Catherine (your waifu for laifu) 2.1 by Xyth

Catherine (your waifu for laifu) 2.1

By: Xyth
Last Updated: Feb 23, 2017
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Catherine

Build: Catherine (your waifu for lifu) 2.1

Ability Path

Captain of the Guard
Heroic Perk
Merciless Pursuit
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Stormguard
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Blast Tremor
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Threat Hero Notes
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Catherine Even if Other Cath is building crystal or total defense don't worry its the jungler's job o take her on you just gotta keep them alive.
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Adagio Roam Adagio is no threat to catharine. He's squishy and slow so bully him and stun all you can.
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Ardan Ardan can be a jerk with his shield thing. and Ult. Watch for those and be careful cuz he can pack a good amount of damage to.
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Skaarf Stun his ult, avoid goop puddles.
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Baron He's a pretty slow character, just make sure you get your stuns in.
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Fortress stunz
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Ozo I haven't fought Ozo that much but i guess just be careful of his circle thing and jumps. Just lay stuns on him.
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Phinn Slow and tanky, but avoids stuns, be careful not to fall in his smack down thing or his ult.
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Glaive His skill knocks you back most times throw you off target with the stun
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Samuel That black circle things he does doesn't stop when active and Samuel is stunned so look out for that.
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Celeste just watch out for her Ult.
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Gwen High damage dealer, be careful and place priority on her. Make sure to take her out first if you want to win a team fight.
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Kestrel Keep out of exploding smoke and wacth for her ult cuz it hurts.
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Lance his first skill can root you stopping your stun plus his role will somtimes give him enough distance to run from your stun.
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Alpha Alpha is like other junglers. Most of the time you can tank her ult but make sure she doesn't ult on your allies. Use your stun and keep watch of her HP
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Koshka Hard hitter but extra squishy. Make sure to stun and shield when fighting her.
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Petal Pedal is squishy but packs a punch with her ult. It can't be deactivated so keep watch and use your shield when necessary
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Rona Be careful when she chases and make sure you stun her ult. you'll save a lot of lives
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Skye Running htrough her Crystal machine gun thing isn't the best thing to do. Plus she's a pretty mobile character and her ult can separate you from stuns.
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Vox He can be annoying due to the damage he can do and if it comes in fast. Make sure your shields are up and that you take him out quickly cuz hes squishy.
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SAW His machine gun thing slows your merciless pursuit so watch out
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Flicker He's just a dick
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Lyra Be careful of Lyra's healing circle thing. Cuz they explode. Plus watch for her snares they disable your abilities for like a brief second which means no stuns.
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Reim watch out for his slows and Ults just cuz they're a pain.
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Adagio Although Roam Adagio is weak, crystal or weapon Adagio is a little tougher. Crystal in general is worse just cuz he hits harder now and his heal is increased based on how much crystal he's built. Weapon is ok to but not as bad. just make sure to stun and bully cuz he's still squishy.
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Blackfeather good Black feathers are quick and can easily juke her abilities or out speed Catherine
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Joule Joule is a tough one just cuz she does a butt tone of damage and she can stun. Make sure to get your stuns in and to keep watch of her ult. The Bush that separated Jungle and Lane is a great place for her to Ult cuz there no where to hide so keep watch.
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Ringo Watch out for Crystal Rango's Ult cuz of the splash damage, make sure your shield is up and your away from allies.
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Idris His ult sucks same as his chakram be careful when he ults you and you're close to squishies. or when he uses his disk thing.
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Krul Krull can bully almost all Captains except maybe Lyra. Keep watch of the his counter thing and stun when needed. Cuz if you dont well you lose.
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Taka Taka is just a bully. Be wary of him and make sure to keep watch on his build. whether he builds crystal or weapon both are dangerous. Plus he does that ninja thing where he disappears so try to stun when he opens attacks. Hopefully your party will help with the kill.
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SKILLZ Top

Catherine is a great character to start with. Shes' very flexible with how you build her and how you play. For this build you'll run as what I like to call a stun wall. You don't do a lot of damage with this build but that's alright. Most of the time you'll be stunning and setting up kills for either your jungle or lane. (most of this just general knowledge). Going with stunning the skill you'll use most often is merciless pursuit you'll take the overdrive for this. I like to abuse it a little cuz her perk (CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD) she gains 1 armor and shield every time she land a stun on a enemy heroes. In a heated game you should average close to 70 stuns by late game. Be aggressive with it but don't start team fights you can't win.

You'll want to take the overdrive on the next skill to. Storm Guard is a great shield when heading in to a team fight. You should normally rush in with a stun then hit Storm guard right after. The overdrive will help soak a little damage and throw back some crystal at opponents attacking you.

Finally the ult. The ult is nice but it's slow and has a short range. It's a nice extra but you'll rely more on the other 2 skills much more then the ult. The cool down isn't the best either though it does get better by lv. 12. Use to start a fight or for CC in tight areas. (caution DO NOT use when enemies are using abilities( as to silence them) or to steal Kraken, the ult is to slow and you'll usually ult when it's already to late unless timed perfectly)

ITEMZ Top

Unlike other captain champions Catherine relies heavily on utility and defense items. She doesn't have team buffs like Ardan or Lyra so building for these things are a must. Starting off Storm Crown is most important. Beginning of game start with Oak Heart, Hour glass, 2 potions, and a flare then rush for Storm Crown. After Storm crown get Sprint boots and build for contraption. Storm Crown helps with cool down and deal true damage. Abuse Contraption as much as possible. Lay traps EVERYWHERE! Traps give sight which is really important. Lay them under Gold mine, Most bush, near turrets, and at base. Finally build for War treads. This will allow you to help allies chase and flee.

By Mid game you should have Storm Crown, Contraption, War treads. This will set you up to finally build Defense.( Luckily with Captain of the Guard you wont be naked, you should have around 20 - 30 stuns by now). With the necessary utilities out of the way start with your defense Items. Go for Fountain of Renewal first then Crucible. This will help keep allies in battle and not dead.

In late game your enemies should be pretty tough. So do Catherine a favor and give her some armor and shield. The last item is really up to you. Builds Aegis if your opponents are running Crystal or Metal Jacket for weapon. Personally I like to get Slumbering husk its just a little extra that lets you stay in fights longer. If i'm fighting speed abusers like Rango or Krull I'll get Atlas Pauldron. Finally if faced with another Catherine or a utility Fortress then I'll get Nullwave Gauntlet just too keep them from using Items.

EXTRAZ Top

Catherine if played right is a great captain, here are a couple tips and tricks I've picked up from playing her.

In Instead of 2 potions and a flare you could pick up 1 potion and a mine just to lay down some vision early game. Whenever I die or beam back I usually lay a bomb back at base and by late game theres usually like 20 - 25 bombs just laying all over the place. It helps and is just run.

Watch were your mines are. Some times I'll lay a mine then stun an enemy on top of it dealing extra damage. The same can be said in tight fights with say Rona or krul. Lay a mine while fighting will help deal just a little more damage to them.

Watch for Ults, Scarf and Adagio in particular. Their Ults take some time to preform so wait till they start, then stun. This will automatically stop their ult. The same can be said for Kestrel and Celeste but you'll usually be out of range from them since their Ults are Global. The same can be said for some abilities a couple heros have. For example Rona when she does that spinning axe thing or Saw with his machine gun thing. the stun will give time for your allies to either kill or run.

Always stun the highest damage or squishiest enemy first not the tank. Killing the weapon carry or squishy first help you gain control of team fights.

Use Merciless Pursuit to flee. Turn use it and when enemies get to close stun them. The skill's speed boost usually last 1 to 2 seconds so it should buy you a little time to let either you or your allies get away safely.

Always combo Merciless pursuit then Storm guard when starting a fight. It just helps a lot.

Finally the captains job is to set up and protect their allies. Be protective of squishes stay close to them and if need be sacrifice for them. they'll usually pick up on the kill or live longer. It's always satisfying knowing that you've saved an ally from death.

Last thoughts Top

i'm no expert or pro at running Catherine but this build has brought me through a lot of tough games especially after the 2.1 update. I'm not the best with my money, I will buy an extra potion here or there but this is pretty straight forward with the path I take. Just full support. Always make sure you got vision, and use the stun almost all the time. Good Luck!

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