Blitzcrank vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Blitzcrank
based on 1,831 Blitzcrank vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Karthus
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
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.
Blitzcrank vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Blitzcrank against Karthus matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Karthus
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Karthus?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 53.9% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a great counter for Karthus.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Blitzcrank into Karthus.
Additionally, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Karthus matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a great counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank in order to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank most often gets a lot less CS compared to Karthus. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Karthus build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Karthus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 53.9% when countering Karthus with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of defeating Karthus as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Blitzcrank vs Karthus fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.9% win rate overall.
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