Katarina vs Zoe in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her E sleep bubble is the kill setup — you only win a trade if you dodge 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 · MIDZOEthe Aspect of Twilight

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 HardPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge her E bubble

The only way you win a trade is by dodging her E bubble and her max-range Q.

Avoid the poke

Try to avoid her poke — don't stand too close to the minions she wants to last-hit with her Q.

You outscale her

You outscale Zoe — farm through the poke and take over once you have items.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Stand close to the minions she wants to last-hit with her Q.

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 - 674 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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