Katarina vs Xerath in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E is the only thing that catches you — dash onto him or W through it. 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 · MIDXERATHthe Magus Ascendant

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his E

His E is the only thing that catches you — dash onto him the instant he throws it, or go W through him while ghosted to surprise him.

Avoid the Q poke

Avoid the poke — don't stand behind the minions he wants to last-hit with Q, that's the line his damage lands on.

You win trades

You easily win trades here — once you're on top of him, commit and run him down, AP or AD.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never sit behind the caster minions he's last-hitting — that's exactly where his Q poke wants you.

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+ - 55% WR - 774 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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