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

Katarina vs Yuumi

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

based on 2,844 Katarina vs Yuumi matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Yuumi as Katarina resulted from an evaluation of 2844 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Katarina encounters Yuumi in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Yuumi Matchup Summary

Katarina does a great job of countering Yuumi. Normally, she wins a fantastic 54.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Katarina versus Yuumi matches, Katarina’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Yuumi.

Best Katarina vs Yuumi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

RiftmakerLich BaneZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

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
>
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Yuumi as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Yuumi

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 Yuumi Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Yuumi Image
8.7
< Kills >
1.5
6.1
< Deaths >
3.8
5.5
< Assists >
14.8
1.91
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
150
< Minions Killed >
12
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.01
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,957
< Physical Damage >
304
18,550
< Magic Damage >
6,930
873
< True Damage >
637
21,381
< Damage Dealt >
7,872
22,742
< Damage Taken >
7,941
11,522
< Gold Earned >
7,749
1.54
< Towers >
2.15
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,191
< Total Healing >
6,024
13,343
< Experience >
10,522
15
< Vision Score >
36
7
< Wards Placed >
17
33
< Time Dealing CC >
160

How to Counter Yuumi with Katarina in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Katarina against Yuumi counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yuumi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Yuumi. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in killsdeaths.

Katarina usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Yuumi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Katarina and Yuumi

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Yuumi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Yuumi

Who is Better, Katarina or Yuumi?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Katarina usually wins when facing off against Yuumi, with a 54.3% win rate. Thus, Katarina makes a great counter for Yuumi.

While Katarina does have a much higher winrate than Yuumi, when they face off with one another, Katarina also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Katarina into Yuumias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Katarina has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yuumi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Katarina is a great counter to Yuumi. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Katarina against Yuumi.

Additional Information for Katarina Players

How We Calculated Our Katarina vs Yuumi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yuumi as Katarina, we analyzed 2,844 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 Yuumi 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 Yuumi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina typically accumulates much more CS compared to Yuumi. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Katarina versus Yuumi build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Katarina included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Yuumi than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Katarina boasted an average win rate of 54.3% when countering Yuumi with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Yuumi as Katarina, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Katarina vs Yuumi battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.3% winrate overall.

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