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How to Win Karthus vs K'Sante Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat K'Sante as Karthus

based on 795 Karthus vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat K'Sante as Karthus came out of an examination of 795 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Karthus has to counter K'Sante in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Karthus vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a below average job of beating K'Sante. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Karthus versus K'Sante matches, Karthus’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Karthus vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

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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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Karthus vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
K'Sante Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.3
7.4
< Deaths >
5.6
9.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
91
< Minions Killed >
179
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.4
250
< Physical Damage >
14,677
28,651
< Magic Damage >
3,415
1,978
< True Damage >
1,678
30,881
< Damage Dealt >
19,772
29,151
< Damage Taken >
33,418
12,711
< Gold Earned >
11,516
1.12
< Towers >
2.19
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,971
< Total Healing >
5,518
14,701
< Experience >
15,535
19
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
217
< Time Dealing CC >
1,146

How to Counter K'Sante with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Karthus vs. K'Sante matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than K'Sante..

Karthus typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than K'Sante. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
K'Sante

Who is Better, Karthus or K'Sante?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Karthus usually fairs equally well when taking on K'Sante, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes an ok counter for K'Sante.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate compared to K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Karthus into K'Santeas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Karthus has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to K'Sante. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Karthus vs K'Sante matchups, K'Sante is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Karthus is a somewhat poor counter for K'Sante. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Karthus against K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Karthus, we analyzed 795 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Karthus in order to counter K'Sante 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 stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often picks up less CS compared to K'Sante. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Karthus versus K'Sante build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against K'Sante than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average winrate of 49.4% battling K'Sante with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating K'Sante as Karthus, Karthus players should equip 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 rune sets we have analyed for Karthus vs K'Sante battles, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat K'Sante as Karthus are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.