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How to Win Seraphine vs Katarina Counter MatchupSeraphine is in the b tier of champions

Seraphine vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Seraphine in LoLSeraphine is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Seraphine

based on 5,989 Seraphine vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.52
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Seraphine came out of an evaluation of 5989 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Seraphine is forced to battle against Katarina in only 3.4% of her matches.

Seraphine vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Seraphine does a decent job of countering Katarina. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Seraphine versus Katarina games, Seraphine’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Seraphine vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessWorld Atlas

Core Seraphine Items

~22 Mins
RedemptionDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionDawncoreSeraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Seraphine to level upq
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Second ability for Seraphine to level upw
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Last skill for Seraphine to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Seraphine's passive ability p
Seraphine's q ability q
Seraphine's w ability w
Seraphine's e ability e
Seraphine's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Seraphine

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Seraphine vs Katarina Counter Stats

Seraphine Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Katarina Image
3.2
< Kills >
9.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
12.2
< Assists >
5.5
0.67
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
99
< Minions Killed >
158
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,393
< Physical Damage >
2,061
11,567
< Magic Damage >
21,179
436
< True Damage >
941
13,397
< Damage Dealt >
24,182
16,958
< Damage Taken >
24,693
9,779
< Gold Earned >
12,293
2.17
< Towers >
1.54
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,614
< Total Healing >
3,359
11,597
< Experience >
14,171
40
< Vision Score >
16
18
< Wards Placed >
8
240
< Time Dealing CC >
37

How to Counter Katarina with Seraphine in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several vital Seraphine versus Katarina counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Seraphine’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, showing that Seraphine may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Katarina. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Seraphine typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Seraphine and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Seraphine
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Seraphine
Katarina

Who is Better, Seraphine or Katarina?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Seraphine usually wins when playing against Katarina, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Seraphine makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Seraphine does have a higher winrate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Seraphine also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Seraphine into Katarina.

Moreover, Seraphine has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Seraphine vs Katarina matchups, Seraphine is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Seraphine is a decent counter to Katarina. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Seraphine against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Seraphine

Seraphine Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.5% winrateTrundleTrundle46% winrateBraumBraum46.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrate

Seraphine Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateK'SanteK'Sante55.5% winrateHweiHwei54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LeonaLeona+ 55% 1555 GamesSennaSenna+ 55.7% 16060 GamesBardBard+ 56.6% 2216 GamesBraumBraum+ 58% 486 Games

Additional Information for Seraphine Players

How We Calculated Our Seraphine vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Seraphine, we analyzed 5,989 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 Katarina as Seraphine 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

To truly master Seraphine in order to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Seraphine usually picks up less CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Seraphine versus Katarina build include Redemption, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Seraphine combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Katarina than with most other common item sets. In fact, Seraphine boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Katarina with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Katarina as Seraphine, Seraphine players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Seraphine vs Katarina clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

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