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

Karthus with Lulu

How to Win With Karthus and Lulu Paired TogetherKarthus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Karthus and Lulu

based on 623 Karthus with Lulu pairs
Win Rate
40.8 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has gone into battle with Lulu in 623 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data from the developers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Karthus play with Lulu. It is very rare for Karthus to play alongside Lulu on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 1.3% of games with Karthus.

Karthus Lulu Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a terrible job of synergizing with Lulu. On average, he wins a poor 40.8% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Karthus when playing alongside Lulu by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionShadowflame

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

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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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Lulu

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Lulu

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 Lulu Will Play

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

Karthus Lulu Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
40.8 %
VS
Win Rate
59.2 %
Lulu Image
6.5
< Kills >
7
7.4
< Deaths >
7.6
8.3
< Assists >
9.5
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
73
< Minions Killed >
88
0.97
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.26
< Inhibitors >
0.28
228
< Physical Damage >
246
27,092
< Magic Damage >
29,153
1,991
< True Damage >
2,031
29,312
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
30,489
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,353
< Gold Earned >
12,799
0.85
< Towers >
1.08
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
10,671
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,500
< Experience >
14,921
18
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
7
220
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Lulu as Karthus in LoL

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

When Karthus plays on the same team as Lulu, he gets a little decrease in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Lulu doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played alongside Lulu on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Lulu.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Lulu on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Lulu does a poor job of covering Karthus in team fights.

Synergies between Karthus and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Lulu

Is Karthus better when played alongside Lulu?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Karthus that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, Lulu is a very bad companion for Karthus. By playing on the same side as Karthus, she decreases their win rate by -6.5% to 40.8%. This shows that there is a terrible bond between Karthus and Lulu that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Lulu has a lower difficulty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be cautious when arranging Lulu teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing together, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Karthus and Lulu together, you will not be giving your other allies very much sustained damage output. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Lulu ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Lulu Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Lulu, we analyzed 623 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 Lulu 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 pair well with Lulu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Karthus and Lulu synergy build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Lulu than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Karthus had an average winrate of 40.8% helping carry Lulu with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, Karthus players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Karthus and Lulu pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 40.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Karthus and Lulu synergy tips and stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every round with data with both champions.