Arena Companion — Builds, Augments and Matchups

Patch 26.18Arena build

Katarina

assassinmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Katarina.

Arena tier

S+

Top 3

49.8%

Avg. place

3.50

Pick rate

15.6%

Ban rate

5.8%

KDA

2.23

Games

99,177

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sorcerer's Shoes

37% pick · 37K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Runecarver

17% pick · 17K games

Round 4

Core item

Hextech Gunblade

36% pick · 35K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

35% pick · 34K games

Round 9

Core item

Terminus

16% pick · 6.4K games

Round 11

Late game

Blade of The Ruined King

11% pick · 4.5K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Goredrink
7783 games
8.0%
ADAPt
6745 games
7.0%
Contract Killer
5047 games
5.1%
Spin To Win
4852 games
4.9%

Gold

It's Killing Time
13704 games
14.0%
Thread the Needle
13783 games
14.0%
Marksmage
14162 games
14.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
9891 games
10.0%

Prismatic

Final Form
15269 games
15.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
14160 games
14.0%
Mystic Punch
13537 games
14.0%
Symphony of War
8156 games
8.2%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Katarina, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Runecarver

17% pick · 17225 games

Twilight's Edge

12% pick · 11666 games

Divine Sunderer

11% pick · 10934 games

Decapitator

10% pick · 10264 games

Hemomancer's Helm

10% pick

Flesheater

8.0% pick

Night Harvester

8.0% pick

Reaper's Toll

8.0% pick

Dragonheart

6.0% pick

Detonation Orb

6.0% pick

Moonflair Spellblade

5.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Darksteel Talons

5.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Sorcerer's Shoes

37% pick · 37K games

Gluttonous Greaves

24% pick · 24K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

9.0% pick · 8.8K games

Berserker's Greaves

7.0% pick · 7.4K games

Mercury's Treads

3.0% pick · 3.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

65% pick · 29K games

Juice of Vitality

18% pick · 8K games

Cappa Juice

13% pick · 5.8K games

Juice of Haste

4.0% pick · 1.8K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Hextech Gunblade

36% pick · 35K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

35% pick · 34K games

Round 9 options

Terminus

6.0% pick · 6.4K games

Blade of The Ruined King

5.0% pick · 4.5K games

Shadowflame

3.0% pick · 2.6K games

Kraken Slayer

2.0% pick · 2.4K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Katarina in the source sample.

Amumu

59% Top 3 · +9.1

1.7K games

Sion

59% Top 3 · +9.1

1.8K games

Shyvana

56% Top 3 · +6.0

1.5K games

Swain

55% Top 3 · +4.9

1.8K games

Cho'Gath

54% Top 3 · +3.8

1.8K games

Sett

53% Top 3 · +2.8

2.3K games

Jinx

52% Top 3 · +2.4

1.8K games

Zed

52% Top 3 · +2.3

2K games

Smolder

52% Top 3 · +2.1

1.7K games

Jhin

52% Top 3 · +2.0

2.1K games

Dr. Mundo

51% Top 3 · +1.4

1.7K games

Tristana

51% Top 3 · +1.2

1.9K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Katarina's Arena results.

Ashe

51% Top 3

12.9K games

Senna

51% Top 3

9.3K games

Master Yi

51% Top 3

12.1K games

Tahm Kench

51% Top 3

10.9K games

Darius

51% Top 3

10.1K games

Ezreal

51% Top 3

11.9K games

Lucian

51% Top 3

8.7K games

Ornn

51% Top 3

15.1K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Final Form · Marksmage · Jeweled Gauntlet

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

64.25 · 99,177 games

Patch 26.18Arena build

Katarina

assassinmage

Arena progression, alternatives, augments and partner matchups for Katarina.

Arena tier

S+

Top 3

49.8%

Avg. place

3.50

Pick rate

15.6%

Ban rate

5.8%

KDA

2.23

Games

99,177

Arena progression

Core by round

Observed sequence · pick rate and game volume included

Round 1

Opening item

Sorcerer's Shoes

37% pick · 37K games

Round 2

Prismatic

Runecarver

17% pick · 17K games

Round 4

Core item

Hextech Gunblade

36% pick · 35K games

Round 6

Core item

Rabadon's Deathcap

35% pick · 34K games

Round 9

Core item

Terminus

16% pick · 6.4K games

Round 11

Late game

Blade of The Ruined King

11% pick · 4.5K games

Augment picks

Source pick share by rarity · separate from the community sample.

Curated source · patch 26.18

Silver

Goredrink
7783 games
8.0%
ADAPt
6745 games
7.0%
Contract Killer
5047 games
5.1%
Spin To Win
4852 games
4.9%

Gold

It's Killing Time
13704 games
14.0%
Thread the Needle
13783 games
14.0%
Marksmage
14162 games
14.0%
Transmute: Prismatic
9891 games
10.0%

Prismatic

Final Form
15269 games
15.0%
Jeweled Gauntlet
14160 games
14.0%
Mystic Punch
13537 games
14.0%
Symphony of War
8156 games
8.2%

Best Prismatic items

Full Arena choice set for Katarina, ordered by observed popularity.

S+

Runecarver

17% pick · 17225 games

Twilight's Edge

12% pick · 11666 games

Divine Sunderer

11% pick · 10934 games

Decapitator

10% pick · 10264 games

Hemomancer's Helm

10% pick

Flesheater

8.0% pick

Night Harvester

8.0% pick

Reaper's Toll

8.0% pick

Dragonheart

6.0% pick

Detonation Orb

6.0% pick

Moonflair Spellblade

5.0% pick

Demon King's Crown

4.0% pick

Darksteel Talons

5.0% pick

Skill priority

Recommended ability max order for this Arena snapshot.

Boots

All stable Arena boot choices in the source sample.

Sorcerer's Shoes

37% pick · 37K games

Gluttonous Greaves

24% pick · 24K games

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

9.0% pick · 8.8K games

Berserker's Greaves

7.0% pick · 7.4K games

Mercury's Treads

3.0% pick · 3.1K games

Elixirs

Late-game consumables and their observed pick share.

Juice of Power

65% pick · 29K games

Juice of Vitality

18% pick · 8K games

Cappa Juice

13% pick · 5.8K games

Juice of Haste

4.0% pick · 1.8K games

Round alternatives

Other item rolls observed at the main Arena purchase rounds.

Round 4 options

Hextech Gunblade

36% pick · 35K games

Round 6 options

Rabadon's Deathcap

35% pick · 34K games

Round 9 options

Terminus

6.0% pick · 6.4K games

Blade of The Ruined King

5.0% pick · 4.5K games

Shadowflame

3.0% pick · 2.6K games

Kraken Slayer

2.0% pick · 2.4K games

Best partner synergies

Arena partners that overperform beside Katarina in the source sample.

Amumu

59% Top 3 · +9.1

1.7K games

Sion

59% Top 3 · +9.1

1.8K games

Shyvana

56% Top 3 · +6.0

1.5K games

Swain

55% Top 3 · +4.9

1.8K games

Cho'Gath

54% Top 3 · +3.8

1.8K games

Sett

53% Top 3 · +2.8

2.3K games

Jinx

52% Top 3 · +2.4

1.8K games

Zed

52% Top 3 · +2.3

2K games

Smolder

52% Top 3 · +2.1

1.7K games

Jhin

52% Top 3 · +2.0

2.1K games

Dr. Mundo

51% Top 3 · +1.4

1.7K games

Tristana

51% Top 3 · +1.2

1.9K games

Difficult matchups

Common opponents that pressure Katarina's Arena results.

Ashe

51% Top 3

12.9K games

Senna

51% Top 3

9.3K games

Master Yi

51% Top 3

12.1K games

Tahm Kench

51% Top 3

10.9K games

Darius

51% Top 3

10.1K games

Ezreal

51% Top 3

11.9K games

Lucian

51% Top 3

8.7K games

Ornn

51% Top 3

15.1K games

Snapshot context

Arena-only public observations, resolved against the current patch catalogue.

Top augment trio

Final Form · Marksmage · Jeweled Gauntlet

Prismatic depth

13 tracked choices

Source score

64.25 · 99,177 games