Katarina usually has a bad match up/ laning phase

TruelyTrueTrueth·6/5/2017, 6:43:06 AM·0 votes·1,746 views

recently i have been performing really badly during the laning phase is it just me or when playing Katarina you are mostly going to have hard match ups or laning phase against the opponent recently I have been playing Kat mid and I keep getting these weird matchups that are too damn difficult for me to play against Karma Vladimir Fiddle Kennen and even Yasuo they all counter Katarina pretty hard during the laning phase imo because of this i have resorted to going Katarina jungle why may you ask? because most of the match ups I get in mid lane are too damn difficult for me to handle I'm always pressured to hug turret or zoned out of the lane so that's why I went Katarina jungle at first, i thought it was going to be quite difficult but surprisingly it was quite easy she has really good clear and good ganks too Katarina is basically a mid laner that ganks other lanes since your most likely going to have to roam a lot during early game so I thought why not take her to the jungle So my question is does Katarina have a hard time during the laning phase and matchups that are just too damn oppressive over Katarina? or is it just me any tips for me?

9 Comments

VoraciousX6/5/2017, 6:52:31 AM3 votes

Basically any time you pick Katarina mid, you're going to have the enemy jungler all over your ass every step of the way. Any time you fight they're sitting there waiting nearby ready to pounce. It's annoying af. I play her top lane primarily so that at least they have to be at the top side of the map if they want to gank me. Less ganks, less being afraid.

Itsbeghdev6/5/2017, 7:18:59 AM2 votes

Kat's laning can be really annoying for champs not on your list. You've probably just gotten unlucky with champs who self-peel so well.

Cocho6/5/2017, 7:43:11 AM2 votes

Im d5 with 1 mil mastery points on her.

Imo she has alot of cancer matchups. You really have to learn each individual matchup. Even good matchups can be cancer at times. Getting cancer is kinda fun though, that must be why I like league so much.

It doesnt mean they aren't winnable, they're just cancer lol. Take Ahri for example.

I suggest going to OP.GG and watching replays of high elo katarina mains, see how they play the lane. Or watch katlife, he's a master katarina streamer.

Tbh I tried playing kat jungle on a smurf account. The problem with it is that Kat just wants alot of gold. I find myself in a situation where I really want to take all the kills. When I do well and take all the kills, it doesn't really matter because I cant force ganks like a lee sin or zac, then I fall off.

And she has to back alot more often unless she gets all the scuttles.

I really dont like her top, but I don't think there is a better 2nd role. (actually I like her adc in some matchups lmao)

Akali is SO HOT6/6/2017, 4:03:05 AM2 votes

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