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

Karthus with Naafiri

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

based on 797 Karthus with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Karthus has fought alongside Naafiri in 797 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data directly from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Karthus play with Naafiri. It is relatively rare for Karthus to play with Naafiri on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 1.6% of matches with Karthus.

Karthus Naafiri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus has done a awful job of synergizing with Naafiri. Normally, he wins a dismal 46.8% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Karthus when playing with Naafiri by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with them, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Karthus vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapLuden'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

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
Q
4
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Karthus and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Karthus with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Karthus Naafiri Synergy Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Naafiri Image
7
< Kills >
7
7.8
< Deaths >
7.6
9.7
< Assists >
9.5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
82
< Minions Killed >
88
0.91
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.28
233
< Physical Damage >
246
29,389
< Magic Damage >
29,153
2,047
< True Damage >
2,031
31,670
< Damage Dealt >
31,430
30,196
< Damage Taken >
29,785
12,764
< Gold Earned >
12,799
1.08
< Towers >
1.08
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
9,606
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,756
< Experience >
14,921
19
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
7
221
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Play with Naafiri as Karthus in LoL

The Karthus Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Naafiri helps Karthus perform poorer in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Karthus plays on the same team as Naafiri, he gets a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Naafiri provides protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Karthus is played alongside Naafiri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.

Moreover, when Karthus plays with Naafiri on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Naafiri does a poor job of protecting Karthus in teamfights.

Synergies between Karthus and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Karthus
Naafiri

Is Karthus better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Karthus that will always be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Naafiri is a very typical teammate for Karthus. By playing on the same side as Karthus, they drops their win rate by -0.5% to 46.8%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Karthus and Naafiri that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Naafiri has a much lower diffuclty than Karthus. That means Karthus players don't need to be cautious when finding Naafiri 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.

Working together, Karthus players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Karthus and Naafiri together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates very much cover. Make sure to include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Naafiri teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Karthus and Naafiri, we analyzed 797 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 Naafiri 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 work well with Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to build first in your Karthus and Naafiri synergy build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Karthus included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Naafiri than with most other common item sets. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when playing alongside Naafiri with this build.

To have the best probability of beating your oponents, Karthus players should equip 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 this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Karthus and Naafiri synergy tips and builds for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games run with both champions.