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

Karthus with Lucian

How to Win With Karthus and Lucian Paired TogetherKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Lucian

based on 2,595 Karthus with Lucian pairs
Win Rate
43.8 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Karthus has gone into battle with Lucian in 2595 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, insightful builds to help Karthus synergize with Lucian. It is somewhat uncommon for Karthus to play alongside Lucian as allies. This has only taken place in about 5.4% of rounds with Karthus.

Karthus Lucian Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Lucian. Normally, he wins a lowly 43.8% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Karthus when playing with Lucian by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Fiendish CodexLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffZhonya's HourglassShadowflameMalignance

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Lucian

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Lucian

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 Lucian Will Play

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Karthus Lucian Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
43.8 %
VS
Win Rate
56.2 %
Lucian Image
6.8
< Kills >
7
7.4
< Deaths >
7.6
9.3
< Assists >
9.5
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
69
< Minions Killed >
88
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.26
< Inhibitors >
0.28
229
< Physical Damage >
246
28,593
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,184
< True Damage >
2,031
31,007
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
31,085
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,807
< Gold Earned >
12,799
0.96
< Towers >
1.08
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
10,890
< Total Healing >
9,279
15,023
< Experience >
14,921
20
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
224
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Lucian as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Lucian synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lucian, 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 Lucian. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Lucian helps Karthus perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Karthus plays on the same team as Lucian, he gets a little drop in his total damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Lucian does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played together with Lucian on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Lucian. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Lucian.

Additionally, when Karthus plays with Lucian on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Lucian does a poor job of protecting Karthus in team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Lucian

Is Karthus better when played alongside Lucian?

There is no top synergy for Karthus that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Lucian is a very bad companion for Karthus. By locking into the same team as Karthus, he lowers their win rate by -3.5% to 43.8%. This clearly indicates that there is a terrible synergy between Karthus and Lucian that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Lucian has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Lucian allies to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing alongside, Karthus players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by pairing Karthus and Lucian together, you probably will not be providing your team a lot of engage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Lucian ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Lucian Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Lucian, we analyzed 2,595 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 Lucian 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 learn all of the intricacies of Karthus to synergize with Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Karthus and Lucian synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Lucian than with most other typical builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 43.8% when playing alongside Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing your oponents, you should use 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 rune combinations players picked for Karthus and Lucian pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 43.8% winrate overall.

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