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Katarina League Classic historical guide

FILE KATARINA · PATCH 3.15.5

Katarina · Katarina — the Sinister Blade

Katarina is included in Riot's official 60-champion League Classic roster. This guide preserves Riot 3.15.5 history and does not claim launch-verified values, performance data or an optimal build.

MidAssassin

Evidence status: Historical reference
Source era: Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5
Region: global historical snapshot
Last verified: 2026-07-16

Historical Classic reference. Current launch-version build verification is still pending.

Service statusLeague Classic is live globally and in mainland China

Entity dataHistorical reference; launch values verified per entity

Build statusHistorical Classic only; launch build verification in progress

Source era / patch: 3.15.5
Position: Mid
Region: global historical snapshot
Last verified: 2026-07-16

Summoner Spells

Ignite
Flash

Rune page direction

Greater Glyph of Ability Power
Greater Glyph of Attack Damage
Greater Glyph of Magic Penetration
Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power
Greater Glyph of Scaling Attack Damage
Greater Mark of Ability Power

Open rune library →

Mastery distribution

Defense 7 · Offense 1

Block
Tough Skin
Unyielding
Bladed Armor
Oppression
Reinforced Armor

Open mastery trees →

Starting items

Boots of Speed
Health Potion
Warding Totem (Trinket)

First recall

Haunting Guise
Sorcerer's Shoes

Core direction

Haunting Guise
Sorcerer's Shoes
Abyssal Scepter

Boots

Boots of Speed
Sorcerer's Shoes

Situational branches

Rabadon's Deathcap
Hextech Gunblade
Void Staff
Guardian Angel
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Zhonya's Hourglass

Skill priority

Not recorded — verify in the launch client

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's official Classic Champions page confirms Katarina in the 60-champion roster. The kit, values and build shown here remain version-labelled historical references, not automatically launch-verified data.

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.

P

Voracity

Historical function: Champion kills or assists reduce Katarina's cooldowns by 15 seconds.

Historical 3.15.5; launch values pending.

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.

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.

Entity-specific checks

Frequently Asked Questions

01Is Katarina in Riot's official League Classic roster?

Yes. Riot's official Classic Champions page lists Katarina in the 60-champion roster. That confirms identity only; the skills, values, roles and builds on this page remain version-labelled historical references.

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.

04Which historical patch is this Katarina guide based on?

The page preserves Riot Data Dragon 3.15.5 historical references. Launch-client values are verified separately and are never inferred from this historical snapshot.

05Where can I verify Katarina against official sources?

Use Riot's official League Classic Champions page and the live game client. This wiki keeps official roster facts separate from version-labelled historical data.

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 Classic Champions	`RIOT_CLASSIC_OFFICIAL`	2026 live roster	Global English	2026-07-30	official 60-champion roster identity, champion-directory identity checks	OFFICIALLY_CONFIRMED
League of Legends Classic	`RIOT_CLASSIC_OFFICIAL`	2026 live launch page	Global English	2026-07-30	official product identity, global live-service status, free-to-play statement, main-client launch action, 60-champion scope, returning systems, official playstyle mentions	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, official playstyle mentions	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