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How to Synergize Karthus with Anivia on the Same TeamKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus with Anivia

How to Win With Karthus and Anivia Paired TogetherKarthus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Anivia

based on 483 Karthus with Anivia pairs
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Karthus has gone into battle with Anivia in 483 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data directly from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Karthus synergize with Anivia. It is very rare for Karthus to play alongside Anivia as teammates. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.0% of matches with Karthus.

Karthus Anivia Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a awful job of playing alongside Anivia. Usually, he wins a lowly 44.9% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Karthus when playing with Anivia by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Anivia

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Anivia

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 Understand How Anivia Will Play

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.

Karthus Anivia Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Anivia Image
7.1
< Kills >
7
8
< Deaths >
7.6
9
< Assists >
9.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
75
< Minions Killed >
88
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.23
< Inhibitors >
0.28
243
< Physical Damage >
246
28,770
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,107
< True Damage >
2,031
31,120
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
31,247
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,762
< Gold Earned >
12,799
0.96
< Towers >
1.08
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
10,190
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,753
< Experience >
14,921
20
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
227
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Anivia as Karthus in LoL

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

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

When Karthus plays on the same team as Anivia, he observes a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This may signal that Anivia does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played together with Anivia on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Anivia.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Anivia on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Anivia does a poor job of covering Karthus during team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Anivia

Is Karthus better when played alongside Anivia?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Karthus that will no matter what be his best synergy. However, Anivia is a below average teammate for Karthus. By locking into the same side as Karthus, she drops their win rate by -2.4% to 44.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad synergy between Karthus and Anivia that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Anivia has a greater difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players should be careful when arranging Anivia comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing on the same side, Karthus players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Karthus and Anivia together, you will not be providing your side a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Anivia ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Anivia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Anivia, 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 Karthus with Anivia 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.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Karthus to work well with Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The ideal items to get in your Karthus and Anivia synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Shadowflame. When Karthus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Anivia than with most other common item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 44.9% when playing alongside Anivia with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Karthus players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Karthus and Anivia pairings, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.9% win rate overall.

If you want to see Karthus and Anivia synergy tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all matches completed with these champs.