Katarina vs Taliyah in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: just dodge her W and avoid her poke — you win every 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 · MIDTALIYAHthe Stoneweaver

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her W

and avoid the poke — do that and you win trades easily.

Blink through her E

Your E is a blink, not a dash, so dashing into her E won't stun you — jump on her without fear.

Wins the side lane

Both AP and AD Katarina win the side lane in this matchup, so take it there confidently.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never sit in her poke — take needless chip and you throw away your easy trade advantage.

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+ - 60% WR - 263 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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

Winning lane is only half the game — rotations, wave control and objective tempo decide the rest. Train the map on MOBA Trainer.

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