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

Katarina vs Zoe

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

based on 1,715 Katarina vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Zoe as Katarina came out of an examination of 1715 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Katarina is forced to battle against Zoe in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Katarina vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Katarina does a good job of countering Zoe. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.5% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Katarina against Zoe rounds, Katarina’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Katarina vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Katarina Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneBanshee's VeilVoid Staff

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 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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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 Zoe as Katarina

Tips for Playing as Katarina against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Katarina vs Zoe Counter Stats

Katarina Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Zoe Image
9.8
< Kills >
7
7.1
< Deaths >
6.3
5.3
< Assists >
7.4
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
152
< Minions Killed >
131
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,892
< Physical Damage >
1,921
21,171
< Magic Damage >
17,793
955
< True Damage >
3,386
24,018
< Damage Dealt >
23,101
25,112
< Damage Taken >
19,005
12,192
< Gold Earned >
11,086
1.5
< Towers >
1.7
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,265
< Total Healing >
2,079
14,085
< Experience >
13,121
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
12
34
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Zoe with Katarina in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Katarina versus Zoe counter stats that may help us explain the differences between these two champs. Katarina’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Katarina may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zoe..

Katarina often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Katarina and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Katarina
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Katarina
Zoe

Who is Better, Katarina or Zoe?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Katarina usually wins when facing off against Zoe, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Katarina makes a good counter to Zoe.

While Katarina does have a higher win rate than Zoe, when facing one another, Katarina also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Katarina into Zoeas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Katarina also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zoe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Katarina vs Zoe 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 teammates during team fights.

Katarina is a good counter for Zoe. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Katarina against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Katarina, we analyzed 1,715 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 Zoe 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Katarina in order to counter Zoe during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Katarina often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Zoe. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Katarina versus Zoe build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Katarina included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Zoe than with many other common item sets. In fact, Katarina boasted an average winrate of 52.5% battling Zoe with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Zoe as Katarina, you should equip 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 sets players chose for Katarina vs Zoe counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.5% winrate overall.

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