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How to Win Aatrox vs Karthus Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Aatrox

based on 2,454 Aatrox vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Aatrox faced off against Karthus 2454 times. Having so many matchups for Aatrox vs Karthus provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative stats and a solid build to annihilate your rival. This pairing is fairly rare. Aatrox fights Karthus in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Aatrox has done a great job of countering Karthus. Typically, he wins a fantastic 55.0% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Aatrox against Karthus games, Aatrox’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Karthus.

Best Aatrox vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic RookernSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
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Second ability for Aatrox to level upe
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Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Karthus

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Aatrox vs Karthus Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
Karthus Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.8
< Deaths >
7.7
5.6
< Assists >
9.2
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
176
< Minions Killed >
86
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.26
19,878
< Physical Damage >
237
4,270
< Magic Damage >
29,549
469
< True Damage >
2,083
24,618
< Damage Dealt >
31,870
40,517
< Damage Taken >
29,610
12,152
< Gold Earned >
12,585
2.24
< Towers >
1.01
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
16,581
< Total Healing >
9,242
15,691
< Experience >
14,593
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
258
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Counter Karthus with Aatrox in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Aatrox vs. Karthus matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

Aatrox usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Karthus

Who is Better, Aatrox or Karthus?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Karthus, with a 55.0% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes a great counter to Karthus.

While Aatrox does have a much higher winrate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Aatrox into Karthus.

Furthermore, Aatrox also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Karthus matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Aatrox is a great counter for Karthus. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Karthus.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Aatrox, we analyzed 2,454 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Karthus as Aatrox comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox in order to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox on average racks up more CS relative to Karthus. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Aatrox versus Karthus build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Aatrox included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Karthus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average winrate of 55.0% when countering Karthus with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Karthus as Aatrox, Aatrox players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Aatrox vs Karthus LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.0% win rate overall.

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