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Katarina vs Aurora

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

How to play it

Watch for her W
She can go invisible around a corner and try to burst you as you approach the wave: be careful when you can't see her.
Dodge 2+ spells
You don't win trades unless you dodge at least two of her spells: one dodge is only an even trade, zero is a bad one.
Scale to side lane
You outscale into the side lane: AD Kat wins it at two items, AP Kat at three.
Never walk up to the wave when she's off-screen: that's when her invisible burst lands.
Runes
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Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
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
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 440 games
Skill order
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Katarina · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Katarina vs Aurora in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: Her W lets her vanish around a corner and burst you at the wave, respect it whenever she's out of sight.

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).