Katarina vs Ahri in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her Charm (E) is her only real pick — bait it out, then dodge it with your E. 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 · MIDAHRIthe Nine-Tailed Fox

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her Charm

Wait for her to throw Charm, then dodge it with your E — once it's on cooldown she has nothing to stop you.

E in, W through her

Engage with E, then W through her to dodge the Charm — she won't expect you behind her, and that's your kill window.

You win side lanes

This is a skill matchup you win — you especially beat her in the side lanes, so look to isolate her there.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never all-in before she's used her Charm — wait it out, dodge it with E, then go.

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+ - 53% WR - 2.3k 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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