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How to Win Karthus vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Karthus

based on 1,021 Karthus vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Karthus faced Vel'Koz in 1021 games. With so many matchups for Karthus vs Vel'Koz provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a solid build to shatter Vel'Koz. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Karthus is forced to battle against Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of his matches.

Karthus vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a awful job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a lowly 46.1% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Karthus vs Vel'Koz rounds, Karthus’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Karthus vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's CompanionStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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 Vel'Koz as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Karthus vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Vel'Koz Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.3
7.8
< Deaths >
6.3
9.2
< Assists >
9.3
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
93
< Minions Killed >
96
0.83
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.25
< Inhibitors >
0.48
233
< Physical Damage >
525
30,284
< Magic Damage >
19,147
2,140
< True Damage >
6,313
32,659
< Damage Dealt >
25,985
31,054
< Damage Taken >
20,499
13,167
< Gold Earned >
11,201
1.05
< Towers >
1.83
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,551
< Total Healing >
2,413
15,535
< Experience >
13,402
19
< Vision Score >
47
7
< Wards Placed >
21
227
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some valuable Karthus vs. Vel'Koz matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vel'Koz..

Karthus normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Karthus or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a poor counter to Vel'Koz.

While Karthus does have a lower winrate than Vel'Koz, when facing one another, Karthus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Karthus has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Karthus is a bad counter to Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Karthus against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Karthus, we analyzed 1,021 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Karthus versus Vel'Koz build include Malignance, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Vel'Koz than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 46.1% when countering Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Vel'Koz 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Karthus vs Vel'Koz clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.1% win rate overall.

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