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How to Win Fiora vs Karthus Counter MatchupFiora is in the s tier of champions

Fiora vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Fiora in LoLFiora is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Fiora

based on 1,165 Fiora vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Karthus as Fiora came out of an evaluation of 1165 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Fiora encounters Karthus in only 1.2% of her matches.

Fiora vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Fiora has done a good job of beating Karthus. Normally, she wins a terrific 53.0% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Fiora versus Karthus rounds, Fiora’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Karthus.

Best Fiora vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Fiora Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraTrinity Force

Optional Items

EclipseDeath's DanceHullbreakerMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindUnflinching
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Fiora's passive ability p
Fiora's q ability q
Fiora's w ability w
Fiora's e ability e
Fiora's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Fiora

Tips for Playing as Fiora against Karthus

Grand Challenge allows Fiora to take down even the most durable opponents and then recover if successful, so do not hesitate to attack the enemy's front line.

Thanks to Duelist's Dance, Fiora excels at quick trades. Use the Move Speed boost from striking a Vital to escape unscathed or set up for the next one.

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.

Fiora vs Karthus Counter Stats

Fiora Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Karthus Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.5
< Deaths >
7.3
4.4
< Assists >
9.3
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
188
< Minions Killed >
89
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.7
< Inhibitors >
0.29
14,145
< Physical Damage >
244
1,546
< Magic Damage >
27,274
6,630
< True Damage >
2,013
22,323
< Damage Dealt >
29,532
34,288
< Damage Taken >
28,708
12,663
< Gold Earned >
12,561
3.1
< Towers >
1.07
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
15,124
< Total Healing >
9,070
15,804
< Experience >
14,650
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
160
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Karthus with Fiora in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Fiora against Karthus counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Fiora’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Fiora may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Karthus..

Fiora usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Karthus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Fiora and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Fiora
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiora
Karthus

Who is Better, Fiora or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Fiora usually wins when playing against Karthus, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Fiora makes a good counter to Karthus.

While Fiora does have a higher winrate than Karthus, when facing one another, Fiora also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Fiora into Karthus.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Fiora vs Karthus matchups, Fiora is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Fiora is a good counter for Karthus. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Fiora against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Fiora

Fiora Loses Against

TeemoTeemo46.6% winrateKayleKayle46.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai47.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.4% winrate

Fiora Wins Against

EzrealEzreal55.2% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai55.1% winrateHweiHwei55% winrateK'SanteK'Sante55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.3% 3033 GamesAatroxAatrox+ 55.8% 172 GamesKledKled+ 56.1% 139 GamesK'SanteK'Sante+ 57% 151 Games

Additional Information for Fiora Players

How We Calculated Our Fiora vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Fiora, we analyzed 1,165 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 Fiora 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.

Other Useful Resources

Fiora Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Fiora to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiora typically gets more CS as Karthus. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Fiora versus Karthus build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Trinity Force. When Fiora bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Karthus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Fiora boasted an average win rate of 53.0% when countering Karthus with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Karthus as Fiora, Fiora players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Unflinching, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Fiora vs Karthus battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Karthus as Fiora are given for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.