Katarina is a melee assassin usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Katarina in ARAM: Katarina excels at cleaning up fights by resetting her abilities with dagger pickups; play patiently, wait for key cooldowns, and dive in when enemies are low or distracted.
Katarina ARAM Abilities
Picking up a Dagger slashes nearby enemies, and champion kills reduce her ability cooldowns.
Katarina throws a dagger that bounces to nearby enemies before landing on the ground.
Katarina gains Move Speed and tosses a Dagger into the air above her.
Katarina blinks to a target, striking the nearest enemy if the target is not hostile.
Katarina channels a flurry of blades, dealing magic damage to the three nearest enemy champions.
Katarina ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Katarina excels at cleaning up fights by resetting her abilities with dagger pickups; play patiently, wait for key cooldowns, and dive in when enemies are low or distracted.
Tips
Use your Shunpo (E) to dodge skill shots and reposition quickly in team fights.
Pick up your daggers to reset your abilities and maximize damage output.
Wait for enemy crowd control to be used before diving in with your ultimate.
Build magic penetration items like Sorcerer's Shoes and Void Staff to shred squishies.
Use your W to poke and set up dagger pickups before engaging.
Combos
Q on a target, then E to the dagger to reset and follow up with W and another E.
E in, W, then R to unleash full damage while enemies are grouped.
Q, E to enemy, W, then E to the W dagger for a quick burst combo.
Katarina ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Precision
Conqueror
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last StandSecondary — Domination
Treasure Hunter
Sudden ImpactSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Blasting Wand - 2.
Amplifying Tome
Core Items
- 1.
Kraken Slayer - 2.
Gluttonous Greaves - 3.
Blade of The Ruined King
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need both armor and magic penetration
- you can stack it quickly with high attack speed
- enemy team has mixed resistances
Avoid when:
- you rely on burst damage instead of sustained fights
- your team already has sufficient penetration
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need both armor and magic penetration
- you can stack it quickly with high attack speed
- enemy team has mixed resistances
Avoid when:
- you rely on burst damage instead of sustained fights
- your team already has sufficient penetration
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple AD threats
- you need survivability in extended fights
- your champion deals physical damage
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AP
- you prefer burst over sustained damage
Options
Katarina ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Katarina in ARAM?
In ARAM, Katarina typically builds core items like Kraken Slayer, Gluttonous Greaves, Blade of The Ruined King and Conqueror runes (Precision primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Katarina in ARAM?
Take Conqueror in the Precision tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Katarina in ARAM.
How do you play Katarina in ARAM?
Katarina excels at cleaning up fights by resetting her abilities with dagger pickups; play patiently, wait for key cooldowns, and dive in when enemies are low or distracted.
What is Katarina's best combo in ARAM?
Q on a target, then E to the dagger to reset and follow up with W and another E.
