AP/Off tank Katarina build


Runes
Runes are always preferred differently depending on the player/summoner.
The runes i choose to use for this particular Katarina build is listed below.

Marks: Magic Penetration
Glyphs: Cooldown Reduction
Seals: Health at Level 18
Quintessences: Magic Penetration

Your rune book should look like this.
175+ Health at Level 18
14 Magic Penetration
5.85% Cooldown Reduction



Masteries
I go 9/21/0 with my masteries. This just seems to be the most effective set.



You could also take off "Tenacity" under the "Defensive" column and add it
into "Haste" under the "Utility" column.

Summoner Spells

For my Summoner Spells, i take "Ghost" and "Fortify".
The reason i take Ghost is because when you're trying to catch someone or trying to make an escape
or trying to run to a tower in time (Assuming your Fortify is down) you can get there before anyone else.


Items
Assuming you're using the rune set that i use and masteries, in the beginning i get Boots and 3 HP potions.

Most of the time i get first blood so that give me a big advantage over the rest in my lane.
I go for my sorc boots first then after my boots straight for Rylai's Crystal Scepter.
After i get that i look at their team to see who is doing the best and determine my next item.
If their team is more AD heavy then ill go straight for Sunfire Cape if it's leaning on the AP side then
ill get Negatron Cloak into a Abyssal Scepter or Force of Nature.

So my build usually looks like this:
Sorcerer's Shoes

Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Sunfire Cape

Sunfire Cape

Abyssal Scepter/Force of Nature (unless they are straight AD then Thornmail)

My games rarely last till i get my last item but i mostly get Zhonya's Ring


For my skill set i do it in this order:
If you're going mid take Q if you're taking bot/top take E

Level 1: E
Level 2: Q
Level 3: Q
Level 4: Q
Level 5: W
Level 6: R
Level 7: E
Level 8: E
Level 9: Q
Level 10: Q
Level 11: R
Level 12: E
Level 13: W
Level 14: W
Level 15: W
Level 16: R
Level 17: E
Level 18: W

So give this a try it's extremely nice and works well in mid rank solo queue games as well as well as normal games.
As far as 3v3 ranked, it's not that great...
NOTE: Katarina is made to be squishy, so it's not ment to be a full on tank just enough DPS to do damage
and Enough armor/magic resist and HP to take a lot of hits.
If you have any questions about this build i have answers so don't be afraid to ask.

This post was edited by ilypwnage on Sep 16 2010 06:53pm

I'd much rather get 2 rylais septers than 2x sunfire capes
80 ap more hp.

If you're wanting more damage with the HP then yes, but the passive doesn't stack on that item.
It just depends on what you NEED in that current game.

Edit: I see what you mean now, you might have more HP and Damage but you don't have any armor when you're trying to take the hits for your team.

This post was edited by ilypwnage on Sep 16 2010 06:47pm

this is weird lol

nahh kata can tank just give her 3x bloodthirsters and ur good to go u get around 80% life steel and 400dmg and boom ur good to go as tank 2 cus u get alot of life from 1 hit and if ur about to die u run and boom shunpo ur behind them and boom ur life regen are done

Yeah it may seem that way but give it a try.


Yeah i forget who made that guide but the only problem with that is that if someone doesn't die in team fights or your targeted and chain stunned you're worthless.

are you retarded? anyone with half a brain is going to focus this 3x bloodthirdster kat, 1 stun = no lifesteal. And at what point in this game is this kat farming these 3 bloodthirsters

This is actually the only kinda kat i play anymore... lol.

But my masteries are 9/0/21 and yea... it works extremely well.

and my skill points go up very differently... and items i start with are different.

This post was edited by mrholiday on Sep 17 2010 12:01pm

Level 2: Q
Level 3: Q
Level 4: Q

HOW?^^