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How to Win Yone vs Karthus Counter MatchupYone is in the b tier of champions

Yone vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Yone in LoLYone is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Yone

based on 2,882 Yone vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Yone fought Karthus 2882 times. With so many matchups for Yone vs Karthus gives us faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a recommended build to smash your opposition. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Yone encounters Karthus in only 1.2% of his games.

Yone vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Yone does a good job of beating Karthus. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Yone against Karthus matches, Yone’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Yone vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Yone Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yone to level upq
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Second ability for Yone to level upe
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Last skill for Yone to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yone's passive ability p
Yone's q ability q
Yone's w ability w
Yone's e ability e
Yone's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Yone

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Yone vs Karthus Counter Stats

Yone Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Karthus Image
7.7
< Kills >
7
7
< Deaths >
7.6
5.1
< Assists >
9.4
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
187
< Minions Killed >
88
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.86
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.28
16,870
< Physical Damage >
236
5,187
< Magic Damage >
28,167
3,046
< True Damage >
1,977
25,105
< Damage Dealt >
30,382
28,517
< Damage Taken >
29,560
13,129
< Gold Earned >
12,682
2.23
< Towers >
1.07
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
7,093
< Total Healing >
9,143
16,026
< Experience >
14,876
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
211
< Time Dealing CC >
222

How to Counter Karthus with Yone in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Yone vs. Karthus matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Yone’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yone may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..

Yone usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yone and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Yone
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yone
Karthus

Who is Better, Yone or Karthus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yone usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Yone makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Yone does have a higher win rate than Karthus, when they face off with one another, Yone also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yone into Karthusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yone also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yone vs Karthus matchups, Yone is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yone is an above average counter for Karthus. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yone against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yone

Yone Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateNilahNilah45.4% winrateTaricTaric45.8% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.9% winrate

Yone Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani53.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Yone Players

How We Calculated Our Yone vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Yone, we analyzed 2,882 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 Karthus as Yone 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

Yone Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Yone in order to counter Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yone most often picks up more CS as Karthus. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Yone versus Karthus build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Yone included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Karthus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Yone boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Karthus with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Karthus as Yone, Yone players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Yone vs Karthus matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

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