Katarina vs Akshan in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E is a shield-and-escape — chase him into it and he just swings away. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDKATARINAThe Sinister Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDAKSHANthe Rogue Sentinel

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Play around his E

His E lets him swing away from your daggers — wait for him to use it before you commit Q.

Ult behind him

to cancel his E so he can't escape your all-in.

Shield stalls trades

He gets a shield on every trade, so short pokes before 6 usually go his way — pick your moment.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never force short trades before 6 — his shield eats your damage and you just lose the exchange.

Runes

DOMINATION

PRECISIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 50% WR - 608 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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