Katarina vs Syndra in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her E is her only trade-winner — sidestep it or Shunpo behind her and the fight flips your way. 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 · MIDSYNDRAthe Dark Sovereign

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her E

The only way you win a trade is dodging her E — sidestep the sphere she flicks at you, because eating the stun means eating her whole combo.

Shunpo the E

The other dodge is your engage: E behind her the instant she casts E — you sidestep the stun and land on top of her for the all-in.

Respect early poke

Avoid the early poke — don't trade into her Q spheres before you come online; just farm and wait for an E to dodge.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never eat her E — the stun sets up her full combo, and every trade that starts with it is a trade you lose.

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+ - 57% WR - 1.9k 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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