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

Karthus vs Kled

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

based on 582 Karthus vs Kled matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Karthus engaged Kled in 582 matches. With so many matchups for Karthus versus Kled gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful data and a pro build to counter your rival. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Karthus has to counter Kled in only 1.2% of his matches.

Karthus vs Kled Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a terrible job of beating Kled. On average, he wins a lowly 45.7% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Karthus against Kled rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Kled.

Best Karthus vs Kled Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionLiandry's TormentShadowflame

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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
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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Guide to Countering Kled as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Kled

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 Kled

Watch Kled's courage bar when he's off his mount - when it reaches 100%, he will remount and regain a significant amount of health.

Kled is much more threatening when he has Violent Tendencies ready.

Kled generates courage by damaging enemies with his Pocket Pistol and basic attacks, killing minions, and attacking structures or epic monsters.

Karthus vs Kled Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Kled Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.7
7.8
< Deaths >
6.4
10.1
< Assists >
7.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
87
< Minions Killed >
170
0.82
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.6
250
< Physical Damage >
23,029
31,081
< Magic Damage >
179
2,192
< True Damage >
1,069
33,525
< Damage Dealt >
24,278
29,768
< Damage Taken >
41,781
12,924
< Gold Earned >
13,061
1.03
< Towers >
3.08
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,191
< Total Healing >
7,601
14,887
< Experience >
15,536
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
216
< Time Dealing CC >
111

How to Counter Kled with Karthus in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Karthus versus Kled counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kled’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kled..

Karthus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kled. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Kled

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Kled
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Kled

Who is Better, Karthus or Kled?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when trying to fight Kled, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a poor counter for Kled.

While Karthus does have a much lower win rate compared to Kled, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Karthus into Kledas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Karthus also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kled. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Kled matchups, Kled is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Karthus is a terribly counter to Kled. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Kled.

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 Kled Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kled as Karthus, we analyzed 582 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 Kled 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 Kled Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus in order to counter Kled during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus on average gets less CS as Kled. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Karthus versus Kled build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Karthus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Kled than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 45.7% when countering Kled with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Kled as Karthus, Karthus players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Karthus vs Kled counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.7% winrate overall.

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