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How to Win Twitch vs Katarina Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Twitch

based on 5,395 Twitch vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Twitch faced off against Katarina in 5395 rounds. With so many games with Twitch vs Katarina provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to smash Katarina. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Twitch encounters Katarina in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Twitch vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Twitch does a average job of countering Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Twitch against Katarina matches, Twitch’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Twitch vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeRunaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

TerminusLord Dominik's RegardsWit's EndRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Katarina

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Katarina Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Katarina Image
8.4
< Kills >
9.8
6.9
< Deaths >
7.1
7.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.94
< Killing Sprees >
2.23
142
< Minions Killed >
156
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.36
15,574
< Physical Damage >
2,163
3,263
< Magic Damage >
21,403
4,191
< True Damage >
980
23,029
< Damage Dealt >
24,547
21,327
< Damage Taken >
25,123
12,037
< Gold Earned >
12,335
1.94
< Towers >
1.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,564
< Total Healing >
3,348
12,473
< Experience >
14,219
20
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
303
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Twitch in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Twitch against Katarina counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Twitch typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Twitch and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Katarina

Who is Better, Twitch or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Twitch usually fairs equally well when taking on Katarina, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Twitch makes an ok counter for Katarina.

While Twitch does have a higher winrate compared to Katarina, when they face off with one another, Twitch also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Twitch into Katarina.

Furthermore, Twitch also has almost no amount of utility and CC, 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 one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Katarina matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Twitch is a decent counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Twitch against Katarina.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Twitch, we analyzed 5,395 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 Twitch 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Twitch in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Twitch versus Katarina build include Infinity Edge, Runaan's Hurricane, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Twitch combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Katarina than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Katarina with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Katarina as Twitch, Twitch players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Twitch vs Katarina face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.

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