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

Karthus vs Lux

How to Beat Lux as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lux as Karthus

based on 4,854 Karthus vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
10 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Lux as Karthus resulted from an examination of 4854 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is fairly common. Karthus is forced to battle against Lux in 10.0% of his matches.

Karthus vs Lux Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a awful job of countering Lux. On average, he wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champs battle one another in. In Karthus versus Lux rounds, Karthus’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Lux.

Best Karthus vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Lux as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Karthus vs Lux Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Lux Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.5
7.7
< Deaths >
5.9
9.1
< Assists >
10.9
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
89
< Minions Killed >
97
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.27
< Inhibitors >
0.54
233
< Physical Damage >
966
28,689
< Magic Damage >
19,585
1,974
< True Damage >
1,134
30,897
< Damage Dealt >
21,685
30,730
< Damage Taken >
17,730
12,938
< Gold Earned >
10,925
1.04
< Towers >
2.04
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,626
< Total Healing >
1,779
15,284
< Experience >
13,162
20
< Vision Score >
46
8
< Wards Placed >
20
225
< Time Dealing CC >
304

How to Counter Lux with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Karthus versus Lux counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lux..

Karthus often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Lux. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Lux

Who is Better, Karthus or Lux?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when taking on Lux, with a 46.5% win rate. Therefore, Karthus makes a poor counter for Lux.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate compared to Lux, when on opposite teams, Karthus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Luxas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Karthus also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a trash counter to Lux. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Lux.

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 Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Karthus, we analyzed 4,854 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 Lux 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Karthus in order to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Lux. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Karthus versus Lux build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Luden's Companion. When Karthus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Lux than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 46.5% when playing against Lux with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Lux as Karthus, Karthus players should use 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 runes we have analyed for Karthus vs Lux counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Karthus vs Lux tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using all matches run with both champs.