Mid Matchup

Qiyana vs Katarina

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Qiyana

Qiyana

Empress of the Elements
Mid
Qiyana Mid Overall Win Rate
49.24%

Matchup Win Rate

51.6%
Qiyana vs Katarina Wins
⚔
48.4%
Katarina vs Qiyana Wins
Katarina

Katarina

the Sinister Blade
Mid
Katarina Mid Overall Win Rate
49.85%

Qiyana vs Katarina - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Qiyana Mid vs Katarina Mid - Who is stronger?

Qiyana Mid has an advantage against Katarina (51.6% win rate) based on 515 games. The matchup leans toward Qiyana.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Qiyana Mid vs Katarina Mid in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 72.1% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 2.1% popularity, Qiyana constantly encounters meta-dominant Katarina (6.9%, 4th place out of 58 Mid champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Qiyana performance in the current patch. Optimize for consistency: Electrocute paired with Sudden Impact (62.3% win rate, 10.4% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Hubris > Profane Hydra > Edge of Night with Ionian Boots of Lucidity delivers 72.1% win rate against Katarina.

Win through macro: Qiyana takes the matchup (51.58%) despite falling behind in CS (6.40 vs 6.46/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Qiyana wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (796 vs 836/min), the 51.6% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Qiyana wins the matchup (51.6%) despite a lower KDA (2.10 vs 2.40). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Qiyana vs Katarina - Mid Stats Comparison

Qiyana Mid
Qiyana Mid		Versus
Katarina Mid
Katarina Mid
CTierA
51.6%Matchup Winrate48.4%
49.24%Role Winrate49.85%
#46Winrate Rank#34
2.1%Pickrate6.9%
2.1Average KDA2.4
449Gold per Minute429
6.40CS/Min6.46
0.24Wards per Minute0.32
796Damage per Minute836

How to Beat Katarina as Qiyana (Mid)

While statistically Qiyana is slightly stronger than Katarina in the mid lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Qiyana deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Meanwhile, Katarina deals primarily magic damage (80.48%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Katarina, ranking 35th (versus 36th for Qiyana) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.4 versus 2.1) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Qiyana Mid versus Katarina Mid matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Qiyana player to maintain constant pressure on Katarina, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Qiyana vs Katarina: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
51.0% Win Rate94.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
51.0% Win Rate94.3% Pick Rate

Qiyana vs Katarina: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.4% Win Rate65.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on level to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth for 4s.

Cooldown: 10s

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal a bonus 20 - 80 True Damage based on …

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

62.3% Win Rate10.4% Pick Rate

Qiyana vs Katarina: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
45.5% Win Rate61.6% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.0% Win Rate74.0% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.5% Win Rate11.1% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.2% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra (3200 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Heretical Cleave
Deal physical damage around you.
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
63.3% Win Rate26.7% Pick Rate
Final Build
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
78.6% Win Rate19.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Refillable Potion
Refillable Potion (150 gold) Active (2 charges)
Restores 100 Health over 12 seconds.
Refills upon visiting the shop.
49.3% Win Rate23.8% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.5% Win Rate11.1% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
52.0% Win Rate74.0% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.2% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
->
Hubris
Hubris (3000 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Eminence
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 15 Attack Damage plus 2 per champion killed for 90 seconds.
Profane Hydra
Profane Hydra (3200 gold) 60 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
10 Ability Haste
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Heretical Cleave
Deal physical damage around you.
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
72.1% Win Rate4.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
100.0% Win Rate1.9% Pick Rate
Other Items
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
72.1% Win Rate13.5% Pick Rate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
42.4% Win Rate13.5% Pick Rate
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
98.8% Win Rate11.9% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Shield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
80.6% Win Rate9.9% Pick Rate
Eclipse
Eclipse (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
Ever Rising Moon
Hitting a champion with 2 separate Attacks or Abilities within 2 seconds grants you a Shield for 2 seconds.
65.7% Win Rate5.9% Pick Rate
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
99.7% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
100.0% Win Rate2.0% Pick Rate

Qiyana vs Katarina: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Elemental Wrath / Edge of Ixtal Qiyana swings her weapon, dealing damage with a bonus effect based on her element.
Q
Q
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Q
Q
W
W
Terrashape Qiyana dashes to a location and enchants her weapon with an element. Her attacks and abilities deal bonus damage while her weapon is enchanted.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Audacity Qiyana dashes to an enemy, damaging them.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Supreme Display of Talent Qiyana sends out a shockwave that detonates whatever elements she hits with it, stunning and damaging nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
49.9% Win Rate76.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Elemental Wrath / Edge of Ixtal Qiyana swings her weapon, dealing damage with a bonus effect based on her element.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Terrashape Qiyana dashes to a location and enchants her weapon with an element. Her attacks and abilities deal bonus damage while her weapon is enchanted.
W
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R
E
Audacity Qiyana dashes to an enemy, damaging them.
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R
R
Supreme Display of Talent Qiyana sends out a shockwave that detonates whatever elements she hits with it, stunning and damaging nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
93.8% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

Playing Against Katarina

  • Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.
  • Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

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