I really appreciate you dumbing down everything so much. A lot of "beginner" guides assume the viewer knows all of her abilities and general playstyle, which most actual beginners do not.
This is genuinely such a useful guide, I've been trying to get into katarina after seeing how some of my enemies played her, but there were 0 tutorails on her most basic combos and most importantly how to play early, you actually explain the most basic things which nobody else talked about and now I feel more confident in trying to play her instead of sticking to 1 champ. Thanks a lot!
you are very welcome! try out the simple combos and early laning phase in a custom game against bots, and when you start to dominate there, take it into some norms. a big part of playing kat well is staying calm and being confident when you go in.
I love this. If you search how to play a champ, typically all you get is people playing a full match of that champ with not much info and mostly just commentary. Your videos are extremely helpful and start from the ground up. Much love!
Hey man, just wanna say that you make the best guides for new players by far! It's easy to follow along and understand what you're saying. Most guides out there just get super complicated real quick. I hope you do a Pyke guide soon! Very interested to see a guide on him! Keep up the good work!
Idk how to say thank u to u, since I watched ur video I improved with kata a lot, I thought that I would never be able to play with kata but thanks to u now I can, u deserve more subscribers, keep going, u are doing so well and u are the only streamer I subscribed, tysm for explaining everything in detail .. I support u💪
Before the rework kata was my main, after the rework it was so hard for me to play with her so I became a miss fortune main, I missed my kata so much so I wanted to try her again and so I succeeded because of u TYSM AGAIN
If anyone told me the basic combo of Kat with Electrocute is E Auto Q, that would’ve blown my mind because multiple attempts in normals and bots with Kat were wasted trying to figure her out. Thank you for this video. Kind of a shame that most people don’t touch her because of bad memories or how, at first glance, complex her kit is. If Riot at least showed some combos of her abilities instead of just showing each ability by itself within the client, I think more people will play her.
This video really helped me understand how to play this character. I used to think Katarina is some type of impossible to play champion and only gods can play her effectively but that's not really true. I'm going straight into a game to try everything I've learned out!
hope it went well, yeah she can be very intimidating, but just learning 1 basic combo can really unlock her potential and get you playing the champ more and having a bunch of fun!
Thanks for this nice guide! It seems hard to play well with kata but you make it easy with this video! I am yasuo main and also play Akali and Viego in mid my next choice was kata but I couldnt find a good video until I saw this ♡
Just such a basic general rule of thumb like always/mostly using W after you E in helps so much, thanks! I'm a jungler, but want to add Kata to my flex mid pool (I flex mid as I'm less likely to get autofilled mid but it still happens occasionally). :D
Nice video, I agree with everything except for the ganking advice. You never want to use your w early if you are not 100% sure that you can burst down your enemy. E - W - Q - R is the most effective ganking combo as most people will flash away on your passive dagger. I never had a situation which allowed me to just walk up to an enemy and use my w next to him. Key to ganking is baiting out flashes and movement abilities before using ult and having one jump ready before that. That is why you always want to get your w out asap and follow with a q after the enemies movement spells. Also you could have mentioned, that you can jump slightly outside your passive dagger, allowing you to jump walls by placing your w close to them.
ty for this i really need it my only problem is the early game , i think my problem is trying to fight too much in early game which makes me lose many health
Thank you for this video. Just a little friendly tip tho : the rune "Coup de grace" is pronounced "cou de grass" : the final p is silent in "coup" and you have to pronounce the "ce" in "grace" (cause "coup de grace" is a french idiom and if you pronounce it "coupe de gras" that would mean something like "goblet of fat" in french).
thx Jet! I think people were using Sunderer on her for a bit there to great success, but now the highest win rate build for her appears to be a nashor's tooth rush, into sorc boots, into rocket belt
a decent guide but a few things were wrong like Katarina q scaling off of ad from Doran's blade(the reason you couldn't find it was you were in the mage tab)
This video helped soo much i wanted to play kat soo much but i used to suck with kat uesterday i got my first ace soo thanks a lot also can u make a guide on fiora?
try starting dorans shield for the health sustain, and try to play very passive until level 3, even if it means letting go of last hits on minions in order to keep your health bar high. key with assassins is staying healthy enough to do a big trade at lvl 3, setting up a follow up all in trade.
This guide really helpful but it would be nice to see you play vs not bots to see how to escape and see the outplays instead of seeing bots who respond way to slowly.
Thx, yeah I hear ya. I do post gameplay commentaries as well, though in these guides I like to keep it super simple while I chat through the lane phase strategy, trading, etc.
@@TiltShades a problem j struggle with is when I e-w they move fast enough to dodge my w and then punish me for my engage. And cassio just didn't move when you w xD any tips?
@@oriwiesberg8679 yeah not every matchup is a winning matchup for Kat, that's juts the way it goes. There's alot of lane you'll just lose based on matchup, but you'll still be able to play to your mid game strength of AOE damage and resets. If you find you can't EW to engage in a matchup, try engaging off your Q poke, then drop the W once you E in.
Is rocket belt is good for her? Or it'll be hard to play with that if you're a begginer on her? Also.. I don't really understad what should I build in different matchups,I mean, I can't build nashor and riftmaker every single match, it depends but I just don't get what exactly should I build and when..
yeah rocket belt is solid on her as well, juts a bit harder for beginners because it's one more thing to remember to use in your combo. for the most part, just build the core items every game, and then follow the shops recommendations for your third item.
Amazing guide and you really know how to teach people! Just one small complaint is that you kinda made it sound like playing kat was simple and easy but it’s no small feat ❤️
How would you know when to trade? What I mean is do you just try to trade whenever your cooldowns are up and there are not a lot of enemy minions, or do you wait for something?
it's something that becomes easier with time and more games. having all your cooldowns is one thing to have checked, not a lot of enemy minions is another yeah, if you can dodge one of their abilities that's huge too, but also understanding each of your matchups, and when you are stronger than another champ outright.
The guide is pretty informative and beginner friendly just like promised, the footage could be more valuable if it’s not against bot tho. Still a good guide nonetheless.
Glad it was helpful! Yeah I tried to do these against real players for a bit, but all the trolls in game just make it too frustrating to record a guide. People gank too, and interrupt the discussion of basics. I try to post gameplay commentaries now and then in real pvp games, where we get into a bit more intermediate thoughts.
yeah, very tough to play Kat into a team with any kind of hard cc, especially if that enemy is saving it for you when you jump in. Just try your best to wait for them to blow it on another team mate before you go in.
for sure she can, early lane phase can be tough because yone/yas can spam their Q, but they dont really have hard cc - which is Kat's biggest counter. Kat's toughest matchups right now imo are Kassadin and Vex: u.gg/lol/champions/katarina/build
yeah, just in practice tool so we can zip through talking about the abilities and combos. Give it a try when you pick up a new champ, it really helps expedite the learning curve.
I really appreciate you dumbing down everything so much. A lot of "beginner" guides assume the viewer knows all of her abilities and general playstyle, which most actual beginners do not.
thanks cole, I appreciate the feedback! glad to hear this approach is helping out.
What elo is his kat
This is genuinely such a useful guide, I've been trying to get into katarina after seeing how some of my enemies played her, but there were 0 tutorails on her most basic combos and most importantly how to play early, you actually explain the most basic things which nobody else talked about and now I feel more confident in trying to play her instead of sticking to 1 champ. Thanks a lot!
you are very welcome! try out the simple combos and early laning phase in a custom game against bots, and when you start to dominate there, take it into some norms. a big part of playing kat well is staying calm and being confident when you go in.
I love this. If you search how to play a champ, typically all you get is people playing a full match of that champ with not much info and mostly just commentary. Your videos are extremely helpful and start from the ground up. Much love!
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the positive feedback!
I went from feeding with no kills to feeding with the same amount of kills cause of this video. 🐐
Nice! props!
One of the best guides I've seen. Very thorough yet simple and easy to follow along. Definitely going to feel more confident when I lock in kat now
Great to hear! thanks!
four months later and i still find it the best kat guide on yt. thanks man!!
max respect, thanks!
Hey man, just wanna say that you make the best guides for new players by far! It's easy to follow along and understand what you're saying. Most guides out there just get super complicated real quick.
I hope you do a Pyke guide soon! Very interested to see a guide on him! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Simeon, I really appreciate the positive feedback and support!
You have so good relaxing voice, im kata main for 3 months now and thats a good video, btw you can E from veigar´s E :)
Thanks TomeYy! Great tip for the Veigar cage, good to know!
Are you serious, no point of me playing veigar sup vs kat.
@@Ffoo_ffighter According to a gold i consistently play with a great kat counter is pantheon. Point and click stun ruins her.
Thank you for this!! It really helped me soo much. You made me finally realize I've just been blindly E-ing into every trade 😅
haha all good, glad I could help!
Idk how to say thank u to u, since I watched ur video I improved with kata a lot, I thought that I would never be able to play with kata but thanks to u now I can, u deserve more subscribers, keep going, u are doing so well and u are the only streamer I subscribed, tysm for explaining everything in detail .. I support u💪
thank you so much for the kind words and support 🙏
Before the rework kata was my main, after the rework it was so hard for me to play with her so I became a miss fortune main, I missed my kata so much so I wanted to try her again and so I succeeded because of u TYSM AGAIN
you're very welcome, glad I was able to help :)
great videos man! i'm a league vet but never picked up katarina, got her in aram last night and fell in love, thanks for this video! very helpful.
Glad I could help!
If anyone told me the basic combo of Kat with Electrocute is E Auto Q, that would’ve blown my mind because multiple attempts in normals and bots with Kat were wasted trying to figure her out. Thank you for this video.
Kind of a shame that most people don’t touch her because of bad memories or how, at first glance, complex her kit is. If Riot at least showed some combos of her abilities instead of just showing each ability by itself within the client, I think more people will play her.
yeah, I know what you mean, but hey, that's what these beginner guides are for :)
You are so good at teaching people how to play champs. Most other people suck at it thank you so much this really helped
lol thx bro, respect!
You should make a guide for every champion! I always wanna learn new champions and your videos are really helpful when it comes to guides!
All in good time!
Super underrated channel, literally come to every video to learn a new champ. Super helpful 👍
I appreciate that!
I just bought kata yesterday and found ur guide on yt ! Tysm for the vid.. really helped me alot🙂
nice, my pleasure! all the best as you learn the champ!
You are AMAZING .. explaining every detail and mistake im making using kat .
Glad it was helpful!
i love how you go so in depth about everything you can probably teach my baby brother to play katarina xD
thanks for the feedback dude!
Was struggling to figure out her basic combos so I watched this guide and it has helped me so much thank you
my pleasure, great to hear that these breakdowns and simple guides are helping out!
this video is really well made thank you i just got her battle queen skin and wanted to try her tysm :>
thanks Barb! amazing, all the best with your games!
Barb the Wandering Caretaker uwu💖
PS: agreed this is a very well done guide💖💖💖
Loving your beginner guides man. I still have to watch them 5 times as you pack so much in haha. Thank you. I’ve subbed 😎👍🏼
Awesome to hear, thank you!
Smoking blunt about to first time Kat in ranked ty king
XDDD
This video really helped me understand how to play this character. I used to think Katarina is some type of impossible to play champion and only gods can play her effectively but that's not really true. I'm going straight into a game to try everything I've learned out!
hope it went well, yeah she can be very intimidating, but just learning 1 basic combo can really unlock her potential and get you playing the champ more and having a bunch of fun!
@@TiltShades man it sure did. I got my first penta kill and I'm carrying a lot of my games
@@GiNgertheman nice!!!
Honestly how do you not have more subs? Really helpful video thanks a lot
thanks lucas! haha maybe one day we'll get there!
Thanks for this nice guide! It seems hard to play well with kata but you make it easy with this video! I am yasuo main and also play Akali and Viego in mid my next choice was kata but I couldnt find a good video until I saw this ♡
thanks for the positive feedback, glad you enjoyed it and got some value out of it!
This was an amazing vid . Honestly good job bro I understand much more about her
thx bro, much appreciated!
I appreciate the video man. very easy to get an understanding
Glad it helped!
i didn't understand katarina for like even a little bit but now i understand her very well Thank You ! :)
Amazing, glad I could help!
Great video dawg I’ve been learning Kat and have been bad early game I wish more lanes were like this cass 😂
Thx bro, just keep trying to play a bit safer until you hit lvl 3, then go in for a nice big trade and chunk them down.
I mean their bots so
Only giga chads make tutorial from the very beggining
lol thx!
Got my sub broski you make good content 🤌🏽 I’ve played kata for like 3 seasons lmao I just watched for the heck of it and enjoyed it! Great vid.
Thanks dude, I appreciate the support, great to hear you enjoyed the content!
You explained so much things and really helped! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
nice guide my dude, really easy to understand and a really chill video keep up the good work and guides. all the support and a new subscriber
Thanks for the feedback, very much appreciated!
Best channel for a beginner like me!!
Happy to hear that!
Just such a basic general rule of thumb like always/mostly using W after you E in helps so much, thanks! I'm a jungler, but want to add Kata to my flex mid pool (I flex mid as I'm less likely to get autofilled mid but it still happens occasionally). :D
Happy to help! Yeah, very rare to get flexed into mid, but best of luck on those off occasions where it happens!
Very well done guide!! Not too confusing only the most important combos and the best tips. All in all great guide thx uwu💖
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for the feedback!
Its like when your mom shows you something as a kid and then you try to do it and fail miserably
lol
Awesome guide my man! Thanks a lot!
no worries, glad you enjoyed, thanks for letting me know!
Nice video, I agree with everything except for the ganking advice. You never want to use your w early if you are not 100% sure that you can burst down your enemy. E - W - Q - R is the most effective ganking combo as most people will flash away on your passive dagger. I never had a situation which allowed me to just walk up to an enemy and use my w next to him. Key to ganking is baiting out flashes and movement abilities before using ult and having one jump ready before that. That is why you always want to get your w out asap and follow with a q after the enemies movement spells.
Also you could have mentioned, that you can jump slightly outside your passive dagger, allowing you to jump walls by placing your w close to them.
thanks! appreciate the comment and insights!
This dude makes it seem so smooth
XD you can do it too, just jump into practice tool and follow along with the simply combo, you'll get it in no time!
Very good guide man, thanks a bunch :D, so interested in this champ but i just didnt know what i was doing lmaoo, this helps a lot
Glad I could help!
ty for this i really need it my only problem is the early game , i think my problem is trying to fight too much in early game which makes me lose many health
no worries! yeah, try a few games where you wait until lvl 3 t really go for a big first engage
I luv your guides man keep up the good work
thx Nikos!
Helped mě so much thank you❤❤🎉
np!
Great vid, good for beginners
Glad you liked it!
Thanks you so much for this excellent guide !!!
you are very welcome!
Best video for a beginner.
Glad you liked it
What a very helpful guide especially on how to use her combos. Can you tell me what is the full item build?
Thanks Lero. Highest win rate full item build for her is currently: u.gg/lol/champions/katarina/build
thanks for this Alpha Guide, i instantly Became 10X Better after this,
my first bot match after this video i got 16 Kill's 1 Death & 7 Assist's.
nice! great to hear!
I love your videos buddy, keep going!
Thanks a ton!
Thank you for this video.
Just a little friendly tip tho : the rune "Coup de grace" is pronounced "cou de grass" : the final p is silent in "coup" and you have to pronounce the "ce" in "grace" (cause "coup de grace" is a french idiom and if you pronounce it "coupe de gras" that would mean something like "goblet of fat" in french).
thanks dude! haha thank for that tip, I'll try! XD goblet of fat!
old vid, but good vid for someone like me. what do you recommend in the build this season?
thx Jet! I think people were using Sunderer on her for a bit there to great success, but now the highest win rate build for her appears to be a nashor's tooth rush, into sorc boots, into rocket belt
The basic comb is better to do with q e and aa and walk away or jumg out it's way more better to trade
lots of different combos to try into all kinds of matchups, glad to hear you have one that works well for you!
What it's that mode to practice? I will like to practice alone no actually in a match
you can create a custom game, and select practice mode
@@TiltShades nice, thanks
@@darianaclaire3863 i checked after i replied, to confirm, it's creating a "training" game, then selecting practice tool :)
@@TiltShades ohh perfect, thank you for being so nice, have a nice day
Best LOL tutorials out therr
thx, really appreciate that!
thank you so so so much man here is a sub
Welcome!
Epic guide tbh. Understood most of the stuff easily. Btw bw yasuo and kat, who do you think is more difficult?
I think yas is easier in early lane, but then harder in the mid and late game. just my opinion.
Great guide! Keep it up 👍
Thanks, will do!
a decent guide but a few things were wrong like Katarina q scaling off of ad from Doran's blade(the reason you couldn't find it was you were in the mage tab)
thanks for the feedback!
Clear tutorial ty
glad you enjoyed!
great vid!
thanks!
This video helped soo much i wanted to play kat soo much but i used to suck with kat uesterday i got my first ace soo thanks a lot also can u make a guide on fiora?
nice, congrats! I recently posted a gameplay, but haven't gotten the chance to make a guide yet, one day!
@@TiltShades wating for that day
@@TiltShades also ur guides are amazing like super amazing its soo easy to understand...
I watched the video and it helped a lot but I still struggle a lot. Mainly due to her low health so I was wondering if you have any advice?
try starting dorans shield for the health sustain, and try to play very passive until level 3, even if it means letting go of last hits on minions in order to keep your health bar high. key with assassins is staying healthy enough to do a big trade at lvl 3, setting up a follow up all in trade.
Thanks for the video dude!
Thanks for watching!
Literally farming the caseopeia lol
XD
Am KATARINA MAIN
THANKS FOR THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION'S ❤️
NP! YW!
Nice video man i will try her
Thx, good luck!
Thank you so much
You're most welcome!
again the best
thx!
This guide really helpful but it would be nice to see you play vs not bots to see how to escape and see the outplays instead of seeing bots who respond way to slowly.
Thx, yeah I hear ya. I do post gameplay commentaries as well, though in these guides I like to keep it super simple while I chat through the lane phase strategy, trading, etc.
@@TiltShades a problem j struggle with is when I e-w they move fast enough to dodge my w and then punish me for my engage. And cassio just didn't move when you w xD any tips?
@@oriwiesberg8679 yeah not every matchup is a winning matchup for Kat, that's juts the way it goes. There's alot of lane you'll just lose based on matchup, but you'll still be able to play to your mid game strength of AOE damage and resets. If you find you can't EW to engage in a matchup, try engaging off your Q poke, then drop the W once you E in.
I wanna play her, but I’m so scared, I need more confidence to play Kat
you got this, just practice the basic combos in a custom game, and then try it out!
@@TiltShades thank you 🙂 I def will, your an amazing teacher and so good at breaking down a champ guide 💜
ty for tips
np!
Is rocket belt is good for her? Or it'll be hard to play with that if you're a begginer on her? Also.. I don't really understad what should I build in different matchups,I mean, I can't build nashor and riftmaker every single match, it depends but I just don't get what exactly should I build and when..
yeah rocket belt is solid on her as well, juts a bit harder for beginners because it's one more thing to remember to use in your combo. for the most part, just build the core items every game, and then follow the shops recommendations for your third item.
Amazing guide and you really know how to teach people! Just one small complaint is that you kinda made it sound like playing kat was simple and easy but it’s no small feat ❤️
thanks so much Preston! yeah she's a tough one to pick up.
i really didn't get the vibe that he thinks its easy. he constantly talked about her weaknesses and how difficult some of her more advanced combos
You upgrade abilities by pressing the arrow manually…?
i'd recommend you shortcut key upgrading abilities (cntrl + the ability key), but in this video i did it manually to highlight the upgrade
@@TiltShades yea I thought so haha I was like no way a tutorial channel recommends pressing to upgrade an ability. Thanks though
How would you know when to trade? What I mean is do you just try to trade whenever your cooldowns are up and there are not a lot of enemy minions, or do you wait for something?
it's something that becomes easier with time and more games. having all your cooldowns is one thing to have checked, not a lot of enemy minions is another yeah, if you can dodge one of their abilities that's huge too, but also understanding each of your matchups, and when you are stronger than another champ outright.
@@TiltShades Thank you
🐐🐐🐐🐐
thx!
I want you make guide on other aspects of game also
thanks, yes i'm looking forward to making more general game guides at some point too, just tough to find the time right now :/
If you dont mind me asking what rank are you?
just a middle elo player, who likes to have more fun with the game than worry about rank :)
So, why must W before R?
it just helps with your damage output, an also lets you reset your dash on your E if needed to follow up if they dash or flash away.
The guide is pretty informative and beginner friendly just like promised, the footage could be more valuable if it’s not against bot tho.
Still a good guide nonetheless.
Glad it was helpful! Yeah I tried to do these against real players for a bit, but all the trolls in game just make it too frustrating to record a guide. People gank too, and interrupt the discussion of basics. I try to post gameplay commentaries now and then in real pvp games, where we get into a bit more intermediate thoughts.
Good job.
thx dude!
Quick question, what if a team has another of hard cc
yeah, very tough to play Kat into a team with any kind of hard cc, especially if that enemy is saving it for you when you jump in. Just try your best to wait for them to blow it on another team mate before you go in.
@@TiltShades awesome thank you
Nice
Thanks!
In 29:54 u could just e to veigar and kill him cuz your e was reseted couldn't u ?
yeah, the resets come to fast sometimes to even remember lol
Very helpfull :) +1 subscriber
Thanks Dragos, welcome!
can kat win against champs like yone /yas? more fronlining fighters who can dps
for sure she can, early lane phase can be tough because yone/yas can spam their Q, but they dont really have hard cc - which is Kat's biggest counter. Kat's toughest matchups right now imo are Kassadin and Vex: u.gg/lol/champions/katarina/build
the probleme is not the combo the probleme is the people who fight , sometime you fing beginners and sometime you find pro at mid lane
yeah, can be tough, but keep practicing, no reason you can't be the pro one day!
you explained this video while CD was on 0 all the time?
yeah, just in practice tool so we can zip through talking about the abilities and combos. Give it a try when you pick up a new champ, it really helps expedite the learning curve.
wish i could play against a cas that dosnt have a w key
this is just in practice mode :) but there's definitely no shortage of opponents out there that you'll be able to take advantage of in lane!
Ik people don’t like playing against u
just game, all for fun!
Well I’m still shit at the game, it’s not the tutorials fault tho just mine lol
XD keep practicing bro, you'll get there!
The combo is Q E basic, not E Q basic
that's a good way to start it too if your Q is in a decent spot
Good for begginers tho
thx, yeah i try to take it slow and repeat the important things to hammer it home
U can explain all of that in more simpler fast ways
thanks for the feedback dude
funny how kata doesnt get nerfed xD
yeah she's been strong for a while now
Great guide but are you playing against irons or something, they arent even using their keyboard
thx bro, this is just against bots for the beginner guides, I post gameplay commentaries as well which range from silver to diamond mmrs.
@@TiltShades ah i see, cool guide
i stopped watching when he leveled his ability up with his mouse
XD yeah i need to get in the habit of doing ctrl+
Bro I start boots 4 health pots
that's a good start too!