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Katarina vs Nilah

What is Katarina's win rate vs Nilah?

In ADC, Katarina wins 46% against Nilah across 55 observed ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Katarina behind by 196 gold.

Katarina at 15:00

Typical gap to Nilah, from 55 games that reached 15:00.

Does Katarina counter Nilah?

Too close to call. Katarina sits at 46% over 55 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Nilah as Katarina

The median first death in this lane comes at 4:02; the level 6 spike lands around 7:43. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Katarina build in ADC?

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 26.1-26.12.

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.

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