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

Karthus vs Senna

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

based on 3,631 Karthus vs Senna matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
7.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Senna as Karthus resulted from an analysis of 3631 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Karthus encounters Senna in only 7.5% of his games.

Karthus vs Senna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a pathetic job of countering Senna. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champs fight each other in. In Karthus versus Senna rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Senna.

Best Karthus vs Senna 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 DeathcapMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

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 CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Senna as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Senna

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 Senna Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Senna Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.2
7.4
< Deaths >
6.4
9.1
< Assists >
12.6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
87
< Minions Killed >
64
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.28
< Inhibitors >
0.6
236
< Physical Damage >
18,086
28,873
< Magic Damage >
349
2,009
< True Damage >
534
31,120
< Damage Dealt >
18,970
29,465
< Damage Taken >
21,605
12,671
< Gold Earned >
11,089
1.08
< Towers >
2.43
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,295
< Total Healing >
11,574
14,767
< Experience >
12,264
19
< Vision Score >
51
7
< Wards Placed >
20
220
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Counter Senna with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Karthus vs. Senna matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between these two champs. For instance, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Senna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Senna..

Karthus usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Senna. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Senna

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Senna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Senna

Who is Better, Karthus or Senna?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Karthus usually loses when facing off against Senna, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a bad counter to Senna.

While Karthus does have a lower win rate compared to Senna, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Sennaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Senna matchups, Senna is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a trash counter to Senna. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Senna.

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 Senna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Senna as Karthus, we analyzed 3,631 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 Senna 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 Senna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus to counter Senna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus usually gets a similar amount of CS as Senna. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Karthus versus Senna build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Karthus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Senna than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when playing against Senna with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Senna as Karthus, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Karthus vs Senna counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you need to get Karthus x Senna tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all games finished with both champs.