MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Katarina vs Kai'Sa
How often does Katarina beat Kai'Sa in ADC?
Katarina into Kai'Sa in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 564 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Katarina ahead by 133 gold.
Does Katarina counter Kai'Sa?
Too close for a counter call: Katarina sits at 50% over 564 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 Kai'Sa: the Katarina game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Katarina at 61% across 252 games. Flip the lead and Katarina falls to 41% across 312.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 61% | 252 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 41% | 312 |
| First blood | 55% | 331 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 256 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 124 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 86 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:35 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:33. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Katarina's ADC build, with receipts
Into Kai'Sa specifically, Katarina finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 52.2% over 360 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus: 51.4% across 173 games.
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.