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How to Win Katarina vs Vex Counter MatchupKatarina is in the a tier of champions

Katarina vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Katarina in LoLKatarina is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Katarina

based on 2,676 Katarina vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games every week. Within our database, Katarina battled Vex in 2676 games. Including so many games with Katarina versus Vex provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to counter Vex. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Katarina has to counter Vex in only 2.0% of her games.

Katarina vs Vex Matchup Summary

Katarina has done a average job of beating Vex. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Katarina against Vex matches, Katarina’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood versus Vex.

Best Katarina vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAether Wisp

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneShadowflame

Optional Items

Void StaffBanshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassBlade of The Ruined King

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

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Vex as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Vex

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.

Katarina vs Vex Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Vex Image
9.6
< Kills >
7.4
7.1
< Deaths >
6.4
5.7
< Assists >
7.5
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
152
< Minions Killed >
159
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,978
< Physical Damage >
1,653
20,455
< Magic Damage >
21,817
900
< True Damage >
920
23,333
< Damage Dealt >
24,391
25,323
< Damage Taken >
18,867
12,139
< Gold Earned >
11,493
1.43
< Towers >
1.9
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,297
< Total Healing >
1,988
14,053
< Experience >
13,983
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
34
< Time Dealing CC >
518

How to Counter Vex with Katarina in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several critical Katarina against Vex counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vex..

Katarina normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Vex. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Katarina and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Vex

Who is Better, Katarina or Vex?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Katarina usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vex, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Katarina makes an ok counter for Vex.

While Katarina does have a lower winrate than Vex, when they face off with one another, Katarina also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Katarina into Vexas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Katarina is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Katarina against Vex.

Other Champion Matchups Against Katarina

Katarina Loses Against

SingedSinged44.4% winrateFizzFizz44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.8% winrateLeonaLeona45.4% winrate

Katarina Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.3% winrateSyndraSyndra54% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 52% 8320 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.7% 17517 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.7% 6992 GamesTaricTaric+ 53.7% 1345 Games

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Katarina, we analyzed 2,676 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 Vex 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.

Other Useful Resources

Katarina Build Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Katarina to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Katarina versus Vex build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Katarina included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Vex than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Katarina boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Vex with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Vex as Katarina, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Katarina vs Vex LoL games, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vex as Katarina are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.