Katarina vs Zed in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his Q shuriken — never share a minion with 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 · MIDZEDthe Master of Shadows

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

He throws Q as he last-hits — never stand where one shuriken can clip you and a minion at the same time.

When he ults

His ult always spawns him behind you — turn, and Shunpo onto him or drop Zhonya's on the mark.

Your window

You win the extended fight with Conqueror — survive his burst, then reset off your daggers and run him down.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never facecheck his Q last-hit timing — that's the poke that snowballs the whole lane.

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 - 1.3k 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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