Katarina

Mid Pure meme

AP one-shot Katarina

How to play this build

Poke with Bouncing Blade (Q) and look for windows for the full combo: Q, Shunpo (E) to close, DFG + Gunblade and channel the ult on the marked target. If you get the kill, Shunpo (E) and the ult reset: reposition and repeat. Zhonya lets you channel the ult safely mid-fight.

Strengths

Reset machine: every kill or assist resets Shunpo and the ult, so one combo can chain a whole fight.
Huge burst with DFG + Gunblade on a squishy.
Shunpo (E) gives mobility to enter, reposition and chase.
A good fight can be a pentakill.

Weaknesses

Point-and-click CC cuts the ult channel (Death Lotus).
If the first combo doesn't kill, there's no reset and you're exposed.
Fragile.
Enemy Exhaust or Zhonya shut off your burst.

Key combos

Shunpo (E) onto the target → Bouncing Blade (Q) → DFG + Gunblade → channel Death Lotus (R). On the kill, E and R reset: jump to the next.

Matchups

You beat

Grouped squishies: you chain resets.
Low-CC comps.

Trouble vs

Hard CC (stuns, silences) that cuts the ult.
Exhaust or Zhonya on your target.

Game plan

Farm and wait for a pick or a fight where someone's low. Enter with Shunpo, burst, and snowball with the resets. Zhonya to channel the ult safely. Never dive a full team with their CC available.

Quick tips

Use Zhonya mid-ult to keep channeling Death Lotus safely.
Hold your entrance until they spend their CC.

Skill order

Max priority:

Q Cuchilla Rebotante → E Salto Umbral → W Acero Siniestro

The ultimate (R) is always leveled at 6, 11 and 16.

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

Why this order: Q for damage and better bounces after a reset; Shunpo (E) second for combo mobility. W at 1 point.

Items and what they do

Deathfire Grasp The classic burst item: AP + active that deals % target-health damage and amplifies your next hit. One-shots.
Hextech Gunblade Hybrid AD/AP with lifesteal and spellvamp; active slows and damages at range.
Rabadon's Deathcap The biggest AP item in the game: multiplies your total AP.
Void Staff AP and % magic penetration; a must vs. enemies stacking MR.
Sorcerer's Shoes Boots with magic penetration.
Zhonya's Hourglass AP and armor; stasis active makes you invulnerable and untargetable for a couple seconds.

Runes

In classic LoL, runes were a system SEPARATE from masteries: bought with IP (Influence Points) and slotted into 4 tiers — Marks (red), Seals (yellow), Glyphs (blue) and Quintessences (purple, the strongest). They gave flat stats: damage, armor, penetration, etc.

Marks (red) Magic penetration ×9

Seals (yellow) Armor ×9

Glyphs (blue) Ability power per level ×9

Quintessences (purple) Ability power ×3

Magic pen, armor, AP quints

Masteries: how they work

In classic LoL you have up to 30 points (at level 30) to split across three trees: Offense (damage), Defense (durability) and Utility (mana, cooldown reduction and mobility). The notation 21/0/9 means 21 points in Offense, 0 in Defense and 9 in Utility.

Masteries: 21/0/9 — Offense
Why this page: 21/0/9 full AP so the reset combo one-shots.

Summoner spells

Flash

Ignite

Lane: Mid
Original role: Mid assassin

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