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Katarina vs Aphelios
How often does Katarina beat Aphelios in ADC?
Katarina into Aphelios in ADC: 52% observed win rate across 154 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Katarina ahead by 32 gold.
Does Katarina counter Aphelios?
Too close for a counter call: Katarina sits at 52% over 154 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Aphelios: the Katarina game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Katarina at 71% across 68 games. Flip the lead and Katarina falls to 37% across 86.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 71% | 68 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 37% | 86 |
| First blood | 62% | 91 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 66% | 71 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:46 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:43. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Katarina's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Katarina finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 49.3% over 71 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Katarina core is Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus: 58.6% across 1,885 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Kraken Slayer (3,813 games).
Skill plan: Katarina players max Q first and take Q at level 1.