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Senna vs Katarina

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How to Beat Katarina as Senna

based on 10,260 Senna vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Senna resulted from an examination of 10260 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Senna fights Katarina in only 3.6% of her matches.

Senna vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Senna does a decent job of countering Katarina. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Senna against Katarina matches, Senna’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Senna vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Boots of SwiftnessSerrated Dirk

Core Senna Items

~22 Mins
Rapid FirecannonYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of Night

Optional Items

HubrisMaw of MalmortiusOpportunityVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Senna to level upq
>
Second ability for Senna to level upw
>
Last skill for Senna to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCut Down
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Senna's passive ability p
Senna's q ability q
Senna's w ability w
Senna's e ability e
Senna's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Senna

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.

Senna vs Katarina Counter Stats

Senna Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Katarina Image
4.7
< Kills >
9.9
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
11.9
< Assists >
5.4
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
2.21
61
< Minions Killed >
156
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,777
< Physical Damage >
2,064
295
< Magic Damage >
21,440
465
< True Damage >
941
17,537
< Damage Dealt >
24,447
18,911
< Damage Taken >
24,910
10,480
< Gold Earned >
12,267
2.26
< Towers >
1.47
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,037
< Total Healing >
3,349
11,402
< Experience >
14,170
49
< Vision Score >
16
20
< Wards Placed >
8
203
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Senna in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some significant Senna against Katarina counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Senna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Senna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Katarina. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Senna often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Senna and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Senna
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Senna
Katarina

Who is Better, Senna or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Senna usually wins when trying to fight Katarina, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Senna makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Senna does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when they face off with one another, Senna also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Senna into Katarinaas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Senna has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Senna vs Katarina matchups, Senna is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Senna is a decent counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Senna against Katarina.

Other Champion Matchups Against Senna

Senna Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.6% winrateFizzFizz46.6% winrateRammusRammus47.4% winrateLeonaLeona47.4% winrate

Senna Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.9% winrateSivirSivir55.6% winrateXayahXayah55.5% winrateOlafOlaf55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 56.1% 2685 GamesLeonaLeona+ 56.2% 1595 GamesBardBard+ 56.4% 1554 GamesMilioMilio+ 57.1% 907 Games

Additional Information for Senna Players

How We Calculated Our Senna vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Senna, we analyzed 10,260 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 Senna 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

If you would like to truly master Senna in order 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Senna usually accumulates less CS relative to Katarina. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Senna versus Katarina build include Rapid Firecannon, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Senna incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs Katarina than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Senna boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when playing against Katarina with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Katarina as Senna, Senna players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Senna vs Katarina counters, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

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