Tank Katarina Build
Tank Katarina build with runes and items. Tank Katarina guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Tank Katarina build in League of Legends Patch 14.20!
Updated: 2024-08-26 ()
TLDR
Starting items
Quick Skill Order
Q
E
W
Final items
Quick Runes
Summoner spells
Tank Katarina Runes
Resolve
Precision
Passive
How to play
Tank Build specific
- You start with Guardian's Horn. Your #1 rush should be item that counters enemy team most (MR or Armor item). Get Jak'Sho as #2 item. Then adapt.
- Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for very long time (or even have it as 6th item).
- You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
- Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!
Katarina specific
- Katarina can have great engages too! Buy Randuin Omen, Shunpo (E) into an enemy team and use active for heavy AoE slow!
Tips and Tricks
Riot
- Picking up Daggers will significantly reduce Shunpo's cooldown.
- Try waiting until the other team is distracted with fighting your team, and use Shunpo to teleport into the fray and unleash a devastating Death Lotus.
- Using Shunpo on an allied Champion, Dagger, or minion can be a great escape tactic.
Skill Order
- Bouncing BladeQ
- PreparationW
- ShunpoE
- Death LotusR
Items
Starting items
Boots
Good tank items
Good MR items
Good Armor items
Situational items
Situational DMG items
For the last fight
Example final build