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Katarina vs Vex

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

How to play it

Never get feared
Dodge her E: if she lands the gloom and fears you, she wins the trade outright.
You outscale
Farm safely: you outscale her, so only trade when you can dodge her spells clean.
Don't hide in minions
Don't stand behind the minion wave: she last-hits you with her spells straight through it.
Never trade while you're inside her fear range: once she fears you, you lose every exchange.
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+ - 50% WR - 726 games
Skill order
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Katarina · Mid · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Katarina vs Vex in Mid lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her fear is the whole matchup, get feared and she wins the trade every time.

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).