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How to Win Karthus vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Karthus

based on 428 Karthus vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Karthus did battle with Cassiopeia 428 times. With so many games with Karthus versus Cassiopeia provides us faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a supported build to counter Cassiopeia. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Karthus encounters Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a pathetic job of beating Cassiopeia. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champs face one another in. In Karthus vs Cassiopeia rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Karthus vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflame

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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Cassiopeia

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.

Advice to Win Against Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Karthus vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.6
7.5
< Deaths >
6
9.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
90
< Minions Killed >
185
0.91
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.26
< Inhibitors >
0.52
233
< Physical Damage >
590
30,674
< Magic Damage >
23,456
2,133
< True Damage >
362
33,041
< Damage Dealt >
24,408
29,704
< Damage Taken >
29,856
12,945
< Gold Earned >
12,449
1.05
< Towers >
1.98
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,323
< Total Healing >
8,457
15,072
< Experience >
16,152
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
226
< Time Dealing CC >
469

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Karthus in LoL

The stats provided here feature some strategic Karthus versus Cassiopeia counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Cassiopeia..

Karthus normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Karthus or Cassiopeia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 45.6% win rate. As a result, Karthus makes a poor counter for Cassiopeia.

While Karthus does have a much lower winrate than Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Karthus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Karthus into Cassiopeiaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Karthus also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Karthus is a garbage counter for Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Karthus against Cassiopeia.

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

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Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Karthus, we analyzed 428 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 Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus to counter Cassiopeia during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often accumulates less CS as Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Karthus versus Cassiopeia build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Cassiopeia than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 45.6% when countering Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Cassiopeia 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Karthus vs Cassiopeia counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.6% win rate overall.

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