Katarina vs Qiyana in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her WQ burst — let her spend it, then trade. 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 · MIDQIYANAEmpress of the Elements

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Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect her burst

Let her push and respect her burst potential — her WQ combo is the payload, so don't sit where that empowered Q can land on you.

After her WQ

The moment she commits WQ, her burst is spent — that's your window to Shunpo in and go for the trade.

Hug open ground

AP Kat can win the side lane, but only if you stay away from walls, bushes and river — that's where she's most dangerous.

✕ DON'T

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Never fight her next to walls, bushes or the river — stay on open ground or her burst wins the trade outright.

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+ - 56% WR - 668 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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