Katarina vs Cassiopeia in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: you can't play Kat while grounded — respect her W and stay out of it. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDKATARINAThe Sinister Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDCASSIOPEIAthe Serpent's Embrace

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Stay out of her W

Her W grounds you, and a grounded Katarina can't Shunpo or reset — never fight while you're standing in it.

Engage on her Q

Dodge her Q and you win the trade — bait it out, then all-in the moment she's used it.

Turn before you ult

Face away from her before you ult so her R only slows you instead of stunning you out of your channel.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never cast your ult while facing her — turn your back first or her R stuns you out of it.

Runes

DOMINATION

PRECISIONuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 306 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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