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How to Win Rell vs Katarina Counter MatchupRell is in the b tier of champions

Rell vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Rell in LoLRell is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Rell

based on 1,646 Rell vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Rell came out of an evaluation of 1646 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Rell has to counter Katarina in only 3.4% of her rounds.

Rell vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Rell does a good job of countering Katarina. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.1% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Rell versus Katarina rounds, Rell’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Rell vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Rell Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Force of NatureLocket of the Iron SolariZeke's ConvergenceThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rell to level upw
>
Second ability for Rell to level upe
>
Last skill for Rell to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Rell's passive ability p
Rell's q ability q
Rell's w ability w
Rell's e ability e
Rell's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Rell

Advice to Win 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.

Rell vs Katarina Counter Stats

Rell Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Katarina Image
1.8
< Kills >
9.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.8
15.4
< Assists >
6.2
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
2.09
27
< Minions Killed >
153
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,770
< Physical Damage >
2,138
4,840
< Magic Damage >
20,228
830
< True Damage >
970
7,440
< Damage Dealt >
23,337
21,464
< Damage Taken >
24,157
8,477
< Gold Earned >
11,962
1.77
< Towers >
1.52
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,521
< Total Healing >
3,224
10,483
< Experience >
13,698
52
< Vision Score >
16
22
< Wards Placed >
7
269
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Katarina with Rell in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Rell against Katarina matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Katarina. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rell often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rell and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Rell
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rell
Katarina

Who is Better, Rell or Katarina?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rell usually wins when taking on Katarina, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Rell makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Rell does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when facing one another, Rell also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Rell into Katarina.

Moreover, Rell has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rell vs Katarina matchups, Rell is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rell is a good counter for Katarina. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rell against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rell

Rell Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateSingedSinged42.9% winrateLissandraLissandra44.5% winrateSwainSwain44.7% winrate

Rell Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateNautilusNautilus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.1% 3196 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 7804 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.2% 985 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 2856 Games

Additional Information for Rell Players

How We Calculated Our Rell vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Rell, we analyzed 1,646 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Katarina as Rell comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rell to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rell on average gets a lot less CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Rell versus Katarina build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Rell bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Katarina than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rell boasted an average win rate of 52.1% when playing against Katarina with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Katarina as Rell, Rell players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Rell vs Katarina fights, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

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