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Katarina vs Tryndamere

How to Beat Tryndamere as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Tryndamere as Katarina

based on 3,287 Katarina vs Tryndamere matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Tryndamere as Katarina came out of an analysis of 3287 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Katarina has to counter Tryndamere in only 2.5% of her games.

Katarina vs Tryndamere Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Katarina has done a below average job of countering Tryndamere. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.1% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Katarina versus Tryndamere games, Katarina’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Tryndamere.

Best Katarina vs Tryndamere Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffLich BaneKraken SlayerHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Katarina to level upq
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Second ability for Katarina to level upe
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Last skill for Katarina to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Katarina's passive ability p
Katarina's q ability q
Katarina's w ability w
Katarina's e ability e
Katarina's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tryndamere as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Tryndamere

Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.

Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.

Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.

Advice to Win Against Tryndamere

Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.

Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.

Katarina vs Tryndamere Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Tryndamere Image
9.5
< Kills >
6.7
6.8
< Deaths >
5.8
5.6
< Assists >
4
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
155
< Minions Killed >
182
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.71
2,008
< Physical Damage >
19,757
20,904
< Magic Damage >
573
909
< True Damage >
590
23,821
< Damage Dealt >
20,920
24,542
< Damage Taken >
33,400
12,148
< Gold Earned >
13,030
1.47
< Towers >
3.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,305
< Total Healing >
13,621
14,156
< Experience >
15,469
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
35
< Time Dealing CC >
102

How to Counter Tryndamere with Katarina in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Katarina versus Tryndamere matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tryndamere’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Tryndamere..

Katarina often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Tryndamere. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Katarina and Tryndamere

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Tryndamere
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Tryndamere

Who is Better, Katarina or Tryndamere?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Katarina usually loses when facing off against Tryndamere, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Katarina makes a bad counter to Tryndamere.

While Katarina does have a lower winrate than Tryndamere, when facing one another, Katarina also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Katarina into Tryndamereas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Katarina has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tryndamere. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Tryndamere matchups, Tryndamere is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Katarina is a terribly counter for Tryndamere. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Katarina against Tryndamere.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Tryndamere Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tryndamere as Katarina, we analyzed 3,287 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Tryndamere as Katarina comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Katarina in order to counter Tryndamere during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina on average gets a similar amount of CS as Tryndamere. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Katarina versus Tryndamere build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Katarina bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Tryndamere than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Katarina boasted an average win rate of 47.1% when playing against Tryndamere with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Tryndamere as Katarina, Katarina players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Relentless Hunter, and Sudden Impact runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Katarina vs Tryndamere clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Tryndamere as Katarina are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.