P
Voracity
Historical function: Champion kills or assists reduce Katarina's cooldowns by 15 seconds.
Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.
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Katarina Classic Guide
the Sinister Blade
Katarina is listed in the community-datamined 60-champion starting roster. This guide uses Riot 3.15.5 history and does not claim launch-verified values or a best build.
MidAssassin
- Evidence
- Community-datamined roster
- Historical source
- Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5
- Last verified
- Launch status
- Launch verification pending
Quick Answer
Katarina historical snapshot
Katarina's historical kit combines Voracity, Bouncing Blades, Sinister Steel, Shunpo, Death Lotus. Read the spell summaries together with the historical item direction and the explicit launch-verification limits.
Roster evidence boundary
Riot confirms the 60-champion composition rule but not the complete name list. Katarina is published here from a dated community-datamining observation.
Historical kit
Katarina abilities
Summaries and displayed values come from the labelled historical snapshot. Observed and launch-verified fields remain empty until direct client evidence exists.
Q
Bouncing Blades
Historical function: Katarina throws a dagger that bounces from enemy to enemy, dealing magic damage and marking them.
- Cooldown
- 10/9.5/9/8.5/8
- Cost
- 0
- Range
- 675
Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.
W
Sinister Steel
Historical function: Katarina whirls her daggers around her, dealing magic damage to all enemies in the area.
- Cooldown
- 4
- Cost
- 0
- Range
- 400
Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.
E
Shunpo
Historical function: Katarina instantly moves to her target's location and takes reduced damage from enemies for a few seconds.
- Cooldown
- 12/10.5/9/7.5/6
- Cost
- 0
- Range
- 700
Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.
R
Death Lotus
Historical function: Katarina becomes a flurry of blades, throwing daggers with unrivaled speed at up to three nearby Champions.
- Cooldown
- 60/52.5/45
- Cost
- 0
- Range
- 550
Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.
Historical versus modern
Ability names differ between historical 3.15.5 and modern 16.14.1 (Bouncing Blades, Sinister Steel); values and mechanics still require Classic launch-client verification.
Katarina, the Sinister Blade, is documented here from Riot's 3.15.5 historical snapshot. The Mid labels are an editorial navigation taxonomy, not launch-patch usage statistics.
Three-layer build system
Katarina build evidence
Only layers with qualifying evidence are shown. Creator-tested and launch-verified layers are absent until their evidence gates pass.
Historical Classic Build
Katarina Historical Classic Build Direction
Riot's 3.15.5 Summoner's Rift recommendation for Katarina, preserved as a historical reading aid rather than a launch-patch best build.
- Source era
- 3.15.5
- Position
- Mid
- Region
- global historical snapshot
- Sample
- No match sample
Starting items
Boots of Speed
Health Potion
Warding Totem (Trinket)
Early purchases
Haunting Guise
Sorcerer's Shoes
Core direction
- Haunting Guise
- Sorcerer's Shoes
Abyssal Scepter
Situational options
Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Gunblade
Void Staff
Guardian Angel
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass
Playstyle reading
Use Bouncing Blades, Sinister Steel, Shunpo, Death Lotus as the historical kit reference, then verify live cooldowns, costs and ratios before applying this item direction.
Limitation
Historical reference only. No launch-client skill order, rune page, mastery page, matchup or performance claim has been verified.
Setup direction
Katarina runes and masteries direction
A historical burst framework for assassins and short-window mages using penetration, amplification and active items.
Use it to understand the evidence behind older single-target burst routes.
Internal links
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Entity-specific checks
Frequently Asked Questions
01Is Katarina officially confirmed in the complete League Classic roster?
Riot confirms a 60-champion launch composition, but the complete name list used here is a community-datamined League Wiki observation. Katarina's individual roster slot is therefore labelled community-datamined until Riot publishes or the launch client verifies it.
02Are Katarina's ability values launch verified?
No. The displayed historical references come from Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5; observed and launch-verified value fields remain null.
03Is this the best Katarina Classic build?
No. It is a Riot-authored historical item direction with no win-rate, Tier or launch-match sample claim.
Source Ledger
Sources, versions and evidence limits
Every historical record keeps its source era. League Wiki is identified as a structural or historical-data reference, never as Riot official.
| Source | Source Type | Version | Region | Verified Date | Used For | Evidence Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League of Legends Classic | RIOT_CLASSIC_OFFICIAL | 2026 launch announcement | Global English | 2026-07-16 | official product identity, 60-champion scope, returning systems | OFFICIALLY_CONFIRMED |
| /dev: League of Legends Classic | RIOT_CLASSIC_OFFICIAL | 2026-07-15 article | Global English | 2026-07-16 | OG 40 plus 20 composition, Tier 3 runes, mastery-system scope | OFFICIALLY_CONFIRMED |
| League Wiki — League Classic | WIKI_REFERENCE_ONLY | Observed 2026-07-16; page edited 2026-07-15 | Community-maintained global reference | 2026-07-16 | 60-name roster observation, 141-item observation, 15-spell observation, information architecture | COMMUNITY_DATAMINED |
| Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5 | RIOT_HISTORICAL_DDRAGON | 3.15.5 | Historical static-data snapshot; not region-equivalent launch evidence | 2026-07-16 | champion identities, historical kits, historical recommended item sets, items, Tier 3 runes, masteries, summoner spells, historical assets | HISTORICAL_REFERENCE |