on 4,181 Lee Sin vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Lee Sin came out of an examination of 4181 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Lee Sin is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin has done a poor job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Lee Sin versus Katarina rounds, Lee Sin’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Lee Sin vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelHubrisOpportunitySpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Katarina

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Lee Sin vs Katarina Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Katarina Image
7.2
< Kills >
9.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
8.2
< Assists >
5.7
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
35
< Minions Killed >
156
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.35
13,533
< Physical Damage >
2,193
2,788
< Magic Damage >
20,877
967
< True Damage >
954
17,289
< Damage Dealt >
24,025
34,649
< Damage Taken >
24,399
11,667
< Gold Earned >
12,120
1.41
< Towers >
1.53
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,291
< Total Healing >
3,285
13,036
< Experience >
13,886
24
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
431
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Lee Sin versus Katarina counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Lee Sin often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Katarina

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when trying to fight Katarina, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Katarina.

While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate compared to Katarina, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lee Sin into Katarina.

Furthermore, Lee Sin has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter for Katarina. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Katarina.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Lee Sin, we analyzed 4,181 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 Katarina as Lee Sin 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 Lee Sin in order to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin often picks up a lot less CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Katarina build consist of Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Katarina than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Katarina with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Katarina as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Lee Sin vs Katarina matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.

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