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Urgot vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Urgot in LoLUrgot is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Urgot

based on 2,464 Urgot vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Urgot faced off against Katarina in 2464 matches. With so many matchups for Urgot versus Katarina provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable data and a pro build to suppress Katarina. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Urgot has to counter Katarina in only 3.4% of his matches.

Urgot vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Urgot does a great job of countering Katarina. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Urgot vs Katarina matches, Urgot’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Urgot vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Urgot Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverThornmail

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeDeath's DanceSpear of ShojinTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Urgot to level upw
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Second ability for Urgot to level upe
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Last skill for Urgot to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Urgot's passive ability p
Urgot's q ability q
Urgot's w ability w
Urgot's e ability e
Urgot's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Urgot

Tips for Playing as Urgot against Katarina

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

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.

Urgot vs Katarina Counter Stats

Urgot Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Katarina Image
6.8
< Kills >
9.6
5.8
< Deaths >
7
5.3
< Assists >
5.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
181
< Minions Killed >
156
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.34
20,137
< Physical Damage >
2,055
131
< Magic Damage >
20,809
1,702
< True Damage >
921
21,970
< Damage Dealt >
23,786
27,603
< Damage Taken >
25,109
12,481
< Gold Earned >
12,248
2.78
< Towers >
1.39
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,000
< Total Healing >
3,397
15,285
< Experience >
14,153
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
243
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Urgot in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several significant Urgot versus Katarina matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between these two champions. Urgot’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Urgot may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Urgot typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Urgot and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Urgot
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Urgot
Katarina

Who is Better, Urgot or Katarina?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Urgot usually wins when taking on Katarina, with a 54.3% win rate. As a result, Urgot makes a great counter to Katarina.

While Urgot does have a much higher winrate compared to Katarina, when they face off with one another, Urgot also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Urgot into Katarinaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Urgot 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 facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Urgot vs Katarina matchups, Urgot is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Urgot is a great counter for Katarina. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Urgot against Katarina.

Additional Information for Urgot Players

How We Calculated Our Urgot vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Urgot, we analyzed 2,464 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 Urgot 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 truly master Urgot in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Urgot most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Urgot versus Katarina build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Thornmail. When Urgot combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Katarina than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Urgot boasted an average win rate of 54.3% battling Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Katarina as Urgot, Urgot players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Urgot vs Katarina counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Urgot are presented for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.