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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026

Katarina Draft Guide

Wild Rift pick, ban and counter-pick read — the Sinister Blade.

Safe blind pick. Katarina holds up before the enemy laner is known, so it can go first.

  • Blind safety81/100
  • Ban rank#32 of 142
  • Pick rank#39 of 142
  • Mid standing#7 of 55
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Who breaks a blind Katarina

Any one of them in the enemy draft drops Katarina’s blind safety from 81 to 66; Katarina’s blind floor is 44.7%.

  • Braum

    Support · B tier · 51.0% win rate

  • Caitlyn

    Dragon · C tier · 47.7% win rate

  • Camille

    Baron / Support · B tier · 47.0% win rate

If the enemy locks Katarina

The assistant’s best answer in each lane Katarina plays, with Katarina entered as the enemy pick.

LaneBest pickBackupSafety
MidVel'KozRyze91/100

Drafting around Katarina

Katarina leans AP, so the next pick should add AD damage. Best pick for each lane Katarina does not play:

LaneBest pickBackupSafety
BaronKayleYone84/100
JungleNidaleeWukong92/100
SupportVel'KozBard91/100
DragonSmolderKalista84/100

Where Katarina is the answer

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Names, titles, classes, difficulty and ability names are read off Riot's official Wild Rift site. Lanes are this site's filing; items and runes are Wild Rift's shop and rune tree; the derived sample itself was last built on patch 7.3b. Every rate is a derived sample — Riot publishes no Wild Rift API, and nothing on this page presents one as measured. Read 2026-10-18.

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