

Katarina vs Lissandra
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Lissandra is among Katarina's worst matchups in LazyElo players' lobbies: at least 8 games in the matchup, a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Katarina wins 53.8% of its 366 mid games on patch 26.21 (tier S), and Lissandra is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Lissandra itself wins 48.3% of 176 games there (tier B). The games are those of LazyElo players and the players they met, at their own elo, not Emerald and above.
The per-champion pages: Katarina counters and Lissandra counters.
- Katarina mid games
- 366
- Lissandra mid games
- 176
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Katarina vs Lissandra at a glance
Midmeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 53.8% | 366 | 3.3% | Loses to Lissandra: among its worst matchups here | |
| B | 48.3% | 176 | 1.6% | Beats Katarina: Katarina has it among its worst matchups |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own mid numbers on patch 26.21, from the Mid tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
How Katarina plays this matchup
Riot lists Katarina as assassin and mage, on no resource, and rates it 4 for attack, 3 for defense, 9 for magic and 8 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Katarina is tier S with a 53.8% win rate over 366 games (3.3% of mid picks). Against Lissandra it does worse than that: Lissandra is one of the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%. Playing Katarina here means playing for the lane you get: give up the early trades its kit does not win, keep the CS and wait for your item spike or your jungler.
Katarina's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Katarina vs Syndra, Katarina vs Sylas. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Lissandra plays this matchup
Riot lists Lissandra as mage, on mana, and rates it 2 for attack, 5 for defense, 8 for magic and 6 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Lissandra is tier B with a 48.3% win rate over 176 games (1.6% of mid picks). Against Katarina it does better than that: Katarina has Lissandra among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Lissandra's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Lissandra's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Lissandra vs Veigar, Lissandra vs Ahri, Lissandra vs Yasuo. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
What each side builds
Katarina
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Katarina ends mid games with most often.
Spellslinger's Shoes59.8%58.5%
Lich Bane57.0%58.0%
Shadowflame55.9%60.1%
Rabadon's Deathcap30.6%62.2%
Kraken Slayer30.3%49.1%
Zhonya's Hourglass25.1%56.0%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Electrocute + Precision52.6%54.1%
Conqueror + Domination22.3%50.0%
Conqueror + Resolve12.1%59.0%
Builds rest on 363 Katarina games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Katarina's mid build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Lissandra
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Lissandra ends mid games with most often.
Spellslinger's Shoes70.3%52.9%
Malignance69.8%45.0%
Shadowflame68.6%51.7%
Zhonya's Hourglass57.0%54.1%
Luden's Echo33.7%58.6%
Rabadon's Deathcap30.8%56.6%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Electrocute + Sorcery62.3%47.9%
Arcane Comet + Domination25.8%56.4%
Builds rest on 172 Lissandra games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Lissandra's mid build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Katarina's other matchups
Katarina vs Syndraloses, mid
Katarina vs Sylasloses, mid
Katarina vs Yasuowins, mid
Katarina vs Fizzwins, mid
Katarina vs Luxwins, mid
Katarina counters, every lane.
Lissandra's other matchups
Lissandra vs Ahriloses, mid
Lissandra vs Yasuoloses, mid
Lissandra vs Veigarloses, mid
Lissandra vs Akaliwins, mid
Lissandra counters, every lane.
Your record in Katarina vs Lissandra
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Katarina or Lissandra is your lane opponent, a card in champ select asks for your plan against them, and only then shows the notes you wrote earlier.Your record in it
Games, wins and losses, when you last played the matchup and your average KDA in it, plus your CS and gold difference at 10 minutes from the games with a timeline.How others did
How other players in your stored games did in the same matchup, with the number of games.
Matchups is part of Plus; the free plan shows the best 3 picks from your pool. The feature: your own notes for this matchup.
Questions and answers
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Related
- All matchupsEvery measured pair, per lane and per champion.
- All countersEvery champion's hardest matchups per lane.
- Katarina countersWho Katarina struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Lissandra countersWho Lissandra struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Mid tier listThe full lane ranking.
- What decides a counterThe six things behind a matchup, and when not to counter pick.