Question 1

Respect his W

Accepted Answer

His W (Sanguine Pool) makes your Q dagger disappear and lets him dive you while dropping turret aggro: don't count on a dagger reset or the tower to bail you out when you're low.

Question 2

Manage the wave

Accepted Answer

Wave management is the whole matchup: never get shoved in at low HP, because that's a free dive for him.

Question 3

Trading is a trap

Accepted Answer

You can win a trade, but he heals back to full in about a minute: chip damage is wasted, so don't fish for poke.

Question 4

Go AD, not AP

Accepted Answer

AD Katarina wins this lane and takes the side lane with 2-3 items, while AP Kat loses every trade to his healing.

Question 5

What should you never do as Katarina vs Vladimir?

Accepted Answer

Never expect to solo-win lane against a good Vladimir: he just outscales you, so farm safe and look to win the game elsewhere.

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		W											W	W		W	W
	E							E	E		E	E
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Katarina vs Vladimir

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