Katarina vs Vel'Koz in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E is his only way to peel you off — respect it, then pounce the moment it's on cooldown. 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 · MIDVEL'KOZthe Eye of the Void

VS

Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Bait his E

His E is his self-peel — after level 6, the moment he uses it you can all-in him.

Punish in E range

If he ever walks into your E range, punish him — that's the mistake you're waiting for.

Dodge and farm

Learn to dodge his abilities and you'll be fine just farming — this is a winning lane.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never commit an all-in while your own E is on cooldown — that's the only time Vel'Koz gets to punish you.

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+ - 53% WR - 788 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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