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Mayhem Katarina: Linking Daggers and Shunpo with Archmage and Purifier
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# Mayhem Katarina: Linking Daggers and Shunpo with Archmage and Purifier
---
GameMode: MAYHEM
Champion: Katarina
Patch: 16.18
---
```opgg YouTube
videoId: MfSqHKyDKX8
```
This build transforms Katarina from a champion who carefully picks up one dagger at a time into one who constantly lays down daggers to shape the battlefield. Based on Rainbow Flavor's Katarina highlights, it summarizes the core augments and how to use them. The augment explanations and dagger combos below are based on what was shown in the video, while the item recommendations and situational advice are practical additions.
## Key Takeaways
- The goal is to frequently chain 
Katarina's dagger generation with 
Katarina E - Shunpo's mobility. This is different from a build that repeatedly presses the ultimate.
- 
Archmage refunds the cooldown of another random skill based on the skill you used.
- 
Purist - Caster supports a skill-focused playstyle through base cooldown reduction and converting attack speed into ability haste.
- Even with plenty of daggers on the ground, you can't ignore crowd control and focused fire. A second engage that lets you continue while alive is more important than the initial engage.
## Augment Build
```opgg lol AugmentBuild
schemaVersion: 1
core: [2087,2018]
alternatives: []
synergy: []
```
### Archmage: The Engine That Links Different Skills
The Korean card says that using a skill refunds another random skill's cooldown by 30% of the cooldown of the skill you used. It does not mean that the refunded skill's own remaining cooldown is always reduced by 30%. Rather than repeatedly pressing the same button, use Q and W to create daggers, reposition with E, and check which skills have come back up.
Katarina's basic kit deals damage around her when she picks up a dagger and reduces Shunpo's cooldown. Archmage's refund creates more opportunities to keep chaining dagger generation and movement. However, the card specifically says “another random skill.” Avoid engaging first on the assumption that E will always be ready when you need it.
### Purifier - Mage: Converting Attack Speed into Skill Usage
The Korean card shown in the video grants percentage-based cooldown reduction and converts all attack speed into ability haste. This is not simply an augment that grants ability power. So don't approach it like a typical attack speed build that rapidly chains basic attacks. Even with attack speed items, consider how much their converted stats actually help your skill rotation.
The video shows Shunpo being chained while several daggers are on the ground at once. The key to reproducing this isn't the number of daggers itself, but making sure you don't miss the next dagger or a safe repositioning target. As more daggers appear on-screen, misclicks become more likely, so keep track of both enemy positions and daggers you can pick up.
### If You Don't Complete the Core Combination
Without Archmage, abandon the assumption that repeated casts will maintain themselves automatically. Like a standard Katarina, wait until the enemy's key interrupt abilities are down, then go in for dagger pickups and takedown participation. If you only have Purifier, make use of the shorter cooldowns, but reconsider any plan to make up for missing damage with fast basic attacks.
If you only get Archmage, it's safer to repeat short trades while checking which skill was refunded. Don't give up all the survivability or damage you need right now just to wait for the combination. Since there is no confirmation that alternative augments create the same continuous casting pattern as the original, the alternative slots have been left empty.
## Item Build
```opgg lol ItemBuild
starter: []
boots: []
core: [3115,3157]
situational: [3089,3135]
starterRelations: []
bootsRelations: []
coreRelations: [PRIORITY]
situationalRelations: [PRIORITY]
```
The block above is not the original purchase order, but a practical recommendation to supplement it. 
Nashor's Tooth is an offensive item with ability power and on-hit effects, and its converted attack speed can also be considered when you have Purifier. However, don't automatically make it the top priority based only on the conversion value. If your skill rotation is already fast enough but you die every time you go in, prioritize survivability.
Zhonya's Hourglass is an option for surviving the enemy's focused fire after engaging. The idea is to draw attacks around your daggers, wait out the dangerous moment, and prepare your next move. This does not mean you should keep casting your ultimate while invulnerable; check whether you still have allied support and a valid target to blink to when the invulnerability ends.
Consider 
Rabadon's Deathcap when you can deal damage consistently, or 
Void Staff when the enemy's magic resistance is a problem. The order of these situational items changes depending on the enemy's defenses. Choose boots based on the enemy's crowd control, damage profile, and your own survivability needs rather than treating the video as a fixed purchase order.
## Skill Usage: Create Daggers, Move, and Check Again
Use 
Katarina Q - Bouncing Blade to create a spot for a dagger to land near the enemy, then use 
Katarina W - Preparation to set up a pickup point at your current position. When using Katarina E - Shunpo, don't only look at the dagger you'll deal damage with—also consider the target you can blink to after getting blocked by the enemy. W's dagger isn't picked up immediately, so don't assume its spin damage will trigger just because you pressed the ability.
Use 
Katarina R - Death Lotus when enemies remain in range and have few abilities left to interrupt it. If several daggers are ready or a dangerous attack is coming, moving may be better than channeling the ultimate to the end. This guide isn't a level-by-level investment record for an entire game, so it doesn't prescribe a fixed level-18 skill order.
## Early Game, Late Game, and Teamfight Usage
In the early game, safely chip away at enemy health with Q and pick up daggers during fights your team starts. If you imitate the highlight reel's constant movement before obtaining the core augments, you'll run out of abilities and be unable to escape. First, learn the range where you can dip in and out safely.
In the late game, don't cross the frontline alone just because you can lay down a lot of daggers. Once your frontline absorbs the enemy's first round of CC, entering from the side gives you time to pick up daggers. Rather than chasing one enemy out of your dagger zone, it's often better to keep threatening a position that multiple enemies have to pass through.
During teamfights, check your current health, the enemy's remaining CC, and the order of your next Shunpo targets. Even after taking someone down, you don't have to immediately blink to the farthest enemy. Check turret and ally positions and secure time to use your next skill—that's what turns it into a real chain fight.
## Team Comps and Matchup Considerations
Allied engage CC and protection make it easier to create a route for picking up daggers. Conversely, if the enemy can instantly stun, suppress, or knock you away from your daggers, your actions can still be shut down even with short cooldowns. Instead of chasing long-ranged enemies head-on, start fights with your team in tight spaces.
If your entire team consists of backline poke champions, Katarina can easily become the only available engager. In that case, rather than forcing a play on the enemy carries, deal with enemies who come into your team alongside your allies, then move once the enemy formation breaks apart.
## Common Mistakes
- Treating Archmage as a guaranteed reset for every skill. The refunded target is random.
- Mistaking Purifier for a pure ability power augment. The Korean card's key effects are cooldown reduction and attack speed conversion.
- Focusing only on the number of daggers and losing track of crowd control and your escape route.
- Missing safe Shunpo opportunities while maintaining the ultimate, or jumping onto a dagger before it's actually ready.
In short: Infinite Spinning Top's practical value isn't the number of daggers—it’s the skill rotation that keeps you alive long enough to pick up the next one.
Source scope: Katarina augment cards and gameplay footage from the relevant Rainbow Flavor video. No augments from other champions were mixed in, and the “100” and “infinite” in the title were not used as guarantees of performance or measured benchmarks.
Katarina's dagger generation with Katarina E - Shunpo's mobility. This is different from a build that repeatedly presses the ultimate.
- Archmage refunds the cooldown of another random skill based on the skill you used.
- Purist - Caster supports a skill-focused playstyle through base cooldown reduction and converting attack speed into ability haste.
- Even with plenty of daggers on the ground, you can't ignore crowd control and focused fire. A second engage that lets you continue while alive is more important than the initial engage.
## Augment Build
```opgg lol AugmentBuild
schemaVersion: 1
core: [2087,2018]
alternatives: []
synergy: []
```
### Archmage: The Engine That Links Different Skills
The Korean card says that using a skill refunds another random skill's cooldown by 30% of the cooldown of the skill you used. It does not mean that the refunded skill's own remaining cooldown is always reduced by 30%. Rather than repeatedly pressing the same button, use Q and W to create daggers, reposition with E, and check which skills have come back up.
Katarina's basic kit deals damage around her when she picks up a dagger and reduces Shunpo's cooldown. Archmage's refund creates more opportunities to keep chaining dagger generation and movement. However, the card specifically says “another random skill.” Avoid engaging first on the assumption that E will always be ready when you need it.
### Purifier - Mage: Converting Attack Speed into Skill Usage
The Korean card shown in the video grants percentage-based cooldown reduction and converts all attack speed into ability haste. This is not simply an augment that grants ability power. So don't approach it like a typical attack speed build that rapidly chains basic attacks. Even with attack speed items, consider how much their converted stats actually help your skill rotation.
The video shows Shunpo being chained while several daggers are on the ground at once. The key to reproducing this isn't the number of daggers itself, but making sure you don't miss the next dagger or a safe repositioning target. As more daggers appear on-screen, misclicks become more likely, so keep track of both enemy positions and daggers you can pick up.
### If You Don't Complete the Core Combination
Without Archmage, abandon the assumption that repeated casts will maintain themselves automatically. Like a standard Katarina, wait until the enemy's key interrupt abilities are down, then go in for dagger pickups and takedown participation. If you only have Purifier, make use of the shorter cooldowns, but reconsider any plan to make up for missing damage with fast basic attacks.
If you only get Archmage, it's safer to repeat short trades while checking which skill was refunded. Don't give up all the survivability or damage you need right now just to wait for the combination. Since there is no confirmation that alternative augments create the same continuous casting pattern as the original, the alternative slots have been left empty.
## Item Build
```opgg lol ItemBuild
starter: []
boots: []
core: [3115,3157]
situational: [3089,3135]
starterRelations: []
bootsRelations: []
coreRelations: [PRIORITY]
situationalRelations: [PRIORITY]
```
The block above is not the original purchase order, but a practical recommendation to supplement it. Nashor's Tooth is an offensive item with ability power and on-hit effects, and its converted attack speed can also be considered when you have Purifier. However, don't automatically make it the top priority based only on the conversion value. If your skill rotation is already fast enough but you die every time you go in, prioritize survivability.
Zhonya's Hourglass is an option for surviving the enemy's focused fire after engaging. The idea is to draw attacks around your daggers, wait out the dangerous moment, and prepare your next move. This does not mean you should keep casting your ultimate while invulnerable; check whether you still have allied support and a valid target to blink to when the invulnerability ends.
Consider Rabadon's Deathcap when you can deal damage consistently, or Void Staff when the enemy's magic resistance is a problem. The order of these situational items changes depending on the enemy's defenses. Choose boots based on the enemy's crowd control, damage profile, and your own survivability needs rather than treating the video as a fixed purchase order.
## Skill Usage: Create Daggers, Move, and Check Again
Use Katarina Q - Bouncing Blade to create a spot for a dagger to land near the enemy, then use Katarina W - Preparation to set up a pickup point at your current position. When using Katarina E - Shunpo, don't only look at the dagger you'll deal damage with—also consider the target you can blink to after getting blocked by the enemy. W's dagger isn't picked up immediately, so don't assume its spin damage will trigger just because you pressed the ability.
Use Katarina R - Death Lotus when enemies remain in range and have few abilities left to interrupt it. If several daggers are ready or a dangerous attack is coming, moving may be better than channeling the ultimate to the end. This guide isn't a level-by-level investment record for an entire game, so it doesn't prescribe a fixed level-18 skill order.
## Early Game, Late Game, and Teamfight Usage
In the early game, safely chip away at enemy health with Q and pick up daggers during fights your team starts. If you imitate the highlight reel's constant movement before obtaining the core augments, you'll run out of abilities and be unable to escape. First, learn the range where you can dip in and out safely.
In the late game, don't cross the frontline alone just because you can lay down a lot of daggers. Once your frontline absorbs the enemy's first round of CC, entering from the side gives you time to pick up daggers. Rather than chasing one enemy out of your dagger zone, it's often better to keep threatening a position that multiple enemies have to pass through.
During teamfights, check your current health, the enemy's remaining CC, and the order of your next Shunpo targets. Even after taking someone down, you don't have to immediately blink to the farthest enemy. Check turret and ally positions and secure time to use your next skill—that's what turns it into a real chain fight.
## Team Comps and Matchup Considerations
Allied engage CC and protection make it easier to create a route for picking up daggers. Conversely, if the enemy can instantly stun, suppress, or knock you away from your daggers, your actions can still be shut down even with short cooldowns. Instead of chasing long-ranged enemies head-on, start fights with your team in tight spaces.
If your entire team consists of backline poke champions, Katarina can easily become the only available engager. In that case, rather than forcing a play on the enemy carries, deal with enemies who come into your team alongside your allies, then move once the enemy formation breaks apart.
## Common Mistakes
- Treating Archmage as a guaranteed reset for every skill. The refunded target is random.
- Mistaking Purifier for a pure ability power augment. The Korean card's key effects are cooldown reduction and attack speed conversion.
- Focusing only on the number of daggers and losing track of crowd control and your escape route.
- Missing safe Shunpo opportunities while maintaining the ultimate, or jumping onto a dagger before it's actually ready.
In short: Infinite Spinning Top's practical value isn't the number of daggers—it’s the skill rotation that keeps you alive long enough to pick up the next one.
Source scope: Katarina augment cards and gameplay footage from the relevant Rainbow Flavor video. No augments from other champions were mixed in, and the “100” and “infinite” in the title were not used as guarantees of performance or measured benchmarks.ADVERTISEMENT
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