Renekton vs Katarina MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Renekton vs Katarina

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Renekton controls early lane pressure and must deny Katarina a calm scaling mid lane by forcing short trades with high fury.
Prioritize early aggression and wave control to prevent Katarina from setting up daggers or roaming safely.

Trading pattern

Trade explosively with (E) dash in, empowered (W) stun, (Q) heal, then exit with second (E) to avoid Katarina's resets.
Punish Katarina when she uses (E) forward without a dagger to escape or reset by committing short trades.
Respect Katarina's dagger placement and hold trades until her mobility or cooldowns are down to avoid her burst resets.

Danger windows

Katarina is most dangerous when her daggers are positioned for resets and (R) is available for all-in bursts.
Avoid trading or engaging when (E) mobility and (R) ultimate are up and crowd control is on cooldown.
Be cautious after using both (E) dashes forward as you lose escape and are vulnerable to Katarina's burst and resets.

Early game

Use level 1-3 to stack fury and trade aggressively with (E) plus empowered (W) before Katarina unlocks her dagger combo.
Punish Katarina's low early agency by forcing trades when her mobility (E) is down or daggers are not positioned.
Avoid extended fights without fury or after using both (E) dashes forward to prevent counterpunish windows.

Power spikes

At level 3, use full (Q)-(W)-(E) combo with fury to force trades before Katarina can burst with her dagger setup.
At level 6, activate (R) to gain durability and convert short trades into all-ins, forcing Katarina to play cautiously.
Respect Katarina's level 6 (R) channel window; hold crowd control and avoid extended trades when her ultimate is available.

Win conditions

Snowball early by controlling wave and forcing short fury trades to deny Katarina safe dagger setups and roaming.
Use (R) empowered all-ins after chipping Katarina's health to secure kills or force summoner spells.
Maintain lane priority to prevent Katarina from roaming and capitalize on her weak early game agency.