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

Karthus vs Qiyana

How to Beat Qiyana as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Qiyana as Karthus

based on 659 Karthus vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Qiyana as Karthus resulted from an evaluation of 659 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Karthus has to counter Qiyana in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Karthus vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Karthus does a decent job of beating Qiyana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs face one another in. In Karthus vs Qiyana matches, Karthus’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Qiyana.

Best Karthus vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameStormsurge

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 Qiyana as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Qiyana

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 Qiyana Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Qiyana Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.7
7.7
< Deaths >
6.9
9.7
< Assists >
5.9
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
2.01
86
< Minions Killed >
149
0.96
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.38
255
< Physical Damage >
20,622
29,165
< Magic Damage >
1,935
2,000
< True Damage >
919
31,420
< Damage Dealt >
23,477
29,549
< Damage Taken >
26,311
12,836
< Gold Earned >
12,549
1.12
< Towers >
1.48
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,213
< Total Healing >
3,982
14,856
< Experience >
14,514
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
211
< Time Dealing CC >
101

How to Counter Qiyana with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several strategic Karthus versus Qiyana matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana..

Karthus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Qiyana. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Qiyana

Who is Better, Karthus or Qiyana?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually wins when playing against Qiyana, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a good counter for Qiyana.

While Karthus does have a higher winrate than Qiyana, when facing one another, Karthus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Karthus into Qiyanaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Qiyana matchups, Karthus is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Karthus is a decent counter for Qiyana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Qiyana.

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 Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Karthus, we analyzed 659 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 Qiyana 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 Qiyana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Karthus in order to counter Qiyana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often picks up less CS as Qiyana. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Karthus versus Qiyana build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Qiyana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Karthus had an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Qiyana with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Qiyana as Karthus, you 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. Of all the runes players chose for Karthus vs Qiyana clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Qiyana as Karthus are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.