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How to Win Karthus vs Bel'Veth Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Bel'Veth

How to Beat Bel'Veth as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the s tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Bel'Veth as Karthus

based on 1,045 Karthus vs Bel'Veth matchups
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our data, Karthus fought Bel'Veth in 1045 games. Including so many games with Karthus vs Bel'Veth provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a pro build to shatter Bel'Veth. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Karthus has to counter Bel'Veth in only 2.2% of his matches.

Karthus vs Bel'Veth Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a pathetic job of countering Bel'Veth. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Karthus vs Bel'Veth rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Bel'Veth.

Best Karthus vs Bel'Veth Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeShadowflameLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Bel'Veth as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Bel'Veth

Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.

Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.

Karthus vs Bel'Veth Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Bel'Veth Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.7
7.2
< Deaths >
6.1
9.1
< Assists >
6.4
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
88
< Minions Killed >
45
0.88
< Dragons Killed >
1.68
0.26
< Inhibitors >
0.55
228
< Physical Damage >
12,328
26,826
< Magic Damage >
2,312
1,947
< True Damage >
2,519
29,001
< Damage Dealt >
17,159
27,691
< Damage Taken >
34,123
12,223
< Gold Earned >
12,687
1.02
< Towers >
2
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.49
8,690
< Total Healing >
16,253
14,231
< Experience >
14,463
18
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
216
< Time Dealing CC >
336

How to Counter Bel'Veth with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some strategic Karthus vs. Bel'Veth matchup statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Bel'Veth’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Bel'Veth..

Karthus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Bel'Veth. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Bel'Veth

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Bel'Veth
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Bel'Veth

Who is Better, Karthus or Bel'Veth?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when taking on Bel'Veth, with a 44.5% win rate. As a result, Karthus makes a bad counter to Bel'Veth.

While Karthus does have a much lower winrate than Bel'Veth, when facing one another, Karthus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Karthus into Bel'Vethas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Karthus also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bel'Veth. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Bel'Veth matchups, Bel'Veth is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a terribly counter for Bel'Veth. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Bel'Veth.

Other Champion Matchups Against Karthus

Karthus Loses Against

TaricTaric41.5% winrateMilioMilio42% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench42.1% winrateJannaJanna42.2% winrate

Karthus Wins Against

ZeriZeri52.8% winrateLissandraLissandra52.2% winrateZoeZoe51.9% winrateLuluLulu51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BriarBriar+ 51.6% 926 GamesTristanaTristana+ 52% 1608 GamesRammusRammus+ 52.9% 346 GamesKledKled+ 52.9% 681 Games

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Bel'Veth Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bel'Veth as Karthus, we analyzed 1,045 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 Bel'Veth as Karthus 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

Karthus Build Bel'Veth Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus in order to counter Bel'Veth during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often picks up more CS relative to Bel'Veth. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Karthus versus Bel'Veth build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Bel'Veth than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 44.5% when playing against Bel'Veth with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Bel'Veth as Karthus, Karthus players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Karthus vs Bel'Veth counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Bel'Veth as Karthus are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.