

Katarina vs Yasuo
In the mid lane on patch 26.21, Katarina is among Yasuo'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%.
Yasuo wins 54.0% of its 687 mid games on patch 26.21 (tier S+), and Katarina is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Katarina itself wins 53.7% of 376 games there (tier S). 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 Yasuo counters.
- Katarina mid games
- 376
- Yasuo mid games
- 687
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Katarina vs Yasuo at a glance
Midmeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 53.7% | 376 | 3.3% | Beats Yasuo: Yasuo has it among its worst matchups | |
| S+ | 54.0% | 687 | 6.1% | Loses to Katarina: among its worst matchups here |
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%.
Top
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too few games in this lane for a line of its own. | |||||
| C | 47.8% | 178 | 1.6% | No counter relation with 8 games | |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own top numbers on patch 26.21, from the Top Lane tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
ADC
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too few games in this lane for a line of its own. | |||||
| A | 50.4% | 141 | 1.2% | No counter relation with 8 games | |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own ADC numbers on patch 26.21, from the ADC 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 53.7% win rate over 376 games (3.3% of mid picks). Against Yasuo it does better than that: Yasuo has Katarina among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Katarina's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Katarina's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Katarina vs Lissandra, Katarina vs Syndra, Katarina vs Vex. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Yasuo plays this matchup
Riot lists Yasuo as fighter and assassin, on flow, and rates it 8 for attack, 4 for defense, 4 for magic and 10 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, Yasuo is tier S+ with a 54.0% win rate over 687 games (6.1% of mid picks). Against Katarina it does worse than that: Katarina 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 Yasuo 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.
Yasuo's other worst mid matchups on this patch: Yasuo vs Locke, Yasuo vs Ekko. 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 Shoes59.2%57.9%
Lich Bane56.0%57.9%
Shadowflame55.8%59.6%
Rabadon's Deathcap30.6%62.3%
Kraken Slayer30.6%50.0%
Zhonya's Hourglass24.9%55.9%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Electrocute + Precision52.6%53.7%
Conqueror + Domination22.5%52.0%
Conqueror + Resolve12.3%56.1%
Builds rest on 373 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.
Yasuo
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Yasuo ends mid games with most often.
Gunmetal Greaves92.2%54.2%
Immortal Shieldbow76.4%54.5%
Infinity Edge64.0%55.9%
Blade of The Ruined King45.2%53.5%
Death's Dance27.3%60.1%
Mortal Reminder10.7%61.1%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Lethal Tempo + Resolve79.4%54.3%
Fleet Footwork + Resolve11.6%56.5%
Grasp of the Undying + Precision5.5%42.4%
Builds rest on 670 Yasuo 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 Yasuo's mid build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Katarina's other matchups
Katarina vs Syndraloses, mid
Katarina vs Vexloses, mid
Katarina vs Lissandraloses, mid
Katarina vs Luxwins, mid
Katarina vs Viktorwins, mid
Katarina counters, every lane.
Yasuo's other matchups
Yasuo vs Miss Fortuneloses, adc
Yasuo vs Jinxloses, adc
Yasuo vs Ekkoloses, mid
Yasuo vs Lockeloses, mid
Yasuo vs Settloses, top
Yasuo counters, every lane.
Your record in Katarina vs Yasuo
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Katarina or Yasuo 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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Does Yasuo counter Katarina?
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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.
- Yasuo countersWho Yasuo 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.