Vex vs Katarina MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Vex vs Katarina

Updated Jun 1, 2026

Overview

Vex is an anti-dash burst mage who must use her passive fear to control Katarina's high mobility and punish her aggressive engages.
Maintain lane pressure to deny Katarina the calm, dagger-setup windows she needs to trade or roam effectively.

Trading pattern

Use passive fear to interrupt Katarina's E engage and proc electrocute for strong short trades.
Punish Katarina immediately after she uses Katarina E without a reset path or when her daggers are out of position.
Avoid extended trades when your fear is on cooldown to prevent being all-inned by Katarina's resets.

Danger windows

Katarina is most dangerous when her daggers are positioned near her or escape paths allowing resets.
Katarina R channel is lethal if not interrupted; hold your fear and crowd control for this window.
Be cautious when Katarina has used crowd control or mobility cooldowns and can safely commit to resets.

Early game

Use early wave pressure and passive fear to force Katarina to play cautiously and delay her dagger setups.
Avoid all-in attempts before level 6 when Katarina's resets are limited and you have your shield to mitigate burst.
Track Katarina E cooldown to punish her if she jumps forward without reset options.

Power spikes

Vex's level 6 R is a major engage and reset tool to punish Katarina's mobility.
First completed AP burst item significantly increases Vex's kill threat in trades.
Respect Katarina's level 3 dagger setup with Q-W-E and level 6 R for all-in potential if crowd control is unavailable.

Win conditions

Win lane by using passive fear to control Katarina's dashes and punish cooldowns.
Deny Katarina safe dagger setups and force her to miss resets by pressuring wave and trading aggressively.
Use level 6 R to engage or reset trades and snowball lane dominance into roams or objectives.