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Katarina vs Galio

KatarinaYOU · MID
GalioENEMY · MID
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

Respect his E
His E can hit you even if you dash behind him: don't rely on blinking past Galio to dodge it.
Trade on cooldown
You can't trade while his W and E are up: wait until both are down, then commit your all-in.
Farm at range
Avoid his poke and don't hug minions he last-hits with his passive: respect the range and just farm the lane.
Never trade into his W and E: with both up you simply lose the exchange.
Runes
PRECISIONPRECISION
Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 48% WR - 1.9k games
Skill order
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Katarina · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Katarina vs Galio in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his E, it can still hit you even if you dash behind him.

Katarina matchup data from a Challenger Katarina OTP spreadsheet. Skill order, spells and items show the standard setup where the matchup doesn't change it.League of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).