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Katarina vs Jayce

KatarinaYOU · MID
JayceENEMY · MID
VS
Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

Dodge his ball
Always be ready to dodge his ball: he can even fake a roam just to shoot it at you.
Win the side lane
Your window is items in the side lane: AP Kat wins it at 3 items, AD Kat at 2, so scale toward those spikes.
Farm and wait ganks
You cannot trade him, so farm as well as possible and wait for ganks: this is a losing lane.
Never try to trade him in lane: you flat-out lose the trade, so just farm and play for ganks.
Runes
DOMINATIONDOMINATION
Electrocute
Dark Harvest
Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense
Grisly Mementos
Deep Ward
Treasure Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
PRECISIONPRECISION
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
SHARDS
Adaptive
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health +65
Tenacity
Health Scaling
Spells
FlashFLASH
IgniteIGNITE
Items
Start
Core
16.14 Emerald+ - 54% WR - 1.2k games
Skill order
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Katarina · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Katarina vs Jayce in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his ball does the work from range, always be ready to dodge it, even when he looks like he's roaming.

Katarina matchup data from a Challenger Katarina OTP spreadsheet. Skill order, spells and items show the standard setup where the matchup doesn't change it.League of Legends assets © Riot Games (Data Dragon).