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Cassiopeia vs Katarina

CassiopeiaYOU · MID
KatarinaENEMY · MID
VS
Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Teleport

How to play it

Kite her R
Death Lotus faces the direction she was turned before casting, so kite out sideways; it also applies grievous wounds.
Zone off her Q
Her only ranged waveclear is her Q, so zone her off CS while it's on cooldown.
Poison her dagger jumps
Stand away from her daggers unless you'll win, and poison her the moment she E's onto one.
Never sit in her daggers when you can't win the trade: each one she collects refunds her E.
Runes
SORCERYSORCERY
Summon Aery
Arcane Comet
Stormraider's Surge
Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
PRECISIONPRECISION
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
TeleportTELEPORT
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 435 games
Skill order
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Cassiopeia · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Cassiopeia vs Katarina in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her R is the only real threat, it faces where she aimed before the cast, so kite out of it.

Cassiopeia matchup data compiled from the contributions of Cassiopeia OTP mainsLeague of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).