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

Karthus vs Sett

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

based on 1,214 Karthus vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our data, Karthus fought Sett in 1214 matches. Having so many matchups for Karthus versus Sett gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative data and a supported build to wreck your opposition. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Karthus has to counter Sett in only 2.5% of his matches.

Karthus vs Sett Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a terrible job of beating Sett. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Karthus versus Sett rounds, Karthus’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Sett.

Best Karthus vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameLuden's CompanionVoid Staff

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
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sett as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Sett

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 Sett Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Sett Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.9
7.8
< Deaths >
6.8
9.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
87
< Minions Killed >
161
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.24
< Inhibitors >
0.6
262
< Physical Damage >
19,061
30,995
< Magic Damage >
259
2,150
< True Damage >
5,704
33,409
< Damage Dealt >
25,024
30,535
< Damage Taken >
40,250
12,914
< Gold Earned >
12,477
1.08
< Towers >
2.7
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,453
< Total Healing >
7,376
15,137
< Experience >
15,521
19
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
231
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Sett with Karthus in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several important Karthus versus Sett counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sett. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Karthus often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Sett. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Karthus and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Sett

Who is Better, Karthus or Sett?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when playing against Sett, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a poor counter for Sett.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate compared to Sett, when facing one another, Karthus also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Settas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Sett matchups, Sett is the better champ 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 terribly counter for Sett. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Karthus, we analyzed 1,214 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 Sett 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 Sett Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Karthus in order to counter Sett during both the laning 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 mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often gets less CS as Sett. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Karthus versus Sett build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Sett than with most other common item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 46.9% when countering Sett with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Sett as Karthus, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Karthus vs Sett battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.9% win rate overall.

If you need to see Karthus x Sett tips and counter builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches completed with these champs.