Katarina vs Galio in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E — it can still hit you even if you dash behind him. 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 · MIDGALIOthe Colossus

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How to play it

✓ DO

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.

✕ DON'T

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Never trade into his W and E — with both up you simply lose the exchange.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

DOMINATIONoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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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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