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How to Win Graves vs Karthus Counter MatchupGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Graves in LoLGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Graves

based on 2,253 Graves vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Graves fought Karthus 2253 times. Including so many games with Graves versus Karthus gives us confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a pro build to counter Karthus. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Graves is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Graves vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Graves does a good job of beating Karthus. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of the time the champs face one another in. In Graves vs Karthus matches, Graves’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Graves vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

HubrisInfinity EdgeOpportunityMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
Q
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Graves

Tips for Playing as Graves against Karthus

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves vs Karthus Counter Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Karthus Image
8.4
< Kills >
6.7
5.8
< Deaths >
7.5
7.2
< Assists >
9.2
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
56
< Minions Killed >
89
1.7
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.28
18,649
< Physical Damage >
230
936
< Magic Damage >
28,499
1,714
< True Damage >
1,968
21,300
< Damage Dealt >
30,697
32,462
< Damage Taken >
29,580
13,585
< Gold Earned >
12,710
1.78
< Towers >
1.08
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
15,560
< Total Healing >
9,402
15,487
< Experience >
14,832
24
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
7
503
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Karthus with Graves in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Graves vs. Karthus counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. Graves’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Graves may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Karthus..

Graves usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Graves and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Graves
Karthus

Who is Better, Graves or Karthus?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Graves usually wins when playing against Karthus, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Graves makes a great counter for Karthus.

While Graves does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when facing one another, Graves also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Graves into Karthus.

Additionally, Graves also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Graves vs Karthus matchups, Graves 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 team fights.

Graves is a great counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Graves against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Graves

Graves Loses Against

ZyraZyra46.8% winrateBardBard47.1% winrateNaafiriNaafiri47.2% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench47.3% winrate

Graves Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.2% winrateXayahXayah55% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.2% 11371 GamesZyraZyra+ 54.3% 6861 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.6% 6548 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.7% 1241 Games

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Graves, we analyzed 2,253 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 Graves 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

Graves Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Graves to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Graves on average gets less CS relative to Karthus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Graves versus Karthus build consist of Black Cleaver, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Graves included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Karthus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 53.4% when playing against Karthus with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Karthus as Graves, Graves players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Graves vs Karthus face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

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