Background Image
How to Synergize Anivia with Karthus on the Same TeamAnivia is in the s tier of champions

Anivia with Karthus

How to Win With Anivia and Karthus Paired TogetherAnivia is in the b tier of champions
MageSupport
Mage

How to Synergize Anivia and Karthus

based on 483 Anivia with Karthus pairs
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Anivia has gone into battle with Karthus in 483 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Anivia play with Karthus. It is very rare for Anivia to play alongside Karthus on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 0.9% of rounds with Anivia.

Anivia Karthus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Anivia does a pathetic job of playing alongside Karthus. Usually, she wins a lowly 44.9% of matches the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Anivia when playing alongside Karthus by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Anivia vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Anivia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Anivia's passive ability p
Anivia's q ability q
Anivia's w ability w
Anivia's e ability e
Anivia's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
E
4
W
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Anivia and Karthus

Tips for Playing as Anivia with Karthus

Timing Flash Frost with Frostbite can lead to devastating combinations.

It can be very difficult for enemy champions to kill her egg early in game. Seize the advantage by playing aggressively.

Anivia is extremely reliant on Mana for Glacial Storm. Try getting items with Mana or going for a Crest of the Ancient Golem buff on Summoner's Rift.

Advice to Understand How Karthus Will Play

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.

Anivia Karthus Synergy Stats

Anivia Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Karthus Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.5
5.4
< Deaths >
5
7.9
< Assists >
7.8
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
159
< Minions Killed >
160
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,169
< Physical Damage >
1,250
16,610
< Magic Damage >
17,783
1,188
< True Damage >
1,190
18,968
< Damage Dealt >
20,223
28,328
< Damage Taken >
26,907
11,323
< Gold Earned >
11,287
1.95
< Towers >
2.1
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,977
< Total Healing >
3,931
15,322
< Experience >
15,073
24
< Vision Score >
23
12
< Wards Placed >
11
1,003
< Time Dealing CC >
1,000

How to Play with Karthus as Anivia in LoL

The Anivia Karthus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Karthus, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Anivia sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Karthus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Karthus helps Anivia perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Anivia is paired with Karthus, she sees a small decrease in her total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Karthus does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Anivia is played together with Karthus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Karthus. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Karthus.

Additionally, when Anivia plays with Karthus on the same team, she on average receives more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Karthus does a poor job of covering Anivia during team fights.

Synergies between Anivia and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Anivia
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Anivia
Karthus

Is Anivia better when played alongside Karthus?

There is no top champion pairing for Anivia that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. Yet, Karthus is a terrible teammate for Anivia. By locking into the same team as Anivia, he decreases their win rate by -6.0% to 44.9%. This signals that there is a terrible synergy between Anivia and Karthus that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Karthus has a much lower diffuclty than Anivia. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Karthus comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by grouping Anivia and Karthus together, you will not be granting your side much AD. Plan to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Karthus ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Anivia Players

How We Calculated Our Anivia Karthus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Anivia and Karthus, we analyzed 483 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Anivia with Karthus comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Anivia in order to pair well with Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to have in your Anivia and Karthus synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Rod of Ages. When Anivia used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting alongside Karthus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Anivia boasted an average winrate of 44.9% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Karthus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Anivia players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Anivia and Karthus pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.9% winrate overall.

If you need to get Anivia with Karthus synergy tips and stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all matches run with both champs.