Katarina vs Xerath

⇄ ChangeYOU · MID

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MID

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Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge his E

His E is the only thing that catches you: dash onto him the instant he throws it, or go W through him while ghosted to surprise him.

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Avoid the Q poke

Avoid the poke: don't stand behind the minions he wants to last-hit with Q, that's the line his damage lands on.

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You win trades

You easily win trades here: once you're on top of him, commit and run him down, AP or AD.

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Never sit behind the caster minions he's last-hitting: that's exactly where his Q poke wants you.

Runes

DOMINATION

PRECISION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 774 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

Katarina vs Xerath in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his E is the only thing that catches you, dash onto him or W through it.

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