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Viego vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Viego in LoLViego is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Viego

based on 5,258 Viego vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Viego came out of an evaluation of 5258 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Viego has to counter Katarina in only 3.5% of their games.

Viego vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Viego has done a good job of countering Katarina. Typically, they wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Viego vs Katarina matches, Viego’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Viego vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageThe CollectorWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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W
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Viego

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.

Viego vs Katarina Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Katarina Image
7.3
< Kills >
9.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
6.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
35
< Minions Killed >
156
1.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.34
14,944
< Physical Damage >
2,096
2,116
< Magic Damage >
20,789
853
< True Damage >
968
17,913
< Damage Dealt >
23,853
32,360
< Damage Taken >
24,286
12,113
< Gold Earned >
12,163
1.49
< Towers >
1.49
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,908
< Total Healing >
3,285
13,667
< Experience >
14,075
22
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
223
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Viego vs. Katarina matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Viego normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than their counter does. Typically, they takes more damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Katarina

Who is Better, Viego or Katarina?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Viego usually wins when trying to fight Katarina, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Viego makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Viego does have a higher winrate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Viego also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Viego into Katarina.

Moreover, Viego also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viego vs Katarina matchups, Viego is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Viego is an above average counter to Katarina. Focus your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viego against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viego

Viego Loses Against

NilahNilah45.5% winrateLeonaLeona46.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.1% winrateRammusRammus47.3% winrate

Viego Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.9% winrateHweiHwei54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Viego, we analyzed 5,258 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 Viego 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

Viego Build Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Viego in order to counter Katarina during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego most often gets a lot less CS relative to Katarina. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Viego versus Katarina build include Trinity Force, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Viego incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs. Katarina than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Viego boasted an average winrate of 52.1% battling Katarina with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Katarina as Viego, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Viego vs Katarina fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

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