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How to Win Lulu vs Katarina Counter MatchupLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Lulu

based on 2,089 Lulu vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Lulu fought Katarina 2089 times. With so many games with Lulu versus Katarina gives us faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a solid build to suppress Katarina. This matchup is relatively rare. Lulu is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.6% of her games.

Lulu vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Lulu has done a average job of beating Katarina. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of games the champions fight one another in. In Lulu against Katarina matches, Lulu’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Lulu vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterMikael's BlessingShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Katarina

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Katarina Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Katarina Image
1.6
< Kills >
9
5.5
< Deaths >
6.7
14.2
< Assists >
5.6
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
2.02
28
< Minions Killed >
155
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,039
< Physical Damage >
2,067
5,418
< Magic Damage >
20,045
479
< True Damage >
907
6,937
< Damage Dealt >
23,019
16,048
< Damage Taken >
23,907
8,231
< Gold Earned >
11,930
2.07
< Towers >
1.51
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,945
< Total Healing >
3,184
10,421
< Experience >
13,788
57
< Vision Score >
16
25
< Wards Placed >
8
235
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Lulu in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several significant Lulu versus Katarina matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Katarina. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Lulu usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lulu and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Katarina

Who is Better, Lulu or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lulu usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Katarina, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Lulu makes an ok counter to Katarina.

While Lulu does have a higher winrate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Lulu also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lulu into Katarina.

Moreover, Lulu has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Katarina matchups, Lulu is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Lulu is a decent counter to Katarina. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lulu against Katarina.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Lulu, we analyzed 2,089 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 Lulu 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 Lulu in order to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Katarina. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Lulu versus Katarina build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Lulu combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Katarina than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lulu had an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Katarina with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Katarina as Lulu, Lulu players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Lulu vs Katarina counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Lulu are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located above.